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Top US pianist thrills fans with challenging Beethoven work

[2016-10-26 07:38]

Beethoven's Hammerklavier sonata is considered the composer's most technically challenging work, but it was no problem for Murray Perahia, who played it at a recent recital in Beijing.

A little background on the blue men

[2016-10-26 07:38]

Why are the characters blue?

New 'eyes' On Pandas

[2016-10-26 07:38]

Yele Nature Reserve is a playground for wild giant pandas and other endangered animal species such as leopards.

Discounts multiply during gap between holidays

[2016-10-26 07:38]

The National Day marked the last golden holiday this year, but the best is just beginning for those who have chosen to use their paid vacation later.

New And Newer Voices

[2016-10-26 07:38]

Western readers have great expectations of Chinese authors, according to veteran Sinologist Michael Kahn-Ackermann.

Rare blend of reality and fantasy

[2016-10-25 07:41]

Several years ago, artist Yu Hong came across an abandoned garden in a Beijing suburb. She walked through it and saw many nearly complete concrete pavilions built in traditional Chinese style and lotus blooming in a pool.

Treat for fans with first show of leading German artist's works

[2016-10-25 07:41]

Anselm Kiefer in China, the first retrospective show of the German painter and sculptor in China, will be held in November in Beijing at the Art Museum of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, followed by a tour of some major cities including Shanghai and Nanjing.

Forkfuls of charity

[2016-10-25 07:41]

As I dig into a platter of Korean barbecue at a new Beijing restaurant, Jim Boyce is in a bar a few blocks away, enjoying Belgian beer and "liar's dice".

Restaurant chain shows its sushi roots

[2016-10-25 07:41]

Having won the opening auction for bluefin tuna at Tsukiji's first fish market of the year for four years in a row, Itamae Sushi is now looking for glory from long ago.

A do-ahead Thanksgiving side: Spiced cranberry chutney

[2016-10-25 07:41]

Although Thanksgiving is the quintessential American holiday, some of my American friends and I celebrate it here in London every year.

Portraits of perseverance

[2016-10-25 07:41]

When describing the history of early Chinese migrants overseas in the 19th century, "blood and tears" are commonly used words in China's textbooks; many endured miserable lives as laborers and faced discrimination from locals.

Painter gives new life to tea and silk

[2016-10-25 07:41]

How can leftover leaves be recycled when no longer producing a fine cup of tea?

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