We begin a guided mediation. First, we should breath and relax.

For an early age you could tell my grandmother was different. She was precocious and beautiful. An artist, a spy and a beauty her life was a whirlwind.

People often say that we should not judge a person by his or her appearance, but what is the real definition of beautiful?

Chinese vlogger Alex kicks off the Christmas season with her Christmas gift list.

Chinese singer Han Hong talks about her stance on fur and why she loves dogs so much.

This tutorial teaches you how to do makeup for interviews to give a good first impression to your potential employers. Part one explains how to choose and apply base.

Chinese people are very hospitable. When going to someone's home, Chinese tea makes a good gift for the host.

Li Yin Fei and Li Ding perform their crosstalk act the Spring Festival Gala.

Zhang Fang shows you how to do a hair bump in two minutes.

Chen Zhe'nan is a yoga instructor.

How does soil quality affect the quality of the tea?

Water is an important ingredient to make the best tofu skin.

What kinds of things are important in tea plantations?

It might seem very easy to do, but picking tofu skin requires a lot of skills.

What are the best conditions for producing rock tea?

Making tofu skin is very hard, especially when you have to put your fingers into a pot of boiling soy milk.

How do we categorize the different tea sources?

One of the most important ingredients in a vegetarian meal is the tofu skin. In order to buy the best tofu skin, the food purchaser Auntie Wang found a factory that is about three hours away from Shanghai.

What is rock charm?

Shopping for food might seem like an easy task but it actually requires lots of work and knowledge.

What mysteries lie in a simple 100 RMB note?

A renowned director points out details we don't usually notice in something we use every day.

A simple, almost weightless 100 RMB note carries an abundance of meaning.

What are Jiang Xun's fans like?

Can we teach beauty?

Has knowledge taken away our perception of beauty?

Jiang Xun believes the power of beauty is truly inside.

Artists may not, in fact, be able to capture nature.

How do we awaken our sense of perception?

In this episode of "Art Is So Easy," we meet artist Liu Yong and his eight-foot painting "Lantern Festival at Longshan Temple."

National Day means "crazy shopping" in Japan for Chinese tourists.

Zhuli Kosa is a hotel in the ancient water town of Zhujiajiao. The interior design concept aims to ‘relive the olden days of the Song Dynasty’, when Japanese aesthetics were de rigeur.

The owner of Zhuli Kosa details the painstaking efforts made in creating the ideal place to stay for Zhujiajiao visitors.

In this episode of Chinese Daily Life, we find out what Beijingers think of Shanghai?

Chinese Daily Life speaks with Beijingers on their thoughts about Shanghainese people.

China Daily Life continues to ask Beijingers if they've been to Shanghai and why they've had the chance to frequent the cosmopolitan city.

How well would a Beijinger speak Shanghainese?

What are some differences between Shanghainese and Beijingers?

Have cab drivers in Beijing been to Shanghai or met Shanghainese people before?

What is a Beijinger's first impressions of Shanghai?