LONDON - Every culture has its uniqueness. The challenge for the British Museum to be an encyclopedic one is to showcase not only the exclusiveness of cultures but the coherent interconnectivity among them, says the British Museum's director Hartwig Fischer.
An array of rare artifacts that once lay neglected in the storerooms of Italian museums, were finally given the chance to say "ciao" to the world at their global debut at the Capital Museum in Beijing last week.
The Birds, a comedy by the ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes, which has been adapted into a Chinese play of the same name, will make its debut at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing on April 26. Running through May 2, the play is the NCPA's first in-house production of an ancient Greek comedy and will be directed by dramatist Luo Jinlin.
As Chinese publishers, writers and illustrators attend the 55th Bologna Children's Book Fair as guests of honor for the first time, besides the original titles they brought with them, they are also offering the residents of the northern Italian city a glimpse of Chinese culture and life.
Figurines of guards play traditional instruments in front of a miniature model of the Temple of Heaven, against a holographic background of ancient buildings and dark storm clouds.
JOHANNESBURG - Want to go to Wakanda? The blockbuster success of Black Panther has created a new, compelling vision of Africa as a continent of smart, technologically savvy people with cool clothes living in a futuristic city amid stunning landscapes.
"Marriage is like visiting a restaurant: you always think you chose the best until you see what your neighbor got."
Kerry Brown believes China is now a global player in a way that it has never been before.
You would not want to meet a jellyfish while swimming in the sea, and some would definitely balk at a close encounter with this creature on the dining table.
If the jellyfish you bought are the dehydrated sheets, you need to brush off as much salt as you can. Rinse off the grains, and then cut the jellyfish into large squares that can later be shredded.
For six months I have withstood the urge to join the snaking lines in Beijing's trendy Sanlitun, to become one of the many lining up to sip from the holy grail of all cream teas, or so they think.
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