Evolution of a revolution

A thriving sugar business has allowed Belgian multi-millionaires Guy and Myriam Ullens to assemble the world's largest private collection of Chinese contemporary art. The passionate patrons of the arts boast more than 1,500 Chinese contemporary works, by three generations of artists. The couple is now holding an unprecedented exhibition at Beijing's 798 art zone and exhibition curator, Fei Dawei, says the show is a retrospective of one of the world's most dynamic art scenes.

Rape of a city through the eyes of a foreigner

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Red Cliff script leaked

'Road to happiness'

In March this year, a 64-year-old woman in Shangchou Village, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, became an overnight sensation after her story was broadcast on China's Central Television (CCTV).

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Exhaustive research reveals scale of destruction

A 27-volume series of historical material on the Nanjing Massacre, in which more than 300,000 Chinese were slaughtered by invading Japanese aggressors in 1937, was released earlier this month.

Remember Nanjing for sake of peace

Thekla Lit does not appear to be a tough woman at first sight, but she has been resolute in making sure Japan's war-time record in China is never forgotten.

Trailing a massacre

Born in Nanjing in 1937, Shao Tzuping and his family moved out of Nanjing before the then national capital fell to the Japanese army.

Partnership will turn world's eyes to China

National Geographic Digital Motion (NGDM), the archive footage and clip sales division of National Geographic Digital Media, is to represent 6,000-plus hours of footage and television programs of the China International Communication Center (CICC).

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Warlords brought down to earth

Hong Kong director Peter Chan cast Jet Li, Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro in The Warlords (Tou Ming Zhuang), but the three famous faces are covered in mud and ash. He hired production designer Yee Chung-man, creator of the magnificent costumes in Curse of the Golden Flower (Mancheng Jindai Huangjinjia), but the film's hues are gray. He teamed up with action choreographer Ching Siu-tung, famous for the dazzling kungfu scenes in House of Flying Daggers (Shimian Miaofu), but forbade him from using a single wire.