He observed that unlike humans, animals never willingly posed, which meant that an animalier had to be an earnest student of anatomy or he could not accurately portray his subjects.

The Chinese border town of Fangchuan, the easternmost point of China’s land border along the Tumen River, is only 2 km from the North Korean border train station at Doo-Man River Lee (an equivalent of a township). The rail and land crossings connect Hunchun conveniently with the three North Korean ports of Rajin (90 km away), Sonbong, and Chongjin. Finally, with the town of Fangchuan only 15 km away from the Sea of Japan, Hunchun marks the closest shipping point from northeastern China to the west coast of Japan, with a distance of 800 km from Niigata (see Liu and Liao, 1993).

He's been a jazz fiend since his teenage years.

The only trick to making such counterfeit caffè mochas at home is mixing the chocolate syrup with the espresso before you pour in the milk.