'I am very certain about what I do or say'

China Daily (CD): Do you and your character Han Dong have anything in common?

Where the wild strings are

One of the world's best violin virtuosos, Nigel Kennedy, will join a star-studded line-up for this year's Beijing Music Festival (BMF). Kennedy's recording of "Four Seasons" is the best-selling classical work of all time more than 2 million copies have been sold and also released an album of Jimi Hendrix rock song covers.

Golden boy of the box office

Xia Yu was born in Qingdao, Shandong Province in 1976 and was first discovered by director Jiang Wen 18 years later.

Life Science

Ancient city found under Palestinian suburb

JERUSALEM: Workers digging a new Jerusalem tram line have stumbled upon the remains of an ancient Jewish city from the first century AD under what is now a Palestinian suburb of the Holy City.

Bones of contention

Some scientists argue that Chinese genes originate from an African female, believed to be the ancestor of human beings who emerged two million years ago. But, the truth is not that simple, as new evidence shows.

What makes electrons tick? New device has answers

Twenty years after scientists discovered high-temperature superconductors, Chinese researchers have developed a new device to delve into the mysteries of superconductivity.

Life Style

How to choose the best

Rub two pearls together; if they feel smooth and not gritty, they may be fake. Look at pearls on a white surface under natural light and examine their size, luster, imperfection, and orient the technical term for the kind of iridescence found in the best pearls. Fluorescent lights are bad for judging pearls.

Bigger, better: China flexes its mussels

One morning earlier this month, a group of farmers took an American professor pearl harvesting in the Shanxiahu area of Zhuji, Zhejiang Province, some 250 kilometers south of Shanghai.

A pearl of a find

At 5 pm last Monday, after spending eight hours comparing silvery, pinkish, golden and green-hued pearls, I was becoming dizzy. But I was determined to find a present for my mother for her birthday.

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