Chen Zuchang has a different way of documenting his travels - instead of taking pictures, he sketches the places he visits.
The Le Corbusiers, Renoirs and Picassos are on their way back to London, having touched base with Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei and Hong Kong.
Last year, the turnover of China's antique and art auctions in 2016 surged by 16 percent year-on-year to reach 19.5 billion yuan ($2.8 billion), rebounding to a level last seen in 2014, according to the China Association of Auctioneers.
In November 2015, Liu Yiqian made history when he snapped up Amadeo Modigliani's Reclining Nude for $170.4 million at a Christie's auction in New York. Liu, who set up Shanghai's twin Long museums and a third in Chongqing with his wife, Wang Wei, is believed to own the largest private art collection in China.
NANNING - Chinese zoologist Pan Wenshi, 80, believes the secret of his success in saving endangered white-headed langurs lies not just in his love for the animals, but also in his love for people.
NINGBO, ZHEJIANG - Frenchman Emmanuel Dennis, 54, is a busy man. In addition to running two companies, the Ninghai-based businessman has also acted as an adviser to the head of Hehong village committee for the past year. The unpaid job puts him at the forefront of the community's development.
A nurse in Zhengzhou, Henan province, has hit upon an unusual way to keep her patients' spirits up - drawing cartoons.
Italian President Sergio Mattarella and French Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve this week became the latest European leaders to beat a path to Beijing, carrying messages in support of globalization and against a protectionist revival favored by "certain populists".
The fast development of robotics has raised public concern about robots replacing workers not only on factory floors but also in offices, and causing a global unemployment crisis. To an extent, people's concern seems justified.
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