Within a village in Taihu town in Beijing's Tongzhou district stands a quaint country mansion that was turned into the capital's first private museum devoted to traditional Chinese woodworking.
Jointly established by investment organization Plug and Play and luxury group Kering Greater China, the Sustainable Innovation Award was launched in Beijing on Dec 7 to fast-track sustainable innovation within the luxury and apparel sectors.
We have all heard the expression: "The best defense is a good offense." In a battle, perhaps; but at the bridge table, usually the best defense comes from counting high-card points - our subject this week.
As young Israeli pianist Boris Giltburg begins to talk about piano works and his unique interpretation, his eyes noticeably light up, radiating excitement and enthusiasm.
LISBON - Pedro Pacheco Jorge Barreiros and his wife Graca, an old Portuguese couple, live in a modest mansion in Lisbon. Their apartment is a little bit like a mini museum, decorated with artifacts and bookshelves, including Chinese-style furniture and calligraphy, paintings and books about China.
December marks the 10th anniversary of Beijing Dance Theater, the leading contemporary ballet company in China.
For 63-year-old Shan Wancheng, who has worked for a State-owned enterprise for four decades and is going to retire in less than two years, making his debut onstage at the sixth Wuzhen Theater Festival on October 18 was one of his best days.
Over the past 30 years, Duan Shengkui has accumulated more than 100,000 items relevant to the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression (1931-45), in a bid to raise awareness of part of history that, he believes, deserves more attention.
Unlike most public museums, the Memorial for the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression in Western Yunnan, located in Tengchong city of Yunnan province, is a very special one.
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