More than just a game
2011-09-02 09:03:08
Four old ladies are playing mahjong in a courtyard when suddenly the water pipes burst and the place is flooded.
Blair bares all
2011-09-01 07:53:51
Tony Blair's most recent visit to China was to promote his autobiography, A Journey, which has been translated into Chinese, with a new forward.
A missionary zeal for art
2011-08-31 07:51:34
Giuseppe Castiglione, an Italian artist appointed to the Qing court in the 17th century, blended European painting techniques with Chinese skills, creating Deer Hunting Patrol.
What's new
2011-08-30 07:51:58
Hong Kong director Pang Ho-cheung has finished Love in the Buff, his first film set in the Chinese mainland.
Mahler's resurrection
2011-08-30 07:51:58
The Beijing Music Festival in October is dedicated to the centennial of the death of Gustav Mahler and naturally celebrates his music.
More of the 'good old and promising new' at jazz festival
2011-08-30 07:51:58
It was a memorable, if windy and rainy, closing night at the 2010 Beijing Nine Gates Jazz Festival in Beijing's Sanlitun Village.
Earthy melodies
2011-08-30 07:51:58
A Henan-based band of musicians from farmer families comes under the spotlight, after spending years in anonymity.
Uygur sounds, Beijing flavor at late-summer music festival
2011-08-29 07:50:25
At late-summer music festival,Uygur rocker Askar Mamat and his band stepped in to offer a fusion of modern rock and traditional Uygur sounds.
Silent classics quietly steal the show
2011-08-28 08:02:36
An open-air screening of German silent classics will be part of a unique blending of film and music in one of Beijing's most outstanding landmarks.
Demons, dragons and redemption
2011-08-28 08:02:36
The most precious piece of china in the Nanjing Museum is a squat, muddy-looking urn shaped like a toothy beast.
Power to the Lady!
2011-08-28 08:01:41
As of this week, having dethroned the great Oprah Winfrey, she is officially the most powerful entertainer in America.
Wild child's wacky styles
2011-08-27 07:55:51
When Chinese people call Shang Wenjie "China's Lady Gaga", it's not meant as a compliment.