Why Pina's still a head turner

Wearing a black long-sleeve shirt and with a purple scarf around her thin neck on a sultry Beijing August afternoon, Pina Bausch, 67, is a wraith-like woman with a long iron-grey ponytail and a quiet voice. Sitting at the press conference for her dance company Tanztheater Wuppertal's debut tour to China, her slender fingers were never without a cigarette.

In perfect harmony

If you love classical music, you will love Beijing in autumn. Every year when all the leaves are brown and the sky is clear, enchanting melodies fly in the brisk air at the Beijing Music Festival (BMF).

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On a plate

Julian Schnabel's plate paintings reveal not only a dialogue with the artist, but also a chapter of art history. The artist paints large-scale portraits of women on surfaces covered by broken plates and smashed crockery.

The man who captured Marilyn

The world was unprepared for the moment in May 1962, when Marilyn Monroe jumped in the swimming pool in a flesh-colored bikini and came out of the water au natural - she was all smiles and in her element: the sex goddess, posing for eternity. Lawrence Schiller captured the moment in the right place at the right time.

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I'm mad as hell: Moore's age rage

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Not on the same page

Hong Kong novelist Louis Cha (also known as Jin Yong, or Cha Leung Yung) is extremely popular among Chinese readers of different age groups.

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Classic film gets animation upgrade

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Qin's army rules Britannia

LONDON: Derick McGroarty stared in astonishment at a 2,200-year-old, life-size standing terracotta soldier. "It's fabulous to see them face to face," says McGroarty at the The First Emperor: China's Terracotta Army exhibition that opened at the British Museum in London, yesterday.

A towering figure in Chinese history

Qinshihuang, First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC), is a crucial figure in China's long history. In 221 BC he conquered the warring kingdoms to create an empire.