Weekend Life
Weekend Life / Cover Story

Just killing time

[2016-05-28 09:41]

Online broadcasting is becoming a golden goose for a few and an opiate for many.As technology has made it possible for anyone to be a video star, it seems that many of these people have decided one sure-fire way of ensuring they stand out is to be unconventional.

Incubators hatch internet idols

[2016-05-21 07:57]

With online celebrities becoming more and more popular in China, many incubators also have emerged and are turning the trend into more of a systematic business enterprise, insiders say.

Streaming stars

[2016-05-21 07:57]

Streaming services are creating a wave of celebrities, including actors and actresses, clothing and makeup advisers, singers and writers.

At 22, a queen of the small screen

[2016-05-21 07:57]

Former flight attendant Xia Keke had to go against her parents' wishes to pursue her dream, but now they, too, watch her online.

Between the lines the story of an unusual tome

[2016-05-14 11:04]

The Story of Fangyuan Bookshop, made by the bookshop owner won the "Most Beautiful Book in the World" competition in Germany.

The journey of a lifetime from deckhand to revered china hand

[2016-05-07 07:39]

The exploits of adventurer William Mesny are recounted in a new biography that provides a valuable insight into life during the Qing Dynasty.

Little cartoon red fox captures hearts

[2016-04-30 10:01]

After 10 years of life on the page, a beloved character will soon jump out onto the big screen.

The people behind the funny faces

[2016-04-30 09:01]

Instant messaging and other realms of cyberspace are giving new opportunities to a load of talented people.

A holiday that runs rings around the others

[2016-04-23 08:37]

You will have to do the driving, but every morning a magnificent view may await you.

Kings and queens of the road

[2016-04-23 08:37]

A tourist bus pulls up near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Trafalgar Square in London, or any other tourist attraction in Europe you care to name, and troop out a mass of Chinese, with cameras, selfie sticks and UnionPay cards at the ready.

Pulled from a tunnel and into the light

[2016-04-23 11:47]

After nearly 30 years battling an unseen foe, a Beijing man has emerged greatly troubled but victorious.

Two believers bound by faith and history

[2016-04-16 09:37]

When Li Tong commissioned the building of the Fahai Temple about 600 years ago he could barely have imagined that one day it would link him to one of his contemporaries.

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