Emerging from the shadows

He Xin, 13, concentrates on outlining a frog's head on a piece of white cowhide. He cuts around the edges of the drawing and carves out the eyes, mouth and other details on a black-waxed tablet.

Representative arts of the chosen few

When Beijingers think of Tongzhou District, the first things that come to mind are its prosperous real estate markets and the Songzhuang Village, home to an emergent contemporary art community.

Coming clean on artist's inspirations

Unlike other painters, Asae Soya does not use a studio. The Japanese artist works in her bathroom, where rising steam and abundant foam inspire her to create.

A new take on an old story

In 1933, the great Spanish poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca (1898-1936) wrote his best known play Bodas de Sangre (Blood Wedding) after reading a newspaper account of a young bride in Andalusia who abandoned her husband-to-be on their wedding day to escape with her childhood sweetheart.

EU-China Business Summit Special

Macao an economic cooperation platform

Under the implementation of "One Country, Two Systems," Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR), a highly open micro economy, benefits from a broad range of advantages including low operational costs, free port status, low taxation, extensive international economic links, a meeting point of east and west and an impeccable geographical location.

EU, China business leaders meet in Beijing

The EU-China Business Summit 2007, which started yesterday and continues today, is an important annual event that brings together business leaders from China and the European Union (EU).

A summit of opportunities

With the opening of EU-China Business Summit 2007 and on behalf of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and China International Chamber of Commerce (CICC), I would like to express my warm congratulations on the opening of the conference and offer my sincere greetings to all the participants from both sides, EU and China.

Life Culture

The tourism trade-off

Before the 1990s, Basha was a small village almost unknown to the rest of the world. Perched on a hill about 7 km away from the central town of Congjiang County, in Southwest China's Guizhou Province, the village is home to around 470 households and 2,200 Miao ethnic people, who had been leading a life that was virtually untouched by modernization.

Remembering a forgotten city

Being called a "must-see tourist destination" is a double-edged sword. While it helps fill locals' pockets, it can disturb a scenic spot's tranquility. Lijiang is a good example of this.

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