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Cracks appear in 'egg home' story as compact house disappears

[2010-12-06 07:44]

The 6-square-meter mobile "egg home" that made headlines last week is no more.

Tea is so much more than just a hot drink

[2010-12-06 07:44]

Tea bag art - creative recycling at its best - has become increasingly fashionable.

Liang Sicheng's vision for historic city can be revived

[2010-12-06 07:44]

Liang Sicheng is one of China's greatest 20th century architects. The Beijing native was the son of Liang Qichao, an influential intellectual and key figure in the 100-Day Reform movement. However, Liang chose to study architecture, becoming the first Chinese person to do so overseas when he went to the University of Pennsylvania in the 1920s.

Around Beijing

[2010-12-06 07:44]

1.Haidian

Knitters spinning yarns for good cause

[2010-12-06 07:44]

For Beijing's newest group of knitting fanatics, sitting and spinning thread is more than just a hobby, it's a way to give back.

Living in a showroom

[2010-12-06 07:44]

Stepping into Gu Qi's home is like entering a home furnishings catalogue. The impression is completely realistic, since interior designer Gu actually lives in a showroom - a flat full of his own designs and also the place where he creates his works.

What's On

[2010-12-06 07:44]

Exhibits

SAY CHEESE!

[2010-12-05 08:36]

Hong Kong

Pastry perfection

[2010-12-05 08:36]

Shanghai

Sage and spirit meet in wine

[2010-12-05 08:36]

This heady brew is a white spirit that is milder than the usual baijiu. It is a sweet wine made with sorghum, wheat, barley and pea, according to the ingredients list on the labels. This is the Confucius Family wine from Qufu in Shandong province.

A goldmine in greens

[2010-11-29 08:53]

Wen Yongming, 41, never expected that one day he would make his fortune in vegetables, and that too in a strange city ?Dongguan ?in southern Guangdong province. A native of Ningming county, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Wen is part of a special group of people called daigengnong, or migrant farmers who have taken over farmlands abandoned by locals for trade and business in the Pearl River Delta since the 1980s.

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