"I have never been so affected by the beauty of oil paintings. The thickness of the paint, the quality of canvas, the play of light and colors, and the clear grains left me enthralled. I am amazed at how the artists have created such vivid works, without compromising on any of the details," writes a blogger after viewing the on-going From the Academia to Impressionism, Masterpieces of 19th Century European Painting, at the Beijing World Art Museum.
Hainan is China's No 1 domestic tourist destination and also attracts more than twice the number of overseas visitors of any other province. But now, the country's biggest holidaymaking hotspot has even bigger plans to attract big spenders.
There probably isn't any place in China that resembles an Ewok settlement more than Sanya Nanshan Treehouse Resort and Beach Club.
On Lisa Carducci's desk, a framed front cover of Beijing Review, a weekly magazine published in many languages, features the Canadian writer dressed in bright red, holding a small card in front of the five-star flag of China.
Editor's note: Paul Robeson dreamt of visiting China all his life. But his dream never came true. Today, on the 110th anniversary of his birth, a group of Chinese scholars gather at the former residency of Madame Soong Ching-ling to pay tribute to this great singer, actor, scholar, human-rights champion, and above all, friend of the Chinese people. Professor Chen Lin of the Beijing Foreign Studies University, recalls Robeson's life and his connection to China
If you are called a "beauty" in some Chinese shops, don't get too excited, as you will find out disappointedly that most female customers are addressed the same way.
Built 2,400 years ago, the Grand Canal linking Beijing and Hangzhou in East China's Zhejiang province, was the country's most important transport link, and was used to ship grains and goods between the south and the north. At a time when there were no trains or highways, it served to connect the whole of China.
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