Healthy diet in early autumn

2011-08-17 09:21:41

In early autumn, when the weather is still hot in the daytime but cool at night, a healthy diet should include ingredients like pumpkin or lotus seeds.

New media, old messages

2011-08-17 09:13:25

Installations at the ongoing exhibition Translife raise age-old questions such as the alienation of man and new forms of life. Zhu Linyong reports.

Going with the flow

2011-08-16 17:25:45

White-collar workers find a traditional exercise helps them with the frustrations of city life.

Strike a pose, puppy

2011-08-16 17:24:09

Devoted parents of four-legged children wanting to spend some quality time with them now have a novel activity. And it gives the yoga term of "downward dog" a whole new meaning.

Fight gravity with 'antigravity' yoga

2011-08-17 16:28:05

"Antigravity" yoga makes use of hammocks to help practitioners gain greater flexibility, allowing for a wider range of yoga poses.

All smiles in Xi'an

2011-08-16 11:50:26

The ancient city of Xi'an defeated four other major Chinese cities in a recent survey of citizens' happiness levels.

Elvis Presley under water?

2011-08-16 11:49:46

A professional diver wearing an Elvis Presley attire poses inside an aquarium in Manila August 15, 2011.

Clinician skills still the best

2011-08-17 09:30:12

Examining patients and taking a medical history are more useful to hospital doctors in diagnosing patients than high-tech scans, according to a study from Israel.

Taking care of the little things

2011-08-16 11:42:12

Personal concierge services are helping new arrivals settle in faster.

Weekly photo: August 9-12

2011-08-16 11:41:31

Take a look at a digest of the world's cultural events from August 9-12.

From bookstores to museums

2011-08-16 11:33:07

At the end of July, Jifeng closed its branch bookstore at Raffles City, a mega shopping mall on People's Square in the heart of downtown Shanghai.

Bit by bit, the Web threatens printed word traditions

2011-08-16 11:30:40

The One Way Street Library has long attracted a cross section of Beijing's literary youth.