Happy feet
2011-08-21 07:56:59
Jean Kessels, 26, an American freelancer working in Beijing, has to fly home if she wants to buy a pair of boots that fit.
A different feeling
2011-08-19 07:58:50
Choreographer Gao Yanjinzi is confident her latest work, Offering and Fragrance, will finally help Chinese audiences understand modern dance.
Kiss Me, Kate musical touches down in China
2011-08-19 07:58:50
Romantic, touching and hilarious, with a classic Cole Porter score, Kiss me, Kate is regarded as one of the greatest Broadway musicals of all time.
What's on
2011-08-19 07:58:50
The Cafa Art Museum is holding Frozen Passion, a retrospective show for veteran oil painter and art educator Li Zongjin.
Right to rewrite?
2011-08-19 07:58:50
Criticism of Chinese authors includes the claim the only reason some have an international following is because their translators have done such a great job.
Chinese translations often drop tricky references
2011-08-19 07:58:50
Li Jihong started learning English at 12. Still under 30, Li has 21 published volumes of translations to his credit.
Conveying the magic of Marquez
2011-08-19 07:58:50
When Fan Ye started to translate One Hundred Years of Solitude into Chinese, the Spanish teacher at Peking University didn't expect it to be so successful.
Nobel laureate among luminaries at Shanghai Book Fair
2011-08-18 08:14:53
More than 400 lectures, book signings and other events will be held over the seven days of the Shanghai Book Fair.
Dressed to kill
2011-08-17 07:54:20
Costume designers Lizzy Gardiner and Tim Chappel won the Tony award for Priscilla Queen of the Desert and say they are in love with their craft.
What's new
2011-08-17 07:54:20
Chinese pianist Li Yundi will present the world debut of his new album Red Piano on Sept 16, at the City of Dreams, an integrated entertainment resort in Macao.
New media, old messages
2011-08-17 07:54:20
Installations at the ongoing exhibition Translife raise age-old questions such as the alienation of man and new forms of life.
Humanity and desire focus of Baroque period art on show
2011-08-17 07:54:20
Fans of Baroque art have a treat in store for them at the Beijing World Art Museum.
