BEIJING – For Juliet Petrus, a young American singer from Chicago, a first trip to China is coming with a great expectation – that she will get to perform songs from modern Chinese operatic works…
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China’s Wang Hao (front) and Chen Ruolin dive during the 10m platform synchro final Monday. Photo: Lu Yun/GT China doubled their gold medal haul at the world championships’ diving events Monday as their bid for…
The China-U.S. co-production “Snow Flower And the Secret Fan” debuted here Wednesday night, with China’s Li Bingbing and Australian Nicole Kidman among the stars gracing the red carpet. Through two parallel stories, one set in…
There is a Chinese saying describing a brilliant scholar as having read “five cartloads of books”. In Confucius’ era, heavy bamboo or wood strips were the medium of publication, today its e-publications. Published in English…
Chinese State Councilor Liu Yandong has called for more communications in language and culture among the people in China and foreign countries. Liu made the remarks during a meeting with the contestants of the 10th…
China’s Huo Liang (front) and Qiu Bo dive during the men’s 10m synchro platform preliminaries. Photo: CFP China blew away the competition with an emphatic display of diving Sunday to make it two world championships…
BEIJING – With annual growth rate of more than 15 percent and revenues in excess of 334 billion yuan ($51 billion), the hairdressing and beauty services industry in China should have been on the fast…
Ola Zdzarska says Beijing is full of attractive and interesting men and women who are just waiting to meet a partner. “There are plenty of fish in the sea, especially in Beijing. The biggest difference…
Movie buffs or those interested in literature about the world – particularly the world of women – probably remember the 1993 film “The Joy Luck Club.“ It was based on Amy Tan’s best-selling novel and told…
Tourism takes advantage of the canals in Suzhou’s Pingjiang Historic Quarters, a rich cultural and economic legacy. Erik Nilsson reports. The Terracotta Warrior brandishing an electric guitar near the gate of Suzhou’s Ping-jiang Historic Quarters…