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Walking the talk on the Great Wall

[2017-11-04 07:57]

Once built to keep invaders out, the Great Wall, one of China's best-known faces, has now become a platform to bring people together.

The South African who is almost Shanghainese

[2017-10-28 07:24]

After living in Shanghai for 21 years, David Preston can now consider himself to be more of a Shanghainese than an expatriate.

Time's ticking

[2017-10-21 07:53]

With all you've got going on, how did you find the time to write a book about time?

Building a legacy

[2017-10-21 07:53]

How was it that you went from architecture to writing - and more recently to painting?

Finding love in the reel world

[2017-10-21 07:53]

'You have entered my world in a very special way. Despite our brief interaction, do you think we can develop something further?" said 28-year-old Guan Yongxiang, who had his hand extended as a gesture of courtship.

You decide the plot: Social media shows shake TV drama

[2017-10-21 07:53]

CANNES, France - Cliffhanger endings where television audiences are left holding their breath for the next episode may never be the same again.

A German writer's perspective on China's soul-touching stories

[2017-10-21 07:52]

With its long history, China has always been a treasure trove of soul-touching sagas of epic proportions.

Symphony, dance elevate explorations with a zither

[2017-10-14 14:08]

A longhaired beauty, Zhao Jienan seems to match the image traditionally associated with a guzheng (Chinese zither) player.

Songs for all seasons

[2017-10-14 11:22]

Poems set to song bring China's ancient lunisolar calendar to life.

Remembering Sino-US ping-pong diplomacy

[2017-09-30 09:41]

How a game became an unlikely diplomatic tool and helped normalize relations

Female view seen in Venice

[2017-09-16 07:34]

Chinese movie Angels wear white premiered at the Venice Film Festival last Thursday.

A young Chinese shooter has olympic dream in his crosshairs

[2017-09-16 07:34]

Yang Haoran, winner of four medals at the 13th Chinese National Games takes aim at the Tokyo games.

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