Equestrian sports have always been considered elegant. It is a pleasure to watch a chestnut thoroughbred easily lifting its feet, walking freely, cantering, trotting, raising its forelegs and jumping over fixed obstacles.
A grassroots campaign is underway in the United States to fight the stereotype that all Chinese students who come to the US are spoiled children from rich families wanting to buy fancy degrees. China is now the largest overseas source for the higher education market in the US.
Wang Jing had not spent the Spring Festival with her mother Deng Yingxiu, who works in a Beijing restaurant as a cook - for eight years. The long working hours at the restaurant during this time of year makes it impossible for Deng to take leave.
China's box office performed well during the seven-day Lunar New Year holiday but movies received mixed reviews.
London's first Chinese corner was established at a West End public library on Friday to promote the learning of Chinese and cultural communication between the two countries.
When former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji visits the United States, he always calls on his most trusted interpreter, New Yorker June Y. Mei. That long professional relationship has now resulted in Mei translating the first of Zhu's two-volume book Zhu Rongji on the Record.
All three books by former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji enjoyed success in China from the moment they hit the market.
At age 34, Rachael Robertson accepted the biggest challenge of her life: to lead a large, 12-month expedition in Antarctica. Two months on, she found herself having to ask the team of 120 how they managed to get through a year's supply of condoms in just eight weeks.
The rooms are well lit by chandeliers, sunshine and the glamour of the world's wealthiest fashion fans. They dress up in gowns and lace sheaths, and make small talk while waiting for the show to begin.
Young French fashion designer Anthony Vaccarello used to be only associated with chic garments, but recently, he produced some footwear for the first time, and he created them for a Chinese shoe brand.
Arguably the fiercest fight in China for the past five months has been between a television personality and a science writer. The topic, however, is not trivial, but concerns public acceptance of genetically modified food.
A group of Beijing pupils put a Peking Opera version of Western fairytale The Adventures of Pinocchio on the stage in London last weekend.
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