A giant golden monkey climbing a green glass building in Beijing's downtown attracts a lot of eyeballs, and bystanders liken this scene to King Kong looking at an urban landscape from the top of a building.
They are dazzling creations of nature that can't be cut or polished. For centuries, royalty and aristocrats have pursued them to demonstrate power and social rank. In modern times, they adorn an extensive population of women as an indication of fashion tastes.
Rocky Leung is a playful chef, delighting in surprises even as he shepherds the traditions of Chinese cooking in his kitchen at Man Ho.
Over the summer, I traveled to a barbecue summit at the headquarters of Certified Angus Beef.
When Wu Weishan visited Chinese sculptor Liu Huanzhang's home years ago, the director of the National Art Museum of China was impressed by a great number of statues of people and animals that filled every room and passageway.
The global economic slowdown and "selective demand" are pushing Christie's to seek more realistic prices for their collections, directors of the auction house said on Sunday.
Mark Dunhill compares Chinese artist Qi Baishi (1864-1957) to French artist Henri Matisse (1869-1954).
Andreas Ottensamer, the principal clarinetist of the Berlin Philharmonic, just had a hectic 48 hours in China.
Readying a new album and stadium tour for next year, Depeche Mode feels free. The group, which helped bring electronic music into the mainstream with a flurry of hits, finally is setting its own pace.
Guizhou province's undulating topography has long sculpted its fight against poverty into an uphill battle in every sense - but the very mountains that had blocked prosperity are today generating it through tourism.
From dizzying Dakar to vibrant Saint-Louis, Senegal pulsates with rich culture, history and charm.
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