Shanghai wildlife park makes sure African guests kept fit, well and warm over winter.
The China seen through Western lenses is not reality but rather a handy screen to project Western dreams and nightmares, says Ben Chu, author of the recent book Chinese Whispers: Why everything you've heard about China is wrong. Chu, 34, economics editor of British newspaper The Independent, says that inaccurate projection is damaging to China and hinders it from communicating smoothly with the West on its road to internationalization.
They're like today's superheroes, scaling walls, jumping off buildings and defying gravity. To the rest of the world, it's called parkour, but in Chinese, it's called paoku (跑酷 páokù). The phrase literally translates to "cool running". Not to be confused with the film Cool Runnings, the phrase means: "Hey man, those are some cool kicks."
London's Victoria and Albert Museum has embarked on an ambitious quest to give Chinese painting its rightful place in the tradition of world art, through its exhibition Masterpieces of Chinese Painting: 700-1900.
Celebrities greet fans on the red carpet, appear at press conferences amidst thunder and lightning, and make special efforts to show up at important openings in China
You may know Sichuan cuisine (川菜 chuāncài) via its signature dish — the universally adored Kung Pow Chicken (宫保鸡丁 gōngbǎo jīdīng) — but there is so much more to explore in this unique culinary style. Rich with flavor and plenty of oil, it is one of the most beloved folk cuisines in China. From high-end restaurants to neighborhood diners, there's no lack of Sichuan flavor in China. When ordering a Sichuan dish, you will often be asked: "Can you hold your spice?" (能吃辣吗？néng chī là ma?). Sichuan dishes are reserved for the strong of heart, but don't be afraid to say yes; you don't want to miss out on these unique flavors.
It was late September and the breathtaking scenery dyed in boundless golden color spread across the Greater Hinggan Mountains in the far northeastern district of Hulunbuir in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region.
On the voyage of human curiosity, astronauts stand at the forefront of human endeavor. They witness the wonder and grandeur of our universe with an unparalleled view. Amazing though it all is, their lofty position is high-risk and fraught with potential danger; being an astronaut is no easy ride.
Huge fashion spreads cover brick walls. Shining steel adorns a maze of pipelines. Both are clear evidence that the days when cavernous concrete ceilings and obsolete machinery used to occupy the site of Beijing's 798 Art Zone have long gone.
The concrete structures of the 798 Art Zone in northeastern Beijing stem from the North China Radio Equipment Joint Factory built with help from East Germany in the 1950s.
Round eyes, an impish nose and small cherry lips give Fang Fang the look of a quick-witted, animated storyteller. And she is. The 58-year-old best-selling author says she realized she had the gift of storytelling when she was a child. "If you had asked my classmates then 'Who will grow up to be a writer?', they would have said it's me.
Fang Fang writes novels, prose, historical stories and travel logs.
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