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Steve Wong, Times-News correspondent The JackTown Ramblers are four guys who have fun with bluegrass with a twist of swing and gypsy jazz. The regional band will play from 3-6 p.m. Saturday at Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards in Hendersonville.  I noticed that your band has played in Hendo several times lately. But the band is based in Marion. What brings you to Hendo these days? We love playing in the Hendersonville and Asheville areas. There are a lot of great music venues, wineries, etc. to pl...

Highly rated Korean War TV series becomes hit with focus on touching stories from the battlefield Ji Yuqiao Published: Feb 02, 2021 02:13 PM A Chinese actor plays Qiu Shaoyun, who got trapped in the fire and burned to death to protect others during the Korean War, in the TV series Going Across the Yalu River. Photo: Courtesy of Junhe Media Behind-the-scenes footage from a Chinese TV series about the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-53), also known as the Korean War, Going Acr...

Soldiers stories win praise for TV series By WANG RU | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2021-01-29 07:58 Share CLOSE A poster of the TV series, Kuaguo Yalu Jiang (Going Across the Yalu River). CHINA DAILY Actor Hou Junguang was in a barber shop getting his hair cut a few days ago when an elderly couple approached him and asked if he was the one who played martyr Qiu Shaoyun in the TV series Kuaguo Yalu Jiang (Going Across the Yalu River). When Ho...