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CLASSIFYING CUISINE

[2018-10-26 07:39]

Liu Guangwei views Chinese cuisine's thousands of dishes as pearls - and he hopes to systematically string them together to create a beautiful necklace.

Bringing Swiss bliss to Beijing

[2018-10-26 07:39]

One-star Michelin chef Marc Strebel took over TRB Forbidden City's kitchen from Oct 19 to 21 as part of the third edition of the Swiss Gastronomic Week initiated by the country's embassy in China.

Koji's cups run over for the sake of perfection

[2018-10-26 07:39]

When you enter Koji, the first thing you notice is the exquisite handcrafted wine cups exhibited on the shelves - rendered from glass, porcelain and pottery.

THE SCIENCE OF A GOOD STORY

[2018-10-26 07:39]

Two months after the English version of Ball Lightning hit the international book market in August, sci-fi writer Liu Cixin headed for the 2018 Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany.

Q&A

[2018-10-26 07:39]

China Daily sat for a Q&A with Joel Martinsen, translator of Liu Cixin's novel, Ball Lightning, as well as the internationally best-selling The Dark Forest, the second book of the Three Body trilogy. Martinsen refers to Liu as Da Liu, meaning big Liu, just like the author's Chinese fans.

Powerful migrant drama wins Pingyao festival plaudits

[2018-10-26 07:39]

"We immerse ourselves in the region and therefore understand the problems much better," Kazak actress Samal Yeslyamova said at the second Pingyao Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon International Film Festival held in Shanxi province in China from Oct 11 to 20.

REIMAGINING A CLASSIC

[2018-10-25 07:58]

Classic theater productions' adaptations are inevitably compared with the originals - for better or for worse. This perhaps explains the mixed reviews of contemporary director Meng Jinghui's take on Teahouse, based on the original by novelist and playwright Lao She (1899-1966) - a household name in China.

Veteran theater director makes Wuzhen debut

[2018-10-25 07:58]

It is 5 am and Tadashi Suzuki is awake. The Japanese theater director enjoys walking in Wuzhen, the ancient town of canals located in Tongxiang, Zhejiang province.

TV BY THE BOOK

[2018-10-25 07:58]

Dressed in a tuxedo, actor Zhao Lixin, with his signature black curly hair, steps onto a stage on the set of the popular TV show, The Wonderful Read, in Shunyi district, Beijing.

China's rocket heroes' story gets an English edition

[2018-10-25 07:58]

China's national spirit has become a focus of publishing recently.

LITERARY DIMENSIONS

[2018-10-24 07:34]

In early January, when the first temporary Sinan Bookshop - a literary "pop-up" performance venue that ran for 60 days starting on Nov 6, 2017 - shut up shop, many visitors hoped that the cozy wooden structure would become a permanent fixture.

Crickets and cake are not all it takes to build a good bookstore

[2018-10-24 09:54]

When Natalia de la Ossa from the London Review Bookshop arrived in Chengdu for the International Bookstore Forum in mid-September, it seemed natural for her to offer local readers their selection of the best English-language titles around after the bookshop launched its section at the Sinan Bookshop in Shanghai in April.

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