All together now ... En pointe
2012-08-06 13:34:39
White-collar workers are always looking to try some new health regime such as yoga or karate. The latest fad in Shanghai is ballet.
Antique feel, modern appeal
2012-08-06 13:26:52
While ancient furniture remains an acquired taste, a young Chinese designer has given it a new breath of life.
791 creative art zone will open to public in E China
2012-08-06 09:05:36
Covering a total area of more than 40,000 square meters, the 791 creative art zone, whose construction started in September 2011, will be opened to the public on July 9.
Culture: The hidden beauty of Chinese "pingfeng"
2012-08-05 15:26:54
Discover the beauty of pingfeng (folding screen), an ancient invention that is an essential part of traditional Chinese furniture.
Antique feel, modern appeal
2012-08-05 08:03:56
Ancient Chinese furniture, especially from the early Qing and Ming dynasties, has a noble style that has survived the test of time.
Finding history in pages and spines
2012-08-05 08:02:55
For five weeks each summer Rare Book School at the University of Virginia brings some 300 librarians, conservators, scholars, dealers, collectors and random book-mad civilians together for weeklong intensive courses.
On an Azores isle, a microcosm of life
2012-08-05 08:02:55
The Portuguese filmmaker Goncalo Tocha's "It's the Earth Not the Moon" begins with nothing visible but water, the prow of a boat and, in the distance, the hazy outline of what might be an island. The boat is carrying Mr. Tocha to Corvo, the farthest and smallest outcropping of the Azores archipelago, in the mid-Atlantic nearly 1,500 kilometers from the Portuguese mainland.
Boom behind closed doors
2012-08-05 08:02:00
Simon Studer started his career in a basement vault in a warehouse complex near the heart of this city, known for international banks and outrageous prices.
Culture: Utopian sojourn
2012-08-03 15:26:46
To find the Peach Blossom Valley described by poet Tao Yuanming of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (316-420), a mountain-encircled land laced with crystal-clear rivers and girded with bridges, whose inhabitants live a carefree life of peace and prosperity.
Jade carvings on show
2012-08-03 10:23:49
About 40 veteran artists of jade carving are holding a group show at Rongyi Art Space in Beijing.
Capture culture
2012-08-03 09:57:50
Understanding Beijing culture from Westerners' perspectives - that's the aim of 10 short films, shot by a group of undergraduates and graduates from the United States, together with their Chinese counterparts.
Li Keran bucks market trend
2012-08-03 09:14:13
The artist has become a favorite at auction and his works are fetching record prices. But overall, the Chinese contemporary art market has cooled.