A family that thawed cold war ice
2010-12-07 09:18:48
When you visit Englishman Stephen Perry's home, expect to be offered Chinese tea. The choice reflects the deep ties that the 62-year-old and his family have with China.
Heath's hearth
2010-12-07 09:18:35
A Chinese benefactor is being sought to save from closure the home of one of the key figures in China's opening up to the West, Andrew Moody reports
Race against time
2010-12-06 09:17:27
As the authorities step up efforts to save the grasslands from over-grazing, herders struggle to protect an abiding icon of their ethnic identity - the horse.
No longer forgotten
2010-12-01 09:48:09
Until recently, a 6-year-old HIV-positive boy has lived holed up in a remote mountain village, cut off from humanity with only a dog for company.
One-man wonder
2010-11-30 14:00:10
The Mount Taishan shadow play is performed by one person, who sings and controls the puppets.
Model worker
2010-12-02 09:13:59
The girl who once studied to be a tour guide in Hunan is now one of the most popular faces on the runway in Paris and New York.
'AIDS is close to you'
2010-12-01 09:47:44
In the run up to World AIDS Day on Wednesday, staff and volunteers at Prevention Through Education (PTE) were frantically busy producing a CD album and preparing for a charity event, in addition to their usual work giving seminars and advice on AIDS prevention.
A handshake was all it took to transform a life
2010-12-01 09:48:24
AIDS patient Wang Mengcai looks into the mirror at Beijing Ditan Hospital's Home of Red Ribbon and declares himself immensely satisfied with his new haircut.
Marriage has no borders
2010-11-26 10:14:53
Vietnamese brides of Chinese men find it difficult to adapt to life in their new surroundings, but appear keen to make the most of the situation. Guo Shuhan reports.
Small is beautiful
2010-11-24 09:58:14
Little people affected by dwarfism are helping themselves through an association to protect their rights and provide support for members. Xu Junqian reports.
'Be brave and hold on to life'
2010-11-24 09:55:31
Liu Aihua is 58 and 88 cm tall. From Changsha, capital of Hunan province, Liu stopped growing not long after she turned 1, when she injured a tendon in her spine after falling.
In photos, witness to the era of vinyl
2010-11-21 10:06:32
Archivists' finds include this portrait of Aretha Franklin and a photocopy of a letter that Beethoven wrote from Vienna to a former pupil in 1819. Michael Appleton for The New York Times;