When US writer Mark Twain visited Mauritius in 1896, he quoted a resident on the island saying that "Mauritius was made first and then heaven; and heaven was copied after Mauritius".
NEW YORK - Chinese-American writer Iris Yang's debut novel Wings of a Flying Tiger, a heart-wrenching story about local Chinese who risk their lives to save a downed US pilot during World War II in China, is now on sale in the United States.
While many fashion designers insist on injecting complex concepts into their works, Zhi Chen keeps her designs simple and delights customers without imposing philosophical burdens on them.
With the sounds of a smartphone clicking, the first model walks down a staircase marking the start of the "China Gram!" Cabbeen 2018 fashion show at 751D Park in the Chaoyang district of Beijing recently.
In February 1958, the Shanghai Yueju Opera Theater premiered a new production, A Dream of the Red Mansions, based on a Chinese novel of the same title written in the 18th century by Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) writer Cao Xueqin.
An elderly couple welcoming invisible guests to their isolated house is the main story of a play, titled The Chairs, by Eugene Lonesco (1909-1994), one of the foremost Romanian-French absurdists.
On March 22, 1963, the Beatles released their debut album, Please Please Me. Recorded in EMI's Abbey Road studio, it reached the top of the British album charts in May of that year and remained there for 30 weeks before being replaced by their second album, With the Beatles. It also started the journey of arguably the most legendary and revolutionary rock bands of all time, brought into being by its four members - Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr - in Liverpool in 1960.
After making his debut in China by performing with Mariinsky Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Valery Gergiev at Harbin Grand Theater in August, Swedish violinist Daniel Lozakovich returned to China, joining in the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra's tour in the country.
If you want to see the origins of Cantonese cuisine, you must visit Shunde district in Foshan city, Guangdong province.
On Wednesday more than 100 French restaurants in China offered special menus as part of the global event Gout de France (Good France) held in more than 150 countries on five continents. The annual event, in its fourth year, involved more than 3,000 chefs and more than 150 French embassies.
Spring is the main season for Peking Opera fans in the capital as the China National Peking Opera Company - the top national ensemble which founded in 1955 - always presents shows featuring both established and young Peking Opera artists as well as programs ranging from traditional to contemporary works.
NEW YORK - You may not be familiar with the name of the Chinese-American artist Kam Mak but you have probably seen his latest work - The Year of the Dog stamp sheetlet, which highlights and refreshes a lot of fond memories about Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations.
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