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In on the shoot

[2015-08-13 08:16]

Actress Yao Chen is the face of a photo contest that aims to highlight Chinese people's beauty. Xu Fan reports.

Tall order: 10 minutes, 10 cities, 20 days

[2015-08-13 08:16]

Big-name foreign directors have brought China into focus since Italian Michelangelo Antonioni's documentary Chung Kuo, Cina forged impressions of the country that have persisted since the 1970s.

Downton Abbey cast's downcast farewell

[2015-08-13 08:16]

Just like its fans around the world, Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes does not seem to be able to let this series go so easily.

Cold War thriller that manages to lose the plot

[2015-08-13 08:16]

It is not until the climax of The Man From U.N.C.L.E., a colorful, Cold War-era spy thriller, that its main failing becomes clear: The plot does not matter.

Muscling up ballet

[2015-08-12 08:15]

The classical art form requires plenty of athleticism, but a new show takes dancers' strength to new dimensions, Chen Nan reports. Born in Kazakhstan, Khasan Usmanov studied ballet in Moscow since childhood and danced with troupes in the United States, Europe and Japan, so he believes that ballet is a universal and timeless language.

It's really the coolest place to be during these hot, hot days

[2015-08-12 08:15]

This could be the perfect pastime in the hottest days of the year: to watch Ice Age Live in Shanghai and four other cities in China.

China says no to 'harmful' lyrics

[2015-08-12 08:15]

One hundred and twenty Chinese songs that contain lyrics promoting "obscenity, violence, crime or that harm social morality", are banned online, according to an order released by the Ministry of Culture on Aug 10.

Vibrant venice's wondrous waterways

[2015-08-12 08:15]

The city's canals are arteries pumping its lifeblood. Mike Peters coasts through the Italian attraction.

Switzerland's largest city sparkles with summer pleasures

[2015-08-12 08:15]

No one is yodeling, but I live in hopemy trip to Switzerland has barely begun.

For whom the robot's bell tolls

[2015-08-12 08:15]

Author's bleak warning suggests a world where many of us are idle. Yang Yang reports.

24-hour bookshop in rebuilt Beijing tower draws visitors

[2015-08-12 08:15]

The Shichahai area in Beijing offers a variety of choices to tourists and residents alike: Houhai lake is fun to walk around after sunset; Di'anmenwai Street is full of street musicians; and there's dancing in the public square between the Bell and Drum towers.

Focus on quality of writing, authors

[2015-08-12 08:15]

The upcoming Shanghai Book Fair - an acclaimed mainland event - will likely see less craze among readers for lifestyle and personal finance books.

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