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Visiting ethnic Miao villages in Guizhou
Visiting ethnic Miao villages in Guizhou

Locals and foreigners alike gathered last weekend in a restaurant called Zajia Lab in Beijing to enjoy ethnic Miao food and performances.

Wuyuan, a secluded summer haven in the mountains
Wuyuan, a secluded summer haven in the mountains

With summer approaching, people are beginning to draw up plans to tide over the summer heat in cool places. Beijing Today recommends Wuyuan, Jiangxi Province, a sub-tropical monsoon region with an annual average temperature of 16 C.

Next week

Jul. 13-19
Jul. 13-19

This French movie won an award at the Venice Movie Festival when it was screened there in 2007. Directed and written by Abdel Kechiche, the film is about a man’s life during depressing days.

July 6-12
July 6-12

This exhibition will present works from more than 30 artists, comprising different themes through various media.

Book

Tsingying Film Records China: book documenting social change
Tsingying Film Records China: book documenting social change

Staring from the late 1990s, documentaries have sought new methods of looking at China’s changes, recording what drives different people to survive and the problems they must overcome.

Thinking outside the box
Thinking outside the box

Danny Yung, the “cultural godfather of Hong Kong,” was recently in Beijing to speak about Study Hard and Make Progress Every Day, his latest book.

Center Stage

World brand slash their quality in China
World brand slash their quality in China

In a China image report released by the Charhar Institute, a Hebei-based diplomacy think tank, consumers in Europe and North America ranked products domestically by foreign and Chinese companies ahead of China-made products by foreign and Chinese companies.

Pursuing a practical “China Dream”
Pursuing a practical “China Dream”

The 12th National People’s Congress (NPC) and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) opened in Beijing this week and will run until March 14 and 18.