With an average daily passenger flow of nearly 7 million people, the hustling and bustling Shanghai subway can offer many great opportunities for photographers.
Linen is starched and laid on the long table. Candles are lit and fresh flowers give of their fragrance in the vase. All is ready for the grand celebration of Kaluga Queen's first harvest of Beluga caviar.
Private detective Meng Guanggang, the founder of the country's private investigation industry, recalls personal dangers while campaigning for a legal status for the sector.
The Chinese designer Zhu Xiaojie often refers to himself as a "craftsman". He worked as a mason, carpenter, fitter and accountant before becoming one of China's most acclaimed furniture designers.
A newly opened bookstore in Nanjing, Jiangsu province provides good news for book lovers who also love cats. The special bookstore is a joint venture between Xinhua Bookstore and a kitty café.
Zhang Yimou's Coming Home, Peter Chan's Dearest and author Han Han's The Continent were nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the upcoming 72nd Golden Globes Awards.
As the birthplace of porcelain, China has created many treasures in its thousands of years of history. Here we list a few "extremely expensive" pieces.
With the use of smartphones and tablets rising in the country, many Chinese are taking to e-reading. A recent report by E-surfing Reading Culture Communications, points to the trend.
Speaking of archaeological discoveries, people usually associate them with historical sites, ancient tombs and unearthed cultural relics. Seldom do people link them with food.
The Palace Museum has been making efforts to change its solemn and dull image. One of its initiatives is a new range of souvenirs that are fun and marry historical minutiae with modern technologies.
A high-profile award for Beijing's Chopstick Brothers draws the ire of some Chinese music fans, who say the duo's song is mediocre and represents poorly the country's pop culture. Chen Nan reports.
The news that Chinese collector Liu Yiqian splashed around $45 million on a Thangka at a Christie's sale in Hong Kong on Nov 26 has overwhelmed social media. Do you know what is Thangka?
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