2015-01-01In Beijing, The World of Suzie Wong is better known as a nightclub. Named after the classic film character, the club is a popular hotspot for dancing the night away to the venue's house music.
2014-12-31Composer Liu Sola is dedicated to reviving ancient Chinese sounds through her contemporary, avant-garde approach.
2014-12-31Di An's latest novel on a woman from the Ming Dynasty era is winning the young author legions of fans. Liu Zhihua reports.
2014-12-31German writer David Wagner this month became the first foreign writer to win a cash prize from a Chinese literary award.
2014-12-30The Founding Ceremony of China has been considered among the country's key historical artworks since it was painted by late artist Dong Xiwen in 1952.
2014-12-29The China Philharmonic Orchestra and star soloists will embrace the Silk Road in concert next week. Sponsored by China Central TV and Audi, the concert will be broadcast live on CCTV's music channel.
2014-12-27I walk past two women who are having a pop-up fashion show, modeling the contents of their designer shopping bags for each other right on the sidewalk. I enjoy their giggles, but I can't understand a word of what they say.
2014-12-27Beaten raw eggs as the dipping sauce for hotpot? Sound risky and gross? Nonetheless, it is a popular way of eating the Japanese-style hotpot sukiyaki. Now you can try an authentic version in Beijing as the Japanese chain restaurant brand Onyasai opens its first store in Beijing featuring two classic hotpot styles: shabu-shabu and sukiyaki.
2014-12-27Zhang Xuewen, 28, a white-collar worker in Beijing, has been smoking for three years.
2014-12-26A series of 44 classic Peking Opera (Jingju) performances will be staged during the first three months of next year to mark the China National Peking Opera Company's 60th anniversary.
2014-12-26Idili silk has been worn by people in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region for nearly 3,000 years. But for those outside of the region, the fabric was largely unknown until a recent fashion show in Beijing.
2014-12-26The astounding acrobatic shows at the Chaoyang Theater are so famous that they are a must-see for tourists visiting Beijing.
2014-12-26Singer-songwriter Long Kuan is making music again after a long hiatus. But she's finding methods to express herself in many other ways, she tells Chen Nan.
2014-12-25Guilin’s scenery is peerless in the world, an old saying goes, and Chinese painters living in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region capture the beauty of the land in their ink-and-wash paintings.
2014-12-25The space is small. The decor simple. The menu unassuming.