Robots in sci-fi movies are almost omnipotent. In Artificial Intelligence, for example, they can provide services including prostitution, and comfort a heartbroken mother by being her child.
When Li Mingming and Gong Meng, founders of SpaceH, decided to build a robot in Oct 2013, they wanted to do something to help their families.
For eight centuries, the "Tusi" chieftain system governed Southwest China's ethnic minorities, but remains little known in contemporary China.
Artists arrange tile paintings at Wuli Historical Relic Management Bureau in Binzhou, East China's Shandong province, April 23, 2015.
"Smoked La Si". Signs with these three Chinese characters were the first thing I saw upon arriving at Fengjing, an ancient town with a 1,500 year history in southwest of Shanghai.
Known as the land of temples, Siem Reap has more to offer than just its ancient heritage.
A decade has passed since he left Chen Yifei's studio following the sudden death of the modern master, but Zhao Junzhong may still be struggling to find his own artistic path.
The China pavilion is built on the idea of "the land of hope", inspired by China's vast fields and natural resources.
Alain Devahive Tolosa is a master of molecular cuisine. The Catalan chef deconstructs and recreates ingredients like he did during his 15 years at El Bulli, which was often touted as the best restaurant in the world in its heyday.
May Day holiday travel is expected to be more than twice that of the recent April 4-6 Tomb Sweeping Day. Floods of visitors will land in Japan and South Korea, for example, because of favorable visa policies and a stronger yuan, a report by major Chinese online travel company Ctrip says.
Huang Binhong's landscape style is affectionately called "a lump of thick, dark ink", but his paintings do feature a variety of colors.
The 34th Hong Kong Film Awards was held on April 19. Director Ang Hui's film The Golden Era was the big winner of the night.