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Artist gives new life to flowers, birds

[2014-12-16 07:24]

Flowers and birds are common subjects under the brush of Chinese painters. Fuzhou-based artist Zhu Weixin is trying to inject new life into his own paintings of this genre, and his efforts were well-presented in his just-concluded solo show in Beijing.

Miss South Africa crowned Miss World

[2014-12-16 07:24]

Miss South Africa, 22-year-old Rolene Strauss, was crowned Miss World 2014 at the pageant's final in London on Sunday, with an estimated billion viewers watching on television around the globe.

Voices of Tuva

[2014-12-15 07:10]

Sayan Bapa, 52, grew up listening to an old, beautiful folk song called Camel Caravan Drivers, popular for generations in his home state of Tuva Republic, which is a Russian Federation subject in southern Siberia, bordering Mongolia.

Tibetan composer's dance shows come to Beijing soon

[2014-12-15 07:10]

Tibetan composer Zahi Dorje, 50, still recalls the days of his youth, when sitting underneath the blue skies of his hometown, Yushu in the Tibetan autonomous prefecture of Qinghai province, he often read poems written by Tsangyang Gyatso (1683-1706), the sixth Dalai Lama.

Art beat ... finger on the pulse

[2014-12-15 07:10]

Beijing

So just who is the real sissy, then?

[2014-12-13 08:01]

Lin Shaohua, a noted translator of Japanese literature, gave a lecture to a class of master of public administration students the other day.

A British shopping mecca thrives on Chinese spenders

[2014-12-13 08:01]

When I learned about an ongoing British tourism promotion to invite Chinese travelers to name their favorite places on social media, I thought about things that might not be on the official list but yet are as appealing as Big Ben or Buckingham Palace.

Feet that rule

[2014-12-12 07:56]

The well-heeled Marilyn Monroe reportedly once said that if you give a girl the right shoes, she can conquer the world.

Killer Heels looks at high points of shoe history

[2014-12-12 07:56]

Shakespeare mentions high heels in Hamlet, former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg praised them and fashion designers from Dior to Manolo Blahnik have bewitched women and men with their versions. Killer Heels is a luxurious, fun and sexy look at the history of high heels, and it manages to be an eye candy and thought-provoking, too. It's on shelves for the holiday shopping season.

Fashion update

[2014-12-12 07:56]

Sale for blind kids

A fine master

[2014-12-12 07:56]

American classical pianist Gary Graffman, 86, is better known in China as Chinese pianist Lang Lang's teacher. Graffman has also taught Wang Yuja and Zhang Haochen, two other talented internationally reputed Chinese pianists.

Former rock star Luo Qi attempts a comeback

[2014-12-12 07:56]

Life's been a roller-coaster ride for rock singer Luo Qi.

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