In most history books, the Manchu Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) Emperor Kangxi is depicted as nursing great ambitions to make his country strong and prosperous.
It's a letter that slumbered in the desert for 1,000 years undelivered and unanswered, having been lost in transit somehow as it was on its way to a place far off in the West.
During the Boxer Rebellion in 1900 a fire set off in the uprising in the Hanlin Library in Beijing destroyed copies of one of its most prized treasures: the Yongle Dadian, the world's largest paper encyclopedia, from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).
While many septuagenarians are content to live life in the slow lane, indulging in the occasional getaway and looking after their grandchildren, Yue-Sai Kan's daily schedule is one that would leave even people who are half her age huffing and puffing.
For the people of Hohhot, capital of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, it was a feast of performances like no other - ranging from Chinese acrobatics and Brazilian capoeira, to Russian dances and a South Korean drum show.
Food critic Chua Lam loves dim sum and had always dreamed of setting up a restaurant that serves true Hong Kong-style fare - one that was so good it never let him, or his diners, down.
Beijing's Longfusi area used to be famous for a snack street where you could sample many traditional treats, such as glutinous-rice rolls with sweet red-bean filling and pea-flour cakes.
The Yangtze River, a six-episode documentary focusing on the efforts over the past decade to protect the river, will begin its run on Oct 2 on Shanghai Dragon Television and the Shanghai Documentary Channel.
Eleven literary artists from around the world have descended upon Shanghai to take part in the 11th edition of the residency program by the Shanghai Writers' Association.
For more than 20 years, actor Tang Guoqiang has starred as Mao Zedong, the founding father of the People's Republic of China, in over 40 films and television dramas.
Every year, Brazilian Leonardo Leal de Freitas travels halfway around the world to China. The 38-year-old from Sao Paulo, the largest city in Brazil, has a dream to stay in the Middle Kingdom and teach martial arts skills as a profession.
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