"Stand by," shouts the director as actors take their marks. The lighting comes on, and the film crew snaps into action after the order to hurry up.
Ancient lifestyle is no longer an illusion for contemporary China, thanks to a hobby group that makes aesthetically accurate short films for the internet.
TV series where participants compete for their dream job returns for compelling new season.
As one of the most sought-after sections for movie enthusiasts, the 12th Beijing International Film Festival has screened more than 100 outstanding Chinese and foreign movies in 18 cinemas for its annual "Beijing Film Panorama" section.
Yellow, little, cylindrical and cute. This is the description of Minions, the signature characters in Universal and Illumination's Despicable Me franchise. However, in their latest outing — Minions: The Rise of Gru — three Minions have Chinese audience a surprise: their funny kung fu stunts.
The main streets of Fuding, a city surrounded by lush hills in East China's Fujian province, were nearly empty under the sweltering summer heat. But a dock in the city's southeast was packed with tourists, all of whom were waiting for a ferry to Yushan Island.
Film enthusiasts can enjoy their favorite works at the online screening of the 12th Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF) hosted by iQiyi, a leading online entertainment service in China.
Marking pop idol Wang Junkai's latest acting outing, the crime thriller The Fallen Bridge has soared as the new summer blockbuster after it opened by topping China's single-day box office charts on Saturday.
The Chinese box office this summer has reached 7.382 billion yuan (about $1.095 billion) as of Saturday, already surpassing the total revenue for the last summer movie season, said the China Film Administration.
Xu Congxiang, 69, a major grain grower in Taihe county, East China's Anhui province, reaped a record harvest this year, with the wheat yield on his demonstration farm exceeding 800 kilograms per mu (0.067 hectares). "In the 1970s, most of China's wheat yield per mu was under 300 kg and many families didn't have enough food and clothing. Now, as cultivation technology continues to improve, our grain output has multiplied," recalls Xu.
Verdant rice paddies looked all the more vibrant under the blistering summer sun. For Luo Deru, owner of the fields in Southwest China's Guizhou province, a bumper harvest was already in sight.
Walking through the knee-high grass, construction worker Hua Shankui bent down, pulled up a tuft of grass, and closely looked at the roots.
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