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Chinese Skipper Completes a Record-Breaking Trans-Arctic Journey

Nov 4, 2015

Chinese adventurer Guo Chuan has completed his trans-Arctic journey aboard trimaran Qingdao China with an international crew. Guo completed the journey in 13 days to set a world record for navigating the Arctic Ocean non-stop on a boat ...

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China's First Tibetan Language Search Engine to Debut

Nov 4, 2015

"Cloud Tibet", China's first Tibetan language search engine, is on course for release in August next year, the developer said on Tuesday. Development team head Tselo said the basic architecture had been finished and significant ...

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Worldwide Gathering with a Common Artistic Theme

Nov 4, 2015

The 18th Beijing Art Expo attracted a large turnout of aficionados from around the world, with one thing in common - the pursuit of art and the different approaches to portraying beauty. From their work can be seen a spirit of life and ...

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Saya Chang to Tour Mainland

Nov 4, 2015

Saya Chang, the younger sister of aboriginal Taiwan pop star A-mei Chang, is set to launch her first tour of the mainland next month. Saya Chang, 38, will perform across venues starting with Workers' Stadium in Beijing on Oct 11. Born ...

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Calm down with Zhou Jie

Nov 4, 2015

Chinese artist Zhou Jie's ongoing exhibition Thread shows 14 of his latest oil paintings that are dominated by black and white colors. The show, being held at Beijing's Mingtai gallery through Sept 28, has exhibits on which Zhou ...

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Ha's Unusual Tale Lures Filmmaker

Nov 4, 2015

Shooting for A Pension Plan, a movie based on Chinese-American author Ha Jin's story of the same name, began in northern Beijing on Tuesday. Filming for the movie is scheduled to be completed in late October. The film, based on the ...

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1st Mandarin Album of Two-Woman HK Band

Nov 4, 2015

Hong Kong-based musicians Robynn and Kendy released their first Mandarin album, titled If I Am Not Perfect, in Beijing on Sept 16. The duo — Robynn Yip and Kendy Suen — became popular on the mainland in 2014 after ...

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Beijing Fringe Festival Has International Flavor

Nov 4, 2015

"This year's Beijing Fringe Festival is more diverse and more international," said Meng Jinghui, mastermind behind the event, now in its eighth year. The festival, which runs until Sept 26 in six theatres and art spaces in Beijing, will ...

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Foods Are Given Different Meaning in China

Nov 4, 2015

China food culture is an important part of China culture in the aspect of cooking and leisure.China food also has a worldwide reputation due to its long-term spread from China to the other regions of the world.It can easily be found in ...

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Chinese Passport Opens More Doors in 2014

Nov 3, 2015

Chinese outbound spending has grown rapidly in recent years, and an increasing number of countries have introduced easier visa policies to attract more Chinese visitors, especially in recent months. In 2014, many countries adjusted their ...

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Christmas Celebrations Underway Around The World

Nov 3, 2015

The annual Christmas eve traffic snarl is underway in Beijing. Thousands of young people are flocking to the city centre for Christmas dinners and shopping. The area around Sanlitun and Beijing Worker's Stadium, known in the Chinese ...

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Winter Nadam Kicks off in North China

Nov 3, 2015

A winter Nadam as well as a fire sacrifice festival kicked off on Tuesday in Old Barag Banner (county) of Hulunbuir, a city of North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region. Popular sports events and entertainment among ethnic Mongolians ...

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Hello Kitty Theme Park Opens in Zhejiang

Nov 3, 2015

The first Hello Kitty theme park outside Japan officially opened on Thursday, the first day of the year in the Anji county, Huzhou city, East China's Zhejiang province. The park covers an area of 95,000 square meters with an investment ...

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Chopsticks Apply to Be a Shanghai Intangible Cultural Heritage

Nov 3, 2015

Chopsticks, or Kuaizi, have enjoyed more than 3,000 years of history in China and have deeply influenced Chinese life in terms of etiquette, cuisine and living philosophy. The culture of chopsticks is going to apply to become a Shanghai ...

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Chopsticks & Beyond: on Track in Tianjin

Nov 3, 2015

Tianjin and Beijing may be separated by a mere 30 minutes of rail, but the two cities have definitely maintained their own unique flavors of culture, dialect, and cuisine. Chopsticks & Beyond took to Tianjin last Friday, where the cooking ...

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