What's on

2010-12-15 08:33:15

This is an exclusive evening at UCCA where artists will lead you on an intimate tour of their exhibitions. Liu Xiaodong, Yang Yong, Sui Jianguo and Lu Zhengyuan will participate.

Decisive moments in life

2010-12-15 08:33:15

The belief that art can serve as a bridge to the mind has become a reality for Philein Wang - a dancer, musician and poet who uses her talents to express the confusion many Chinese Americans, like her, feel about their cultural identity in China.

What's on

2010-12-14 10:48:54

Coming shows and events

TCM offers respite from winter chills

2010-12-14 10:29:22

As brisk winter weather descends on the capital, the cold and flu season is in full swing.

On the beat with a chengguan official

2010-12-09 08:01:33

Security in Beijing, just like in any city of the world, is earned by competent and fair policing.

Artist adds momentum to city's identity

2010-12-08 08:07:46

Beauty isn't a word you associate with the rusty, old sanlunche (literally, three-wheeled vehicle) that can be seen trundling along Beijing's roads.

The legend of Liaoqi

2010-12-01 08:09:00

Beijing, often tagged as China's cultural center, has its fair share of traditional art forms on offer. Few though are as close to extinction as Liaoqi with only four practitioners in China, all from the same family and living in Beijing, believed to still master the mysterious material.

NY artist brings graffiti show to capital

2010-11-24 08:02:36

A very colorful slice of the Big Apple is in Beijing until the end of the year at Chang Art Gallery.

The golden age of toys

2010-11-16 07:58:15

For most native Beijingers who were born in the 1960s, 1970s or 1980s, one of their most precious toys is likely to be a "pecking rooster", a metal toy that looks like two roosters perched on a rod that lower their heads and peck at a plate in turn.

Movie casting chances boom for expat actors

2010-11-09 08:02:15

As Chinese cinema continues to establish itself on the international stage, a growing number of foreign actors and Chinese talent agencies are taking advantage of a niche market that can no longer be faked, Alice Philipson discovers.

London's Gecko brings Gogol's play to Beijing

2010-11-03 08:21:49

The Overcoat, written by Nikolai Gogol in 1842, is a metaphor for desire and greed.

EU Film Festival arrives

2010-11-03 08:21:49

Europe, as a continent full of artistic passion and fairytale romances, has a voice in film that resonates to the many sounds emanating from the countries inside.