Prose and consternation
2011-06-10 07:56:44
A celebrated poet believes his troubled heart has given rise to his exceptional talents.
What's on
2011-06-10 07:56:44
The Today Art Museum's Our Land - Our Body exhibition presents art from the Warburton Ranges Community in Western Australia.
Dry inks filled with feeling
2011-06-10 07:56:44
A US-based Chinese artist scales new heights with his landscape paintings.
When going green is music to the ears
2011-06-10 07:56:44
As a young woman plays a palm-sized bamboo flute, a lively chirping of birds fills the room and guides audiences into an enchanting bamboo grove filling the huge screen on stage.
To sing is glorious
2011-06-10 07:56:44
A CCTV talent show features three foreigners with a yen for Chinese songs that recall the fervor of the revolution.
IN BRIEF
2011-06-10 07:56:44
John Sayles describes a street performer who "built an elaborate house of tiles on his little table, balancing one upon the other till the structure was almost up to his chin".
Conan Doyle's debut work belatedly sees the light of day
2011-06-10 07:56:44
Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle's debut novel is to be published for the first time in September, nearly 130 years after it was written.
Varnishing the truth
2011-06-09 07:57:55
Wu Dingwu lifts and presses a U-shaped handle attached to an exquisitely carved wooden ox, and it starts clip-clopping forward.
Luxury jewelry market facing dazzling future
2011-06-08 07:30:20
Luxury jewelry has traditionally not been considered as profitable as high-end watches, handbags and garments in the Chinese market.
More sensual than sexual
2011-06-08 07:30:20
The designer who turned around Gucci's fortunes and made with a splash with his own brand and sizzling ad campaigns, brings his menswear to China.
Beyond words
2011-06-07 08:12:05
Zhao Miao's physical theater works, which focus on body movements and scarcely contain dialogue, speak to audiences despite their lack of verbalization.
Creating fairy tales in the real world
2011-06-07 08:12:05
When Cedric Lazerges first laid eyes on the Little Mermaid at the 2010 Shanghai Expo, little did the Frenchman know the statue would ignite his passion.