According to the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, China's movie box office revenue rose by 13.45 percent in 2017 to more than 55.9 billion yuan (8.6 billion US dollars), with domestic films contributing to 53.84 percent of the market.
Government support has ensured the protection and prosperity of the Tibet autonomous region's Buddhist monasteries.
China's first law on public libraries took effect on Jan 1.
Art buffs can see ancient tomb-wall paintings from the Northern Dynasty (439-581), Song, Jin and Yuan dynasties (960-1368)-most of which have never been displayed outside of Shanxi province-at an ongoing exhibition at the Shanghai Museum.
Yan Fu is remembered as a pioneering scholar and translator, who introduced Western ideas to China. A new exhibition focuses on his lesser-known attributes. Wang Kaihao reports.
For many people, Gansu province's Dunhuang represents a mesmerizing focal point for the historical legends surrounding the Silk Road, the ancient Eurasian trade route.
A Shenzhen exhibition featuring replicas of the Mogao Grottoes offers visitors an immersive experience on a vast scale. Deng Zhangyu reports.
Travel outside China? An impossible dream, or so Wei Qinghua, now 51, thought when she was a teenager. Wei, from the Dong ethnic group in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, has seen her embroidery skills realize her dream and the entry stamps of many countries, in Europe and elsewhere, are in her passport.
Cocktail bars put fiery liquor to the test as demand grows for drinks with difference
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The China Huaiyang Cuisine Culture Museum, located in Qingjiangpu district of Huai'an city, contains details of typical Huaiyang dishes, showing the evolution of Huaiyang cuisine.
To eat, or not to eat? That's always a tough question for people interested in fitness, and it is even more true in China. Chinese food, although diverse, is often high in fats and a lot of it is fried.