LHASA - Four more books on the epic of King Gesar have been published, as part of efforts to preserve the 1,000-year-old story.
Web novels in China have gained so much popularity in recent years that they are making their authors millionaires and helping their publishers to list on the stock exchange.
Horse tail embroidery of the Shui ethnic group is an intangible heritage in China, and 53-year-old Song Shuixian has made it her life's mission to take it to a wider audience.
As Schumann's Traumerei for cello and piano flows slowly and softly out of the speakers, a ballerina starts to dance with a white veil covering her head and face. The piece of cloth floats in the air when she, as if blinded, stretches her limbs and tries to reach a male dancer across the stage.
Jaap van Zweden can still recall how he saved extra cash to buy New York Philharmonic tickets when he was studying at the Juilliard School in the United States.
In 2010, Guangzhou's gross domestic product hit a record 1,000 trillion yuan ($160 trillion), putting it in third place among cities on the Chinese mainland, following Shanghai and Beijing.
Mexican director Guillermo del Toro's home, which is located in the outskirts of Los Angeles, has a bronze statuette of the Chinese mythological superhero Monkey King.
While Angelina Jolie's Lara Croft is the face of a fearless female warrior, Academy Award-winning actress Alicia Vikander is bringing a new image of the video-age heroine to life.
After a sales surge in February, the Chinese box office is expected to continue its momentum in March, boosted by the release of a slew of quality imports, with Marvel Studios' latest superhero film Black Panther being one of the most anticipated offerings.
The sound of the suona (the traditional Chinese double-reed woodwind) typically reminds people in China about weddings, festivals and life in the countryside, but Hu Chenyun, a young musician in Shanghai, wants to play it at a rock show.
It is like the 1990s' long-running American TV series ER, but the emergency room is moveable. And, everything that happens in the series is real - no script and no acting.
Job-hopping is now a buzzword for young Chinese - those in their 20s, in particular, change jobs more frequently than previous generations.
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