Few words are more synonymous with France and its joie de vivre than Champagne, and plenty of the bubbly will be flowing around the world this week as the country celebrates Bastille Day on Thursday.
Hans Zahner may be the newest French celebrity chef in Shanghai - almost as fresh off the boat as his Fine de Claire oyster dish. Untainted by the strong local influence of going fusion or fancy, chef Zahner strictly adheres to his philosophy of using three to four ingredients at most in one dish. For this oyster, a type favored by those who favor a less fleshy morsel, he minimizes the added ingredients down to Schrenki caviar and two pieces of borage leaf. If there is one more thing you could ask for, it should be simply and unsurprisingly, some champagne... .
Ordering a lobster while dining out may strike some as self-indulgent, but the country's connoisseurs eagerly welcome the crustaceans, even if it means flying the creatures from the United States, Australia or Canada.
Su Xinping found himself trapped in a career bottleneck a decade ago, when his paintings were sold successfully.
In a push to protect folk cultures of ethnic groups in Southwest China's Guizhou province, government funds - both provincial and central - have been enhanced, officials say.
In an era where people can make videos on their smartphones, what's the difference between a video taken by an artist and that by an untrained person?
Director and producer Mei Shuaiyuan is known for shijing yanchu, or shows that use real scenery in open-air performances with hundreds of performers to display local culture and traditions.
Chen Yan enjoyed seeing wild birds as he boated over Heilongjiang province's Khanka Lake.
Dogs that sail on the Queen Mary 2 are getting the royal treatment.
We owe it to old people to encourage them to do more than dance and dote on grandchildren
Is it possible to regret becoming a mother? The question first posed by an Israeli researcher has stirred a debate in Germany like in no other country, shattering a long-held taboo.
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