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China divided over Mandarin
2014-08-26 14:42
Free-wheeling and business-oriented, the southern city of Guangzhou is a long way from Beijing physically, culturally and linguistically.

Is antiques market set to become history?
2014-08-19 14:07
An antiques street market popular among overseas tourists looking for quirky Chinese souvenirs could lose its charm as the homes it's based around face demolition.

Elite literature prize stirs questions on credibility
2014-08-15 12:36
Beijing, Aug. 14 -- China's prestigious Lu Xun Literature Prize has come under fire after its most recent award winner for poetry was denounced as a "shame on poetry."

Artworks on China's countryside generate nostalgia
2014-08-13 15:36
China has been through tremendous change over the past decades, and there will be more as the country keeps pushing forward the course of urbanization.

East–west culture through the eyes of a German scholar
2014-08-12 10:52
German scholar Thorsten Pattberg has been comparing the cultures of China and the West in his online blogs since 2009. His in-depth philosophical, aesthetic, and sociological analyses include cultural comparative studies – from Zhuang Zi to Jackie Chan, from the Confucian concept “Heaven and men are a unit; they form the one” (“天人之际，合而为一”) to the modern Olympics slogan “One World, One Dream,” and from Plato to Nicolaus Copernicus.

Confucius: education should be accessible to everyone
2014-08-11 15:46
Making existing prejudices towards China disappear will take time,” Dr. Cord Eberspächer emphasized during his speech last March at the meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and a group of German sinologists in Berlin. “To change stereotype images of China, we should be talking about a time frame not of two or three years but rather of two or three decades,” Dr. Eberspächer said. China Today talked with the German China researcher and historian about his work as director of the Confucius Institute in Düsseldorf.

What part of Chinese culture do you like most?
2014-08-11 14:42
Some forum members have shared their opinions about what aspects of Chinese culture they like most. Please join the discussion.

Exploiting subconscious, shared fears
2014-08-10 14:24
Fear is personal, but horror movies reflect society's shared fears and are rooted in culture heritage and anxiety, according to experts.

Indonesia needs more Mandarin Chinese teachers: expert
2014-08-07 09:35
The demand for Mandarin Chinese teacher is soaring in Indonesia as more students are showing growing interest in learning Chinese amid deepening bilateral relations.

Education and the purpose of philanthropy
2014-08-04 14:05
Philanthropy is generally not a hotbed for controversy. But here in China you are watched closely if you hold your purse strings tight or let your money flow, and, in the latest case, the direction in which your money flows may also be a cause for concern.

A rose by any other name?
2014-08-04 14:05
When I came to China five years ago, I was surprised and often amused by the English names adopted by the Chinese people I met.

'China isn't awaiting Western salvation'
2014-07-18 09:57
French journalist Dorian Malovic has covered China for the past three decades, during which he has witnessed rapid social and economic progress in the country.
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