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Sing-alongs, celebrities and more on tap for BroadwayCon

[2017-01-09 07:15]

The first-ever convention for Broadway fans was nearing the end of its first of three days in New York last January when snow began falling.

True north

[2017-01-09 07:15]

It takes bravery to explore Mohe in winter - and a lot of warm clothes.

Take a lunch cruise on Lake Lucerne, even in winter

[2017-01-09 07:15]

Lake Lucerne winds through the Alps with a series of bends, S-curving around towering mountains like slalom skiers carving into snow thousands of feet above. But even though skiing gets all the glory in wintertime Switzerland, a ferry ride on the lake can also be a welcome diversion for a traveler with a few hours to spare.

The curing month

[2017-01-08 15:00]

The last month of the lunar calendar used to be called the Hunting Month in more rustic times.

Hit and myth: the movie monsters lost in translation

[2017-01-08 15:00]

After watching Zhang Yimou's latest film The Great Wall , Gu Meng was impressed by the army of Tao Tie monsters from Chinese mythology. However, he complained that the Tao Tie in Zhang's film were not "Chinese" monsters.

Two-child policy poses risks for older women

[2017-01-08 15:00]

In recent years, the treatment of pregnant patients has become an increasingly thorny task for Liu Wenxian, a cardiologist at Anzhen Hospital in Beijing, as a result of the rise in the number of older women wanting to give birth.

Building a giant reputation

[2017-01-08 15:00]

When officials of Fuyang approached Wang Shu in 2012 to ask him to design an arts center, the Pritzker Prize-winning architect had a rather unusual condition.

Cleaner, greener - and becoming richer

[2017-01-08 15:00]

Waking up to birds chirping and a gentle breeze blowing is one of the pleasures of living near Zhejiang's tourism hot spot Qiandao Lake.

You know where you are with province names

[2017-01-08 15:00]

If there is one quality a good administrator of an empire ought to have it's knowing where everything is.

Putting chinese diplomacy into frame

[2017-01-07 06:48]

Xu Genshun may already be 67 this year, but the memories of his profession as a political photographer are still as intact as the poignant images he once shot.

Growing the market for Jazz

[2017-01-07 06:48]

When Chinese-American guitarist Lawrence Ku came to Beijing in 1997, he found that the jazz scene in the capital was small but burgeoning.

Get a glimpse of the real Vanness Wu with his new offering

[2017-01-07 06:48]

Vanness Wu emerges from the Beijing office of his record company, Universal Music Group, at noon, shakes hands politely and sits down quietly.

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