Prolific director Yi Liming is on a mission to bring the underrepresented in world theater as well as top original Chinese works, writes Raymond Zhou.
Zhou Libo, a Chinese stand-up comedian who is famous for his iconic "Shanghai-style small talk", made his debut on Friday night at New York's Carnegie Hall.
Yang Xuefei's first encounter with Brazilian music was at the age of 12, when she began to play classical guitar. She heard Sound of the Bells, by composer Joao Pernambuco, at a Beijing show. The performers had left the score, so Yang was able to play it with her classmates later.
An ethnic Tibetan's production is just one highlight as 15 contemporary dance works are staged by professional troupes from 10 countries, plus other 47 choreographed works, starting Wednesday. Chen Nan reports.
For modern dance devotees, July is when the annual Beijing Dance Festival is staged in the capital.
A visit to Shanxi province takes you back through Chinese dynasties, and you will lap up the exquisite scenery along the way. Liu Zhihua, Paige Sheffield and Sun Ruisheng report in Shanxi.
When Aidana Mukhametgaliyeva saw a notice in China Daily offering writers and photographers the chance to visit Shanxi province, she had no hesitation in applying to go.
The beloved American children's book character Curious George is celebrating Ramadan this year - with chocolate-covered bananas, of course.
Scholar's compilation of the story of modern China is an Oxford first, Andrew Moody reports.
Why would anyone want to spy on Jeremy O'Keefe? After all, he tells the reader, "I am no one," just a history professor who recently returned to America after a decade teaching in England. But Jeremy can't shake the feeling that he's being watched.
The heart of Ace Atkins' novels featuring former Army Ranger Quinn Colson looks at a community populated by people who want to do the right thing but whose good intentions are often thwarted by the evil that flows through the Mississippi town of Jericho.
Best-selling author Emily Giffin delivers another emotionally honest work with the novel First Comes Love. Giffin paints a relatable picture chronicling the journey of two sisters who land on opposite ends of the spectrum after tragedy strikes their family 15 years before.
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