The distinctive tropical landscapes of Xishuangbanna, in southwestern Yunnan province, has been attracting established painters like Zhu Danian and Yao Zhonghua since the late 1950s. Many of them spend weeks sketching and painting at the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, where a great variety of plants and birds inspire artists from across the country.
Many years ago, I made this chipotle sweet potato puree for my good friend, pie and cake expert Rose Levy Beranbaum. Since that day, we have each made it again and again as a great fall and winter side dish.
I've got my face stuck in a Mushroom Brown. It's a dark and rich fungal ale, one of eight seasonal beers now emerging from the fermentation tanks at Slow Boat Brewery's new flagship pub.
There was an exhibition hall devoted to tea, another to silk and an extensive international photo show.
The 34-year-old sculptor has produced copies of real-life situations, mostly from public spaces such as elevators, subway coaches or waiting halls of train stations.
Feng Lili, the widow of UK-born sculptor Anthony Stones who died earlier this year at the age of 82, recalls her husband once telling her that he would rather people remember the statues he made more than his own face.
A bed first made famous by Vincent van Gogh's 1888 painting The Bedroom, may today still be lurking in a home or attic in a small Dutch town, an art historian claimed on Sunday.
Each year at the increasingly prestigious Wuzhen Theater Festival, there is someone who presides over the final show of the young artists' competition.
Whistling, playing the piano and tapping the cover of the instrument, Italian pianist Vanessa Benelli Mosell gave the audience an entertaining experience when she performed at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing recently.
Edward Hutchins, 26, fell in love with Hainan province - the Hawaii of China - the first time when he saw its beautiful tropical scenery.
You know prosecco as the fruity Italian bubbly that's a fun and affordable way to celebrate the holidays as well as a bright accompaniment to a light meal. But this popular sparkling white wine can also be part of your vacation plans. Just like that other famous fizz, Champagne, it hails from a region that welcomes visitors who like to travel glass in hand.
Family photos tend to capture the happy moments in life: a child's eyes wide with excitement as they open a birthday present, a fresh graduate tossing his mortar board into the air, or the exhausted relief on a runner's face at the end of a marathon.
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