Watching a group of Chinese children playing the djembe, an African hand drum, in a park in Shenzhen is an uplifting experience.
Think back. Many of our warmest childhood memories revolve around food, an experience that transcends culture. Proust's episode of the madeleine perhaps attests to the powerful pull food has upon our involuntary memory; be it hot dogs or dumplings, certain tastes and smells are always ready to trigger nostalgic moods, providing us with a sense of safety and security in the turbulent world we now live in.
Mark Yoma, 42, squatted beside a small stack of burning garbage in a deserted street in Tacloban, capital of the Philippine province of Leyte.
Coming across rue de Tien Tsin in the town of Albert in northern France, few people would be aware of its origin. It is more likely to suggest a connection with French Indochina to the uninformed visitor or local.
Warning: saying this character aloud may induce heart attacks in middle-aged ladies, provoke creepy stares from odd men or cause severe giggling in teenagers.
African artists create greater understanding by portraying life in China, an exhibition in Beijing reveals.
For 80-year-old Ma Lingpeng and his 76-year-old wife Meng Zhaohui, living out the rest of their lives in comfort and happiness means living in their courtyard, walking around the nearby Shichahai lakes and watching their grandson growing up.
For a few decades, the absolute peak of fashion in China was a gray Mao suit or a dreary green uniform. Your choice of favored literature was as good as the next comrade's (probably the Little Red Book). Things were so much simpler as a member of the masses, feeling utterly content and faceless.
Ji Hongfu was born with a priceless asset - his house. It has since become the 39-year-old's greatest liability.
Beijing's new hutong museum not only houses historical relics but also is itself a relic.
If pandas could talk, will anybody resist listening to the cute creatures?
Of the myriad inventions from antiquity that have forged their way into the modern day, the umbrella (伞 sǎn) is one of the few to have retained its shape, function and beauty. Known to many ancient civilizations, the umbrella has garnered mythological, religious and social connotations, and the ancient craft of traditional umbrella making in China is still popular. Beijing boasts a variety of shops selling uniquely crafted umbrellas. In the historic Dashilanr (大栅栏) business street area, Chang Tao's Qinfenghanyue Craft Shop (秦风汉月油纸伞) is one of the many places where this craft is still a lifestyle.
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