David Baldacci's typical action thriller often features a character in dire emotional straits. This gives the novel dramatic depth and intensity, making it an unforgettable read. It has a strong element of science fiction, is action-packed and thought-provoking.
At the foot of Wan'an Hill, there is a large ancient tomb with heavy security and a huge protective shield temporarily built over it.
Chinese sculptor Li Xiangqun, 55, brings to life ancient Chinese cultural icons, such as Su Dongpo, the Song Dynasty (960-1279) writer and statesman. He does this to bring these distant figures closer to modern-day Chinese.
When China's President Xi Jinping went to London last year, pictures of him eating fish and chips and sipping a pint of Greene King IPA with the British prime minister went viral in China.
Brewed with highland barley and black caramel malts, Shangri-La Brewery's Black Yak is a dark beer with a hint of chocolate and roasted coffee beans. The intriguing name and robust taste have drawn crowds at beer festivals around China, and more recently won a top accolade in Europe.
The Italian embassy and several partners have organized what is intended to be an annual Italian Food Week across China, with a series of dining, films and related cultural events through Nov 29. Locations include restaurants and other venues in Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Xi'an. A broad spectrum of events will feature wine and balsamic vinegar tastings, dinners, movie nights and seminars on wine and food.
Despite German artist Anselm Kiefer's protest, the first large-scale show of his works in China opened to the public at the Central Academy of Fine Arts Art Museum in Beijing on Saturday.
The largest Chinese lantern festival in US history, Lights of the World, kicked off on Friday in the capital of Arizona to boost Sino-US cultural ties.
In 1929, the West Lake Expo was held in Hangzhou, and it helped the local economy of the capital of East China's Zhejiang province, which until then had been struggling due to war and social turmoil.
It seems the "young fresh meat" phenomenon has reached a tipping point.
It has been almost 30 years since the US comedy troupe Reduced Shakespeare Company's show, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), made its debut. It has been running in London for almost 10 years, making it the longest running comedy in the city's theater history.
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