Focus
Stage of education
2015-07-10 07:29
Kim Hunter Gordon rarely misses the regular Saturday classes laid on by Jiangsu Kunqu Opera Troupe in their Nanjing rehearsal space.
Promising golfer, 7, is having a ball
2015-07-10 07:29
At the age of 7, Beijing boy Zhu He has already risen to fame among golf lovers in China.
Life lessons, learned from death
2015-07-10 07:29
Google China's former chief Kai-Fu Lee never imagined he'd write a book about death.
Capturing a monk's vision
2015-07-03 07:22
Buddhist monks who were also established artists have left an impressive mark on Chinese fine art. These famed figures included Zhu Da (or Bada Shanren), Huai Su and Li Shutong, to name a few.
Lang Lang still on top
2015-07-03 07:22
It's 9 pm at a five-star hotel in Beijing. Lang Lang is running late for an interview, but his agent explains that the delay is because he is busy playing the piano. He sat down to practice as soon as he arrived in the capital from Shanghai.
Octogenarian inspired by Buddha statues
2015-07-03 07:22
Chinese artist Wang Yiyang has more than 10 ancient Buddhist sculptures in his Beijing home, from which he draws inspiration for his ink paintings.
Seeds that sprouted fame
2015-06-19 06:59
British designer Thomas Heatherwick, well-known in China for his work on the UK pavilion at 2010 Shanghai World Expo, was in Beijing recently to attend the opening of The New British Inventors: Inside Heatherwick Studio exhibition at an art museum.
When fame comes calling early
2015-06-12 06:45
Chinese pianist Zhang Haochen recently collaborated with the Norddeutscher Rundfunk orchestra, playing Robert Schumann's Piano Concerto in A Minor, under the baton of German conductor Thomas Hengelbrock.
These shoes are made for walking - and giving
2015-06-12 06:45
The successful "one for one" business model pioneered by Toms Shoes is a perfect marriage of business and charity that could serve as the blueprint Chinese enterprises use in their pivot to embrace corporate social responsibility.
Man with no face transports viewers
2015-06-12 06:45
Lao Shu, or "Old Tree", is not a professional painter. Yet he has gained considerable fame via Chinese social media for his Chinese ink-wash paintings accompanied by his poetry.
China and Normandy: future partners
2015-06-05 06:05
Normandy is the most well-known French region in the world because of its natural highlights and cultural and historical heritage: Mont-Saint-Michel, the cliffs of Etretat, the 1944 D-Day landing beaches, Claude Monet's gardens in Giverny, Bayeux tapestry, Joan of Arc, Gustave Flaubert All these world-class landmarks and cultural icons made the region very attractive for the people over the world.
French songwriter lets his music do the talking in China
2015-05-29 08:25
No matter where he appears on stage, singer-songwriter Christophe Hisquin hopes to bring his audience a little closer to China.
Perrin: World Cup, grassroots development vital goals for China
2015-05-22 08:07
As coach of China's national soccer team, 58-year-old Frenchman Alain Perrin not only has the support of the world's most populous country - he also has the backing of its top leader.
Landing punchlines in home of kung fu
2015-05-22 08:07
The decision of Irish comedian Des Bishop to become a restaurant greeter in northern China surprised many people.
Chinese literature's biggest barriers abroad not language itself
2015-05-22 08:07
Literary translator Nicky Harman cannot hide her excitement when asked her what Chinese book she planned to work on next. "There are so many," she says with a smile.
Chinese diplomat honored for saving thousands of Jews
2015-05-15 08:45
On April 21, a bronze plaque was unveiled in Vienna, Austria to commemorate the heroism of a Chinese diplomat more than seven decades ago.
Tributes paid to the 'angel of peace'
2015-05-15 08:45
A Chinese-Russian girl born in 1928 in Suifenhe, a border city in Heilongjiang province, was named Galiya Vasilievna Dubieva.
Reborn in Beijing, Marbury goes native
2015-05-08 07:39
In the early 1990s, TV viewers in China were captivated by A Native of Beijing in New York, a drama about a family of Chinese immigrants pursuing the American dream in the Big Apple.
Collaboration can boost soccer & basketball
2015-05-08 07:39
As Chinese soccer gets ready for a major overhaul thanks to repeated urging from President Xi Jinping, a well-known fan of the sport, basketball star Stephon Marbury, has offered a suggestion to boost both sports combine them.
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