Treasures of Ancient China, a display of over 100 artworks including two life-size terracotta soldiers from the 3rd century BC, opened in Budapest on Friday.
Besides his accomplishments as a novelist and playwright, Lao She (1899-1966) is noted for the connoisseurship of traditional Chinese paintings.
But experts have dismissed the idea that gold flakes will add flavor to the spirit or enhance its quality. Mike Peters and Dong Fangyu report.
Many foreigners in China have their first serious encounter with baijiu, China's potent white spirit, when they join in Spring Festival celebrations. But while some foreigners shun the clear grain distillate (and mutter about "kerosene"), many are finding wine-like subtleties in the top-shelf varieties and a new appreciation for the liquor.
Most of the crowd huddled at Beijing's discrete Taco Bar in Sanlitun are there for, well, tacos - which are superb, satisfying and comfortable companions for the nice tequila selection. But we always save room for dessert: the pan de elote is two nice slabs of grilled corn cake, a mildly sweet confection in a divine combination of vanilla ice cream, rum syrup, honey and chili powder. At 30 yuan, it's a bargain sugar rush.
From the title of an early hit to their recent encounter with the aurora borealis, the rockers of Escape Plan find the sky is the limit, Chen Nan reports.
Country-music star Jennifer Nettles finds herself in an unusual place for an artist with a twang - Broadway. And she credits her 2-year-old son for getting her there.
Hollywood went to two actors with Broadway backgrounds to star in the film version of the musical The Last Five Years - and it paid off.
The Paris Opera house has unveiled its lineup for its new season, offering cut-price tickets to young fans as it seeks to attract a new generation of opera buffs.
Li Si, 25, packed a few boxes of instant noodles on his first trip to India in 2011. The Beijing resident was worried that the local food wouldn't suit him.
The last time I encountered escargots they were served up by a French waiter, sizzling in garlic and herb butter. Now, one is slithering up the bridge of my nose while five others are being stuck onto other parts of my face by a Thai beautician, all secreting snail slime to hopefully smooth out some wrinkles and otherwise give me a younger-than-my-age look.
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