Keeping all eyes on the big picture

2011-04-29 07:58:29

The only crime of expat life is to set one's sights too low, says Alan Paul whose book Big in China is now eyeing the silver screen. Kelly Chung Dawson reports.

A journey from a Macao ferry to kangaroos and back

2011-04-29 07:58:29

Brian Castro was born during a typhoon in 1950, on a ferry between Hong Kong and Macao, to a Portuguese father and a Chinese mother.

When minds met and traded verses

2011-04-29 07:58:29

Kelly Lee Hickey won the National Australian Poetry Slam Championship in 2010 and her prize was an air ticket to Beijing.

Intimate encounters

2011-04-29 07:58:29

Chamber music is the focus of this year's The May Festival, with musicians from 12 countries, Chen Jie reports.

What's on

2011-04-29 07:58:29

Beijing-based modern dance troupe, LDTX, will perform at Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA) this weekend.

Dedicated craftsman makes toys of joy

2011-04-27 08:02:47

When talking to a Chinese about windmills, the first comment you will most likely hear will not be about the giant machines used to capture wind power.

It's time for 'The Firm' to sign on for a real job

2011-04-27 08:00:32

Imagine a privileged tribe with hundreds of servants to wait on them hand and foot.

Exhibition pays tribute to college's artistic tradition

2011-04-26 07:57:35

A new exhibition aims to prove Tsinghua Universtiy has also produced its fair share of artistic talents.

Paintings add pop to ancient tradition

2011-04-26 07:57:35

Most visitors to Ru Xiaofan's new exhibition cannot help apologizing when they meet the artist himself.

Experience this right royal treat

2011-04-26 07:57:35

Former residence of Qing Dynasty nobleman offers hotel guests insights into the life and times of an old imperial capital

In black and white

2011-04-26 07:55:41

Jiangxi native pours his love of capital's hutong into his classic, wide-stub pencil drawings.

In good voice

2011-04-26 07:55:41

Sa Dingding is well known in the West as a crossover artist, but she is now concentrating on getting Chinese people to appreciate her folk roots.