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Art & Culture

From minerals to canvas: Artist brings ancient painting to life - Art & Culture in China

From minerals to canvas: Artist brings ancient painting to life

After years of efforts, mineral-color painting finally comes into the public spotlight through a joint exhibition titled "The Power of the Rock" at Shanghai's APS Museum of L+Mall.

'Local lingo: Express yourself!' Episode 4: 己所不欲,勿施于人 (Ji Suo Bu Yu Wu Shi Yu Ren) - Art & Culture in China

'Local lingo: Express yourself!' Episode 4: 己所不欲,勿施于人 (Ji Suo Bu Yu Wu Shi Yu Ren)

For American Hasani, this Chinese proverb is a proverb that lives his life by. It has an English counterpart, which is "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."

Monk Biancai remembered as new Longjing tea picking season begins - Art & Culture in China

Monk Biancai remembered as new Longjing tea picking season begins

Biancai, a Buddhist master, is credited with creating Longjing tea. During the Song Dynasty (960–1279), he cleared the hill slopes, laying the groundwork for tea plantations.

How did ancient Chinese celebrate the Spring Equinox? - Art & Culture in China

How did ancient Chinese celebrate the Spring Equinox?

Booming video game industry is music to the ears of academy students - Art & Culture in China

Booming video game industry is music to the ears of academy students

Exploring the art talent of a pioneering architect - Art & Culture in China

Exploring the art talent of a pioneering architect

Rediscover rituals of spring: How ancient Chinese celebrated the season - Art & Culture in China

Rediscover rituals of spring: How ancient Chinese celebrated the season

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Travel

Get in the fast lane to appreciate beauty of Qingpu - Travel in China

Get in the fast lane to appreciate beauty of Qingpu

Eight tourist routes that allow visitors to experience Jiangnan spring scenery, its profound culture and the fun of shopping have been unveiled to mark the Qingpu Tourism Day.

2023-03-18 16:05 0

Explore tulips in full bloom across Shanghai - Travel in China

Explore tulips in full bloom across Shanghai

Spring is here, and the tulips are in full bloom. Colorful floral displays are giving the city a unique seasonal atmosphere.

2023-03-17 00:34 0

Street interview: What's your best memory of Yongkang Road? - Travel in China

Street interview: What's your best memory of Yongkang Road?

Yongkang Road, a bustling street in Shanghai with cozy coffee shops and small bars, is undergoing renovations. Fans of the street have their say.

2023-03-07 21:03 0

Exploring Shanghai's ancient towns and streets - Travel in China

Exploring Shanghai's ancient towns and streets

2023-03-06 12:13 0

Journey to an alluring fairytale world in full bloom - Travel in China

Journey to an alluring fairytale world in full bloom

2023-03-04 14:44 0

White Snake trail weaves through the classic love stories of ancient China - Travel in China

White Snake trail weaves through the classic love stories of ancient China

2023-02-21 17:26 0

British brothers hike Great Wall to follow in father's footsteps - Travel in China

British brothers hike Great Wall to follow in father's footsteps

2022-12-30 15:05 0

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Lifestyle

Mosaic of China Season 02 Episode 24 — Salome CHEN, Property and Technology Developer - Lifestyle in China

Mosaic of China Season 02 Episode 24 — Salome CHEN, Property and Technology Developer

Welcome to Mosaic of China, a podcast about people who are making their mark in China. I’m your host, Oscar Fuchs.

2023-03-18 09:00 0

From terraced fields to teapot: a journey through Hangzhou's Longjing tea production - Lifestyle in China

From terraced fields to teapot: a journey through Hangzhou's Longjing tea production

The harvest season for Hangzhou Longjing tea officially started on March 13, meaning the tenderest leaves must be collected within two weeks as the peak picking time is March 20.

2023-03-15 12:32 0

Mosaic of China Season 02 Episode 23 – The Beats Collector (DJ BO, International DJ) - Lifestyle in China

Mosaic of China Season 02 Episode 23 – The Beats Collector ("DJ BO", International DJ)

Welcome to Mosaic of China, a podcast about people who are making their mark in China. I’m your host, Oscar Fuchs.

2023-03-11 09:00 0

American sees a bigger role in telling China stories to the world - Lifestyle in China

American sees a bigger role in telling China stories to the world

2023-03-08 18:35 0

Mosaic of China Season 02 Episode 22 – The Fashion Journalist (Casey HALL, The Business of Fashion) - Lifestyle in China

Mosaic of China Season 02 Episode 22 – The Fashion Journalist (Casey HALL, The Business of Fashion)

2023-03-05 08:00 0

The crowds are back in Hangzhou's Wuliu Lane - Lifestyle in China

The crowds are back in Hangzhou's Wuliu Lane

2023-03-02 17:07 0

A historic home with an eclectic collection - Lifestyle in China

A historic home with an eclectic collection

2023-03-01 19:35 0

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Taste

Handpicked natural wines, quality food served to Nice people - Taste in China

Handpicked natural wines, quality food served to Nice people

Tucked in the Bridge 8 Creative Industry Cluster, Nice people restaurant has a relaxing vibe, quality food and natural wines to serve its customers.

2023-03-17 00:19 0

Epic pizza you can't afford to miss in Shanghai - Taste in China

Epic pizza you can't afford to miss in Shanghai

Anyone who takes pizza seriously should make a beeline for Bottega, which recently opened its first outlet in Shanghai, and makes perhaps the best Neapolitan-style pizza in town.

2023-03-10 19:20 0

Handling the heat: Spicy Chinese cuisine to turn it up - Taste in China

Handling the heat: Spicy Chinese cuisine to turn it up

Spicy food is a topic of much intrigue around the food-o-sphere today, especially as people have broadened their culinary horizons in recent decades.

2023-02-26 20:05 0

The new bar Dentree takes a sustainable approach, with a menu to match - Taste in China

The new bar Dentree takes a sustainable approach, with a menu to match

2023-02-16 21:14 0

Celebrate love with special menus on Valentine's Day - Taste in China

Celebrate love with special menus on Valentine's Day

2023-02-09 00:01 0

Explore different flavors at some new restaurants - Taste in China

Explore different flavors at some new restaurants

2022-12-14 15:30 0

Seasonal foods for the upcoming temperature drop - Taste in China

Seasonal foods for the upcoming temperature drop

2022-11-28 16:14 0

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Entertainment

New performing season launched by Shanghai theaters - Entertainment in China

New performing season launched by Shanghai theaters

Theaters and performing troupes in Shanghai are raising the curtain on the 2023 performing season, with the Shanghai Peking Opera Company planning to stage more than 100 plays.

Film adaptations of popular novels set for China release - Entertainment in China

Film adaptations of popular novels set for China release

"A Man Called Otto," based on the best-selling novel by Swedish author Fredrick Bachman, and starring Tom Hanks, will be released in Chinese theaters on Friday.

Kunqu Opera prince to bid farewell to stage after Shanghai performances - Entertainment in China

Kunqu Opera prince to bid farewell to stage after Shanghai performances

Kunqu Opera prince Zhang Jun will bid farewell to the stage for a while and concentrate on his role as opera school headmaster after two performances in Shanghai next month.

Makoto Shinkai's new animated film to be released in China - Entertainment in China

Makoto Shinkai's new animated film to be released in China

Micro-documentary series records Shanghai's urban renewal - Entertainment in China

Micro-documentary series records Shanghai's urban renewal

China's flourishing sci-fi industry shows potential for further development - Entertainment in China

China's flourishing sci-fi industry shows potential for further development

Male mermaids charm visitors at Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park - Entertainment in China

Male mermaids charm visitors at Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park

2023-03-14 15:09 0

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Wellness

Scientists propose new strategy to treat inflammatory bowel disease - Wellness in China

Scientists propose new strategy to treat inflammatory bowel disease

Chinese and foreign researchers have jointly proven an innovative drug effective in treating moderate and severe ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

2023-03-13 17:11 0

Antioxidants in hardy roselle can help manage obesity: study - Wellness in China

Antioxidants in hardy roselle can help manage obesity: study

Antioxidants in the roselle plant have anti-obesity properties that could help in food alternatives to current weight management medications, according to RMIT University's study.

2023-03-07 21:46 0

Study identifies new gut hormone regulating metabolism during fasting - Wellness in China

Study identifies new gut hormone regulating metabolism during fasting

Chinese researchers have identified a new gut-secreted hormone named famsin, which contributes to metabolic adaptations during fasting.

2023-02-24 17:27 0

Chinese scientists develop new treatment strategy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma - Wellness in China

Chinese scientists develop new treatment strategy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

2023-02-14 22:06 0

Selenium-enriched foods could be used against Alzheimer's disease: study - Wellness in China

Selenium-enriched foods could be used against Alzheimer's disease: study

2023-02-14 16:14 0

Aussie study finds common antidepressants can increase antibiotic resistance - Wellness in China

Aussie study finds common antidepressants can increase antibiotic resistance

2023-02-02 16:10 0

Guidelines created to prevent heart complications in children fighting cancer - Wellness in China

Guidelines created to prevent heart complications in children fighting cancer

2023-01-30 21:55 0

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Book

Murakami to publish first new novel in six years - Book in China

Murakami to publish first new novel in six years

Celebrated Japanese author Haruki Murakami will release his first new novel in six years this April, publisher Shinchosha announced on Wednesday.

2023-02-01 19:08 0

New book chronicles the lives of Hungarians in old Shanghai - Book in China

New book chronicles the lives of Hungarians in old Shanghai

"We Hungarians of Shanghai" is a history of the Hungarian community in old Shanghai. The book details the accomplishments of 60 Hungarian men and women.

2022-07-22 20:17 0

Sci-fi writer experiments with the effects of AI - Book in China

Sci-fi writer experiments with the effects of AI

Chen Qiufan discusses futuristic technology across a number of subjects, from coffee and tea to electronic waste to the effects of algorithms and AI.

2022-01-01 09:00 0

Vibe of a 'world city' captured over 20 years - Book in China

Vibe of a 'world city' captured over 20 years

2021-11-17 14:16 0

100-volume book series on ancient Chinese printing issued in Shanghai - Book in China

100-volume book series on ancient Chinese printing issued in Shanghai

2021-10-22 18:01 0

Lensman captures the innocence of the 80s - Book in China

Lensman captures the innocence of the 80s

2021-09-23 16:38 0

'The Enchanted Knight' who rode into literary folklore - Book in China

'The Enchanted Knight' who rode into literary folklore

2021-05-14 17:51 0

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Education

Global Natural History Day kicks off, encouraging students to explore natural science - Education in China

Global Natural History Day kicks off, encouraging students to explore natural science

The Global Natural History Day – youth science knowledge challenge has kicked off, encouraging students to engage more in the natural sciences.

2023-03-03 18:29 0

Public welfare program for female workers kicks off - Education in China

Public welfare program for female workers kicks off

A public welfare program helping female workers improve resistance against financial risks and boost their job opportunities was launched ahead of International Women's Day,

2023-02-22 18:30 0

China sets up expert commission on off-campus tutoring supervision - Education in China

China sets up expert commission on off-campus tutoring supervision

The education authority has established an expert commission on off-campus tutoring supervision, as part of its efforts to ease the burden on students in compulsory education.

2023-02-16 16:39 0

Principled approach to learning earns top marks - Education in China

Principled approach to learning earns top marks

2022-11-21 17:00 0

The Global Search for Education: Ana Maria Medici Talks about Dear Mrs. President - Education in China

The Global Search for Education: Ana Maria Medici Talks about Dear Mrs. President

2022-11-07 00:01 0

Volunteer teachers take art education to remote county - Education in China

Volunteer teachers take art education to remote county

2022-11-03 11:37 0

The Global Search for Education: Director Carlos Douglas Jr. Talks About His Film, Kenya's Symphony - Education in China

The Global Search for Education: Director Carlos Douglas Jr. Talks About His Film, Kenya's Symphony

2022-10-24 00:01 0

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