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Shanghai:Dali show
"It's my dream to establish a Dali museum in Shanghai, just like the ones in Paris and London."  Some of the exhibits will move on to the Uwantart Gallery in Shanghai.
Beijing: End summer on high note
InMusic Festival, an on-going three-day Woodstock-type musical feast ending tomorrow will treat fans to 60 top bands from home and abroad, in addition to introducing them to the Zhangbei grassland, a pasture resort two hours' drive (230 km) from Beijing. Don't forget to bring your tent!
Beijing:Breeze of the Qiang
This weekend, some 80 folk dancers and singers from Sichuan province belonging to the Qiang minority, one of China's oldest ethnic groups, will present a gala show Wind of Qiang (Qiang Feng) on their customs, legends and history, at Poly Theater.
Beijing:Where you can beat the heat
Grand Hyatt Beijing's Club Oasis
Tianjin's 'Flying Scotsman'
The "Flying Scotsman" Eric Liddell may have competed in the 1924 Paris Olympics as a British athlete, but China also claims him as one of our heroes because he was born in Tianjin (in 1902).
Return of the Ruined Capital
A novel's reprint is usually a non-event, especially in today's saturated book market. But the reprint of Jia Pingwa's Ruined Capital (Fei Du, also translated as Abandoned City) is a big deal as the book recently emerged from underground circulation for the first time in 16 years.
Do you really know China?
If a Chinese friend asks about your knowledge ofChina and its plethora of customs and characteristics, your answer will reveal the depth of your understanding. 
Nothing like a Dane
Eric Messerschmidt has devoted himself to facilitating exchanges between Danish and Chinese partners in creative industries.
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Stairway to success
Barry Suen, the savvy general manager of Kunlun Hotel Beijing, has an uncanny sensitivity to the needs of his clients, though he rarely draws attention to it.