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A new palace museum

[2015-05-19 07:40]

A garden displaying unique plants from the Palace Museum, better known as the Forbidden City, will be part of the new branch of the museum that will be built in the outskirts of Beijing.

Forbidden City limits visitor numbers

[2015-05-19 07:40]

The Palace Museum in Beijing will cap the number of daily visitors allowed through the gates beginning on June 13.

Eating out up on the roof

[2015-05-19 07:40]

The weekend before last was a stinker in Beijing. Just as warm weather seemed here to stay, and the scent of full-bloom roses was massaging out senses, a freak cool front - usually welcome in the capital - stopped the al fresco set in its tracks.

Sweet sips of summer

[2015-05-19 07:40]

Who can resist a light, refreshing, perhaps fruity cocktail while dining al fresco?

Global 'ganbei!' planned for August celebration of baijiu

[2015-05-19 07:40]

Its effect on non-Chinese has been described as "deadly powerful - exploding on the nose and palate, and packing the same alcoholic punch as a prizefighter". But fans of baijiu, China's popular white spirit, are convinced it has a place on the shelves of bars around the world, and they hope to be proved right on Aug 8.

Lifting higher

[2015-05-18 07:28]

In 2014, Chinese choreographer Ma Cong was thinking of ideas for his new work for the US-based Richmond Ballet when his mother passed away.

Blackbird tackles a tough topic

[2015-05-18 07:28]

A play exploring the darkness and complexity of humanity in the context of a paedophilia scandal will be performed in Shanghai in June.

Flights of fancy

[2015-05-18 07:28]

Birds and flowers surrounding Napa Lake, in Southeast China's Yunnan province, make the place look like a traditional Chinese scenic painting come to life.

Visitors flock to world capital of bookstores

[2015-05-18 07:28]

All across Argentina's capital, lodged between the steakhouses, ice cream shops and pizzerias, is an abundance of something that is becoming scarce in many nations: bookstores.

Pick your peace along a Quebec river

[2015-05-18 07:28]

The St Lawrence River in Quebec is like a pastoral painting along most of its length, wild in so many places, gently settled in others - a sea of tranquility for the spirit no matter how rough the waters or how dark the sky.

Falling in love

[2015-05-16 07:30]

There is sweetness and spice and all things nice at Xiang'ai, a new Hunan restaurant heavily influenced by the food of Sichuan, Chongqing, Anhui and Yunnan

Eat Beat

[2015-05-16 07:30]

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