After a premature reading of the last rites, the bibliophile's favorite place is staging a comeback by breaking away from convention and reinventing itself
Book trade is given new look with bookshop and lodging combination
In 2008, the Chinese Felid Conservation Alliance began building a camera-trapping network to monitor leopards in Shanxi province. Today, it says there are more than a dozen members of the species in the area. Xu Lin reports.
Thangka art, a traditional Buddhist painting form on cotton or silk done by Tibetans, is now being conserved in the virtual world.
Hawaii's celebrity chef Alan Wong brings his cuisine to the Chinese mainland, telling Xu Junqian he expects the city to shape what's on his plates.
The National Ballet of China will pay homage to the Red Army in April, as the 80th anniversary of the end of the Long March draws near. Chen Jie reports.
New York's Juilliard School and the British School of Beijing, which has campuses in the city's Sanlitun and Shunyi areas, recently announced their collaboration on an arts curriculum developed by specialists at the renowned conservatory along with support from its alumni and affiliated artists.
A series of cultural events have been planned to mark the 400th death anniversary of Tang Xianzu (1550-1616), a celebrated playwright, whom fans call "China's William Shakespeare".
Shanghai, one of China's most international cities, hosted the China Final of Barcardi's fourth global cocktail competition last week on the landmark Bund.
The Stratford Festival in Canada will this year commemorate the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death by broadcasting three more of the Bard's work in high-definition, including Hamlet.
The much-anticipated release of The Revenant on the Chinese mainland has not been without controversy, as Hollywood megastar Leonardo DiCaprio finds out. Xu Fan reports.
One of China's most commercially successful directors, Feng Xiaogang, once said his love for cinema was dying.
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