I walk past two women who are having a pop-up fashion show, modeling the contents of their designer shopping bags for each other right on the sidewalk. I enjoy their giggles, but I can't understand a word of what they say.
Is a Hermes scarf expensive? Yes, as a luxury brand, it's a pricey accessory. But after watching how the item is made, you might think the price is reasonable.
Idili silk has been worn by people in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region for nearly 3,000 years. But for those outside of the region, the fabric was largely unknown until a recent fashion show in Beijing.
Not many female Chinese singer-songwriters have made a career abroad before making their mark in the domestic market. Few have been able to break into the scene overnight with an eccentric music style. And few have had the audacity to withdraw from the limelight at the peak of her career. Long Kuan has done all of the above and more.
Puerto Rican superstar Ricky Martin has announced his first studio album in four years as he promised an active 2015.
Confucius said: "At 50, I know the will of heaven; at 60, my ears are attuned; at 70, I follow my heart's desire without crossing the line."
Most film stories have a three-act structure, and Jiang Wen's new work had run through two of the acts by the time it opened.
Critics, filmgoers' reviews and cinema attendance have shot holes in projections that Gone With the Bullets would be the highest-grossing film in China's box-office history.
Unbroken is a story about Louis Zamperini that seems to have little interest in Louis Zamperini.
When Xu Ang held aloft the top award of the 9th Roman International Film Festival, the director had never expected this moment.
Love stories have become a hit genre on the big screen during the annual golden period.
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