Fiesta Tex-Mex, newly opened among Beijing's under-the-sidewalk shops along Xindong Lu, is a triumph of low expectations. That sounds like damning with faint praise, but Tex-Mex is best when it's unpretentious, especially alongside a Corona or a big margarita. Fiesta has a family-friendly sports bar kind of vibe, and the shrimp fajitas - served smoking hot on a sizzling iron platter - are big and tender, with two nice flour tortillas. The joint may not feel quite like Austin or Laredo, but it's just the ticket for a casual afternoon meal.
Juliana Young Koo was born in 1905 in Tianjin, China, and now lives in New York City.
By the end of 2014, the length of functioning high-speed railway lines in China exceeded more than 16,000 kilometers, more than anywhere else in the world.
In his compilation of articles from his Wall Street Journal column, "Ask Ariely", Dan Ariely wraps in a clever bow all the questions we've ever wanted answered concerning the behavioral intricacies that dictate the decisions we make.
Stephen Soong was a literary critic and translator who befriended the great writers of his generation. His son has now coauthored a book about his extraordinary life. Liu Zhihua reports.
Yangliuqing woodblock prints are famous thanks to their popularity as decorations in Chinese households during the Lunar New Year.
When a teenager's innocent social media prank turns into a punishing trip behind bars, the Boston private eye Spenser begins a probe that stretches from freezing, blustery New England all the way to a sunny Florida marina.
At 17, Gao Bowen started to learn Pingtan, an ancient Chinese art form of singing and storytelling originated from Suzhou, Jiangsu province, with a history of more than 400 years.
Chinese opera Mulan Psalm, staged at Chongqing's Shi Guangnan Grand Theater on May 10, paid homage to Shi Guangnan (1940-90), one of modern China's most popular composers, on the 75th anniversary of his birth.
The Minnesota Orchestra played to a sold-out house on Friday night in the first performance in Cuba by a full professional US orchestra since 1999, coming just months after the two Cold War rivals announced a thaw in relations.
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.
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