The coming two months will be critical for Wu Ting. They could determine whether the 24-year-old actress becomes a household name or remains in the limbo of also-rans.
I was driving home one late afternoon when I saw a fire truck parked in our neighborhood. It didn't alarm me, because there was a small child climbing up the ladder behind the truck. Two elderly people stood below, arms outstretched, to protect the toddler.
My wife is known as a good bargainer. I am her loyal disciple. One Sunday morning, she asked me to get vegetables while she stayed in bed. I noticed a stall selling cotton-padded shoes. I picked up a pair, asking casually: "How much?"
Many pay in tears and heartache for their first love and so did Zhao Yiran. But the 24-year also lost 60 kilograms and gained more than anything he could have imagined.
China has a longstanding tradition of fantastic gymnastics, but today, China's stunt-smiths are revolutionizing Chinese acrobatics. To give the public a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the changing face of this performance art, China National Acrobatic Troupe (CNAT) hosted the first-ever acrobatics open house earlier this month.
I did not use a wallet before I went to college and used to stuff all my change into pockets. We Northeasterners put everything into big pockets, a habit that elders say we borrowed from Russians.
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