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The (r)evolution of an internet celebrity

2017-01-16 07:09

A young woman from China's hinterland, with few qualities believed necessary for success, claws her way to online respectability by following loads of chutzpah with growing sophistication.

Chinese snail noodles exported to United States

2017-01-15 09:32

Rice noodles with snails, a signature dish sold at street stalls in south China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, are being exported to the United States, a company said.

Father of Chinese Pinyin dies at 111

2017-01-14 15:10

Renowned Chinese linguist Zhou Youguang, the creator of Pinyin writing system, died on January 14th, one day after his 111th birthday.

A look at Sinologists through the centuries

2017-01-13 08:19

Matteo Ricci arrived in Beijing with other Italian missionaries in the late 16th century.

Gu Ying: from flying high to watching the sky

2017-01-13 08:13

Former paraglider stays connected to beloved sport through bird-watching, photography, Xing Yi reports.

Remembering the handover

2017-01-13 07:19

The autobiography of Sir Malcom Rifkind, former UK foreign secretary, recounts the negotiations up to the return of Hong Kong to China on June 30, 1997.

A woman's fight to hail Eileen Chang in the West

2017-01-13 07:07

Her work has inspired Oscar-winning director Ang Lee and she is considered one of the most important Chinese writers of the 20th century, but Eileen Chang has yet to make a major impact in the West.

Benin China Cultural Center receives Special Contribution Award at dance festival

2017-01-12 14:12

The China Cultural Center in Benin has been recognized at the 8th Agogo International Dance Festival. Benin's tourism and culture minister Ange N'Koue presented the Special Contribution Award to the center at the festival's end on Tuesday, thanking the Chinese government for its contribution to the development of Benin's culture industry.

Traditional New Year artwork on show

2017-01-12 11:10

An exhibition featuring traditional New Year pictures has opened at the National Art Museum of China in Beijing, in the lead up to the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year.

Birmingham orchestra tour celebrates a century of friendship

2017-01-12 07:54

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra has just concluded its first tour in China, from late December in Guangzhou, Changsha, Shanghai to Beijing on Jan 5.

Jackie Chan embarks on an Indian adventure

2017-01-12 07:10

The Hong Kong star's latest action-comedy, Kung Fu Yoga, in which Chan stars as an archeologist in a Sino-Indian coproduction, will hit mainland screens on Jan 28.