Characters of the Hollywood animation captured the public's imagination in China, as stickers of Flash and Sloth have been shared repeatedly across WeChat.
As China's top legislative and advisory bodies conduct their annual meetings, known as the "Two Sessions", cultural proposals are on the agenda. They include initiatives designed to broaden the scope of theater and film and to protect the nation's intangible legacy.
Several primary school students come to study in Jinhua Art School, starting the life of learning to perform Wuju opera.
Tian Shusheng introduces the palace lanterns he collected in Dazidian village of Cangxian county, North China's Hebei Province, March 17, 2016.
With modern tools to measure weight widely available these days, craftspeople around the world are struggling to keep handmade steelyards from dying out.
Archaeologists have unearthed ancient flood-control dams, a series of sophisticated barriers constructed 4,700 to 5,100 years ago that mark the oldest water management system ever found in China.
The Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, said its sales of souvenirs in 2015 surpassed 1 billion yuan ($154 million).
A hit South Korean TV drama about a gun-toting soldier saving lives in a distant land has won over Thailand’s prime minister, who called on Thursday for citizens to watch the show.
Huangyao is a famous town with a history of about 900 years, lying in Shaoping county, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.
Artists from China and abroad create mural arts inside some 20 underground modern grottoes excavated by staff from an art institute on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 in Dunhuang, Northwest China's Gansu province.
A collector shows newly issued stamps featuring works of painter Liu Haisu in Suzhou city, East China's Jiangsu province, March 16, 2016.
Farmers hold a ceremony to mark the start of spring farming in Lhasa, Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, March 16, 2016.