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Ice-cream time

[2017-07-11 08:02]

The ice-cream scene in Shanghai this summer is anything but chilly. There is the locally inspired salty egg-yolk flavor, which doesn't taste as entrancing as it sounds, especially after more than one hour of lining up for it. Then there's the very We-Chat-Momentable return of the Magnum pop-up store, which allows sweet tooths to create their own ice-cream bars. But the quiet sensation of summer desserts is the refreshing new offering from Asian bistro Ginger: pandan ice cream. By infusing the ice-cream base with the aromatic leaf overnight, Singaporean chef Jet Lo manages to give the not so strongly flavored pandan leaves some oomph, recreating the summer treat so loved by many Southeast Asians.

Treasured tomes

[2017-07-11 08:02]

Wei Li's peers consider him to be a top collector of ancient Chinese books.

Taiwan dance troupe to present impromptu moves in Beijing

[2017-07-11 08:02]

In 1988, dancer-choreographer Ku Ming-shen, then a teacher at the Chinese Culture University in Taiwan, visited the University of Illinois in the United States. There, one evening, she and a group of students broke into a dance that continued well into the night. Ku describes the experience as magical and says she just could not stop dancing.

Preserved on paper

[2017-07-10 07:45]

More than 60 rubbings of ancient bronze ware and other relics by Jia Wenzhong, an expert on bronze ware identification and relic repairs, are on display at Prince Kung's Mansion in Beijing.

Museum seeks works' heirs for Nazi-era art trove exhibition

[2017-07-10 07:45]

BERN - A Swiss museum director preparing for a Naziera art collection's long-awaited public unveiling later this year said Friday that her goal remains finding heirs to any works that may have been looted from Jewish owners.

Chinese artist's paintings evoke a sense of Cartier-Bresson's photographs

[2017-07-10 07:45]

Ma Mingze's oil paintings remind you of works by French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004). Though both work with different mediums, they both depict day-to-day scenes in a way that give viewers an unreal feeling.

Living below the ground

[2017-07-10 07:45]

When asked how long his family had been living in the subterranean dwelling in Pinglu, in North China's Shanxi province, the 70-year-old veterinarian Wang Shouxian gave an answer rarely heard in China, where the average lifespan of buildings is 30 years: "more than 300 years".

Antarctica the new adventure draw for Chinese tourists

[2017-07-10 07:45]

China has overtaken Australia to become the second biggest source of tourists to the Antarctic.

Stratospheric luxury

[2017-07-08 07:32]

It's the frazzled air traveler's ultimate dream - you pull up to a private VIP terminal in your limo, speed through passport control and customs, and within minutes sink into the comfort of your leather armchair, glass of champagne in hand, as your bespoke private jet prepares to take off.