IN BRIEF (Page 21)

Jackie chan looks back

Jackie Chan, the Hong Kong martial artist and movie star, released a second autobiography on April 7, his 61st birthday.

Quotes from the book

On his life

Wide, open road

Jin Xin has taken his car in for service and has started stocking up on boxes of ready-to-eat rice. Jin, from Tianjin, is preparing for a road trip around and across the Chinese border in July.

Traveling on a budget

Cao Kexing, 26, managed to snatch up a bargain trip from Guangzhou to Cambodia in June.

Sailing on land aboard Neruda's ship-like homes

Brazilian tourist Cristiane Stekel stood next to Chilean poet Pablo Neruda's bed and looked out of the window at rough ocean waves. The bed is positioned so that the sun rises at its head and sets at its foot.

Finding artists

Liu Sizhao speaks in the manner of an eloquent gallerist while explaining to viewers his mixed-media artworks on show.

Wuhan gets new museum on university grounds

For years, cherry trees in full bloom at the prestigious Wuhan University have made the campus a springtime attraction.

Biennale seeing more women

A Nigerian art critic and museum director is the first African to curate the Venice Biennale contemporary art fair that opened on Saturday for its seven-month run, while female artists are representing more countries than ever in national pavilions - trends seen as an informal rebalancing in the art world.

Art beat

Shanghai

German artist makes an impression

Beijing has welcomed a slew of notable Western artists in recent weeks. The city's art lovers who came out in force to welcome pop art legend David Hockney are now flocking to the exhibition of German neo-expressionist Markus Lupertz.

New museum gives a hint of things to come

The long-anticipated private Beijing Minsheng Art Museum has yet to announce when it will officially open, only confirming that it will be sometime in June.