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Most fans of Korean food outside the country know bibimbab and bulgogi - and maybe fried chicken. Xing Yi discovers there is much more to it over lunch with chef Andrew Ahn.
A 94-year-old retired solider Yan Zhengming held a wedding ceremony after 70 years' of being married to his 90-year-old wife Zhou Suqing in a village in Southwest China's Sichuan province on May 15, 2015.
A model presents a creation of the student of the Zhejiang University of Science & Technology during the China Graduate Fashion Week 2015 in Beijing, capital of China, May 15, 2015.
A egret rests on a tree in Longshan scenic spot in Qian'an city, North China's Hebei province, May 14, 2015.
A waiter tidy up the table at a theme restaurant in Jinan, East China's Shandong province, May 14, 2015. A theme restaurant decorated with pipeline, axle and other elements of factory opened in Jinan and attracted many young customers.
A participant performs Taichi during a Taichi national contest in Beijing, capital of China, May 15, 2015.
A girl experiences tea art during the 10th China Yunnan Pu'er Tea Expo in Kunming, capital of Southwest China's Yunnan province, May 15, 2015. The four-day tea expo, kicked off in Kunming on Friday, attracting over 400 tea companies.
Fewer owls can now be seen in the Temple of Heaven, says LeiHong, a 59-year-old Beijing native who has been a birdwatcher for 20 years.
An exhibition now at the National Art Museum of China celebrates the calligraphic achievements of Gao Ershi (1903-77).
When asked if he has gone to the Zhengzhou Antique Fair, Liu Jinhong, 57, who has his own store inside Beijing Antique City, dismisses the idea as "tiring and completely unnecessary".
In an era when antiques were seen as symbols of a "rotting past" and were taken from the homes of their owners to be destroyed, the stores were a haven.
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