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White Crane dance takes flight

[2014-04-03 07:34]

A new dance craze has been sweeping Faku county in Liaoning province. Like the traditional dances performed by generations of locals through the ages, the White Crane, which mimics the movements of the majestic bird for which it's named, is based on the natural world.

The regular visitor

[2014-04-03 07:34]

Faku welcomes regular guests every year, enthusiasts who travel across China to follow in the footsteps of the white cranes to observe them and take photos.

'Model husband' shatters image of love

[2014-04-02 07:42]

China's rapid economic development has been accompanied by an increasingly open attitude toward sexual matters, leading to greater public indifference about extramarital affairs among celebrities.

A cautionary tale for lovers

[2014-04-02 07:42]

Wang Xiuquan is a senior marriage lawyer at the Beijing Chang'an Law Firm

Public perfection, private perfidy

[2014-04-02 07:42]

Singer Faye Wong announced her divorce from her second husband Li Yapeng via her weibo account in September. Li replied within an hour, saying that the marriage had broken down because of irreconcilable differences. "What I want is a family, but you are destined to be a legend," he wrote.

Groups urge recognition of war crime

[2014-04-01 07:20]

The elderly protesters held their placards in silence but their message came across loud and clear: A call for justice for "comfort women", a euphemism for those who suffered brutal sexual abuse by the Japanese Imperial Armed Forces during World War II.

'Comfort women' living with the shame that never ends

[2014-04-01 07:20]

In mid-March, the municipal government of Nanjing, the capital of East China's Jiangsu province, announced that seven shabby buildings, numbers 2 to 18 in Liji Alley, would become subject to the laws related to the preservation of cultural relics.

Reforms give NGOs a level playing field

[2014-03-31 07:29]

New rules relating to registration and donations are expected to see social organizations play a greater role in the provision of services, as He Dan reports.

Time line

[2014-03-31 07:29]

2013: March

Creating a better environment for social organizations

[2014-03-31 07:29]

Wang Ming, a veteran political adviser, sat in the first row of seats on the shuttle bus that took him and other members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference to the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on the morning of March 5.

Crossing the great relationship divide

[2014-03-28 06:56]

Even though she has lived in Beijing for several years, Chinese men are still a closed book to Cathie Watson. The 27-year-old from the UK says she is unable to read the signs - or more accurately, the lack of signs - given off by Chinese men. "Quiet", "hard to reach out to" and "shy" are the words that emerge when Watson tries to describe them.

Creating the 'third culture'

[2014-03-28 06:56]

While most couples that come to therapy report communication problems, a major characteristic of international couples that don't share the same native language is that they may, literally, have trouble communicating difficult or subtle ideas to each other.