I feel sorry for women in politics. I'm glad to say men in politics don't have great news stories about what they are wearing."
Belgian artist Wim Delvoye is known for inventive but controversial works through which he reflects on the problems in a globalized world. The 52-year-old's mix-media installation, Cloaca No 5, is a machine he created with help from scientists, computer experts and designers. It mimics the human digestive system.
Through his six-decade career, Han Meilin - who is well-known as the chief designer of Fuwa, the good-luck mascots for the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008 - has always turned to Chinese cultural traditions for inspiration.
Cautious enthusiasm for the Chinese wine market. More men in supermarkets. Opening a bottle of wine with your shoe.
An iconic Chinese warship and the 245 officers - soldiers and crewmen who have been keeping a silent underwater vigil for more than 120 years - have won their rightful place in history, thanks to three years of archaeological work.
Beiyang (literally meaning "the northern ocean") Fleet was established by the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) in 1871 as one of four modernized regional navies when the dynasty faced a crisis and launched a series of reforms.
Like many of his peers born in the 1960s, Li Chen was a fan of Chinese picture books in his childhood.
It's been almost ten years since we first heard about Owlboy.
History lessons are rarely the best place to start, but it is important to understand the genesis of The Last Guardian, an extraordinary video game a decade in the making. Fumito Ueda's adventure about a boy and his beast has been oft-delayed and rarely glimpsed, its creator curiously shuffling roles mid-development. At times it seemed to vanish entirely, giving the impression that this follow-up to Ico and Shadow of the Colossus was, like its gryphon-esque cover star, nothing but a myth.
After watching Zhang Yimou's film The Great Wall last week, Gu Meng was impressed by the army of Tao Tie monsters from Chinese mythology. However, he complained that the Tao Tie in Zhang's film were not "Chinese" monsters.
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