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Summer favorites of a Michelin two-star chef

2017-06-20 13:24

With two Michelin stars under his belt, Fabrice Vulin has just taken over as executive chef at top French restaurant The Tasting Room in Macau. He shares his recipe for a summer favourite.

Beijing unearths 3,000 pieces of cultural relics in first half of 2017

2017-06-20 12:25

This year Beijing has excavated and protected more than 1,300 ancient tombs of different times in history, unearthing over 3,000 pieces or sets of cultural relics as of May 30.

Crystal utensils keep the scorching heat away

2017-06-20 11:12

In the scorching summer, crystal vessels are more popular, as they keep things cooler. Let's take a look at some crystal utensils from the Palace Museum's collections.

Ink-brush master receives high acclaim at China Guardian Auctions

2017-06-20 09:15

Huang Binhong's momentum mountain-and-water piece, Yellow Mountain, grossed 345 million yuan ($50.6 million) at China Guardian Auctions' sale in Beijing on Monday, an auction record for the artist.

Firing Up Porcelain's Potential

2017-06-20 06:59

An exhibition from the ancient 'kiln city' of Jingdezhen shows how ceramic traditions have persisted while new artists are endowing traditional craftsmanship with contemporary flourishes. Lin Qi reports.

Painting portraits of a continent

2017-06-20 06:59

Five Chinese artists who traveled to three African countries earlier this year didn't see the savannas and animals they expected - but they were deeply touched by the people.

Award honors promising artists

2017-06-20 06:59

Few Chinese know Wang Shikuo (1911-73), but most know his works - realistic oil paintings that depict China's Communist revolution.

An Italian chef finds Chinese truffles to his liking

2017-06-20 06:59

"When I first smelled the unique aroma of a truffle, I felt intoxicated - as if I almost forgot every scent that I had smelled before. At that moment, I knew my life would be changed by it."

Yang's works a layered take on ink art

2017-06-20 06:59

In 1989, Yang Jiecang was one of the three artists representing China at Paris' Pompidou's contemporary art show, Magician of the Earth. He presented his One Hundred Layers of Ink Series, which was different from what people traditionally understood about Chinese ink.

Hainan launches new tourism products at Beijing expo

2017-06-19 16:52

Hainan rolled out a series of new travel products to woo travelers from northern China during the Beijing International Tourism Expo from June 16 to 18.

Panda talk wows cruise-ship travelers

2017-06-19 16:20

Approximately 100 Western guests attended a giant panda lecture on the cruise trip Majestic Princess on June 19.

Chinese Vice Premier attends groundbreaking ceremony for traditional Chinese medicine center in Budapest

2017-06-19 14:03

Visiting Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong attended Sunday the groundbreaking ceremony for a new building of the Semmelweis University's Faculty of Health Sciences in Budapest, the capital of Hungary