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China Dynasty
No frills, just consistently excellent Chinese food
"...China Dynasty2110 W. Slaughter Lane #101; 280-3777 Mon.-Thu., 11am-9:30pm; Fri.-Sat.,..."

Dec. 14, 2012 Food Review by Mick Vann

Temptress Moon
"...Lei. Set against the blustering, turn-of-the-century opium trade in China, Chen's newest film resonates on enough levels to satisfy..."

July 4, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy
What a bizarre, beautiful, and tonally askew sex-and-sadism romp this Hong Kong freak show is.
"...his insatiable new bride Tie, sets out across Ming Dynasty China to beef up his bedroom skills. Along the..."

Aug. 19, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Last Emperor: Director's Cut
"...is a celebration of the grandeur and resilience of China. The script by Bertolucci and Mark Peploe uses 1950..."

Dec. 25, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Shaolin Kung Fu Mystagogue
"...his role in John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China, to portray a pair of Ming dynasty patriots determined..."

Oct. 6, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

The Legend of Fong Sai-Yuk
"...from the dishonest scoundrels that seem to infest Ching dynasty China (not to mention that both roles seem virtually..."

Sept. 24, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Red Cliff
Tens of thousands of arrows darken the sky in John Woo's epic retelling of an ancient Chinese battle.
"...the story, which involves the desire of the Han Dynasty's prime minister-turned-general Cao Cao (Zhang) to unite all of..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Curse of the Golden Flower
The rather emotionally insignificant melodrama at the center of this film is given only minimal cover from scrutiny by Zhang Yimou’s visual virtuosity.
"...in the decadent last days of the Later Tang Dynasty, a time, apparently, when no interior-design expense was spared..."

Jan. 12, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Shaolin
In this rousing film, a compassionate Buddhist philosophy underpins what might have been just another Hong Kong period piece about power-mad warlords and their blood-spattered brinkmanship.
"...in the 1920s following the toppling of the Qing Dynasty and the opportunistic entrance of Westerners with big guns..."

Sept. 9, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Second Helpings: Chinese Restaurants
Chronicle writer Greg Beets surveys Austin's Chinese restaurants.

June 30, 2000 Food Column

Mick Vann's Top 10 Everyman's Budget Bites From 2011 reviews
These are easy on the wallet
"...China Dynasty The rich and spicy hot and sour soup,..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Second Helpings: Chinese
In the first of a two-part special, "Second Helpings" guru Greg Beets informs readers about Austin's Chinese restaurants and the cutthroat world of Chinese lunch specials.

Aug. 3, 2001 Food Column

Bedside Manner: Got Opium?
Getting High and Low with Steven Martin, Nick Tosches, et al
"...can't claim that as the reason I went to China." -- Emily Hahn, "The Big Smoke," The New Yorker,..."

July 23, 2012 Books Post by Marc Savlov

Austin Kite Fest Celebrates 90 Years
From 1929 to present, the festival is a constant in a changing city
"...has it that on a particularly windy day in China, a farmer tied a string to his hat to..."

March 27, 2019 Events Post by Alyssa Hiarker

Public Notice: Gone Fishing
"...• Wednesday, Nov. 4, 6pm, in front of China Dynasty, 2110 W. Slaughter...."

Oct. 30, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: And on the Seventh Day ...
City planning never stops
"...• Wednesday, Nov. 4, 6pm in front of China Dynasty, 2110 W. Slaughter..."

Oct. 23, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

The Great Conqueror's Concubine
"...One) and Rosemund Kwan (Once Upon a Time in China) star as supporters of the Chu dynasty at war..."

Dec. 2, 1994 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Using Their Noodles
Two local eateries make an art out of hand-pulled pasta
"...eating them from at least AD200 in the Han Dynasty. Recent archaeological finds in China even suggest that noodles..."

July 24, 2015 Food Feature by Serena Yeh

SXSW Music Reveals Surpass Halfway Mark
ATX shines on list No. 7 alongside Karol Conká, Crumb & Pedro the Lion
"...3he (Chengdu, China)..."

Feb. 7, 2019 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Mapo Doufu Beatdown
Yum, like it hot
"...first ate the dish cooked properly in San Francisco's Chinatown back in the mid-Seventies, and it ruined me for..."

Aug. 12, 2011 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Ballroom Dancing
SXSW Panels
"...China's Emerging Music Market..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature by Greg Beets

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves
Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup
"...Closing Dynasty Director/Screenwriter: Lloyd Lee Choi, Producers: Jon Hsu, Lloyd Lee..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Perfect Rolled Salad (No, Not That Kind)
Spring rolls that always pack a big punch
"...Quang Trung, the second emperor of the Tay Son dynasty (1788-92). The legend is that he wanted his soldiers..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Food Feature by Evan Rodriguez

Extreme Temperature Swings
AFS Essential Cinema kicks off Asia: Hot and Cool series
"...some 35 years after being ceded to Japan by China, the Seediq Bale aboriginal tribe in the interior emerges..."

Dec. 28, 2012 Screens Feature by Margaret Moser

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere
3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival
"...celebrated bestseller, a young woman’s fateful decision in 1960s China reverberates across space and time into the present day...."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, December 24-30
"...AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Sometime during the Northern Song Dynasty that ruled China from 960 to 1127, an artisan..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

Boycott the Pumpkin Spice Latte With Alternative Spices
Five types of non-pumpkin autumnal beverages around town
"...Cultivated in China as early as the Tang dynasty, matcha is basically..."

Sept. 27, 2019 Food Feature by Lina Fisher

Review: June's All Day
Curated dining on South Congress
"...the custom plates that mimic vintage Buffalo or Syracuse china. There's also more than a small nod to the..."

Oct. 21, 2016 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Tapping Into the Kombucha Craze
Local brewers get creative with the ancient tradition of fermenting tea
"...pin down. Many attribute the drink to the Qin Dynasty of China, while others believe a Korean doctor, Mr...."

April 5, 2013 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Seeking XLB
In search of the mystical soup dumpling
"...have begun near the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty with Zhang Zhongjing (AD150-219), a famous northern Chinese medicinal..."

Feb. 15, 2013 Food Feature by Mick Vann

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