The peaceful warrior

At a recent health lecture in Calgary, Canada, a qigong master, wearing a traditional white silk shirt, coached foreign students in a peaceful voice: "Slightly bend your knees, then turn the arms outward and hold them in a semicircle. Please concentrate".

Channeling the flow across borders

Chilean Luis Pedreros traveled halfway across the world and then carried his heavy suitcase on his back walking for more than 40 km - all in the name of taichi. His destination is Chenjiagou, a village at Wenxian county of Henan province, which was believed to be the cradle of Chen-style taichi.

Stuffing the New Year with joy and Chinese onions

Tomorrow we'll spend the afternoon making jiaozi dumplings. This has been our ritual for the Spring Festival Eve. It helps every family member vent troubles and share joys of the year, mince them in the stuffing and melt them into the fragrant steam.

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Live show resurrects Beyond

Paul Wong Koon Chung and Yip Sai Wing, former members of the famous Hong Kong band Beyond will give two gigs at the Workers Gymnasium on Feburary 1 and 2. Black Panther, the mainland's top band will guest at the shows.

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Wedded bliss doesn't have to cost a thing

Last year on the National Holiday, I attended the wedding of one of my best friends. The bride and groom, high-ranking 30-somethings in IT companies, dressed elegantly in Western style clothes. Guests who rushed to the French buffet all paused to have their photos taken by a wedding photographer.

Schooling begins at home

On a hot summer's day in August 2006, Lamao Cering crouches in a windy field in Qinghai province repeating "I want to go to school" like a mantra, oblivious to her father's call to come back and tend the sheep.