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One of the best places to experience a traditional Chinese celebration of the New Year is at a temple fair. In Beijing's Ditan Park. The activities are an old imperial ritual from the time of the Qing Dynasty. The emperor is making a sacrificial offering to the god of the earth. It was the opening act in a daylong celebration of Chinese New Year. Re-staging events have become part of the new style Temple Fair. They give the people a chance to see how the emperors live, what their courts looked like, and how they did things hundreds of years ago. For many people, the best way to celebrate Chinese New Year and get a flavor of local customs and traditions is to visit time-honored temple fairs like this one in Beijing.

Shanghai, commercial capital of China, unveiled here Tuesday about 20 major cultural development projects to attract Hollywood brains and US investment to help turn the city into an international cultural and entertainment center.

Around 200 Chinese and US officials, Hollywood business people and representatives of the local Chinese-American community attended a seminar held by Shanghai in Pasadena, eastern Los Angeles, on showcasing investment opportunities in Shanghai's culture and entertainment industries.

For 33-year-old Yao Ting, a Chinese comics artist famous enough for fans to stop him and ask for his autograph, these are both the best of times and the worst of times.

For Zhang Lie, the past three weeks have been mixed with joy and tiredness.

There's an old Howlin' Wolf blues song that contains the line "The men don't know, but the little girls understand." Such is the case with American Chinese pop heart-throb Wang Leehom. He has boy-next-door charm, a gentle manner and a healthy physique. It all adds up to hordes of adoring female fans and at least an equal number of guys who just can't understand the attraction.

Rumour has it that Wong Kar-wai's maddeningly belated 2046 (four years in production so far) doesn't even have a script. In a 2001 interview, Wong revealed, "It's a futuristic film, but not a science fiction film. There are three stories in the film, and each one is adapted from a Western opera - Madame Butterfly, Carmen and Tannhauser." We know little more.

The world's largest imaging producer, the US-based Eastman Kodak continues to commit itself to both traditional and digital businesses in China, although its global strategy has shifted to digital products in line with international consumption trends.

A spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said Thursday that China welcomes the decision of the United States government to veto a trade investigation application targeting the Chinese currency and labor rights.  

A growing number of galleries, art institutions and international exhibitions testify to Shanghai's artistic rebirth. More importantly, the city's artists express a confidence and willingness to experiment that eclipses their more established (and conservative) counterparts elsewhere.

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