When Canadian pianist Roger Lord was performing at the Chinese New Year TV gala in 2013, one of the hosts was Mark Rowswell - better known by his Chinese name, Dashan, and for his mastery of Chinese cross-talk.
After the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), emperor Pu Yi (1906-67) and the imperial household were allowed by the Republic of China (1911-49) government to remain in some parts of the Forbidden City, aka the Palace Museum.
When he was just plain old Bonaparte, the man who was to became Napoleon pillaged works of art from all over Europe with the aim of making the Louvre in Paris a museum for all mankind.
The Western holiday season that spans Christmas and New Year's Day inspires restaurant chefs to try some of their fanciest flourishes of the year.
Let's say that one of your New Year's resolutions is to eat healthier and lose some weight. Join the crowd, right?
The world is revving up to celebrate the Chinese Spring Festival.
As winter arrives in northern Anatolia, the best season to cut red dogwood branches for making traditional canes is approaching.
Surrounded by untidy stacks of paper and abandoned half-empty coffee cups, photographer Aida Muluneh chain smokes cigarettes in her Addis Ababa office and rails against the negative portrayals of Africa by foreigners.
Colin Firth joked that he was looking for offers in Chinese films, adding that he hoped to work with Chinese directors Zhang Yimou, Feng Xiaogang, Chen Kaige, Lou Ye and Jia Zhangke, to name a few.
Her slim figure is wrapped in a long leather cape dress. Her long straight hair looks particularly black under a shiny sliver headpiece, which has long pheasant feathers.
Terrific tofu and serene scenery are mutually reinforcing appeals that propel an appetite for Lujia village as an ecotourism destination.
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