'A spinning top that never stops'
2011-01-05 09:40:20
Generations of Chinese learners of English owe it all to publisher Li Pengyi and his tireless efforts.
Japanese yemen'er realizes his Chinese dream
2010-12-23 15:34:03
Nishimura Yusaku, a Japanese student who just graduated from the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) in Beijing.
It's all in the mind
2010-12-16 08:01:01
Blind singer-songwriter Zhou Yunpeng has come a long way from the days of busking in front of college students. Zhang Kun reports
For the love of hutong
2010-12-07 08:06:00
BEIJING - As the construction boom keeps sweeping away vast swaths of hutong neighborhoods, craftsman Zhang Yujun has been rebuilding them piece by piece.
True to himself despite the culture shocks
2010-11-26 07:59:19
Some years ago I watched a TV documentary about the iconic artist Chen Danqing, in which many of his friends and schoolmates mentioned how good looking he is.
Making films for the mind, not market
2010-11-24 09:57:54
Chen Kaige is often called kai ye by actors and fellow directors - ye, literally grandpa, is commonly used in Beijing to refer to those respected for their expertise in a certain field.
Flying high
2010-11-21 09:05:45
It was Zhang Yimou's 2003 film House of Flying Daggers that brought Wang Yabin, 26, to national attention.
Living relic
2010-11-21 08:52:05
One man holds fast to a fading code that values heritage and national pride above personal gain and fame. Qin Zhongwei seeks out the legend behind China's first private museum.
Minding her languages
2010-11-17 16:01:51
A Hong Kong-raised author writes in English, but tries to infuse her works with Chinese phrases, Kelly Chung Dawson reports.
