Skyscrapers, software and digital devices are similar across the globe. But while the world becomes more homogenized, there's an equally strong counter-force seeking the roots and characters of different cultures.
Region promises 33 percent annual growth until the end of the decade, government says
When Marc Mancini first arrived at Shanghai Maritime University, he was impressed by its size.
New companies, investors provide prescription for major change in medical services
The pressure of daily life is sending more Chinese overseas for a wide variety of treatments, especially wellness care at overseas resort-style facilities. Thailand's Chiva-Som resort, the Mulia Resort & Villa in Bali, the Fusion Maia Resort in Vietnam and Japan's Hoshino Resorts are among those popular destinations.
The late scholar Wang Shixiang (1914-2009) visited a Ming-style furniture exhibition in Hong Kong in 1994. He wrote a poem to express his impression:
These photos seem a little eerie at first sight: Apparitions of ancient gray towers that disappeared more than half a century ago rise between Beijing's tower blocks above busy roads.
More than 20 top Chinese designers will exhibit next week at Milan Design Week, in a bid to promote Chinese design abroad and to encourage international exchanges, organizers say.
Li Chuanyun is one of China's top violinists, but the 34-year-old battles many inner demons.
People may have seen the works of noted Chinese contemporary artists at galleries, art fairs and auctions that cost hundreds of thousands of yuan, sometimes even millions. Now an exhibition at the nation's top art museum shows some of these celebrated artist' earliest works created when they were only teenagers.
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