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Years of letters

[2019-04-09 08:27]

Xiamen University professor William Brown has released his new book, Off the Wall - How We Fell for China, which is a compilation of around 50 letters he wrote to his family and friends between 1988 and 2017.

Italy's return of treasures a long time in the making

[2019-04-09 08:27]

Nearly 800 artifacts smuggled from China will finally set off for home this month after they were first noticed by an Italian gendarmerie unit 12 years ago, and they will be an exemplar of Italian authorities' achievements in the battle against artifacts smuggling.

Deals help unfold Shanghai saga

[2019-04-08 07:50]

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.

Chinese team gives Marco Polo the opera treatment

[2019-04-08 07:50]

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.

Coming shoe boom's sneak preview

[2019-04-06 06:57]

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.

Premium price tags spotlight rare styles

[2019-04-06 06:57]

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.

Chinese designs shine in footwear market

[2019-04-06 06:57]

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.

Beauty industry gets high-tech makeover

[2019-04-05 08:22]

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.

Changing face of masculinity gives cosmetics firms a boost

[2019-04-05 08:22]

The seemingly odd coupling of men and makeup is quietly changing the definition of masculinity.

More power to teens

[2019-04-04 07:12]

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".

Pioneering music program builds Sino-US cultural bridge

[2019-04-04 07:12]

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.

Reboot for Butterfly Lovers

[2019-04-04 07:12]

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.

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