In an area in the far northwest of China are earthen walls and temple ruins spread over an area of about 1.45 square kilometers. Locals call this site situated in a desert "the broken city".
The press invitation promised "the most gorgeous hotpot in Beijing". That was an ambitious boast, considering that the luminous Caocao restaurant, from a popular Taiwan franchise, was also just opening on the other side of Sanlitun Soho.
It's hard to imagine sitting down for a hotpot dinner - or a fresh cooked lobster - totally naked. Of course, many people wouldn't dream of going to dinner, especially in a public restaurant, without being dressed.
Rob Cunningham may be the most ubiquitous chef in Beijing - popping up at culinary events at other restaurants when he's not hosting one of his own. Now leaving Beijing after several years at Feast - he's heading for a new gig in Jakarta next week - he will be remembered by many fans as the king of Pavlova, the scrumptious pile of meringue and fruit that he's made a signature dessert, first at Capital M and lately at the East hotel restaurant here. Over the years he's crafted many variations for different seasons, or to match the theme of one of his Carnivore Club dinners. We can't imagine that his successor will take it off the menu, but just in case ...
Three sacred Buddhist texts are now on display in Beijing as rare early examples of block printing in China around the seventh century.
As a child, Xia Hang liked to take apart his toys and household items, such as clocks, and reassemble them.
Following the discovery of an ancient city and its dams, considered to be the earliest hydraulic project found in China, archaeologists studying the Neolithic Liangzhu culture are now preparing to unveil hundreds of pictographs in December, and even seek help from foreign experts to decode them.
This could be the most trivial breaking news of the month.
Thomas Oberender, artistic director of the Berliner Festspiele, an arts center that brings together a variety of arts and culture events under one roof each year in the German capital, made his first trip to China in 2014, and he says the visit was beyond his expectations.
Just steps from one of the busiest, most modern parts of Tokyo, it's a soothing surprise to feel like you're in the heart of a primeval forest. It's maybe a bigger surprise to learn that the trees are not at all as ancient as they feel.
Changes in family planning policies raise some highly emotional problems for many
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