As one of the most recognized Chinese stars in the West, Zhang Ziyi has appeared in many critically acclaimed films, from the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) to Memoirs of a Geisha (2005). Zhang is now on television, the first such foray in her acting career of more than two decades.
It may be an oxymoron but it still rings true, especially these days. More people are realizing the benefits of "less is more" after cutting their life down to the bare necessities.
A cultural event featuring various performances and traditional customs in Beijing's Haidian district celebrating the upcoming Spring Festival was broadcast on Feb 9.
On Feb 8, Fiji local time, the launch ceremony for a series of cultural activities titled "Happy Chinese New Year • Taste Tianjin" was held at the Fiji Chinese Cultural Center.
The Ministry of Ecology and Environment is asking the public for cultural and creative works based upon the mascots of China's ecological and environmental protection.
Ancient Chinese Culture: Costume and Adornment, an exhibition newly opened at the National Museum of China, traces the evolution of techniques, aesthetic perspectives, social culture and the values of the country's feudal period embodied in centuries-old clothes, shoes, hats, garments and sewing tools
To Be With You, an online anthology series consisting of six stories, will see one tale feature China's table-tennis legend Deng Yaping in a scene "playing" herself.
The Chinese Embassy in Bangkok invites you to celebrate the first day of the Year of the Ox with an online concert performed by musicians from the China National Symphony Orchestra and Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra!
A good novel can transport the reader to a fabulous alternate reality. But that kind of journey, in real life, could be the stuff of nightmares, as shown in the upcoming fantasy film A Writer's Odyssey.
People had great fun as diverse cultural performances involving paper cutting, dough and sugar figurines and Peking Opera were staged at the Hai'an Museum in Nantong, East China's Jiangsu province on Feb 6 to celebrate the upcoming Spring Festival.
Hall of Great Treasures gathers more than 240 objects from the Shenyang Imperial Palace Museum's extensive collection of some 100,000 artifacts. It presents the many aspects of the court life of predecessors of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) when they resided at the Shenyang palace in Shenyang, Liaoning province, and the early period of the dynasty after it was established in Beijing in 1644.
An exhibition at the National Museum of China set to open on Tuesday will celebrate the upcoming Year of the Ox by showing a selection of ox-themed works from its immense collection. It will navigate the history of the close relationship between humans and oxen, as well as the folk culture, customs and beliefs based on the positive qualities of the ox.