First ‘Clone’ Shop in Beijing

“It is a very interesting thing to ‘clone’ my own hand,” says Mr. Wang, a customer at Beijing’s first, and so far only, ‘clone’ shop, Island of Love.

Fighting for success

Director Jia Zhangke invited six young directors to make short films about 12 outstanding people from the fields of business and culture. The films discuss the difficulties they have confronted and their courage in overcoming the barriers.

Gov releases new exercise regimen

The National Sports Bureau released its newest set of exercises and music this month. The exercises have been revised for the seventh time in the last 60 years.

Mirror of daily life

Unlike many military artists who make heroes out of their subjects, Luo Min prefers capturing the ordinary, from soldiers’ daily life to a mother’s love for her son.

Friday, August 26

The King and the Clown (2005)
Where: China Film Archive, 3 Wenhuiyuan Lu, Xiaoxitian, Haidian District

When: 7 pm

Admission: 20 yuan

Saturday, August 27

Our Story – Eva and Her Friends
When: 8 pm

Admission: 70 yuan advance purchase, 100 yuan at the door

Tel: 400 898 8383, 400 610 3721

Best time for an outdoor feast? Now

The summer’s unbearable heat has lifted. No time is better than now to dine outdoors. Beijing Today sought out barbecue veterans about tips for hosting a rooftop dinner or a picnic on a nice lawn.

Planting a wall of green

Charlyon Tuan, 48, is a French Chinese who, after four years of living in Beijing, finally got tired of the city’s lack of green.

Bad buys with a good heart – Darth Vader’s legion launches China garrison

After two years effort, the 501st Legion, better known as Vader’s Fist, has a China garrison. The large virtual military is composed of international Star Wars fans with a passion for wearing screen-accurate replicas of storm trooper armor, Imperial officers’ uniforms, clone armor and other character costumes.

Personal records of the Xinhai Revolution

Fu Guoyong, a scholar of modern Chinese history, recently published a two-volume record of the human side of the Xinhai Revolution.