He made his fortune with industrial hardware and used it to collect priceless art, from medieval treasures to modern masterpieces by Pablo Picasso, Henry Moore and Andy Warhol.
The news that retired superstar Brigitte Lin (Lin Ching-hsia) will appear in an upcoming reality program on the tube was greeted with a wave of subdued ambivalence rather than elation.
Last November, when Wang Yabin toured Europe with Genesis, a collaborative dance work she made with Belgian choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, she took with her the novel The Moon Opera, written by Chinese author Bi Feiyu, as well as DVDs of the TV series based on the novel.
Foreign companies are eyeing China as potential market for recreational vehicles. Xu Lin reports in Dusseldorf.
Hohhot hopes to cash in on its historical legacy as a center of commerce and has revived its ancient trade hub as a new tourism zone.
Tying the knot overseas is becoming increasingly popular among Chinese. But if you're going to do it, don't forget to hire a rain stopper
A gigantic, generously framed photo hanging on the wall may be the most important decoration you will see in the home of a Chinese newlywed.
A public servant's passion for horses put him on an unlikely seven-year odyssey that took him to the Olympic Games. Yang Feiyue reports.
The era when Chinese women undervalued underwear is over.
Summer brings the Arctic to life, nowhere more so than in home and restaurant kitchens. Mike Peters hops off a cruise ship touring Greenland to sample the local bounty.
When German curry masters Timo Winter and Dietmar Haubold recently brought their trademark sauce to Beijing, the sausage party quickly turned into a macho-man contest.
Romescu sauce, with its base of mixed nuts, roasted garlic, olive oil and red peppers, originated in Catalonia in northeastern Spain, where fishermen eat it with fish. Chef Miguel Garcia Rodriguez, who is in Beijing this month to shape the Spanish food festival at Minzu Hotel, deploys the sauce in his Iberico pork cheek with sauteed mushroom, a standout on one of two special set menus that are each 158 yuan ($25).
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