Qi Baishi, the late ink artist, won the hearts of generations of Chinese with his paintings in two main styles - gongbi, where details of the subject are captured by brush strokes, and xieyi, a more sketch-like approach. His works depict butterflies, bees, dragonflies and birds in the gongbi style, amid flowers, fruits and vegetables in the xieyi style.
"When we talk about history, we tend to only remember events about our leaders. But the history of ordinary people is also important and interesting."
When Mansaku Nomura was just 3 years old, he made his stage debut playing a monkey. That was in Tokyo in 1931.
CHONGQING - A Chinese beauty vlogger created a buzz online after she recreated Mona Lisa, the Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece, on her face using only makeup.
HARBIN - Liu Lixia walks into the classroom wearing her dancing gear and proceeds to warm up in front of the mirror. She dances every week and enjoys her weekly university-style life.
ALBUQUERQUE, the United States - Ray Tokuda, a 54-year-old Japanese American, is proud of the title his school has given him. He is a shifu, a Chinese word literally meaning a master, mentor or senior practioner of martial arts.
The capital's book lovers are in for a treat once again as the city prepares for the 25th Beijing International Book Fair from Aug 22 to 26. And the organizers are going all out to ensure its success with the integration of the publishing sector with the cultural and the technological spheres.
Aug 21: The 12th Special Book Award of China. A government award honoring foreign translators, writers, Sinologists, publishers, agencies and researchers for their contributions in taking Chinese works and ideas to the world. It is often given out a day before the Beijing International Book Fair officially opens. The award has been given to 108 experts from 44 countries and regions since 2005.
A new translation of the celebrated historical epic, The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, has been completed.
LONDON - The 2018 Edinburgh International Book Festival that opened on Aug 11 calls upon authors, participants and audiences to consider the importance of freedom in a world where democracy and capitalism are being brought into question.
All aboard! All aboard! The train departing for Yinchuan at 8 pm has one notable addition - an extra boutique carriage that houses a bespoke wine-tasting room and six luxury sleeping compartments.
Izu Yasaimura, a pioneer in pairing hotpot with sashimi, unlimited sushi and Japanese desserts in Beijing, recently launched its seventh brunch place in the capital, after its first foray abroad - a brunch outlet in Sydney in May.
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