At Tomorrow's Harvest farm, you won't find acres of land on which animals graze, or rows of corn, or bales of hay. Just stacks of boxes in a basement and the summery song of thousands of chirping crickets.
As every Spring Festival approaches, Chinese households follow the custom of hanging paintings - usually colored woodblock prints - on their doors and walls to welcome the new year.
Shanghai-based artist Li Lei says that lately he has been listening to Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No 2. He is "moved to tears" each time he hears the late Russian composer's piece.
A project launched by the ministries of culture and finance in 2014 will continue to support and train talented designers, especially those from China's western cities, officials of the Ministry of Culture said on Thursday.
Kia's Chinese dealers joined hands in seeking compensation after suffering losses and overstock, arguing that the automaker's business strategies over the past two years were unfair and unreasonable.
China-based automakers are racing to build new premium intelligent electric car plants in a bid to cash in on the country's burgeoning demand for smart connected vehicles.
Liu Jiping is selling bottled air from Hainan. And sales are brisk. He had just signed a deal for 100 bottles when I met him on the second day of the Hainan International Tourism Trade Expo in Sanya, which ran over Jan 12-15.
Lunar New Year begins Jan 28, kicking off the year of the rooster. The holiday is observed in China, Vietnam and other Asian countries, but a number of US destinations from New York to Las Vegas also host celebrations. Events include parades featuring lion dancers, special holiday menus at Asian restaurants, cultural festivals and more.
A new book on chairman Mao Zedong and his two younger brothers by Mao's grandson Mao Xinyu, was released on Dec 26, the 123rd birthday of the late leader.
Many Chinese poets say that this year will be special for them, a view echoed by Wang Guoqin, a poet and critic who said "poetry is the light ahead in the dark tunnel of my life", after receiving the Creation Award of the Year at the Third Spring Festival Poetry Gala for his book Talking About Poetry From Zhishi Studio.
More Chinese may be buying books online, but brick-and-mortar bookstores are still thriving. Sisyphe, one of the biggest private bookstore chains in China, opened its first branch in Beijing on Jan 13.
A smart organic wine list makes a new tapas bar a happening place in Beijing, Mike Peters reports.
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