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Tianjin's Italian connection
28.45-hectare area located in downtown Tianjin is being converted into a cultural zone called "New I-style Town". The town, originally built in 1902 and possessing 137 Italian-style mansions and villas, has some of the best preserved examples of Italian architecture outside the nation.
A soldier's story

American Leif Rogers was looking forward to meeting 50 young local students in his office in Northeast China to share his greatest passion.

Frame by frame
The Chinese cartoon from 1926, Uproar in an Art Studio, by the Wan brothers - Wan Laiming, Wan Guchan, Wan Chaochen and Wan Dihuan.
Spreading the cheer
It is already 5 pm, but the gymnasium at Peking University's Wanliu Apartment is still busy.
Marching to its own toon
Chinese cartoons are set to shine on the world stage as cartoon channel Nickelodeon launches ChinaToon.
Story of addiction
An unusual musical, Addicts, goes on stage at the PLA Theater this weekend on the world's many different attractions, temptations, and addictions.
The ancient pavilion
Taoran Pavilion Park, located in southern Beijing and built in 1952, is the capital's oldest modern garden.
Magic paintbrush
The Magic of Thinking, Hua Qing's solo exhibition, displays his latest creations that include oil paintings,
Offering migrants a hand up, not a hand out
The Subway sandwich shop is filling with impatient customers, but teenage worker Li Zaiyang is not too fussed.
Happy couple breaks racial prejudices
Pang Xiaoyan met her Ugandan husband when he visited her office for a routine business meeting.