Art on manhole covers
2013-11-01 09:44:41
Photo taken on Oct 31, 2013 shows a graffito on a manhole cover at the Xingsha Square in Changsha, capital of Central China's Hunan province.
Lifestyle changes behind breast cancer
2013-10-31 07:09:31
China and other developing countries are experiencing a surge in breast cancer, according to a new study released by GE Healthcare this month, Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Color-blind love
2013-10-30 23:40:18
Marrying someone from another race can launch couples into a lifetime of discovery and compromise, Xu Jingxi reports in Guangzhou.
Pulling the cord on constraint
2013-10-29 07:27:51
Ye Xiaoli, mother of a 9-year-old girl grabbed two of the 18 golds for the 37th World Military Parachuting Championship held in Qionglai, Sichuan province.
Path to inner peace
2013-10-29 00:03:00
At 4 am in a hotel in Dengfeng, Henan province, a 32-year-old Nigerian woman, Peace Emezue, wakes to the cries of "jihe"! ("assemble"). Half an hour later, still sleepy, she shows up in the lobby to join 19 other young Africans, all dressed in gray robes and canvas shoes.
Could the smog be vacuumed away?
2013-10-28 10:45:04
Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde is building a giant "electronic vacuum cleaner" — the world's largest air purifier — to suck smog from Beijing's skies.
Public fascination meets gender politics
2013-10-26 08:04:39
In China, public fascination with cross-dressing performances falls neatly into high-brow and low-brow.
Delicated delights
2013-10-26 00:07:21
Chinese Jiangnan-style food is probably one of the most delicate and historical cuisines in the country that originated from south of the Yangtze River.
Design student follows 'unusual path'
2013-10-25 10:20:28
Mengdi Wu's initial line of cartoon-faced tote bags have all sold out, and the Chinese designer hasn't even graduated from college yet.
Snuff bottle 'gems' on display at Met
2013-10-25 10:07:11
New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art is now showcasing the art form of the snuff bottle, a uniquely Chinese innovation with European roots.
A return to the grand old glaze
2013-10-24 07:35:43
When a girl gets married in Pingyao, an ancient town in Shanxi province, at the top of her wish list is not a diamond ring, but a lacquer dressing case.
Traveling lab takes on challenges of urban life
2013-10-24 07:35:43
To identify some of the most urgent challenges for cities today, the BMW Guggenheim Lab has spent the past two years to inspire innovative reflections on urban life.