A Hello Kitty park entices adoration beyond adorability

If you're grumpy because the line is too long, then a Japanese cartoon character may arrive to cheer you up.

New book snapshot of wonders from Atlas Obscura website

An elf school in Iceland. A hospital for falcons in the Middle East. A museum in Independence, Missouri, for artwork made from hair.

Tapping into a rich past

Yang Chenxi, an 8-year-old from Zhejiang province's Huzhou, recently spent half of her summer holidays with her grandparents in the countryside in Suqian, Jiangsu province.

Fighting to record the war's history

Old soldiers never die. That is, if they're remembered.

Author shares ideas about sharing ideas

The Chinese post photos of overseas vacations, cute pets and gym selfies every moment of every day - but social networks can prove powerful if users understand how to distill collective wisdom.

Passion To Spread Good Taste

The main problem for George Wong is finding space to store and display his growing collection of artwork.

Japanese expert set to brighten up Shanghai's CBD

Fram Kitagawa believes that fine art is not independent of ordinary people's lives. In 1994, the 70-year-old Japanese exhibition curator changed Tachikawa, an abandoned military area on the outskirts of Tokyo, into an experimental art zone.

The world on a plate

We are constantly fed - and overfed - with posts and photos of who's traveling where thanks to social media. Something very similar happens for fans of the bistro Ginger by the Park in Shanghai: They have a stalker-like knowledge of where its owner has been traveling throughout the year via the menu, and they are likely to be overfed with the food inspired from those trips.

Walker feted as mainland's first Master of Wine

The country's wine industry and media gathered in Beijing last week to celebrate with Fongyee Walker, who has become the Chinese mainland's first Master of Wine resident. Walker is co-founder and managing director of Dragon Phoenix Wine Consulting.

A British and French food fight in Beijing

He's waving a French flag, and throwing little Eiffel Tower key chains to the audience.

Gut check

Setting The Stage

Xie Suchen says she often awoke with anxiety during the eight months of planning the Yinchuan Biennale.