Mastering Chinese is a dream of many foreigners who live and work in China, especially diplomats.
"This nation is not lacking smart people, but simple, down-to-earth people."
A collection of precious items from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) is currently on display in Hong Kong. The items have never left Beijing before, and have been made public only once at the Capital Museum last year.
The ongoing exhibition on the Hall of Mental Cultivation in Hong Kong is just one sign of the deepening links between the Palace Museum in Beijing and Hong Kong.
The beverage is White Silver Tip, from the mountains of Fujian in far eastern China and one of the most prized teas in the world.
Water that packs a hydrogen punch, snack bars as sticks and confections more savory than sweet are among innovations to emerge from hundreds of purveyors at the Summer Fancy Food Show.
It is one of the largest interdisciplinary art collectives in the world. Since it was founded by Toshiyuki Inoko in Tokyo in 2001, teamLab has gathered some 400 professionals from various fields, including artists, engineers, animators, architects and mathematicians.
ZALIPIE, Poland - Danuta Dymon is sitting by the side of the road, painting flowers on her fence. The 70-year-old has been at it since the sun came up, dressed from head to toe in clothes also displaying her brushstroke.
Around 80 years ago, Chongqing provided a temporary shelter for people from northern and eastern China who had escaped the Japanese invasion. Among them was Zong Qixiang (1917-99), then an art student at the Central University.
An 80-year-old passenger recently threw some coins at one of the engines of the plane she was boarding at Shanghai airport because she believed it would bring good luck and ensure a safe flight. A co-passenger saw her doing so and alerted the airport officials, following which the flight was delayed. Considering her advanced age and given that her action didn't cause any serious damage, police remitted her five-day detention.
It has been 16 years since Chinese director and scriptwriter Guo Baochang made Da Zhai Men, or The Grand Mansion Gate, a 72-episode TV drama based on the story of his adoptive father.
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