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Calculating curves puts Zhang ahead in modern design
February 01, 2019
Zhang Shuojiong doesn’t like to follow the rules. If it was not for the enlightenment of the imaginative projects of Iraqi-B
Master carpenter keeps old buildings alive
January 04, 2019
The excellent preservation of one of Shanghai’s largest groups of historical houses is credited principally to Ma Jiale, a m
Award-winning artist reveals other side of coin in design world
December 07, 2018
SMALL change in your pocket rarely gets a second thought, but for Zhu Xihua, coins are art. Zhu, 35, has been a coin designer for
With a heart, caring for the elderly
November 09, 2018
China, facing an aging population, needs to double the number of nursing homes beds by 2034 to 289 million, according to a latest
Creating dulcet tones with skilled hands
October 12, 2018
THE erhu, a more than 1,000-year-old two-stringed musical instrument sometimes called the Chinese violin, charms listeners with it
Miniature worlds created by a deft master
September 07, 2018
Ma Boqin, 84, is a gardener who doesn’t need water. For almost a quarter-century, he has made a hobby of miniascapes, or dis
A gifted creator of ceramics as modern art
August 10, 2018
CONCERT halls, historic buildings, Metro stations. So many sites in Shanghai bear the artistic touch of Jiang Guoxing, a pioneer i
Research adds color to Shao's life
July 13, 2018
Shao Min dips a piece of silk into the murky yellow mixture, swirling it as she chats to her students and the neighbors who have g
An all-rounder in the tools of cricket rearing
June 15, 2018
When shopkeeper Bai Zixiao talks about cricket equipment, he isn’t referring to bats, balls and wickets. His specialty is th
On the beat: vetting foreigners in the city
May 18, 2018
Yu Shaohua, 34, spends a lot of his time hanging around bars downtown, but he’s hardly a barfly. Yu is an exit-entry poli
