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Culture Insider: Famous Chinese lotus paintings

[2014-07-25 17:45]

Numerous painters have depicted the lotus’s personality from diverse aesthetic perspectives. Let’s take a look at some paintings with the lotus as the subject by China’s prestigious painters.

Chinese oppose tuition hikes: survey

[2014-07-28 20:35]

An online survey published Thursday showed about 76 percent of Chinese oppose college tuition increases and want colleges to reveal their financial situations.

Couple respond to donation to Harvard

[2014-07-27 10:07]

Chinese billionaire couple Pan Shiyi and Zhang Xin say the $15 million donation to Harvard is only for Chinese students who are not well-off to attend the the world's top university.

Bagging a fortune with silk

[2014-07-25 16:21]

Before she attended university, Zhang Xi was expected to follow in the footsteps of her artist father and become a traditional ink painter. Instead, the 35-year-old built a career as an accomplished architect.

Couples in Shandong preserving puppetry

[2014-07-26 08:00]

Ningyan puppetry in Shandong province involves the use of four levers, so the puppet's ears, tongue, eyes, beard and fingers can all move.It was listed as provincial cultural heritage in 2006.

Collector pays $ 36 million for tea cup

[2014-07-25 09:56]

Liu Yiqian has yet to announce when the chicken cup - worth $36 million - will go on display at his private Long Museum, but the public has already seen plenty of the valuable porcelain.

Culture Insider: When did women begin to prefer slim look?

[2014-07-25 07:11]

"Thinner, a bit thinner!" Having a slender figure is the trend for women worldwide. But it was not the case at the beginning of civilization. How did the slim trend come into being? Here is a view into its past.

A career transformed

[2014-07-24 07:34]

Li Bingbing's celebrity has taken off after her appearance in an international blockbuster. Even though she was only on screen for 10 minutes, the movie has helped propel her career to a new level.

Battle for the big screen

[2014-07-24 07:17]

As the competition for summer box-office dominance heats up, Wang Kaihao looks at the innovative online marketing techniques being used by domestic filmmakers.

Star power publishing

[2014-07-23 07:48]

When celebrities dip their toes into the world of publishing, they can harness thousands of fans in an energetic promotional force. Publishers are making good use of this to sell the books.

Shanghai workshop molds pottery artists

[2014-07-22 07:00]

Using three simple materials and a pair of hands, students at this workshop can transform a lump of earth into a feat of clay. Yu Ran discovers the allure of an ancient craft.

President Xi presents DVDs with state gifts

[2014-07-22 13:33]

Xi presented Argentinean officials with Beijing Youth and To Elderly with Love, both works by renowned Chinese director Zhao Baogang, as well as Love is not Blind by Teng Huatao.

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