Living with the 'old old'
2011-05-04 07:58:37
Decades after screen star Bette Davis famously declared that "growing old is not for sissies", Estelle Gross has expanded on the woes of the ailing aged with her lament that people live too long and die too slowly.
Reinventing China
2011-05-03 07:54:37
Pottery Workshop chief Caroline Cheng has dedicated herself to improving the country's ceramic products.
The seed of a musical evolution
2011-04-30 07:45:55
Midi Music Festival started out in life as a graduation ceremony and was the country's first of many music festivals.
Bookworms burrow at conference on Chinese literature
2011-05-03 07:54:37
More than 180 novelists, poets, literary translators and researchers shared their opinions at the International Conference on Chinese Literature in Global Contexts.
Birds of a feather
2011-04-29 11:47:41
Walking the dog is a normal scene anywhere in the world but when was the last time you took the bird for a stroll? In China, men are famous for walking their pet birds in the early morning.
Harmonious relationship
2011-04-29 10:42:32
A German songwriter becomes the inspiration for one of China’s most popular folk singers.
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.
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.
The final countdown for lingerie designer
2011-04-29 07:58:29
A lingerie model made up to look like the inner mechanism of a clock may sound like a bold gambit, but it paid off for winning designer Bai Ge at this month's Triumph Inspiration Award in Shanghai.
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.
The truth behind fakes
2011-04-29 07:58:29
The dubious offerings of our culture industry are sapping people's creativity, stifling innovation and giving a diverse nation one voice.
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.
