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Dancing to a Cuban beat in the shadow of the Great Wall

[2016-03-30 08:08]

It's a warm spring Monday afternoon at the foot of Badaling section of the Great Wall on the outskirts of Beijing when Cuban dance company, Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba, raises the temperature with a performance fusing ballet, flamenco, cha-cha, salsa and rumba.

Beijing now on global music map with Rubinstein contest

[2016-03-30 08:08]

With some 30 million kids in China playing the piano and many world famous keyboard stars such as Lang Lang, Li Yundi and Yuja Wang, the country is rightly considered a big player in the piano world.

Vis-a-vis visas, europe plays catch-up

[2016-03-30 08:08]

Schengen nations are opening dozens of visa centers in China's smaller cities this year, following last fall's policies requiring biometric data that make applying thornier for those outside the few main megalopolises. Xu Lin looks at how the need for Chinese fingerprints has expanded the EU's visa-center footprint in the country.

The number of visitors to Vietnam continues to soar

[2016-03-30 08:08]

The number of Chinese visitors to Vietnam has risen by 65.9 percent year-on-year in the first three months of 2016, the country's General Statistics Office said on Friday.

From fish to man

[2016-03-30 08:08]

A bilingual book seeks to shed light on the evolution of vertebrates through the trove of fossils discovered in China. Yang Yang reports.

A new Chinese release about Madagascar is more than a travel guide

[2016-03-30 08:08]

A long time ago, after an island had separated from a vast landmass, its plants and animals grew in relative isolation.

Water town dreams of being art hub

[2016-03-29 08:39]

An ongoing exhibition featuring celebrated foreign artists like Damien Hirst, Marina Abramovic and Ann Hamilton may help raise Wuzhen's profile. Deng Zhangyu reports in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province.

Show creates possibility of career options for locals

[2016-03-29 08:39]

Near the riverside a tree wrapped in metal sheets catches the attention of almost every passer-by. Most of them ask the same question: What's wrong with the tree?

Romancing the wild west

[2016-03-29 08:39]

Bayi Laoye presents classic Xinjiang fare in glittering surroundings, Mike Peters reports.

Inmates cook up a future at London jail

[2016-03-29 08:39]

With its leather chairs, glass tables and London prices, The Clink seems like any other restaurant. But the cutlery is plastic, the kitchen knives are kept locked up and the view from the window is of barbed wire.

Tipple talk

[2016-03-29 08:39]

Wines highlight a Beijing feast

Treats from city of canals

[2016-03-29 08:39]

The last of a five-year series of Italian art shows in Beijing has begun, bringing Venice into focus. Lin Qi reports.

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