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Dragons breathe new life into historic pagoda

[2017-04-02 11:43]

The Great Pagoda at Kew Gardens in London will be restored to its 18th-century splendor and reopen to the public next year, after a major renovation based on its historic ties with China.

Deciphering dumplings

[2017-04-02 11:43]

It's time to sweep some tombs and eat some dumplings.

Eating losers in a trump contract

[2017-04-01 07:47]

Craig Brown, an English critic and satirist, said, "Everyone must know by now that the aim of Scrabble is to gain the moral high ground, the loser being the first player to slam the board shut and upset all the letters over the floor."

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[2017-04-01 07:47]

NCPA Drama Jane Eyre (Chinese Version)

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[2017-04-01 07:47]

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Saga of selflessness

[2017-04-01 07:46]

In Mianning county, Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture, Sichuan province, the village doctor Ma Li is alone at the health center. On the door is her phone number.

China's enduring symbol of haute couture

[2017-04-01 07:46]

This time of the year is usually the slowest for Shanghai's fashion industry.

Shanghai's 'last qipao tailor'

[2017-04-01 07:46]

Chu Hongsheng first started crafting qipao, the body-hugging Chinese dress, in the 1930s, an era where it enjoyed immense popularity and was seen as a symbol of sophistication and style.

The art of mending

[2017-04-01 07:46]

Itinerant craftsmen used to travel through villages in China, alerting residents of their repair services simply by shouting.

Fast forward

[2017-03-30 07:18]

In 2015, Furious 7, the seventh installment in the car-racing cinematic franchise The Fast and The Furious, distributed by Universal Pictures, earned more than $1.5 billion worldwide, and it remains the highest-grossing Hollywood blockbuster in the Chinese mainland with 2.4 billion yuan ($350 million) revenue from the box office.

Art-house film struggles to find screen space despite winning acclaim

[2017-03-30 07:18]

In a small theater nestled in downtown Beijing, a stage play is performed. But this is no performance, but a press conference last week to promote a movie.

Call of snow

[2017-03-30 07:18]

Winter is dancer-choreographer Yang Liping's favorite season.

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