When veteran director Chen Wei proposed to make a talent show called The Rap of China, he was repeatedly asked: "Is there rap in China?" But the veteran director, who is also the vice-president of iQiyi - one of the biggest online streaming platforms in China with nearly 51 million members - carried on undaunted.
This magnifying glass was supposed to be for decorative purposes only - a $5 Home-Goods find that looks cute stacked atop the oldest books on my shelf.
An opportunity to retreat to a sunny, warm place that is much happier than the last few cold months is here in the form of spring break.
"We are very sad, sorry and worried for the future of a project which is intended to save lives."
The reflection of a ring on a large mirror attracts groups of visitors, who take out their phones and click many photos that will later be shared on social media.
New York-based artist Spencer Sweeney is in Beijing on his debut visit but he's far from lonely.
"My work explores fundamental questions about who we are and where we came from," says Professor Meemann Chang, who in a long career examining fish fossils has discovered some of our earliest ancestors.
While these last few months will undoubtedly remain in our collective history as those of the global liberation of women's voices in the world of cinema, in politics, the non-for profit sector and even business, there is a sector where women's voices have remained astonishingly silent: science. This is the case despite the fact that science faces the kind of disparity about which we should all, as a society, be concerned.
China is featured as guest of honor of the 2018 Bologna Children's Book Fair in Italy from March 26 to 29.
The three consecutive emperors of Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi, his son Yongzheng and grandson Qianlong, were known as keen art patrons and connoisseurs who through decades built an imperial assemblage of immensity in categories and sophistication in quality. Objects that they once personally appreciated often trigger bidding races when they appear at auctions now.
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