Dozens of world leaders are expected to visit the famed 798 Art District(七八九工廠,北京著名的類型藝術展場) in Beijing during the 2008 Olympic Games in August, a local official told Xinhua on Thursday.
“During the Games, heads of 50 to 60 countries will visit the…
Dozens of world leaders are expected to visit the famed 798 Art District(七八九工廠,北京著名的類型藝術展場) in Beijing during the 2008 Olympic Games in August, a local official told Xinhua on Thursday.
“During the Games, heads of 50 to 60 countries will visit the…
Dancers perform during the closure of the first China Xinjiang International Folk Dance Festival in Urumqi, capital of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 18, 2008. The 10-day festival attracted dancers and terpsichoreans from both China and other countries…
Thunderous applause from a weeping audience wrapped up the premiere of a Sichuan earthquake-inspired stage drama Sunday night in Beijing.
“Jian Shou” (”Hold on”), staged at the Haidian Theater, highlighted the tenacity of the Sichuan people faced with a natural disaster…
An 800-word prequel to the Harry Potter series, handwritten by author J.K. Rowling, sold for 25,000 pounds (49,323 U.S. dollars) at an auction Tuesday.
An absent bidder paid more than 30 pounds per word for Rowling’s short story at a charity…
Yesterday,the 12 Miss Hong Kong Contestants arrived to a Mexico port ( Port of Cozumel ) by cruise,to shoot an outdoor scene.Facing the Seaside and Sun,the 12 contestants wore bikinis to show off their tanned parts.Contestant Number 12 , Miss…
(Xinhuanet) — The fire that destroyed sets and film and music archives on the back lot of Universal Studios could inflict tens of millions of dollars in short-term damage on corporate parent General Electric Co.
The biggest casualty was the New…
A cultural exchange event aimed at showcasing China’s colorful culture opened Saturday in Pozuelo de Alarcon, a city near the Spanish capital of Madrid.
At the opening ceremony, city officials said that since Pozuelo de Alarcon established relations of friendly exchanges…
Flags are to kept at half-mast and all public amusements will be suspended for three days from Monday as China begins an official mourning period for victims of the May 12 earthquake.
The State Council, the Cabinet, on Sunday ordered a…
Photo taken on May 13, 2008 shows the scene of the earthquake-hit Beichuan County, about 160 kilometers northeast of the epicenter of Wenchuan County, southwest China’s Sichuan Province. Beichuan County is badly damaged in Monday’s quake, with great numbers of…
Who’s the most successful writer in China today? A recent feature story in the New York Times says China’s most successful writer is Guo Jingming(郭敬明,著名的菊花教主,以純潔的45度角聞名), whom some Chinese readers claim is overrated.
In “China’s Pop Fiction,” published on Sunday, Aventurina King…
A Disney show featuring three classic fairytales is coming to China this summer. But there’s a twist. The 70-minute performance, which will include skits from “Snow White,” “Cinderella” and “Beauty and the Beast,” will be in Chinese.
Forty-five cast members hailing…
An unidentified resident of Chongqing municipality won 82.34 million yuan ($11.76 million) in a lottery on Wednesday.
The lucky person spent 630 yuan ($91) on the tickets, bought from a lottery outlet in Changshou district about 14:34 pm and became a…
A nude photo of French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, standing in a pigeon-toed pose and covering her modesty with her hands, was sold on Thursday in New York for $91,000, more than 20 times its expected price.
A buyer for a…
The Year of Spain in China will conclude with “Sevilla,” a flamenco show performed by the Maria Pages Company at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing on April 11 and 12.
Maria Pages is one of the most…
Silence is louder than words.
2008.04.07. Paris France. The demonstrators attacked the girl and Olympic flame.
Xiao Min (not her real name), a 39-year-old resident of Yibin, Sichuan province, is concerned because she keeps gaining weight.
In the recent years, the woman has continued to gain weight regardless of what she eats. Although she stands 1.6 m…
A fleet of bicyclists was dispatched to pick up a soon-to-be-married bride, attracting many curious onlookers in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, on Tuesday.
The 100-bike fleet rode more than 55 km on the city’s major streets for seven hours to…
After catching his unemployed son living beyond his means by buying on credit, a father surnamed Liu from Beijing’s Xuanwu district called police and asked them to arrest his son for credit card fraud.
Liu’s 23-year-old son lost his job last…
A dolphin whose kidneys failed after eating junk food that tourists had thrown in its tank is now in stable condition after receiving several weeks of treatment at Changsha zoo, in this Hunan provincial capital.
The 5-year-old dolphin had to stop…
The Qingming Festival (aka Tomb-Sweeping Day) is, for the first time, a national holiday this year.
Today’s China Daily features a profile of the man who was instrumental in giving us all the day off on Friday. Chen Jing, a professor…
