Li Xing

Encourage youth back to serious arts

[2006-04-06 06:08]

On Sunday afternoon I attended a play at the Riverside Theatre in Iowa City that was minimalist in every way.

Kids must get into habit of exercising

[2006-03-30 06:45]

A feature article in the latest Time magazine (March 27) talked about expanding waistlines, and the possible decline in the life expectancy of younger Americans in decades to come.

Bloggers need to create set of standards

[2006-03-23 06:02]

I am not a blogger. But as a career newspaper journalist, I can no longer ignore bloggers.

Artists should give credit where it's due

[2006-03-16 05:47]

Pop band Flower has been troubled by a series of reports in the media and on the Internet that at least four songs on their latest album are copies of songs by a few international bands.

Innovators, artists deserve recognition

[2006-03-09 06:17]

With spring on the way, last Saturday my family went to Badachu, a park in the Western Hills south of the more famous Fragrant Hills Park.

Innovators, artists deserve recognition

[2006-03-09 06:17]

With spring on the way, last Saturday my family went to Badachu, a park in the Western Hills south of the more famous Fragrant Hills Park.

Elderly must contribute in ageing society

[2006-03-02 05:47]

We Chinese have a tradition of comparing people of different ages to the sun at different hours. Late Chairman Mao Zedong likened the youths to the morning sun between seven and eight o'clock.

We need to create a culture of innovation

[2006-02-23 05:40]

Creativity and innovation have become two of the most popular catchwords nowadays in China.

Help protect our cultural heritage

[2006-02-16 06:36]

A colleague of mine still retains fond memories of his trip to the southwest of Central China's Hunan Province a few years ago. What he remembers the most, however, is not the beautiful natural scenery that the area is best known for.

Welfare of locals should be priority

[2006-02-09 05:35]

My colleague and his wife spent a night in Fengzhen, a county-level city in North China's Inner Mongolia, on his way to a mountainous village for a Spring Festival reunion with his in-laws.