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.
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.
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.
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.
Shining some light on oil lamps
2011-04-26 07:55:41
Pollution control and energy conservation may be the buzzwords of the 21st century, but hundreds of years ago, the Chinese seemed to know a thing or two about them.
The ukulele's untrained melody
2011-04-24 08:05:55
Not long ago the ukulele was an endangered species, seen as cheap exotica or a comic prop.
Classic tale retold
2011-04-23 05:38:51
Composer Zhou Long's Pulitzer for an opera version of a Chinese legend caps decades of efforts to bridge the cultures of East and West.
Odds and ends are more than just nostalgia
2011-04-25 07:59:29
Vintage is becoming the name of the game in the Gulou area with a host of vintage stores selling mostly retro clothes and items from the 1970s and 1980s springing up on the back of Beijing's music scene.
