It's a Sunday afternoon in Kunming, the provincial capital of Yunnan, and warm weather has drawn a crowd to the outdoor dining deck of 1910 La Gare du Sud.
How does a professor go about sketching the lead character of his crime thrillers? Xing Yi finds out. Xing Yi
Chinese photographer Ma Hongjie traveled across China for more than a decade documenting the lives of people who train monkeys for roadside shows, once a popular form of entertainment in China, but now on the decline.
As she takes in the despair of her in-laws' one-room apartment in A Streetcar Named Desire, Blanche Dubois exclaims: "Only Poe! Only Mr Edgar Allan Poe could do it justice!"
The death of political giant Lee Kuan Yew marked the end of an era in Singapore. A new book examines the impact of the man on ordinary people of the city-state, Xing Yi reports.
Palau plans to halve charter flights from China next month, as it deliberates measures to subside the tourism tide that has surged into a tidal wave over the past year.
Double-oh-seven has been there for some sun and fun.
Great art often inspires further creativity, sometimes in a surprising form.
Italy unveiled the restored crown jewel of the ancient city of Pompeii last Friday, showing off a rare success story as it races to shore up the site marred by such mismanagement and neglect that it risked losing European Union funding and its UNESCO World Heritage site listing.
Huang Yongyu's paintings command huge prices, but at 91, the artist's true passion is writing. Wang Chao reports.
A series featuring 12 mountain-and-water paintings by the artist Qi Baishi (1864-1957) are looking for potential buyers. They are on show in Beijing and are expected to fetch a record-breaking price for the artist.
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