Rice Fields and Pink & Green Landscape in Asia
Dreaming of an Asian escape? Lonely Planet’s experts have combed the continent, exploring ancient lands, evolving cities and sublime isles to bring you the most exciting spots to see over the next 12 months. read more
LONDON (AP) — HSBC Holdings, Europe's largest bank by market value, will cut up to 25,000 jobs around the world to reduce costs and shift its center of gravity back toward the fast-growing Asian economies where it started operations 150 years ago. The bank, which is currently based in London, said Tuesday it is "undertaking a significant reshaping of its business portfolio" and "redeploying resources to capture expected future ...
Zhang Daqian (張大千, 1899-1983), original name Zhang Yuan (張爰) and pseudonym Daqian, was one of the best-known and most prodigious Chinese artists of the twentieth century. He is also regarded by many art experts as one of the most gifted master forgers of the twentieth century. He excelled at all types of paintings, and is especially famous for his landscape, as well as lotus paintings.
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