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Met star brings Confucian ideal to recital

[2013-12-13 07:25]

Confucius' Analects say that "at 30, a man should stand firm".

Art beat ... finger on the pulse

[2013-12-13 07:25]

Beijing

Thank you, Mr Buffalo

[2013-12-13 07:26]

In a country where dairy products are still not part of the daily diet of the masses, Ouyang Yuancheng is selling water-buffalo mozzarella, a niche product even in some relatively Westernized countries.

The toque fits this lady just fine

[2013-12-13 07:26]

French media hailed it as revenge served by a princess in the kitchen when, in 2007, Anne Sophie Pic won back the Michelin star lost at her century-old family restaurant after her father, also the chef of the restaurant, passed away in 1994.

An entity of identity

[2013-12-12 08:16]

Since recently retiring from a construction company in Hohhot, capital of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, Song Aihe finally has some free time to care for the flowers and vegetables in his modest yard.

Professor says the study of leaves is now just his cup of tea

[2013-12-12 08:16]

Xia Tao, a 51-year-old professor of tea science at Anhui Agricultural University, has been taking four tea breaks every day for decades.

Behind mystic masks

[2013-12-12 08:16]

Zhang Zixuan explores the ancient rites of Nuo Opera as the cultural tradition struggles to survive.

Museum preserves hutong history

[2013-12-12 08:16]

Beijing's hutong, the traditional narrow alleys that wind through the city, are struggling to survive, slowly disappearing in the name of modernization.

Visionary touch

[2013-12-11 07:07]

If Bill Kong is not the most unassuming movie mogul in the world, he is certainly a strong candidate for such a title. He rarely wears a suit and a tie, but often carries a backpack-a la a college student. It is only through the refractions of movie stars' awe-struck look toward him that discerning outsiders may realize the exalted stature he enjoys in the Chinese-language film industry.