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A Danish prince haunted by his father's ghost. A delusional Spanish knight jousting with windmills. A Chinese beauty falling into an enchanted dream next to a Peony Pavilion.

It takes about 20 Chinese parents, 11 elementary schools throughout the Bay Area and a small army of volunteers to stage the series of celebrations planned for the upcoming Chinese New Year, or the Lunar New Year, which will fall on Jan 28.

Chris Davis|NEW YORK JOURNAL

No matter the scale, air pollution calls for quick action

Scientists at MIT and Harvard have provided a sobering reminder that air pollution really does take a human toll.

Chang Jun|San Francisco Journal

Can conflict between US, China be avoided?

Despite the consistent yet somehow distorted media portrayal of the China-US relationship — which seems to overemphasize cyber espionage, climate change disputes and military conflicts — scholars urge China and the US to continue seeking common ground while reserving differences and aiming at constructing win-win cooperation across a variety of sectors.

Chen Weihua in Washington|Washington Journal

Hillary's claims on China's climate action are laughable

All politicians like to take the credit, never the blame. This is certainly the case with Hillary Clinton, so far the Democrat presidential front runner, touting her record on climate change.

William Hennelly|NEW YORK JOURNAL

Making my way in Mandarin with a little help from the newsroom

For my first offering, I decided to write about some of the challenges I'm facing in trying to learn just a little Mandarin.

Chris Davis|NEW YORK JOURNAL

American ginseng is under siege, but there may be hope

Hunters of the Native American Menominee tribe used to chew it to scent their breath as a lure for deer. The Pawnee used it as a love charm. The Ojibwe smoked it for asthma. American ginseng is in high demand in both the US and China as an herbal remedy. In the US it is used to reduce stress and enhance energy and mental acuity. In China it is a panacea for sexual impotence, hypertension, nausea and indigestion.

Chang Jun|San Francisco Journal

Four-man art show demonstrates the power of friendship

"Now what shall we call this new sort of gazing-house that has opened in our town where people sit quietly and pour out their glancing like light, like answering?" wrote the 13th century mystic Persian poet Jelaluddin Rumi in his poem entitled No Room for Form.

William Hennelly|

New York’s Chinatown, Little Italy celebrated together in Marco Polo Festival

Two great cultures of the East and West will be saluted in Lower Manhattan on Saturday at the seventh annual Marco Polo Festival.

CHANG JUN|

Chinese still have lessons to learn both as international hosts and tourists

Chinese consumers are a complicated group – they could be victims of unlawful tourism practices at home while their uncivilized behavior abroad has long been a headache for hosting countries and industries.

 
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