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.

Oilers win chance to select once-in-a-generation talent

The Edmonton Oilers won the Connor McDavid sweepstakes.

Messi nets 400th Barcelona goal

Lionel Messi scored the 400th goal of his Barcelona career as the Catalans beat Champions League-chasing Valencia 2-0 at the Camp Nou on Saturday.

Following the rise and fall of Machiavelli

The medieval hamlet of Sant'Andrea in Percussina sits in the Tuscan hills amid rose-covered stone farmhouses and small country chapels surrounded by acres of silver-green olive groves.

If you go

Fly into one of the international airports in Florence. Pisa International Airport Galileo Galilei and Florence Airport Amerigo Vespucci are the two international airports in the region. If you are flying from Beijing/Shanghai, there are no direct flight available. Alternatively, air travelers can fly into Milan or Rome and get transportation from there to Florence, about a three-hour drive by car from either direction.