The flirty spring wind of East China's Yangtze River Delta has paddled the dead water, perfumed the dull air and metaphorically ruffled the already busy kitchen of executive chef David Du.
High tea was not something I grew up with, but something I have grown to love. It hasn't always been about the tea for me, but rather the "event" of high tea - a few leisurely hours sipping tea and nibbling on finger sandwiches, scones with jam and clotted cream, and beautiful pastries and cakes, while catching up with a good friend.
For most veteran hoteliers working in China, one name has always inspired awe and respect. When the Lido opened in 1984, it marked the debut partnership between a Chinese property owner and the InterContinental Hotel Group.
A hotel anywhere in the world has one major priority, and that is to ensure its guests get a good rest. But how do they know how to do this? Enterprising hoteliers turn to the experts.
As pollution makes headlines more and more frequently, many hotels are marking their commitment to environmental conservation as they join in commemorating Earth Hour today.
They are described as "a walk through Picasso's mind" and "the center of the labyrinth" to the master's inner self by curators at the British Museum. The acquisition of a complete set of them is priceless for public institutions and private collectors.
Zhang Kemin tried his hardest to resist becoming a professional musician like his grandfather, the late Chinese conductor Li Delun (1917-2001).
When Michael Vonplon from Switzerland came to China in the mid-1990s, he learned Mandarin and made lots of friends, becoming one of the first people to organize raves in China, such as the party on the Great Wall in 1998.
Last year was tough for art, with only nine Chinese artists seeing sales increases. Four artists doubled their sales, however, led by 80-year-old artist Jin Shangyi, according to the Hurun Art List 2014, released on Wednesday in Beijing.
As the vice-president of China's Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, Ye Xiaogang has trained many talented young Chinese musicians, who now enjoy global reputations. Ye, one of the leading contemporary Chinese composers, has had a few female students, including the "most rebellious and creative" Wang Feinan. At 27, Wang is now a doctor of musical arts candidate at Boston University.
Fire-breathing dragons from DreamWorks' 2010 film How to Train Your Dragon will come to life and soar over the newly built theater adjacent to the Birds Nest, otherwise known as the National Stadium, this summer.
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