Treats for your inner dragon

You don't have to live in China long to know that the country's most popular foods usually have a good story behind them.

White asparagus shines in spring

It's been called "the vampire of the vegetable world", but with almost religious respect.

Through the years

Kicking off at the Capital Museum in Beijing on Thursday, International Museum Day was celebrated in the country with the exhibition Splendor and Beauty: The Archaeological Finds in Recent 20 Years in China.

Antiques fair in Hong Kong going strong even after decade

How will the antiques market perform this year? What kinds of items will become popular among collectors? And, will vintage attract young people?

A star is reborn

Zheng Jun achieved instant fame in 1994 with his debut album, Naked. With his rebellious voice, frank and thought-provoking lyrics and his rugged good looks, Zheng has stood out from other Chinese rockers of his generation who emerged in the early 1990s.

US band Six Appeal 'excited' about China debut

Award-winning a cappella band Six Appeal will make its China debut at the ongoing Meet in Beijing Arts Festival on Friday.

NCPA to stage Verdi's classic

When the National Center for the Performing Arts produced Giuseppe Verdi's opera Un Ballo in Maschera in 2012, a team headed by veteran Argentine director Hugo De Ana took the audience into a theatrical space, which was filled with sets from the time of King Gustav III of Sweden in the 18th century.

Scooter that gives a buzz to art lovers

The 1953 romantic comedy Roman Holiday elevated Audrey Hepburn to international fame. It also brought worldwide attention to the Vespa, a scooter designed in the late 1940s by Corradino D'Ascanio.

A music lesson from afar

In 1983, when Guan Xia was learning to compose at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, he and four classmates traveled to the Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture in Southwest China's Yunnan province to seek inspiration from the folk music of the Hani and Yi ethnic groups.

They're looking good, but in the Chinese way

On the face of it, traditional Chinese medicine may seem to have little to do with fashion - and that is what motivates some cosmetics marketers to try to prove the opposite.

Quotable

"There is a huge funding gap to be filled in key projects, such as infrastructure construction, in countries and regions involved in the Belt and Road Initiative. It is necessary and timely to inject more money into Silk Road Fund to leverage more funding sources to close the gap."

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