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Shi Yan (left) and her team of more than 20 co-workers live and work at Mafang village in suburban Beijing for the CSA cause.             Photos provided to China Daily

People power

The physical manifestation of the trend is a box of vegetables that appears on the doorstep every week, filled with seasonal produce with an occasional wormhole, but is still warmly welcomed.

3rd girl dies in Asiana air crash

Sunday talk

Sunday News

Nuclear plant scrapped

A planned facility to process nuclear fuel in Jiangmen of Guangdong province has been canceled, following opposition by a majority of residents, the local government said on Saturday.

Soulik batters Taiwan, Fujian coast

Hundreds stranded in Sichuan storms

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Sunday Special

Harvesting the homegrown

Imagine growing organic lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers all without pesticides and chemicals. Then imagine being able to harvest such vegetables without even leaving home or changing out of your pajamas to go to market.

Following nature's lead on food

Sunday People

A gilded toque

Chinese culinary culture holds that it takes three generations of accumulated wealth to cultivate a discerning palate. If the belief is justified, a living example is 50-year-old Li Xiaolin.

Ancient music brought back to life

World Scene

Sunday Expat

Living below the line

As one of the millions of Americans caught up in foodie trend that had hit the nation over the past decade or so, it is hard for me to think of food as anything other than an indulgence.

Sounds of Inner Mongolia capture Broadway producer

Lithuania offers photos, music at NCPA show

Sunday Image

Hot tips

How do you cool down in this steamy summer? China Daily gives you some useful ideas.

Travel Special

Expert: Traveling to Inner Mongolia

China has many scenic spots and places of interest, leaving tourists split on where to go. Planet Travel, a "private travel butler service," recommends Inner Mongolia for those undecided travelers.

Tips for travel

Sunday Life

Marijuana's pollution threat

It took the death of a small, rare member of the weasel family to focus the attention of Northern California's marijuana growers on the impact that their huge and expanding activities were having on the environment.

When a bonus is time at home

No time for words

Lifestyle Trends

Easing the way for car sharing

BERLIN - Marc Clemens gave up owning a car a year and a half ago. When he wants to drive to work, he checks his smartphone to see where a particular BMW, Smart car or Mini is parked and takes it.

Disabled people seek sex lives

Science and Technology

A viral mystery draws scientific detectives

As the scientists peered into the darkness, hundreds of eyes glinted back at them from the walls and ceiling. They had discovered, in a long-abandoned village in southwestern Saudi Arabia, a roosting spot for bats.

Linking birdsong and baby talk

Arts and Styles

Museums fight for Nazi-looted art

Not until 1998, when 44 nations including the United States signed the groundbreaking Washington Principles on Nazi-Confiscated Art, did governments and museums formally embrace the idea that they have a special responsibility to repair the damage caused by the wholesale looting of art owned by Jews during the Third Reich.

Actors looking for work turn to books, not tables

Treasure hunting, for nerds

Sunday Style

Quick couture

New digital technologies are breaking down old barriers of time and space in the traditional luxury market. Claus-Dietrich Lahrs, chairman and global CEO of luxury house Hugo Boss, was in China recently to explain the high-tech approach used in the brand's annual big show in Shanghai at the end of May.

Finding power in jewelry

Sunday Food

Meat matters

One of the best things hot summers have to offer is an outdoor barbecue, a cool way to spend dinnertime with a few friends, over beers and roasted meat.

C'est la B is B for Beautiful

Eatbeat

Sunday Kaleidoscope

Under the hammer

I love my dining table. It is a Duncan Phyfe trestle style table circa early 20th century, with four matching cabriole legged chairs. It was in excellent condition when I purchased it in the late-'90s and has followed me from Toronto to Hong Kong.

Summer's best bet: Get wet!

Shanghai alive with the sound of music

City guide

Sunday Travel

Finding turtle heaven in Thailand

On Phuket's 13-kilometer Thai Muang Beach, part of one of many Thai national parks, the young leatherback turtle stands stock still, wearing that blank look his species has perfected over 90 million years of evolution.

Escaping to 'Bangkok's green lung'

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