Dykes have been built to surround an area about 1,000 meters long and 100 meters wide in the Minjiang River in the Pengshan district of Meishan, Sichuan province.
For most Chinese filmmakers, 2016 was a disappointing year. The country's once rapidly expanding movie market encountered an unprecedented slowdown. But animated features-the genre that was for a long time seen as children's fare-provided a glimmer of hope in the chilly winter.
The upcoming Spring Festival is seen as a 'golden period' for films. Nine flicks, including seven laugh riots, are slated to premiere on Jan 28.
Archaeologists have found murals dating back more than 900 years in a tomb in Zhangzi county, Shanxi province.
The latest series of British drama Sherlock has received over six million viewings on China's video streaming site Youku.com and generated heated discussions since it was released on January 1.
Chinese and German archeologists have found images of what they believe to be Arabian horses on cliff paintings dating back 2,000 years in the Yinshan Mountains of North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region.
Two Chongqing university students have used fallen ginkgo leaves to help preserve precious memories of their campus days.
After two years' excavation, a large cache of ceramics have been unearthed at an imperial concubine's tomb dating from the Liao Dynasty (916-1125) in Duolun county, Inner Mongolia autonomous region.
Tyrus Wong, whose paintings served as visual inspiration for Disney's animated classic Bambi, died Friday, Dec 30. He was 106.
Archaeologists have found murals dating back more than 900 years in a tomb in North China's Shanxi province.
German automaker brand Mercedes-Benz has extended its partnership with AEG and Oriental Pearl Group for the naming rights of the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai until 2025 — an additional five years beyond the existing 10-year deal negotiated by American arena operator AEG, which commenced in 2011.
Overnight ratings show about 8.1 million people tuned in to see the return of Sherlock on BBC One on Sunday.