Feasts and dreams
2012-10-15 11:18:15
Aubergines marinated in the stock of 10 chickens. Jujubes and yams pureed, sieved and baked into a tiny cake. These culinary scenes from the literary classic A Dream of Red Mansions are about to come to life.
Pure pu'er is hard to beat
2012-10-12 11:02:35
A beverage hailed as a 'wonder tonic' draws tea connoisseurs, the health conscious and investors.
In TV's golden age, that's entertainment
2012-10-12 11:02:35
Producers have come a long way in making primetime reality shows for Chinese viewers.
Ultraviolet, ultra sensory
2012-10-13 08:10:26
Ultraviolet is one of a kind; a multi-sensory experience where you not only taste and smell but are surrounded with projections and soundtracks that correspond with each of the plates that arrive at your table.
Going home to Ci Xi
2012-10-13 08:10:26
This is the house where the Empress Dowager lived as a girl before she married into the Forbidden Palace. But now it is home to just memories and fine cuisine.
Good croissant is a French croissant
2012-10-13 08:10:26
Flaky and crispy on the outside, soft and tender on the inside, a good croissant is all these at Le Salon et Croissanterie at Hysan Place in Causeway Bay.
Colorful architecture? He's got a bright idea!
2012-10-13 08:10:26
Religious harmonies
2012-10-11 13:17:48
Shi Zhengxing went to the prestigious Wuhan University to become an engineer but instead became a monk in a band.
Some say musical monks create discord
2012-10-11 11:17:58
Tiantai Temple's Buddhist art troupe has been criticized for deviating from orthodoxy, playing Western instruments and allowing men and women to sing and dance together.
A poacher turned ranger hunts the hunters
2012-10-10 09:30:46
Tibetans in Yunnan province's Deqen county have been relieved to see more gazelles, black bears and dwarf blue sheep running on the Meili Snow Mountain, their altar of pilgrimage, in recent years.
Profiting from a fresh outlook
2012-10-10 10:12:31
Compared with hiring local agencies, foreign governmental departments have discovered the benefits of setting up offices in China.
Her life is death
2012-10-10 09:48:16
Death is Chen Jiao's life. The 25-year-old embalmer believes she shares a special relationship with those she prepares for funerals.