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Conference Special

Sichuan Opera discovers the world's a stage

[2014-10-02 07:33]

Lei Yin knows the world is a stage for Sichuan Opera as its appeal is going global and audiences around the world discover its passion and technique. With a growing number of young people pursuing a career in opera, the ancient art form is embracing a dramatic revival, said Lei, head of the Chengdu Opera Art Research Institute.

Stage star helps raise style to new level

[2014-10-02 07:33]

It is 1: 30 pm. Chen Qiaoru is holding her lunch in a bowl in the rehearsal hall of the Sichuan Opera Theatre in Chengdu. Gulping down rice, she keeps a close eye on an 18-year-old actress rehearsing on stage.

Where the past is a lesson for the future

[2014-10-02 07:33]

"Lower your leg, please," Wang Yumei gently said before helping her student Liang Xiaoju adjust her leg on a bar in a spacious room in the Chengdu School of Culture and Art in the western suburbs of the capital of Sichuan province.

Driving tourism in Canada

[2014-10-01 08:00]

These veteran outbound Chinese tourists are not just satisfied with "shoot-and-go" sightseeing tours. Instead, because they can afford to, they prefer the exotic experience of traveling all by themselves or only with friends and families.

A booming outbound tourism

[2014-10-01 08:00]

In 2013, the number of outbound Chinese tourists reached 97.3 million person-times, a 20 percent rise than 2012. It is estimated it will reach 116 million person-times, according to China National Tourism Administration.

If you go

[2014-10-01 08:00]

Five must-go sites in Ontario

International monetary system in urgent need of an overhaul

[2014-09-30 07:18]

The Bretton Woods system was born 70 years ago and died 44 years ago - too short a life. Nonetheless, in the post-Bretton Woods era, the world has enjoyed the benefits of floating exchange rates, but it has also experienced panics, such as the Mexican and Asian financial crises, the collapse of the dotcom bubble and the 2008 global financial crisis.