Before going to watch the opera La Boheme at the Metropolitan on April 2, director Tian Qinxin walked along bustling Broadway like any first-time tourist in New York. As she dropped into a small book store, a poster on the wall caught her eye immediately. It was Ute Lemper in the musical Chicago.
I was impressed by Tian's play Between the Living and the Dead when I returned to China from the US in 2005. I never expected that China had such innovative contemporary theater work. Tian is a director of rare talent. Green Snake is really an interesting and thoughtful play and I enjoyed translating it into English.
Spring is a wonderful time of year for most people. It is a chance to enjoy beautiful flowers and warm air. But for those who suffer from hay fever, like Beijing resident Song Wei, it can be a challenging season. With the pollen from poplar and willow trees blowing through the Beijing air, the 63-year-old has to stay indoors as much as possible.
Chinese medical experts are working on reducing the risk of stroke among patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation by using an innovative medical solution.
Women's low vitamin D levels during pregnancy are linked to a higher risk of cavities in the teeth of their toddlers, according to a new study from Canada.
In 1992, Airaldo Piva was assigned to find chemical material suppliers in China by Sumitomo Corporation in Japan.
Lee Chao-hung, 73, never expected life after retirement would mean a new career - thousands of miles away from home.
A Uygur photographer wants to tell the stories of the Xinjiang people, who simply want to live, survive and hopefully thrive, he says, just like everybody else. Guo Yali reports.
On my first trip to China in 2008, I was quite surprised at what I experienced. Of course there is much to see in a new culture. Many things seem exotic and strange: the architecture, the food ... the customs and language.
Chinese author is keeping a level head as he makes a name for himself internationally. Cecily Liu reports in London.
Zhang Zhiqing has just returned from the United States, where, he jokes, he was treated like a rock star. The deputy curator of the National Library of China was in Philadelphia to attend the annual meeting of The Council on East Asian Libraries, the organization for East Asian librarians in North America.
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