Located on the seventh floor of a commercial building in Central that is filled with restaurants and bars, Atlantis Blue is a pleasant surprise. The space the restaurant occupies uses mirrors cleverly providing diners with a dining area that feels comfortable and spacious.
The hairy crab season is over, sadly. But it doesn't necessarily mean another eight or nine months' wait for the hallowed, plump, autumn delicacies that make many foodies' mouths water just by their mention.
It's a gastronomic practice health inspectors may wag a finger at.
One of China's leading entertainment conglomerates is preparing to make its name abroad in major cities such as New York, Paris, Moscow and New Delhi with hospitality brands Reign, Vista and Realm ranging from luxury to five star hotels.
It will be an explosion of talents in Beijing and Guangzhou in March when Chinese pianist Wang Yujia, British conductor Daniel Harding and the 110-year-old London Symphony Orchestra collaborate to perform in the two cities.
German art critic and Flemish painting specialist Wilhelm von Bode once praised the eminence of Liechtenstein's royal collection of Rubens, saying that a complete knowledge of the great Flemish master cannot be acquired without having seen his works at the Liechtenstein gallery.
Violinist Ning Feng once saw a ranking of the world's 100 best romantic movies, which listed Charlie Chaplin's romantic comedy City Lights at the very top - ahead of The Bridges of Madison County and Titanic.
It has been more than three decades since the death of Zhang Da-qian (Chang Dai-chien, 1899-1983), but interest in his work has intensified, with auction prices of his masterpieces skyrocketing in recent years.
In transit at a Chengdu train station in 1996, the photographer Colette Fu, then an English teacher traveling around China, spotted a group of Yi people wearing capes that marked their heritage.
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