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Tian Xingjian, 5, calculates on the abacus on the blackboard at the preschool attached to the Beijing Bright Horizon International Academy primary school. Xu Lin / China Daily
New interest in the ancient abacus can be seen on a preschool's blackboard, which is covered with photos of fruit with price tags and the ancient calculation device.
Sunday News
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Sunday Special
While abacuses aren't big-ticket antique collector items, auction houses in China expect their value will rise following the traditional calculation device's inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Sunday People
Chinese artist Xu Bing celebrates the majesty of nature as the greatest force and resource given to humankind.
Sunday Expat
Austin Hu's kitchen is like a little museum of local seasonal specialties from all over China. There's caviar from the sturgeon of Qiandao Lake in Zhejiang province's Hangzhou, wagyu beef from Liaoning province's Dalian and sparkling water from a pristine lake in Heilongjiang province, to name just a few of the items he stocks.
Sunday Image
Young students give a new voice to ancient Peking Opera in modern times.
Sunday Style
Those familiar with Jo's Ready to Wear will most likely be familiar with Joanna Chu Liao, the brand's founder and lead designer. Liao personifies her brand in a way that no devoted fashion aficionado could.
Sunday Food
Walking into Beijing's Gulou area's newest Yunnan restaurant, Hani Gejiu, is like falling through the rabbit hole and finding yourself quite glad you did so. To reach the restaurant, you must navigate one of Beijing's less-picturesque hutong, tucked away in a nondescript corner of the drum and bell towers.
Sunday Kaleidoscope
Shanghai's Joy City is hosting the year's largest exhibition of artworks by Jimmy Liao, the acclaimed illustrator from Taiwan who is famous for his romantic and exquisite picture books loved by metropolitan youth.
Sunday Travel
We were wandering down one of Seoul's tourist strips, packed with people and vendors flogging everything from traditional Korean fans to Psy socks, when we were stopped by three teenage girls. "We are doing a school assignment. Will you answer our questions?" they asked in halting English.
Sunday Sports
James Harden faced the throng of reporters waiting at his locker and exhaled heavily after the Houston Rockets slipped by the New York Knicks on Friday night to end a two-game skid.
