Zhang Jian has performed as Wu Qionghua, the lead role of The Red Detachment of Women, more times than she can count. "I've done it at least 100 times," the National Ballet of China principal ballerina says.
Beijing native A Bu celebrated his 15th birthday on July 16, and the biggest gift he received was the release of his first album, 88 Tones of Black and White, from A Bu Trio.
On June 30, a young man made headlines by kneeling in front of a corporate building to request financial help from its top executive.
Leung Ping-chung, 73, an eminent orthopedics surgeon, and emeritus professor with the Chinese University of Hong Kong, raises funds to help people from China's underdeveloped rural areas to meet their medical requirements.
A British pizza chain has just been snapped up by Chinese investors. That's good news for the Eastern Hemisphere, Mike Peters finds.
Kau U Fong was a much quieter street before.
Liberation Square is a landmark in itself, but now, its skyline will include a significant addition - the 200th Westin hotel in the world. Wang Xin reports from Chongqing.
Beijing has always attracted visitors with its long history, rich cultural heritage and delicious cuisine. It also boasts a wide variety of hotel choices, ranging from backpacker basics to edifices that are attractions by themselves.
Several years ago, I attended a live music event on the outskirts of Beijing on a day so hot and humid that the air was damper than an otter's pocket. The audience sweated profusely, cursed profoundly, and drank prodigiously - an added bonus for the organizer, who watched gleefully as glass after glass of chilled beer disappeared down the parched punters' throats.
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