In his Guanzhong dialect, "dog commander" Pan Zhengxing from Pucheng county, Shaanxi province describes his fondness for greyhounds as a hobby.
In 1056, when the Song Dynasty (960-1279) poets Su Shi and his younger brother Su Zhe traveled to the Daci Temple in Chengdu, Sichuan province, admired the mural works of Tang Dynasty (618-907) artist Lu Lengqie, calling them "sublime". There were once more than 15,500 Buddhist mural artworks held there, but unfortunately none survives today as the temple was destroyed by successive wars.
Ski jumpers and freestyle aerialists are taking their sports to new heights - and wowing the world .
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea - A Russian curler who passed rigorous vetting to attend the Pyeongchang Games was hit by a drug case on Monday, raising questions over the testing program and the move to let Russians compete despite systemic doping.
The king is not dead, he's just testing skis and being the best cheerleader he can be for his wife.
I hate being a sports journalist as much as I love it.
Setting off firecrackers is one of the most popular traditions of the Spring Festival celebrations. However, the air pollution caused by it poses a serious problem.
"The first time I set foot in China in 1971, I had a hunch my life was doomed to be changed thanks to this magic land," says Mudawi Omer Alibilal, director of the Sudan National Acrobatic Troupe.
KIEV - Celebrations for the upcoming Spring Festival started in Ukraine with a ceremonial reception in Kiev last Tuesday, bringing Chinese and Ukrainian officials and businessmen together.
World-acclaimed chef Alain Ducasse recently announced that he will open two new restaurants and a bar in May at the upcoming Morpheus Hotel at City of Dreams resort, Macao.
PARIS - Paul Bocuse, the master chef who defined French cuisine for more than a half-century and put it on tables around the world, has died. He was 91.
MILAN - With social and political crises unsettling the globe, Milan Fashion Week was all about slogans this season."Time For Change" has been a particularly dominant catchphrase, one the fashion world can expect to see branded across sweatshirts, waistbands and accessories next fall and winter.
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