Ai Kesen keen to take center stage By SHI FUTIAN | China Daily | Updated: 2021-01-26 09:26 Share
Naturalized star reckons positional switch can boost Team China s cause
Naturalized star Ai Kesen hopes playing in a more central position up front can help salvage Team China s World Cup qualification dream.
The Brazil-born forward was deployed on the right wing by former national team boss Marcello Lippi, but is now preparing for forthcoming qualifiers in his preferred No 9 role.
Ai Kesen has thrived in that position for Guangzhou FC and reckons it will also bring out his best under Lippi s successor, Li Tie.
By Huang Zhiling and Shi Wanxiang | China Daily | Updated: 2021-01-26 07:49 Share CLOSE Visiting the nearly 20-hectare cottage museum at this time of the year is a treat because of the scent of the 30 varieties of plum trees that are in blossom. CHINA DAILY/HUANG LERAN/FOR CHINA DAILY
For poetry lovers, the Du Fu Thatched Cottage Museum in Chengdu, Sichuan province, is a must-do pilgrimage.
During his three-year-and-nine-month stay in the cottage, Du Fu (712-770), who is one of China s most revered poets, penned 240 of his 1,400 extant poems.
Couplets with lines from Du s poems greet the eye, gracing gates, pillars and halls in the museum.
25 (Xinhua) The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has decided to cancel a number of Asian competitions to safeguard the interests of all members, the AFC reported on Monday.
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Guqin player Sun Ying and singer Yang Huahua blend guqin with vocals and release their album, Fantastic Telling, featuring seven songs they adapted from some of the most famous traditional Chinese pieces. CHINA DAILY
About a year ago, guqin (Chinese zither) player Sun Ying and singer Yang Huahua met by chance at Modern Sky, one of the country s largest record companies, in Beijing, where both were working on their own recording projects.
They started to musically improvise for fun. And this unexpectedly turned into a new project.
On Jan 12, Modern Sky released their album, Fantastic Telling, blending guqin with vocals.
Leading Chinese telecom operators are seeking to protect their lawful rights by requesting the New York Stock Exchange to review the bourse's decision to delist them.