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Dance with sweat
Art+Culture / Arts
Written by : by Shane Qin
182 days ago
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art
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With this year's May Day holiday shrunk from a whole week to only 3 days, many events during the period have been more or less affected. Therefore, anxious audiences in Guangzhou might wonder what has happened to the long-awaited Guangdong Modern Dance Festival (GMDF).
"Without the week-long holiday, participants from other parts of China will not be able to travel to Guangzhou. So we have deliberately rescheduled the event to the beginning of the summer holidays," explains Kwong Wailap, the Program Director of GMDF.
As a result, the 5th GMDF, hosted by the Xinghai Performing Arts Development Group and co-organized by some of China's important performance units, is taking place in fervent July for the first time. Hot news for hungry artsy crowds!
Started in 2004 in Guangzhou - the cradle of modern dance in China, this annual stage event has been widely welcomed for its effort in introducing local aud ... ... |
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Digging deep
News / News
Written by : Christopher Cottrell
182 days ago
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Infrastructure in western Sichuan is still crippled and continues to be battered by fresh aftershocks. Current reports from Xinhua and the China Daily report that nearly 70,000 have died, 21,000 are missing, more than 250,000 are injured and 5 million have been left homeless. State authorities have even estimated that direct economic losses could reach 400 to 500 billion RMB. The devastation however, has evoked a staggering outpouring of sympathy and financial support from PRD residents and organizations.
For example, Hooley's Irish Bar in Guangzhou organized a successful fundraiser, the first of many. Comments Hooley's proprietor Sean Bolster, "We raised around 35,000 RMB. Some people put in 1,000-2,000RMB." In Shenzhen, the "Yes We Care" charity party, organized by the Shenzhen Daily newspaper, was spurred by readers.
Over 150 expatriates raised 38,900 RMB for the Shenzhen Red Cross. One American, Jerry Lee Smith, even pledged U ... ... |
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Top Secrets (08-06)
Lifestyle / Top Secrets
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210 days ago
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interview
community
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| VITAL STATS
Name: Sonny Wilber Doo
Where I'm from: Hong Kong
What I do: I'm an all-singing,all-dancing accountant
How long I've lived in Guangzhou: twentysomething years (and no longer counting)
What is your favorite restaurant and why?
That would be Wilber's. Why? Because I own it.
Describe your ideal Saturday evening out on the town...
Drinking Wasabi Margaritas with my new found interest.
What do you do to relax on Sunday?
Cooking with my son Clement at home.
What would you do if you suddenly woke up American?
Go out and vote for Obama...
What record changed your life?
Hello Dolly!
Where do we go when we die?
Off Off Broadway.
Do you have any phobias?
Hmm, well, I do have a fear of 'cockroaches' and 'rats'...
Tell us a secret that nobody knows...
People think I'm so noble; in truth, I'm a slut.
What's the most embarrassing thing you've ever done?
I was once mistaken for a waiter wearing a tuxedo at a luxury ... ... |
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08-06
Food+Drink (Shenzhen) / Creme de Canton
Written by : Ernest White
210 days ago
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new books
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| Wolf Totem
Fascinating lupine logic
AUTHOR: Jiang Rong AVAILABLE: Now
Wolf Totem is something very special. Millionsof Chinese have already been enchanted by this book, which is both an exciting tale of a Beijing student transplanted to remote Inner Mongolia and a fascinating anthropological, historical and environmental treatise. And now, the award- winning English translation by Howard Goldblatt is flying off the shelves so quickly that at least one greedy GZ book-shop has been able to charge almost double its 96RMB cover price. The book's phenomenal success is thanks not least to the years its author spent living on the grasslands, and there is a rare directness to his account of the relationships between the nomads and the wolves they simultaneously fear and revere, and between the "sheep-like" Han and the "wolf-like" Mongolians. At points, the development of the book's arguments is a little laboured, but on the whole this polypho ... ... |
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The Fawlty Towers of Guilin?
Lifestyle / Local Customs
Written by : Elliot Brenchley
202 days ago
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travel
South China
Guilin
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| Living in Guangzhou can pose frequent challenges to one's sanity, so this spring we thought it best to get away for a long weekend. Our expectations were simple: to enjoy the silence, good food and genuine people of rural China . What we got surprised us in more ways than we was counting on. It's not all friendly people, sunny skies and relaxing atmosphere in the countryside. Consider the following before making the decision to travel out into the unknown for a little R &R.
OUR RETREAT
Location : Ai Shan Men village, 10 km. outside of Yangshuo and 2 hours from Guilin .
Accommodation : An old resorted yellow brick farmhouse, run by an eccentric Dutchman and his wife.
Transport : Train to Guilin and flight back.
CON
Getting into Guilin only to discover that our arranged pickup was nowhere to be seen and having to arrange tr ... ... |
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The Big Easy
Lifestyle / Local Customs
Written by : Ernest White
209 days ago
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travel
Indonesia
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| There's absolutely nothing to see in KL!"
This wasn't exactly what I wanted to hear on my first morning in Kuala Lumpur, but my friend's words actually turned out to be a blessing in disguise. You see, he was only exaggerating slightly, but more importantly, his
comments meant that my partner and I felt
absolutely no obligation to spend our weekend traipsing from one "must-see" attraction to another. Instead, we simply wandered off and got lost in Malaysia's capital city.
Doing this on foot was sticky, and sometimes tricky, with KL's climate hot and humid, and some of its street layouts seemingly designed to deliberately
confound pedestrians. Nevertheless, alongside occasional taxi, train and monorail rides for longer journeys, pounding the pavements was still a great way of getting to know the place and its laidback inhabitants.
At every turn we were confronted by the sights, sounds (and smells) that give KL its intoxicating multicultural character. We str ... ... |
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Hey superstar Banksy!
Art+Culture / Arts
Written by : Han Ming Jie
211 days ago
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arts
graffiti
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| If you're British, or if you have lived in Great Britain at some point over the past 10 years, then you'll know all about Banksy.
For the rest, however, the name Banksy may well be meaningless or, at best, vaguely associated with the post-pop-art world.
In that case, let us fill you in. Banksy is the undisputed hero of the graffiti art scene. But we're not talking handles' sprayed on carriages or Day-Glo collages daubed under bridges. Banksy's graffiti art is somethng else altogether – it stops you on the street and makes you think. It's also startlingly fresh. And best of all, it's ickedly devilish in its execution.
We'd like to tell you his real name. We'd even love to show you a picture of him on this page. But the truth is, obody really knows his real name, much less what he looks like. Banksy is an artist's mystery. But it's all for a purpose. Being, technically, a criminal – "a defacer of public property" – is one way of putting it, but Bank ... ... |
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The bearable lightness of being
Art+Culture / Arts
Written by : Shane Qin
211 days ago
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contemporary arts
sculpture
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| When talking about classic Italian sculpture one can easily visualize epic marble statues from ancient Roman times or Michelangelo's majestic 'David' from the Renaissance Period. But, by late 19th century, sculptors in Italy had already began experimenting with new mediums (with aesthetic meanings) in the hope of breaking new ground.
With advanced materials and technologies invented, Italian contemporary sculpture in the past century has gained a kind of revo- lutionary presentation. However, little of it known by the rest of the world because there were so few Italian artists able to hold decent exhibitions outside the country.
To fill the gap, an ongoing exhibition at Shenzhen's He Xiangning Art Museum, entitled "Subtle Energies of Matter – Italian Contemporary Sculpture International Review", offers the public the opportunity to learn about the development of Italian contemporary sculpture.
It showcases altogether 50 works of 31 Ita ... ... |
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24 hours around...Guangzhou's temples
Lifestyle / Local Customs
Written by : Cen Jieying
209 days ago
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travel
temples
religion
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| The hustle and bustle of the Pearl River Delta can often be
totally overwhelming. That's why we offer this little travel
page – to give you some idea about getting out of the cities
for a long weekend in order to rejuvenate your body and
mind. And, if it's spiritual healing you're after, then the tranquility and
peace of Guangzhou's many temples are a perfect place to melt into
the Great Absolute again. Here's how we did it...
9.45am
Energize yourself, Cantonese style, with a beef rice roll, preserved
egg and pork congee breakfast, together with a couple of deep-fried
twisted dough sticks at Yin Ji (519 Hui Fu East Road), one of the iconic
morning restaurants of Guangzhou.
10.45am
Now visit the Temple of Forgiving. Follow a narrow lane just beside
Yin Ji and arrive in Da Fo Si, or The Grand Buddhist Temple (21 Hui
Xin Zhong Jie, Hui Fu East Rd.) The name of the temple, of course,
indicates tolerance and forgiveness. Originally built by the ... ... |
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Summer blockbusters!
Art+Culture / Cinema
Written by : Han Ming Jie
209 days ago
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new movies
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| Sex and the City: The Movie
Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, and Cynthia Nixon reprise their roles from the mega-successful HBO series. The show's best producer, Michael Patrick King, is both director and writer, so fear not ladies – you're in safe hands. Every woman in South China will own this movie within days, of course. Alas, for men, they'll be left either scratching their heads or echoing Marge Simpson's now legendary quip: "Sex and the City? Is that the show about four women acting like gay guys?" Available: June 3
Dark Knight
The increasingly powerful director Christopher Nolan returns to Gotham City with this sequel to his BO winner Batman Begins. Creepy joy: Batman (Christian Bale) goes toe-to-toe with his worst foe, The Joker (Heath Ledger). Creepy woe: It's going to be macabre watching Ledger up on the big screen. Available: Jul 21
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