When museum staff members in the Hall of Martial Valor slowly unveil the national treasures sitting in front of us, you can sense everyone in the room collectively holding their breath.
Since the outbreak of the global financial crisis in 2008, one question that has been frequently asked: "Is the dominant position of the dollar being threatened?"
France's moves toward offering Chinese a passe-partout is paying off.
From a distance, New England's beloved Mount Monadnock looks distinctly unthreatening.
Beijing's book fair ended on Sunday, with a bigger turnout than last year. Yang Yang reports.
Fans of late British author Terry Pratchett, many in science-fantasy costumes, lined up outside bookshops overnight as the final installment in the Discworld series went on sale on Thursday.
As interest in China grows around the world, especially in the West, scholars at home are trying to help their foreign counterparts better understand Chinese history.
Zhang Qing nearly burst into tears while visiting a dozen Russian museums earlier this year.
My British friend Craig arrived in China with no fear of chicken feet.
Poet and food critic Er Mao now lives in Beijing, but the 53-year-old often travels to his hometown, a small county in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality, to bring its local flavors back to the capital.
A year ago, Liu Huan, an independent art curator from Beijing, told his 86-year-old grandfather, Wang Qingyun, he'd initiate an art project that would mix Chinese calligraphy and contemporary art.
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