Restaurant review:an all-white adventure
2011-06-01 09:44:36
Owner needs to coach the waiters and fine-tune the dishes to fulfill eatery's potential.
Calligrapher with revolutionary inspiration
2011-06-01 09:41:57
He also blends Japanese colors with the beauty of lines found in traditional Chinese paintings.His rough face shows just how much suffering he's endured, his long, grey hair shows how much difficulty he's been through, but he's also one of China's most influential calligraphers.
What's on: events in Beijing
2011-06-01 09:34:39
Spain in China:Explore the past and present of Spain and China's growing relationship at a workshop put on by the Spanish Instituto Cervantes.
Staging a search
2011-05-31 14:50:29
The country's original musicals and movies will make money only when a strong network of theaters and cinemas for their distribution is in place, a cultural industry pioneer says.
Strings theory
2011-05-30 14:03:31
Yang Xuefei's experimentation with the classical guitar has made her unique among the country's musicians.
Mixed marriage, with more acceptance
2011-05-30 13:56:23
For generations here in the deepest South, there had been a great taboo: publicly crossing the color line for love. Less than 45 years ago, marriage between blacks and whites was illegal, and it has been frowned on much of the time since.
Rose valley of roses
2011-05-30 13:55:40
Right on the outskirts of Beijing is a hidden valley where flowers are a way of life and have been for generations.
Chitosan in rice - what's that?
2011-05-30 13:52:56
In the media fuss over food-safety issues, one intense debate rages on. Do we or do we not need preservatives in rice?
Terrence Malick, pursuing life's imperfections
2011-05-30 13:46:09
The winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes this year is only the fifth film in 38 years by Terrence Malick, a reclusive director who has not given an interview since the 1970s.
Delicacies:Nanjing and Hong Kong
2011-05-30 13:15:45
The cuisine of Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu province, is more famous for its "small eats" than its main courses. These streetside snacks are about as famous as the city itself, which was the center of government for six ancient dynasties, the earliest dating back to the Three Kingdoms from AD 220-280.
A handcrafted, feminine sideof the urban art of graffiti
2011-05-30 11:19:32
The bronze statue of Rocky near the Philadelphia Museum of Art irked Jessie Hemmons. She found the statue too big, too macho and too touristy, so recently Ms. Hemmons, a 24-year-old artist, bombed him. With pinkish yarn
Free rein for dreams
2011-05-30 11:11:17
There will be lots for kids to do on International Children's Day.