Launched in 2003, documentary Qian Wan Gong Cheng has chosen 10,000 administrative villages out of 40,000 in Zhejiang to help enhance their environment and elevate the quality of life for villagers.
Ancient style of puppetry enchants and educates a new audience as those behind the screen find rewarding role and sense of achievement.
On Sunday, Chinese actor Chen Jianbin attended the 17th Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong. At the awards ceremony, he emphasized that actors like Charlie Chaplin become kind and approachable to the audience through their film and television works, showcasing the captivating power of art, movies, and a great actor's ability to embody a character.
Chinese opera, Mining Town, is having its fourth round of performances at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing from Wednesday to Saturday.
Rhythm on Canvas: NCPA Invitational Exhibition of Oil Paintings on Traditional Chinese Opera Theme is running until March 31.
Here Comes Liu Zhen, a play by the National Theater of China, is being staged at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing from March 7 to 10. The play is about the lives of senior people after retirement.
Off the Stage, the acclaimed art house film that won He Saifei the Best Actress award at the 36th Golden Rooster Awards, opened in domestic theaters on March 8, International Women's Day.
The Year of the Dragon has breathed extra vigor into the rich heritage of dragon dances across the country.
When asked to name a song that has had a great influence on him, Grammy Award-winning trumpet virtuoso Chris Botti usually says My Funny Valentine.
Anew TV series, Judge Dee's Mystery, featuring China's Sherlock Holmes, Di Renjie, a famous statesman and county magistrate in the Tang (618-907) court, has been showing on Youku's domestic and international livestreaming platforms since last month.
More than 2,000 years ago, a low-ranking official recorded details of his work and life spanning 14 years on bamboo slips. These journals were buried in his tomb in what is today, Shuihudi village, Yunmeng county in Central China's Hubei province. They were meant to accompany him into the afterlife.
Delicately digging away layer by layer with the "archaeological artifact" Luoyang shovel (an archaeological tool), and brushing away dust, an unknown "treasure" is slowly revealed. It could be a miniature replica of an ancient marvel like a bronze tiger tally, a rabbit-head seal, a bronze Buddha, or even silver plaque.