ATHENS - Herakleidon museum opposite the Acropolis hill offered this summer a look at Greek seafaring - from antiquity to modern times - showcasing through models of ships and nautical instruments Greeks' achievements in a field that is regarded as an integral part of their identity.
The Dream of the Red Chamber, written by Cao Xueqin during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), is considered one of China's greatest classical novels, and its latest rendition is set to thrill opera lovers in the country.
When he was 15 years old, Wu Muye studied playing the piano at Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, the music school of the Paris Conservatory, from where he graduated in 2009.
Why did the Tibetan antelope cross the road? To get to the other side, of course. Easier said than done.
Chinese are increasingly willing to spend on travel, especially trips around the country.
Dressed in her Catch22 team-logo tank top, Stacy Wu hit for a morning exercise on the lake of World Fair Marina in New York on Aug 13, together with her dragon boat teammates.
Jober Ferreira Oliveira, a 16-year-old Brazilian student, had never dreamed of going to China before he was admitted to a special high school. Now, he's been to China twice, much to the envy of his friends.
The inclusion of Hoh Xil, which is on the world's largest and highest plateau, as a UNESCO World Heritage Site marks a new beginning for the area's conservation, says Buzhou, director of the Hoh Xil National Nature Reserve administration.
The police were outnumbered.
Documentary paints rich picture of Chinese artists reproducing Western masterpieces. Guo Ying and Yuan Quan report.
It's a world apart from the polished atmosphere of traditional classical music concerts.
A device called a tokamak that holds hydrogen plasma hotter than the core of the sun. Spectrometers that direct lasers to monitor atmospheric pollution. Magnetic-field generators that are tens of thousands of times stronger than a fridge magnet.
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