A head for business

A bottle of Vidal Sassoon shampoo costs 88 yuan ($14) in the supermarkets - about four times the price of a simple meal for the average Chinese worker. But, to many, it is money well spent.

A visit to 'the last Shangri-La'

Top retailers court Chinese customers

Over five days in January, a group of visitors to New York was treated to a private concert with the pianist Lang Lang at the Montblanc store.

Beautiful scenery of Ha Long Vinh, Vietnam

Kites fly high in Weifang

Confucius Temple in Nanjing

Xinjiang

Ancient Buddhist temple found

Ruins of a Buddhist temple dating back 1,500 years ago have been discovered in China's largest desert, offering valuable research material for historians.

Airline news and deals

Xiamen-Manila: Cebu Pacific Air opened direct flights between Xiamen and Manila recently on every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Holy land of Buddhism - Hongluo Temple

Direct flights connect Nanning and Taipei

Scenery of Dajiuhu Wetland in Shennongjia

Yunnan

Tourists join Face Painting Festival

Hualian Festival or the Face Painting Festival is the grandest traditional festival of the Sani People (a branch of the Yi ethnic group) living in Yunnan.

Taiwan opened to more tourists

A new travel policy will allow residents of six mainland cities to visit Taiwan individually, not as part of tour groups.

The Yao ethnic group

The Zhuang ethnic group

Serene scenery in Kanas, NW China

Flowery Flour Buns (Huamo)

Holy land of Buddhism - Hongluo Temple

Scenery of Dajiuhu Wetland in Shennongjia

Attraction of Peking Opera

In photos: US Olympians for London Games

Slide: World's oldest yoga teacher

Honorable police efforts in disaster relief

PLA conduct night training in NE China

China's tennis ace eyes next year's Olympics

Foreign pilots call for better safety systems

Anti-Gadhafi forces take heavy losses

Rising waves of sea disputes

Highway cracks after 1 month

Need more exercise? Get a dog

270 injured in metro crash

Flowers power Bangladeshis out of poverty

Libya's NTC readies new push into Sirte

Castro calls Obama's UN speech 'gibberish'

China & London Olympics: Transportation

Alexander Wang: The business of style

Laowai, NOT: Doing the 'African do'

Kites festival dazzles Beijing

Food

Magic mushrooms

Traditional dried noodles in Sichuan

Zhongjiang dried noodle, purely handmade, can be traced back to ancient China's Song Dynasty (960-1297). It is well known in China as it is as thin as hair and tastes as tender as bean curd.

Adelaide's market showcase

Florence Taiwan Restaurant

British royal fashion inspires cakes and pastries

Tea

Time-honored healthy drink

Chinese herbal tea is a drink concocted from medicinal herbals to ease the summer heat in human's body or sore throat in the winter.

Sheep, cattle ... pigs

Australia is known as a country with almost as many sheep as there are people. It is also increasingly well-known for its quality Wagyu beef.

Kung Pao? No, Gong Bao, and Nix the Nuts

Eating fried beans during the Awakening of Insects

Blood test shows women at risk of postnatal depression

Australia

What's the buzz?

In South Australia, they take great pride in their produce - like the award-winning honey at the bee farm run by Tim and Jude Crowe.

Titanic meal won't be your last

In the evening of April 14, 1912, a 10-course luxury dinner was served to only a few upper-class guests in the first-class cabin on the Titanic.

Buying guide to some Yunnan mushrooms

Magic mushrooms

Barossa's chameleon Shiraz

Kites festival dazzles Beijing

Video: Velvet bird of old Beijing

The velvet bird is an ancient Chinese art form that originated in Beijing. Once a craft mastered by many, few people in China have the skills to create them. One of those people is Cai Zhiwei.

Han treasures visit London

London 2012 Olympics Games spectators can sneak a peek into ancient Chinese arts.

Kite show takes off

Up to 1,000 handcrafted kites are now on display at Solana Shopping Mall in Beijing as part of a campaign to promote China's kite-making heritage.

Attraction of Peking Opera

Flowery Flour Buns (Huamo)

Flowery flour buns, also called “huamo” or “mianhua” is a kind of flower-shaped steamed bun that is very common in North China.

Heir proves worth as architect

Since he was a child, Eric Chung loved to draw and could create design item elements that would help him become an architect.

Songbird flits from stage to stage

Renowned soprano Chen Xiaoduo made the bold move to sing beyond the operatic stage. She shares her journey with Chen Nan in Beijing.

Rural revelation

Anita Leung announces her magnum opus

Having produced more than 140 books, mostly business-themed novels, Hong Kong writer Anita Leung (Leung Fung-yee) intends to wrap up her writing career with a trilogy called Our Stories.

A gigantic talent

Zhang Wei's writings reflect an amazing stamina. The author who prefers solitude shares the secret of his vigor with Chitralekha Basu and Zhao Ruixue.

A balance of fact and fiction

China Daily reporter Mei Jia interviewed Ha Jin on Nanjing Requiem, his latest book, which has been released in both Chinese and English.

I dressed to impress but ended up depressed

Painting a pretty picture when it comes to speaking Chinese

I am a self-made woman in several fields, including learning languages. As I preach to others: Don't wait to be perfect in a language before you start to use it.

It's a smooth ride when translation apps are close at hand

Getting a taxi in Beijing nowadays is increasingly a game of luck. One needs that perfect combination of right time, right place and the right people.

Dreams of my twins starring in CCTV gala are on hold

From the time we found out we were having twin girls, my wife and I have been daydreaming about what their futures might hold.

German comedy show

Crowne Plaza Beijing Park View Wuzhou hotel will invite the famous 5-person German Comedy group to have a two days show in hotel.

London Book Fair

Book readers in China and the West will have a greater opportunity to experience each other's culture.

China Travel Guide

My Chinese Kitchen

Pauline D Loh is a veteran journalist who has successfully spanned a broad spectrum that includes hard news and features, print, radio, TV and web.

Party options

Sweets for the season

Sugar & Spice & Everything nice

Be of good cheer

Titanic recut

In lieu of a ratings system, reasons subject to speculation and sarcasm underpin the cutting of a few frames from the new release of 3D version of Titanic.

Killing with kindness

Chinese theatergoers don't buy Salesman

Producer for Zhang Yimou 'deserves an Oscar award'

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Homemade fan

Fan artist Zhao Qiaofa never imagined traditional fans would bring the winds of change to his life.

Explore China

Cycling is a great way to explore China, and for many reasons.

True Blue

The three-day Beijing Blues Festival will feature more than 20 bands from Asia, the United States and Poland.

Not Realistic, but rural

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