Is my baby a boy or girl?
2011-07-20 07:56:56
If you're pregnant in China, you'll perhaps be surprised the most common question you get is, "Is it a boy or a girl?"
Two old friends, two views of modern China
2011-07-19 07:55:19
When Wang Xiaoshuai realized he could never paint as finely as his high school pal Liu Xiaodong, he gave up painting and turned to filmmaking.
Man in motion
2011-07-17 08:44:05
Davide Butson-Fiori, head trainer of this combination of sightseeing, boot camp and interval training, thinks it's a great way to meet new people.
Romance of the revolution
2011-07-19 07:55:19
American journalist Edgar Snow's popular 1937 book, Red Star over China, has inspired tens of thousands of readers.
The slim years
2011-07-15 07:57:36
Chinese authors are still struggling to carve a niche in the global gallery of contemporary literary greats.
Ear to the ground
2011-07-15 07:57:36
Yu Jianrong has a ringside view of China's rural tribulations.
An outsider with inside information
2011-07-15 07:57:36
Iranslation, mostly a labor of love
2011-07-15 07:57:36
If you're in the business as a niche publisher/translator, chances are, you're doing it for love.
From 'cartloads of books' to e-publishing
2011-07-15 07:57:36
In Confucius' era, heavy bamboo or wood strips were the medium of publication, today its e-publications.
Sichuan artist looks behind the facade
2011-07-14 07:58:34
Talented artists can make mundane objects seem interesting and full of mystery.
Designers get their chance to bloom
2011-07-14 07:58:34
The Space Floral Decoration Design Contest, from July 6 to Dec 23, is the first in China for space floral designers.
Strings from another age
2011-07-10 07:49:23
Thousands of years ago, the Chinese were already making music with zithers, an instrument much loved by scholars, musicians and even martial artists.