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Artworks capture struggles of Red Army in Long March

[2016-12-27 07:45]

The high-altitude Ruoergai Grassland in northern Sichuan province attracts tourists today for picturesque wetlands and diverse wildlife. More than 80 years ago, however, the scene was less tranquil - the Red Army fighting against harsh terrain and weather during the Long March, a military retreat the Communist Party of China conducted from 1934-36.

Scans unveil the secrets of the oldest mummies

[2016-12-27 07:45]

The world's oldest mummies have just had an unusual checkup.

Giving the bard a common touch

[2016-12-26 07:03]

One of William Shakespeare's tragedies, King Lear, is being translated into Mandarin for a stage production, which will open in Beijing on Jan 20. The play is a production by the National Center for the Performing Arts and is part of the Royal Shakespeare Company's 10-year cultural exchange project, entitled Shakespeare's Folio Translation Project.

Hamilton composer Manuel Miranda still on a roll

[2016-12-26 07:03]

Winning a Pulitzer Prize and a clutch of Tony Awards in a single year would be enough for almost anyone. Not Lin-Manuel Miranda. Not in 2016.

Pudgy pop stars aim at obesity prejudice

[2016-12-26 07:03]

Competition is cutthroat among Japan's thousands of pop-idol wannabes, but a unique concept is winning fame for a band of "chubby" girls deploying their cheeky cuteness to combat prejudices against obesity.

Go cosmo

[2016-12-26 07:03]

Shanghai is a mega city that's the engine of China's financial and innovation development. It offers a captivating blend of modernity and old-world charm like no other place in the country.

A river that flows with culture

[2016-12-26 07:03]

Many world-class cities are endowed with a first-rate river.

Where East meets West for dinner

[2016-12-26 07:03]

Guidebooks advise sampling Shanghai's "must-tries" like xiaolongbao (soup dumplings), red-braised pork and hairy crabs.

Striking a chord in new headphone market

[2016-12-23 07:30]

Daniel Sennheiser, chief executive officer of Sennheiser Electronic GmbH & Co KG, one of the world's biggest audio system producers by sales revenue, cannot stop thinking about how many lower-tier Chinese cities his products have yet to reach, every time he visits the country.