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Holiday box office slumps by 14.7% amid absence of blockbusters

2025-10-10 11:12

The National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday ended with a disappointing box-office performance, largely due to a lack of blockbuster hits, according to industry insiders. The eight-day holiday, from Oct 1 to 8, generated 1.84 billion yuan ($257.4 million) from 50.07 million tickets, with domestic films making up 98.93 percent of the total revenue. This marks a 14.7 percent decline from the 2.15 billion yuan earned during the same period last year.

Palace Museum: A century through the lens of time

2025-10-10 10:52

From a former imperial garden to a people's museum today, every brick and tile at the Palace Museum whispers tales of bygone eras.

Exhibition showcases how multiple ethnic groups built Beijing

2025-10-10 09:38

An exhibition highlighting the exchange, communication, and integration of multiple ethnic groups in the establishment of Beijing as the nation's capital kicked off on Sept 28 at The First Historical Archives of China in Beijing.

Chamber of Southern Song tomb reawakens history

2025-10-10 07:20

Archaeologists uncover an additional site in Zhejiang, revealing exile, ritual and the dynasty's reluctant permanence, Yang Feiyue reports.

Painting society spotlights oil as a growing medium in China

2025-10-10 07:01

An exhibition commemorating the 30th anniversary of the China Oil Painting Society exemplifies the society's major role in shaping and showcasing the evolution of Chinese oil painting over the past three decades.

Paper models preserve the soul of Qing architecture

2025-10-10 06:51

In the hushed halls of Prince Kung's Palace Museum, a singular exhibition invites visitors to rediscover a forgotten craft that once shaped imperial skylines.

Festival highlights Great Wall culture

2025-10-09 16:33

As part of the 2025 Beijing Great Wall Cultural Festival, the Huanghuacheng Great Wall special event officially launched on Sept 29 at the lakeside section's scenic area in Huairou district, Beijing.

Shanghai photo exhibition chronicles forest rebirth

2025-10-09 14:31

The photography exhibition Echoes of Green Mountains is being held at the 535 Art Center in Shanghai until Oct 12.

Beijing's cultural calendar comes alive with the 2025 Grand Performances

2025-10-09 11:43

The curtain rose on the 2025 Grand Performances in Beijing Seasonal Productions at the National Centre for the Performing Arts on Sept 30, with the Chinese opera Red Sorghum.

China's intangible heritage shines in Milan

2025-10-09 11:04

The 2025 Reviving Craft — China's Intangible Cultural Heritage and Contemporary Design exhibition has drawn crowds to the Palazzo Serbelloni in Milan, Italy since it opened on Oct 3.

The Song of Youth premieres in musical avatar

2025-10-09 10:59

When Yang Mo (1914-95) published The Song of Youth in 1958, the writer captured the pulse of the young generation during wartime in the early 20th century.

Peking Opera takes to the waves

2025-10-09 10:54

The China National Peking Opera troupe embarked on a groundbreaking cultural voyage aboard the Adora Magic City cruise ship, carrying the essence of China's cultural treasure — Peking Opera — into the world.

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