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Devil in the details in a temple full of allusions

[2016-04-16 09:37]

As imposing as the Fahai frescoes are, Lu Shaojie, a veteran guide at the Fahai Temple, in whose main hall they are housed, believes that the saying "The devil is in the detail" could not be more apt in this hall of saints.

Out of the shadows

[2016-04-16 09:37]

In 1933 the German photographer Hedda Morrison went to a western suburb of Beijing, where she discovered what she would call the city's most interesting temple. With a Rolleiflex twin lens camera and a heart captivated by the beauty of oriental art, she recorded in black and white the stunning frescoes on the walls of the temple's main hall.

Back to basics

[2016-04-09 11:25]

While people from China's remote regions typically flock to big cities, a group of individuals have instead made Deqing county their new home

Bookshops: Talk of demise is exaggerated

[2016-03-26 16:11]

If all the traditional physical bookstores closed, it would probably come as no shock to most.

Fugitives from the third dimension

[2016-03-19 08:55]

Zheng has organized similar game events every week since 2008, when he was in second grade at high school. Members come and go, and at the moment there are 22, mostly young men.

The aspirations and dreams of those in between

[2016-03-12 09:13]

If you are talking about a middle class, you need to be sure about exactly which one you are talking about. Definitions of the term differ not only from expert to expert but from country to country.

What makes the middle class tick

[2016-03-12 09:07]

Just who are these people on whom the world is placing so much faith?

What makes the middle class tick

[2016-03-12 09:03]

Just who are these people on whom the world is placing so much faith?

Life frozen in time

[2016-02-27 07:40]

For a man who is about to die, it is perhaps the ultimate attempt at self-preservation. "Even if I must depart," the reasoning goes, "my progeny will endure."

The face of a new sporting phenomenon in China

[2016-02-06 09:27]

In a country whose athletes are better known for excelling in individual sports than in team sports, boxing is still in its infancy in China.

Warriors of a feminine persuasion

[2016-02-06 09:21]

There is nothing of the light touch in these fighters who are competing asmuch with themselves as with others.

Warriors of a feminine persuasion

[2016-02-06 09:04]

There is nothing of the light touch in these fighters who are competing asmuch with themselves as with others.

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