Visit to Las Vegas now more than a mere roll of the dice

Remember when a visit to Las Vegas was all about gambling? Massive, windowless casinos with air-conditioning and free drinks kept guests oblivious to the passage of time while they sat at slot machines and card tables for hours on end.

Ambitions to be top movie event

Industry players agree that the organizers' plan to hit the big time in three to five years is possible. Xu Fan reports.

Wolf Totem among nominees for top awards

All eyes are now set on the winner's list for the 5th Beijing International Film Festival that opened to a grand start last week.

Nature's visionary artist

Huang Binhong's landscape style is affectionately called "a lump of thick, dark ink", but his paintings do feature a variety of colors.

Christie's brings works of 'old masters' to China

Christie's auction house is set to bring works of "old masters", paintings from the 14th to 19th centuries, to the Asian market.

Art beat

Shanghai Xia's stamps

Flavors of Mexico

Visiting Mexican chef Eduardo Perez Romero says that if you've never been to Mexico, your idea of his country's cuisine may be entirely wrong.

A sweet taste for better vision

Ballet dancers in step

National Ballet of China, American Ballet Theater and Boston Ballet are working in a collaboration for the first time to present Swan Lake, choreographed by legendary Russian prima ballerina Natalia Makarova.

World's artists meet in Beijing

The 15th Meet in Beijing Arts Festival is about to hit the capital.

Working to keep Uygur folk tradition alive

Dilnar Abdulla often looks to her hometown, Urumqi, in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, for inspiration.

Setting sail

The Xisha Islands will soon be offered to more cruise passengers following the popularity of the Coconut Princess cruise liner's new 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road route to the archipelago.