People felt a strong and happy festive atmosphere in Beijing on Dec 24, and the Christmas Eve turned out to be another carnival for youths and kids just like the Halloween not long ago.
A series of 44 classic Peking Opera (Jingju) performances will be staged during the first three months of next year to mark the China National Peking Opera Company's 60th anniversary.
Critics, filmgoers' reviews and cinema attendance have shot holes in projections that Gone With the Bullets would be the highest-grossing film in China's box-office history.
Love stories have become a hit genre on the big screen during the annual golden period.
Jiang Wen is China's closest equivalent to Stanley Kubrick or Orson Welles. And he keeps astounding an audience that seems to show a growing aversion for surprises, Raymond Zhou writes.
Enhanced government scrutiny of overseas TV programs could delay their release in China, but industry insiders are embracing the new policy. Han Bingbin reports.
Lacquer thread sculpting is an art in southeast China which uses well-tempered lacquer threads to build decorative patterns. Originated in the mid-17th century, lacquer thread sculpting is listed as one of China's national intangible heritages.
The Palace Museum has posted a series of flash animations of ancient beauties, which is based on the famous Qing Dynasty painting Twelve Beauties collected by the museum.
The Palace Museum has been making efforts to change its solemn and dull image. One of its initiatives is new souvenirs that are fun and cute.
Chinese private art collector Liu Yiqian has bought a highly important imperial embroidered silk Thangka for 348 million HK dollars (nearly $45 million) at Christie's 2014 Hong Kong Autumn Auctions on Wednesday.
With the Year of the Sheep approaching in no less than three months, maternity hospitals throughout China are overwhelmed with pregnant women having their babies born in the Year of the Horse.
Beginning in December, teachers, soldiers and other specific groups of people will have the chance to visit the Palace Museum for free.
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