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| Life Style |
- Making connections
DASHING colours, bold construction and fancy decorations it would be hard for even local residents to recognize the original face of buildings located on No. 8-10, Jianguo Zhonglu. These buildings were the workshops of the Shanghai Automotive Industry (Group) Corporation (SAIC) a few years ago, but now, they house a community of both Chinese and foreign professional creative, consulting and design companies. The name for this community is The Bridge 8.
- Helping hands
THE city held its first charity performance for the South Asian regional disaster on January 6. To collect money for the victims of the Indian Ocean underwater earthquake and tsunami, over 600 actors, and thousands of citizens and expatriates attended the charity performance.
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| Fashion |
- Versatile items
It is generally agreed that an elegant silk scarf is as glamorous and luxurious as fashion accessories get. From Audrey Hepburn in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" to Sarah Jessica Parker in "Sex and the City", a well-placed scarf has always symbolized feminine allure.
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| Health |
- Briefs
Drug assistance
- Bean-feast benefits
THE once slim Chinese are now facing the opposite problem excess fat. Nutritionists suggest it's time for more Chinese to change their diet back to their traditional source of protein - soybeans.
- Power of the mind
The Mind and Body Relaxation Response is a scientifically proven treatment programme developed by Dr Herbert Benson, associate professor at Harvard School of Medicine, who studied the amazing physical changes monks could achieve through meditation.
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| Travel |
- Historical delights of Xitang water town
THE attraction of Xitang, an old and distinctive town located in neighbouring Zhejiang Province, is especially strong for people who have become tired of city life. Although similar to typical southern historic towns such as Zhouzhuang in Jiangsu Province, Xitang has its own distinctive glamour - both in regard to its appearance and in its mode of life.
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| Feature |
- Scienve and the gender gap
A CHUBBY girl in red clothes complained to Georgina Ferry that the school she attended was very "practical". She was fond of studying insects, but her teacher said that it was unsuitable for girls to take up this subject.
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| What's on |
- Treasures from Shaanxi
An exhibition featuring cultural relics from the Zhou to Tang dynasties (11th century BC-AD 907). Most of the exhibits come from the Shaanxi Cultural Relics Bureau in Northwest China. Shaanxi was the site of some of the most important centres of ancient Chinese civilization.
- Listings
Shanghai Grand Theatre
- Siberian dances
RUSSIA's Krasnoyarsk National Dance Company of Siberia (KNDCS) will bring a festive atmosphere to the audience here with its passionate dances.
- Dialogue on display
ORIGINAL lithographs, etchings, and linoleumcuts by Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse are on exhibition in Club One Xintiandi.
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It is generally agreed that an elegant silk scarf is as glamorous and luxurious as fashion accessories get. From Audrey Hepburn in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" to Sarah Jessica Parker in "Sex and the City", a well-placed scarf has always symbolized feminine allure.