Universal Pictures' F9, which will hit the Chinese mainland on May 21, set a record in the country for Hollywood movie presales since reopening domestic theaters in late July last year.
The second Global Times Film & Television Cultural Communication Forum focused on telling Chinese stories through films and TV series was held on May 15 in Beijing.
For years, artist Feng Fang has been concerning the situation of birds, especially cranes, when being influenced by increasing human activities.
A Living Room of Flora-2.0, an exhibition opening an international rose center in Pingyin, Shandong province, shows artworks that review the history of people growing and using roses in different ways, and examine the complications of the relationships between people and other creatures.
Never Late to Learn the Way, an exhibition at the National Art Museum of China until May 23, reviews Shen's decadeslong career in pushing forward the frontiers of Chinese calligraphy, as well as his accomplishments in different literary areas, especially writing poems.
Visitors attend the exhibition of Original Aspirations and Better Lifeshowcasing the development of Shanghai over the past century at the Shanghai History Museum on May 17.
Launched by the Beijing-based International Confucian Association, a national-level forum was held in Beijing on Saturday on the study and promotion of poetry as an educational approach to Confucianism.
An activity inviting teenagers to send good wishes to the country via writing articles, drawing pictures and recording videos kicked off in Beijing on May 8.
A symposium was held in Beijing on May 13 to discuss the future of hit documentary China as it enters production for the second season.
A TV series featuring more than 200 actors and actresses to portray individuals who uphold the spirit of the Communist Party of China over the past century began airing on Hunan Satellite TV on May 4.
The first Bashu Chorus Festival, or a nationwide singing event "Sing A Folk Song to Our Party", kicked off in a launch ceremony on the evening of May 16 in Nanchong, Southwest China's Sichuan province.