Despite the overwhelming numbers of Japanese troops invading Baoshan, a county in Shanghai, in September 1937, the Kuomintang commander Yao Ziqing led his 600 soldiers into battle. When Yao was killed in the fighting on Sept 7 that year, he was only 28 years old.
The recent lineup of Tencent Pictures features four new sci-fi movies, which are either set in China or feature Chinese heroes. Xu Fan reports.
The martial arts genre also offers not-to-be-missed productions as this type of movie has a firm foothold in the city. Jumping to the front of the line is "The Master", scripted and directed by Xu Haofeng. The film depicts the increasing influence of warlords in martial arts societies, triggering disunion in the martial world.
He Saifei has been named a jury member of the 2017 Asia Pacific Screen Awards, the mayor of Brisbane, Graham Quirk, announced in Beijing on Sept 14. Along with the Chinese actress, Filipino director Adolfo Alix Jr. and Kazakh director Adilkhan Yerzhanov are the first three confirmed international jury members for the awards that are annually held in the Australian city.
Cross-talk star Gao Xiaopan announced in a Beijing event that his directorial debut Trouble Makers will open across the Chinese mainland on Nov 10.
Colin Maki, an American violin dealer, is trying to develop a market for old rare violins in China.
The success of The Founding of a Republic is leading to more patriotic films in China. Xu Fan reports.
To mark Teachers' Day, the sports-themed movie Running Like Wind was screened at Beijing Bayi High School.
Against such a backdrop, a seminar titled “The Growth and Value Analysis of Modern TV Industry”, organized by the School of Arts and Communication of Beijing Normal University, was held in Beijing on September 8.
The China (Beijing) International Cultural and Creative Industry Expo (ICCIE), the 12th ever to be held in the city, opened Monday.
China's national trade fair on artworks from State-owned antique stores opened at the Marco Polo Cultural Industry Creative Park in Beijing on Sept 11.
The rare Ru ceramics are so celebrated that they have inspired prose. Only a handful of pieces are in private hands, leading to great interest among collectors.
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