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Rhythm, riches and roar of a Celtic tiger

Ireland has capitalized on its cultural heritage like few other countries. For a small place, it has a rich tradition of writers, painters and musicians.

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King of the kids

Six-year-old Ma Junbo drew Fuwa, the mascots of Beijing Olympic Games, all over a wall of her home and asked kids living in Tiantongyuan community to join in. The girl's parents later painted the wall purple to cover up the drawings. Neighbors didn't think it was anything out of the ordinary, but when Jiang Yuan heard about it he was inspired to make a film.

Psych quizzes starting to test my patience

During my last year in university, I had a tall boyfriend who was sunny and masculine. When I and other students were running about madly in search of a job, a famous joint venture discovered my boyfriend's talents.

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Ceremony for Yellow Emperor to bless Olympics

To venerate traditional Chinese culture and bless the Olympics, the 2008 ceremony for the Yellow Emperor will be held in Xinzheng on April 8 to celebrate the legendary emperor's birthday.

Ancient Zhengzhou in the central plains is still a thriving crossroads

An old Chinese adage says that whoever conquers the central plain will take all the land under the sun.

Life Culture

Brush with fame

Wu Guanzhong, 89, is a living legend on the Chinese art scene. When the veteran artist speaks, people listen; when his paintings are auctioned, people rush to buy.

Buffett junior has gift of music and $1.2 billion

Peter Andrew Buffett is a successful composer and producer. One of his major works is scoring and choreographing the Fire Dance in Kevin Costner's 1990 film Dances with Wolves. But when he visited Beijing this month, the media was mainly interested in his famous father, Warren E. Buffett, recently named the world's richest man.