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For better guiding services

[2013-12-05 07:14]

Anhui will improve the language skills of local tour guides to better serve the growing number of foreign tourists, the provincial governmental authorities said recently.

Family in the frame

[2013-12-05 07:14]

When Lu Defu set out to take photos of elderly people with their families, he did not think it would be a great challenge. But he soon found that changing lifestyles have made family reunions a rare event. Wu Ni reports from Shanghai.

Nanning medico finds his own worth in Africa

[2013-12-05 07:14]

Since his student days, Zhong Risheng, a 42-year-old anesthetist from Nanning in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, has strongly believed that a doctor should be prepared to treat everyone, irrespective of their nationalities. That conviction has spurred him to go to Africa not once but twice as a member of a Chinese medical aid team organized by the government.

Moments of calm

[2013-12-05 07:14]

An artist with a sense of drama grasps the power of introspection for his current exhibition, Ou Shuyi reports from Brisbane.

A big-bang legacy

[2013-12-05 07:14]

Cai Guoqiang has created a unique body of work over recent decades, characterized by the grandness of their scale and ambition. His installations, gunpowder drawings and "explosion events" have been presented around the world.

Sinologists discuss art, literature and ... cricket fighting

[2013-12-05 07:14]

When Sinologists get together, they don't just talk about museums and artifacts.

A delayed release

[2013-12-04 07:22]

Many things can change in four years, such as the host country of the Olympic Games and the price of Beijing's houses.

What they say

[2013-12-04 07:22]

Maybe it is too early a conclusion to make, but I think Ning Hao could be a film auteur who has his own signature. People often misunderstand the term for self-centered directors, but it actually refers to those who succeed in the commercial system and converse with viewers with genre films. They make pictures that bear their unique mark. Johnnie To from Hong Kong, for example, is a film auteur.

Q&A

[2013-12-04 07:22]

If you could talk to a late master in your field, who would it be and why?

Canada connection

[2013-12-04 07:22]

A new museum celebrates three generations of missionaries who came to Sichuan province in the late 19th century. Huang Zhiling and He Juntian collect the stories in Sichuan.

Stories behind the dances add spice to cultural competition

[2013-12-04 07:22]

Yes, they still warp their bodies to unbelievable shapes, gyrate for a full minute without losing balance, lift up their partners and spin them overhead. But when it comes to folk-dance competitions, there is something else to watch for.

A new hope

[2013-12-04 07:22]

Medical programs are helping HIV-infected women give birth to healthy babies. Liu Zhihua investigates the challenges facing these new mothers and their families.

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