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Kennedy Center shakes off staid image

[2017-03-20 07:02]

WASHINGTON - The Kennedy Center, the giant arts complex in Washington, recently announced a new bid to shake off its staid reputation with a festival of risque and genre-blurring performances.

Colombia calling

[2017-03-20 07:02]

For most Chinese tourists, Colombia represents picturesque scenery, Latin American culture and the magic realism of Nobel Prize winner Gabriel Garcia Marquez. They can actually do a tour called Gabo's Route to places where he lived and join gastronomical tours to taste the dishes he mentions in his books.

Celebrities will review new cruise ship's offerings

[2017-03-20 07:02]

Princess Cruises will carry a group of Chinese celebrities aboard its newest luxury vessel, the Majestic Princess, on its maiden voyage to Italy, at the end of March.

Back home to the land of opportunity

[2017-03-19 12:48]

Decades ago, Chinese students who returned from studying overseas usually did so out of patriotism - to do their bit in reviving the homeland.

'Russian Forrest Gump' sets off on journey to Beijng

[2017-03-19 12:48]

A Russian athlete embarked on a run from Moscow to Beijing earlier this month to celebrate the thriving relationship between Russia and China.

40 pairs of shoes and his two legs

[2017-03-19 12:48]

Kai Markus Xiong from Germany didn't bring much when he began his super marathon on March 12, starting from Hamburg's landmark concert hall, the Elbphilharmonie, by the Elbe River.

Bitter is better

[2017-03-19 12:48]

Only a Chinese chef would serve up something bitter by design. It is a concept many Western chefs find hard to understand, because "bitter" is so rare in their kitchen lexicon.

A new beginning for The Great World

[2017-03-19 12:48]

Shanghai's oldest indoor amusement park, The Great World (Dashijie), will reopen in late March, more than a decade after it was closed.

Historic visit for museum

[2017-03-19 12:48]

Since it began its global tour in 2014, the widely hailed exhibition A History of the World in 100 Objects has attracted more than a million visitors in cities including Abu Dhabi, Tokyo and Canberra.

The economy of aging

[2017-03-19 12:48]

Once the director of the Martial Arts Association in Jinhua, Zhejiang province, and a Beijing Olympic torchbearer, 66-year-old Miu Longsheng arrives in a wheelchair with the help of his 63-year-old wife, Zhao Linli.

An avoidance play not to be avoided

[2017-03-18 07:28]

Werner Karl Heisenberg said, "An expert is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes that can be made in his subject, and how to avoid them."

Best bets

[2017-03-18 07:28]

Yang Liping Ballet - Peacock of Winter

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