In Chinese social circles there is a well-known joke which says that an outsider should never boast that they can drink more than dongbeiren - somebody from one of the three northeastern Chinese provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin or Liaoning.
LOS ANGELES - With the live-action feature version of Disney's Mulan slated for release in March, the official trailer has been screened to an appreciative audience.
A rare Chinese botany documentary The Journey of Chinese Plants recently debuted at the third Beijing Documentary Week, which ends on Thursday.
Xiao Ling, founder of the Tianjin Dolphin Hearing Disabled Children's Choir, shares her stories of success and struggles with the child members of the choir and their parents.
CAIRO - At Cairo's renowned Citadel of Salah ad-Din, the Chinese performance of the Gaojia Opera was well received by an Egyptian audience at the 28th edition of Cairo Opera House's Citadel Music Festival, which kicked off on Aug 18.
Kan Hui was determined not to be late. So she turned up early at 5:30 am to be precise.
Entering Guo Bin's home is like stepping to a wonderland, an enchanted place of the imagination. The first thing you notice are the toys, from stuffed animals to cartoon figures, in various sizes. They immediately grab your attention. One of them, a white fat cat with a long tail and pink arms and legs, seems to demand a nod of approval from any guest.
Chinese runners are making their presence increasingly felt on the global cross-country racing scene. While winning medals has become commonplace for these intrepid athletes, some have even managed to bag, arguably, the biggest prize of all while loading up the trophy cabinet - true love.
TBILISI - Sad city dwellers should seek solace in a local park, according to a survey tracking tweets that showed a walk in leafy surroundings lifts morale among Twitter users. Trees in cities are already credited with cooling and cleaning the air, along with absorbing planet-warming gases, but a team of researchers from the University of Vermont in the United States found they also increase happiness.
Lines of black ink slash back and forth across the page, vividly contrasting with the crisp white of the paper. Each stroke, though slightly different - some heavy and dark, others light and wispy - contributes to helping form the finished composition.
SWAKOPMUND, Namibia - "Who was the first astronaut in space? Who was the first astronaut landing on the moon? Who was the first Chinese astronaut?" a group of visibly excited students asked.
ACCRA - Benjamin Gyimah, 21, is a high school graduate working at the GS Plaza Hotel, a leading Chinese hospitality facility in Ghana's capital.
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