Piecing together history

Six years ago, Yu Shicun’s Extraordinary Sayings (Fei Chang Dao) became a best-seller, depicting the words and deeds of prominent Chinese people that have influenced China in politics, economics and culture from 1840 to 1999.

Reality through a sci-fi lens

Liu Cixin, one of the most prolific and popular science fiction writers in China, talked about the relationship between reality and science fiction at the Hong Kong International Book Fair on July 22.

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During the Weimar Republic (1919-1933), a distinctive culture evolved from the roots of the Modern Movement. It was a unique effort to bring the technical and artistic discoveries of the great prewar pioneers into common use, from the Cubists to Le Corbusier.

Netherlands hosts Beijing International Book Fair

Dutch princess Laurentien, Amsterdam Mayor Ann Thane and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair will participate in the upcoming 18th Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF), from August 31 to September 4, at the new China International Exhibition Center in Shunyi District.

Recalling the fate of Chinese women in the late 20th century

As a scholar studying contemporary Chinese history and culture, Ding Dong recently compiled and published a set of four books looking at the lives of Chinese women in the second half of the last century.

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Marion and Shiva Stone are twin brothers born out of a secret union between a beautiful Indian nun and a brash British surgeon.

The search for old Beijing

Fans of Beijing’s historic culture met at Sculpting in Time Cafe last Saturday to recall the city’s vanishing way of life with cultural celebrities Cui Daiyuan and Zhen Ni.

Reality from a romantic perspective

Sun Yongzhi, a media veteran born in the 1960s, recently realized a long-postponed dream: to write a novel about his romantic early years after college graduation.

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Nobuyoshi Araki is a controversial artist, who consistently challenges artistic and social conventions in postwar Japan by referencing the country’s history of restraint, commercialism and eroticism. The book includes his major works, such as Sentimental Journey in 1971, Winter Journey in 1991 and Erotos in 1993.

Exploring the spirit of the vagrant

With a great land area, long history and massive population, China has developed a way of life quite different from that of other nations.