James Ong considers himself not just a restaurant owner, but a promoter of all things Malaysian. "Malaysians are proud of their gourmet traditions," he says. "Many of my Malaysian friends working in Beijing take their colleagues to my restaurant to introduce them to Malaysian food and culture."
My friendship with Fei goes back to middle school, when I first noticed the sourness in her life. Born in the 1970s, Fei is the only daughter in her family. She always dressed brightly and scored the highest when the exam papers were handed back.
There are thousands of versions of Journey to the West (Xi You Ji), but what is the Monkey King's interpretation of the book?
Xiao Ren, my girlfriend, was worried about her weight so she dragged me off to go skiing. As soon as she set foot on the slopes, however, she tripped and sprained her ankle. I visited her every day, but our conversation soon dried up and we started looking at each other, in silence. Then, one day, she announced: "Let me show you how to play go."
On the morning of June 6, 2006, Chinese composer Hao Weiya (pictured), then a visiting scholar at the Conservatory of Santa Cecilia in Rome, was woken by a phone call from China.
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