Memoirs about the lives of ordinary people were in abundant supply at the 2014 Beijing Book Fair.
Many people may know about the Hermes Birkin, a bag made in 1984 by Jean-Louis Dumas for Jane Birkin and based on a design from 1892. But how many know of the Amazona, a handbag that defined and defied a generation when it was introduced in 1975 by Spanish leather goods house Loewe, which was founded in 1846?
The Devil wears Prada? Not anymore. Now it's the Devil pens Prada.
China is a country on the move. Many do not have the luxury of staying in the same place as financial and social changes force us to migrate to where we can make a better way of life, and earn a better living.
A bun shop in Beijing had an unexpected visitor and is now enjoying an unexpected windfall in fame and fortune.
Many visitors to the Middle Kingdom come especially to taste its many culinary delights. The China Daily food team spreads out across the country for a look at the hottest dining trends in China.
Crowds formed a long line from the entrance of the Annenberg Theater all the way around the building, extending even to the sidewalk of the street, before the theater opened for the screening of Chinese director Feng Xiaogang's film Back to 1942.
A recent proclamation from the regulating agency for the television industry has made it clear that hosts for TV shows must not use dialects, but Mandarin (Putonghua) only.
Qianmen is currently more a tourist destination than a hot spot for Beijing's on-trend set, but it may just change soon, especially with the opening of the Emperor Hotel.
The "queen of tango" lifts a leg and slowly rubs down the leg of her male partner, a signature move that's guaranteed to quicken heartbeats in the audience. Then the clicking couple will show off their rapport as they swirl and sway across the stage. The dazzling footwork makes the black-haired woman in a sparkling sequined dress shine like a diamond. Mora Godoy, a contemporary star of Argentine tango, is proof of the dance's growing popularity in China. Her company's just-ending tour to nine cities here aims to present the authentic, sexy partner dance and stimulate the sprouting tango culture in China.
Cui Renyu studied aircraft manufacturing at Northwestern Polytechnic University in Xi'an, Shaanxi province-but instead of constructing planes, he started creating indie music after graduation.
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