Ruins of faith – Man-made calamity follows horrid disaster

The documentary traces the reconstruction of a collapsed French Catholic church in a remote valley in Bailu Town in Sichuan Province, after the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008. But due to economic interest, a murder happens in two families of the valley.

Summer items from high-end Italian online boutique

According to a recent report by Goldman Sachs, China spent $6.5 billion (43 billion yuan) on luxury goods in 2010, and the number of Chinese who spend on luxury goods will increase from 40 million to 160 million within the next five years.

Beyond recording – Cinema box samples the world of film art

If recording was the initial function of the video, then artists have completely reinvented the medium during the past 40 years. HBOX, an exhibition which opened this month, presents works by eight artists from seven countries to show how video has grown from a medium of documentary to platform for cutting-edge art.

Historic, scientific and low-carbon tour of Xicheng

The 10th Shichahai Culture Tourism Festival, organized by the Xicheng District Tourism Bureau, began last Friday and will last until the end of September.

Art by migrant children

Titled Poetry of Growth, an exhibition of more than 120 paintings, calligraphic works and clay sculptures by 90 children from Beijing’s two New Citizen Schools opened on June 18 at Today Art Museum.

Friday, June 24

Mao’s Last Dancer (2009)
When: 7:30 pm

Admission: 15 yuan

Tel: 8231 0664

Saturday, June 25

Designing Design – The Exhibition of Kenya Hara in China 2011
When: Until July 14, daily except Monday, 10 am – 8 pm

Admission: Free

Tel: 6559 8008

Sunday, June 26

Jin is a Chinese artist who has devoted his entire life to oil painting, never ceasing to pursue the special beauty of this art form. Through this exhibition, he wants to pay tribute to Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer and express his concerns about contemporary society.

Memoirs of cross-culture odyssey

American writer Susan Conley’s story began like many others’. In 2007, she made the decision to move to Beijing with her husband and children.

Nothing wrong with being single

For centuries, Asian tradition has held that marriage is “necessary” for adults. But despite two decades of substantial shifts in Chinese society, little has changed in the way people see marriage, Taiwanese novelist Jade Y. Chen said at Trend Bookstore last Wednesday.