Without the Derung people's protection and sacrifice, the Dulong River valleys would not harbor one of the country's best preserved primitive forests, Li Haishu, director of the forestry bureau of Nujiang prefecture in Yunnan province, tells China Daily.
Angelina Jolie has earlier played a "tomb-raiding" British explorer, a Russian spy and a kung fu tigress, but her latest role as a malevolent fairy with a soft spot and devilish sense of humor tops them all, she said during her first visit to the Chinese mainland last week.
"Come on, I think I know what you want to ask," says Han Han, China's famous author, racer and opinion leader at his first news conference talking about his directorial debut. The 32-year-old has just wrapped up the filming of Hou Hui Wu Qi - literally "We won't meet sooner". It is a road-trip comedy about youth and farewells, "but not slapstick. I don't like characters-shout-at-the-camera comedy."
Karen Walker did not know how popular her sunglasses were in China until she arrived in Beijing about two months ago. During a short car ride from her hotel to one of the boutique stores that sell her products, she spotted four people wearing them.
You can't do summer stylishly without a pair of chic sunglasses. Whatever you wear, a pair of sunglasses is always going to add a bit more attitude.
In the 1960s, Russian-born choreographer George Balanchine created one of his most acclaimed works Jewels inspired by the precious stones of French label Van Cleef & Arpels.
The State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television recommended 100 books to children and young adults last month, in an effort to encourage reading in China.
A falling apple famously inspired Isaac Newton to become a great physicist but another apple triggered Yi-ping Pong's 20-year love affair with France.
When Shen Zhengling, 45, from Shanghai, secured two tickets to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, the diehard soccer fan could barely contain his excitement.
Chinese horses are set to gallop on the world stage. And not just in 2014, China's "Year of the Horse".
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