Gary Karr is fascinated with Chinese culture, especially the traditional gardens, though the double bass master has never played on the mainland.
Hong Kong targets wintertime visitors from the Chinese mainland, especially the chilly north, pitching warm weather and discounts. Xu Lin discovers what makes the place a perfect roost for snowbirds, while wading among marine mammals.
Zhang Huan cut France and Switzerland from the itineraries of the travel agency she started in 1998 to focus solely on Italy since 2000.
Despite having a prestigious tournament in Shanghai, the game is still a relatively unknown sport in China that wealthy families are now beginning to see as a ticket to top schools
Previously deemed as nothing more than a way of getting another certificate that might prove useful when it comes to applying to prestigious schools, art education was in the past often marginalized in China's classrooms.
In a ballroom of a glitzy casino hotel, the clatter of plastic tiles turned into roaring applause as the winner was determined for an international mahjong competition late Sunday following a weekend-long wrangling over square tables.
Rogerio Ceni, the highest-scoring goalkeeper in soccer history, charmed the world with his golden boots - but it is his magical gloves that will be most missed at the club where he spent his career, Brazil's Sao Paulo.
Valencia boss Gary Neville believes his side paid the price for an exhausting draw at Barcelona on the weekend as it crashed out of the Champions League with a 2-0 home loss to Lyon on Wednesday.
French international striker Andre-Pierre Gignac shocked many in the soccer world when he snubbed some major European teams to sign for a Mexican club six months ago, but his gamble is paying off.
In the same week that Michel Platini fights to save his career, the draw for the finals of the expanded 24-team European Championship that he championed takes place in Paris on Saturday.
Young Beijinger taking on some of the world's best in Thailand
Having finalized a $206.5 million, six-year contract, the Arizona Diamondbacks are married to Zack Greinke through the pitcher's 38th birthday.
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