Operatic dream blossoms
2013-01-12 08:25:52
Music has taken Tan Dun from busking on Manhattan streets to an Academy Award, but his love of traditional Chinese culture, especially gardens and Kunqu Opera, has been constant.
Uniting writers from disparate lands
2013-01-11 12:22:35
When novelist and poet ling Nieh arrived at the University of Iowa's prestigious Iowa Writers' Workshop in 1964, she was one of only a few international students in a predominantly American group of young writers.
Capturing a city's complex lives in stark images
2013-01-11 12:22:35
Eleven of the world's 50 biggest cities are in China, but most Americans would be hard-pressed to name more than three.
Dedicated support
2013-01-11 07:21:20
Edwin Fisher is on a mission to promote peer groups for diabetics across the world and has found great interest in China.
A real character
2013-01-11 07:21:20
Charmed by Chinese on a visit to Taiwan in 1972, Richard Sears has dedicated decades to researching the ancient language.
Librarians bound to preserve what they value: books
2012-12-21 15:06:07
With digital devices pushing printed books closer to obsolescence, the art of bindery may seem quaint.
Musical Mulan drums up excitement
2012-12-21 15:06:07
The legend of Hua Mulan, a young peasant girl who disguises herself as a man to take the place of her ailing father in combat, was first immortalized in the 6th-century Chinese poem Ballad of Mulan, which reads in part:
Wang Qishan attends JCCT
2012-12-21 15:06:07
Senior Chinese and US offcials announced progress at the 23rd session of the China-US Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade, held in Washington on Wednesday. the JCCT is a major forum for the two sides to address issues in trade and investment.
Rock rolls on, with passion, in China
2012-12-14 14:45:04
"The world is changing," Cui sang that night, in another song. "It only longs to never change."
Ex-treasury secretary protecting China's eco-wealth
2012-12-10 10:38:51
Former US treasury secretary Henry Paulson says his time with Chinese children is happier than when he held his government post.
Something in the ink
2012-12-07 07:36:40
Cartoonist's bond trumps nationality, language and ideology says Pulitzer Prize winner Joel Pett.
Hooked on Mandarin
2012-12-07 07:36:40
If Brad Fried liked milk, there's no telling where his younger brother Robbie would be today.