Jul 30,2010

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Cooling down high up in Baihua Mountain

Beaches are crowded nowadays with people who want to escape the tortuous heat, but mountains remain a good choice for those seeking a bit of cool. Baihua Mountain, where the temperature dips to 10 C at night, is worth a visit.

A decade of emotions in song

Taiwanese singer Wan Fang last month released Let’s Not Grieve Anymore – an album that came almost a decade after her last one. Next month, Wan will go on a five-city mainland tour to promote the album, and Beijing will be her last but one.

Friday, July 30

The Conformist (1970)
Where: Italian Cultural Institute, 2 Dong Er Jie, Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District
When: 7:30 pm
Admission: Free
Tel: 6532 2187

Saturday, July 31

Mirage Live
Where: Jianghu Bar, 7 Dongmianhua Hutong, Jiaodaokou Nan Dajie, Dongcheng District
When: 9:30 pm
Admission: 30 yuan
Tel: 6401 4611

Sunday, August 1

Naked Lunch (1991)
Where: China Film Archive, 3 Wenhuiyuan Lu, Xiaoxitian, Haidian District
When: 4 pm
Admission: 25 yuan
Tel: 8229 6153

Mythos novel chases secret mysteries of Buddhism

American author Dan Brown challenged Christian readers with his 2003 mystery fiction The Da Vinci Code. Now Yang Zhijun hopes to do the same for Buddhists with his latest novel Fucang (Hiding Away).

Bookworm book listing

Three ordinary women are about to take one extraordinary step. Skeeter has just returned home after graduating from the University of Mississippi. She may have a degree, but it is 1962 and her mother will not be happy till Skeeter has a ring on her finger.

‘I don’t believe in Utopia’ – Curtains open on mainland’s first tent theater

Rapid urbanization is creating new ghettos at an unprecedented rate and poverty continues to haunt the modern world. As unlikely as it may sound, theater is needed now more than ever. At least a certain brand of theater.

New York Times Finds Crass Elitism in Shanghai

I just read a New York Times article about a Shanghai apartment that may very well win “most annoying journalism” honors for the entire summer.