Writers from China and abroad won prizes of up to 1 million yuan ($147,100) at a literary awards ceremony held in Beijing on Wednesday.
Works by top Chinese artists remained the most sought at a recent Christie's auction in Hong Kong.
Event organizer Migu Running has recently signed a strategic agreement with well-known sports watch maker Garmin.
After winning an award at the Houston Worldfest International Film Festival in the United States for sci-fi thriller Reset, Yang Mi was in Beijing to promote the film.
A tourism train connecting Beijing and Hulin in northeastern Heilongjiang province will start operations in July.
Heilongjiang is known as a winter wonderland. But the host of some of the world's largest ice festivals is also a cool summertime destination, in every sense.
A new form of theater, which can be watched on the big screen, is gaining favor among young Chinese audiences.
The comedy Lost in Thailand became China's highest-grossing domestic film in 2012, with box office revenue of 1.26 billion yuan ($185 million), but when the movie hit the big screens in North America the next year, it flopped, making a mere $60,000.
China's central government has pledged to preserve and develop the country's various traditional opera styles by strengthening the education system.
Caravanning is gaining fans in China as travelers seek new experiences. Thousands of recreational vehicles were sold last year
Hong Kong has launched a host of special tourism packages to woo mainlanders.
The Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center will launch a performance season in Beijing by introducing nine theatrical productions from Aug 2 to Oct 29.