The seed of modern dance was first planted on the Chinese mainland almost 30 years ago.
Tan Dun is always ahead of the curve. Trained as a classical composer, he has created symphonies and operas, and made music with pretty much everything from water to paper. Tan has also documented nyushu, a written language only used by women in ancient China's central Hunan province and considered a dying heritage, and once worked with YouTube to organize an online orchestra.
Rock singer and pipa player Lin Di continues to show her versatility with her latest album, The Gossypium Era, which she defines as returning to her folk roots but with an edgy twist. Her goal, she says, is to take listeners back to the New Stone Age with experimental Chinese folk music as she plays her four-stringed Chinese instrument.
It has been over two decades since modern dance was imported to China, largely from the West. But the art form has often looked avant-garde and mysterious to local audiences, especially to those people who enjoy traditional Chinese and ethnic folk dances.
Clothes make the man and preserve tradition as well. When we use clothing to connect to the past, it is important not to let it divide us in the present.
A cold beer with freshly prepared barbecue is ideal for summer. But this year, it will be harder for people in Beijing to find an open-air kebab stand than in the past. The municipal government has banned open-air BBQ since 2000, but this year the city's management has strengthened enforcement as Beijing's charcoal burning is believed to contribute heavily to the rise in PM2.5 air pollution.
In the last few years, we have seen dining options in Wan Chai increase - not only in the types of food the restaurants offer, but also restaurants at different price points.
Although open-air barbecue grilling is banned in Beijing, it is still possible to try some very tasty barbecue foods in restaurants, or even prepare it at a distant farm in the suburbs.
The elegant curving roof of the Shilla Hotel Seoul is palatial, yet welcoming. Traditionally Korean and modern at the same time, it reflects the Shilla's storied history.
Club Med, one of the pioneers of holiday resorts, is hoping to tap into the world's most populous market, and at its doorsteps.
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