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A man takes snapshots at the Beijing China Art International Fair in December last year, when China raked in 30 percent of the world's turnover of art and antiques, beating the US to become the world's No 1 market. Eighty percent of that volume comes from Beijing. Jules Quartly / China Daily
China's first international auction in Xiamen signifies that curbs on the country's free trade of cultural artifacts may be going, going, gone. Huachen Auctions conducted the sale of 350 lots of Western art, furniture and silverware in Fujian province's free port, promoted by the online auction portal Epai Live and backed by the Association of Accredited Auctioneers (Triple-A), comprised of 21 British auctioneers. The April 21 sale is expected to open the door to more international auctions in China. It was also predicted that further government reform and the opening up of the market will overhaul regulations dating from New China's 1949 founding, preventing the sale abroad of "cultural relics" - which are, broadly speaking, antiques before 1911.
Sunday Digest
Now is the best time for China to develop its service trade, and the country can become one of the biggest outsourcing service providers in the world within the next few years, Wei Jianguo, former vice-minister of commerce and secretary-general of China Center for International Economic Exchanges, said on Saturday.
Sunday Special
Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai are deservedly known as centers for the arts, but Xiamen is set to gatecrash the show.
Sunday People
The Titanic director James Cameron once said he feels complete silence under the water, but renowned oceanographer Sylvia Earle has a different take. Invited by high-end cosmetic brand La Mer, the aquanaut from the United States came to Beijing to unveil a video about her diving experiences and her views about the ocean.
Sunday Expat
Greeting his old neighbors in fluent Shanghai dialect after leaving the city 65 years ago, 92-year-old Gary Matzdorff surprised residents of Hongkou district's Huoshan Road.
Sunday Image
Among the world's writing and painting instruments, the writing brush is unique to China. As far back as the Warring States Period (475-221 BC), brushes were widely used for writing and painting. As the world is increasingly dominated by computer fonts and rapid-fire social networks, the craftsmanship of brushmaking is dying out. Fuxinghe in Qufu is a time-honored brand famous for handmade writing brushes. It was recently been listed among Shandong province's intangible cultural heritages. Gong Guizhi, the fifth generation sustainer of the brand, preserves the tradition and is determined to pass down the art.
Sunday Sports
Manuel Pellegrini has pledged to bring titles and style to Manchester City after being named as the new manager of the English Premier League giant.
Sunday Life
When Bertrand Piccard was growing up in Switzerland, heady discussions about the boundless potential for human endeavor were standard fare.
Lifestyle Trends
OSLO - This is a city that imports garbage. Some comes from England, some from Ireland. Some is from neighboring Sweden. It even has designs on the American market.
Science and Technology
A new apartment complex in Hamburg, Germany, looks like a modern structure and has some of the latest technology in sustainable building - a vertical algae farm.
Arts and Styles
LOS ANGELES - For four hours, the filmmakers Natasha Subramaniam and Alisa Lapidus constructed a four-tiered dessert out of whipped cream, amaretto cookies, baked meringue and edible flowers. "It's a Pavlova meets a croquembouche," Ms. Subramaniam said.
Sunday Style
Ding Youqiao's resume looks glamorous. At the Academy of Arts and Design of Tsinghua University, she was an A-list student and won scholarships every year. After graduating in 2007, she won the golden prize at China International Fashion Week. During her studies at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London, she won first prize in a competition run by Louis Vuitton, which enabled her to work as an intern at the luxury brand in 2009.
Sunday Food
Huang Ching-biao has many stories to tell, and he isn't shy about it. He has already published a few books in which he shares his adventures in the kitchen, his encounters with diners, both good and bad, and the hidden politics that lurk in the seemingly calm world of chefs and cooks.
Sunday Kaleidoscope
It was with trepidation that I entered my first Zumba class.
Travel Special
Tibet captivates many tourists with its unique natural landscape and distinctive local customs. Its highlands and snowy sceneries set the region apart from all other tourist destinations. As a travel agency that has arranged countless trips to Tibet, the Planet Travel has many tips for tourists to ensure a pleasant journey in Tibet.
