As an analyst at international consulting firm McKinsey, Fiona Shen earns a salary that is twice as much as her friends and can afford to buy whatever catches her fancy.
Plus Beauty makeup booths have been sprouting up across Shanghai's downtown malls over the past year, providing customers with personalized services for between 100 and 250 yuan ($14.6-36.4).
The Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang in Northwest China's Gansu province have gifted the world with treasured murals, beautiful sculptures and literature of rich historical, cultural and artistic value. This led to the worldwide emergence of Dunhuang studies in the early 20th century.
Just four years ago, Shen Minghui never thought that he would become an artist, let alone hold a solo oil-painting exhibition.
At a giant venue at Beijing's 751 Park, a stage was decorated like a replica of an apartment building in New York.
In recognition of his substantial contribution to contemporary kung fu and action movies, Hong Kong choreographer and director Yuen Woo-ping was honored with the Star Asia Lifetime Achievement Award at the ongoing 18th New York Asian Film Festival.
SAN FRANCISCO - A field trip to an ancient Chinese town has changed the stereotyped impression of China held by a group of American students and gave them an opportunity to better understand the country, a veteran film director said on Sunday.
Confucius said: "When three men walk together, there will be one I can learn from. I adopt his good points and note his shortcomings in order to correct my own."
Should the mythical creatures recorded in the ancient Shan Hai Jing (Classics of Mountains and Seas) ever cross paths with their Western counterparts, such as those seen in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them series, for example, they would be no less magnificent - as was demonstrated in Crimes of the Grindelwald, when a zouwu manifested itself quite spectacularly in Paris.
A star who shunned the spotlight has sage advice for those who want to burn bright on the music stage. Fame, she says, comes at a cost, especially in terms of stress and loneliness.
Perhaps many children will find resonance with Willy the Wimp, a childlike gorilla character brought to life by the drawing pen of British author Anthony Browne.
For overseas students in China, living in a different country with a culture and customs different from their own is not an easy thing to cope with. However, with support provided by the school, society and the efforts put in by students themselves, the culture shock can be kept to a minimum.
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