Mongolian swan songs

It's a beautiful song known at every campfire around which Mongolians gather. Wang Kaihao looks at the stories behind the Urad ballads, and also the threatened crafts in Bayannur, Inner Mongolia, that are slowly disappearing.

Veteran singer not yet over the hill

In July, 55-year-old Taiwan singer-songwriter Jonathan Lee released his first single, Hills, after a 10-year musical hiatus. The song was an instant online hit, listened to more than 20,000 times a day and acclaimed by critics as "a rare song that touches the deep corners of your heart".

Gaga for Luo

Lady Gaga is well-known for her outrageous outfits and unique style. Now the pop queen has her sights set on the work of a young Chinese designer.

Graffiti with Chinese characteristics

Chen Yingjie says he is the first person to combine Chinese wash-and-ink paintings with graffiti.

Dancing through time

Dancing in public squares is common in China when the weather is warm. Sun Ye explores the rich cultural legacies of the traditional dances that have been part of community life for centuries.

He follows his heart with his feet

Zhan Lige is a devoted unprofessional. He simply loves his local traditional square dance.

Cattle domesticated 10,660 years ago

Scientists have found evidence that Northeast China was one of the first areas to domesticate cattle from about 10,660 years ago.

Tales of hospital angst

With a shortage of pediatricians and inadequate medical facilities, bringing children to hospital can cause a lot of stress to parents. Some experts have suggested a change in parents' attitude and adoption of an alternative medical model. Liu Zhihua reports.

Experts suggest ways to improve child health services

Chinese parents like to rush to big general and specialist hospitals whenever their children feel uncomfortable, regardless of the seriousness of the ailment.

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In love with Yunnan

To an environmental expert from the United States, Southwest China's Yunnan province is a rich field to explore, with its diverse geography and vastly varied flora, fauna and anthropology. After all, the province borders the snowy foothills of Tibet on the north and has the virgin forests of Xishuangbanna in the south.

Donkeys and dogs, snakes and guinea pigs

My Western friends laugh when they hear me say I am dead serious about not eating dogs and donkeys, and not just for the alliteration. Quaint cliche, they say.