Pictures and pixels make statistics sexy
2011-04-17 07:48:44
In a world of boundless data, information designers are our new navigators.
Peking Opera season has a fresh look
2011-04-15 07:41:06
The 2011 May Holiday Performing Season of the China National Peking Opera Company (CNPOC) will begin on April 22 with shows across Beijing.
Writer with a penchant for flawed characters
2011-04-15 07:41:06
Thomas Keneally, author of the book on which Steven Spielberg's Oscar-winning Schindler's List was based, once asked the famed director for a minor role in the movie, but was turned down.
The first Chinese to gamble on Wild West
2011-04-15 07:41:06
The world of early Chinese immigrants in the United States was one of gold, greed and exclusion. A new book tells it like it was.
Playing loud 'n' proud
2011-04-14 07:59:19
Some of Beijing's best-loved indie bands are making noise overseas.
Brushing up on ancient tradition
2011-04-13 07:56:07
While a Daiyuexuan studio writing brush may cost only 5 yuan, it undergoes more than 100 steps before it reaches the store's shelves.
Drumming up interest
2011-04-13 07:55:13
The First International Bronze Drum Festival, in Donglan, highlighted the cultural importance of the instrument to the Zhuang and Yao ethnic groups.
Sound preparations for trip down memory lane
2011-04-13 07:55:13
The China Arts and Entertainment Group first suggested that Rock Records hold its concert at the Beijing Workers Stadium, but its ambitious boss Johnny Duann chose the Bird's Nest instead.
Mother of all shows
2011-04-13 07:55:13
After their sold-out celebration gigs in Taipei, Taiwan-based Rock Records is coming to Beijing with an even bigger feast, and fans can hardly wait.
Chinese shadow play--precursor of modern cinema
2011-04-12 15:42:35
Shadow play, a traditional Chinese folk art with a history of more than 2,000 years, has embarked on a revival path after a period of marked decline.
Nation's tea culture brews up lovely surprise
2011-04-12 08:01:59
Even before I came to China, I was excited to come to a country that also had a rich and long-established tea culture.
Ode to a writer
2011-04-12 08:01:59
Former Labor Exchange Band frontman and folk musician Lin Shengxiang highlights the works of Taiwan author Zhong Lihe on his upcoming mainland tour.