New translations of Shanghai writer Jin Yucheng's work Fan Hua (Blossoms), which "could almost be called a Shanghai encyclopedia" as the translator of the English version John Balcom once put it, are set to offer more overseas readers a taste of Shanghai.
GUANGZHOU/ROME - The story of the young Venetian merchant and explorer Marco Polo is to be retold as the Carlo Felice Theater has signed a memorandum of understanding on original opera Marco Polo with its Chinese producer to have the opera open the theater's 2019-2020 season.
One chilly January afternoon this year, hundreds of youngsters, all lovers of sneakers - they call themselves "sneakerheads" - lined up outside Beijing's Langyuan Vintage Park for one of their most important events of the year: Nike Air Max.
Even as the mainstream sneaker market takes off in China, a secondary or parallel market is emerging quickly. There, shoes are traded as if they were blue-chip shares.
Despite a late start, local shoe designers are getting more support and recognition from the industry and the rise of Chinese sneaker style is just a matter of time, market insiders said.
When it comes to skin care, there are two particular schools of thought that seem to be somewhat at odds with each other: One focuses on pure plant extracts, and the other on high-tech.
The seemingly odd coupling of men and makeup is quietly changing the definition of masculinity.
American actor Zachary Levi, now 38, was handling two challenges last year - figuring out how to "become a 14-year-old" and "being a superhero".
NEW YORK - Wang Yixin believes she is now on a fast track to realizing her dream of being a master of the guzheng, or Chinese zither, thanks to a pioneering Chinese music program offered by Bard College, a four-year residential college of the liberal arts and sciences located 144 kilometers north of New York City.
This year, in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the famous Chinese concerto Butterfly Lovers, a new musical theater production by the same name will be jointly created by the Yu Lina Violin Art Foundation and Hongqi, a subsidiary of leading Chinese auto brand FAW.
The Guan Hanqing Grand Theater recently opened on the bank of the East Lake in Baoding, Hebei province. With an aerial view that resembles a conch shell, the theater is now bringing harmonious melodies to the local residents.
As the International Horticultural Exhibition approaches, visitors are in for a green treat.
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