Theater doesn't always begin when the curtain rises.
Thailand is stepping up cooperation with Chinese partners as it adapts to changing travel preferences among Chinese visitors.
More than 1,000 years old, the Sui ethnic group's horse-tail embroidery remains one of China's most distinctive textile traditions. Practiced mainly in Sandu Sui autonomous county in Guizhou province, the craft involves wrapping silk thread around horsehair to create raised outlines before embroidering intricate patterns within them.
One day in mid-October, 2020, 48-year-old postpartum caregiver Shi Hongli experienced the darkest moment of her life — she was diagnosed with breast cancer and initially told she "had only a few months to live".
When Dear You quietly entered cinemas during China's fiercely competitive May Day holiday season, few expected the modestly budgeted film — with dialogue largely in the Chaoshan dialect and featuring no major stars — to become a surprise hit.