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The head of the Chinese temple known as the birthplace of kung fu will be disrobed for "extremely" bad behaviour, Beijing's ...

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Splendid sculpture and painting from LACMA's permanent collection was packed up about eight years ago. Finally, it's back on view — but only for a while.

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