A huge ink-and-color work of master painter Zhang Daqian (1899-1983) fetched HK$270 million ($34.8 million) at a Hong Kong auction on Tuesday, setting an auction record for the artist.
Superhero film "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice," continued to rule China's box office in the week ending April 3, China Film News reported Tuesday.
Despite the fine rain, hundreds of people came to worship the Yellow Emperor, ancestor of Chinese people at the Yellow Emperor Mausoleum in Yan'an in Shaanxi province yesterday on the occasion of Tomb Sweeping Day.
It is seen as the new hope for the struggling genre of kung fu movies. And, as if in recognition of that status, the action thriller The Bodyguard attracted a number of A-list stars for it premiere in Hong Kong recently.
The Chinese mainland has its own Spielbergs — Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Feng Xiaogang—who have made the country's highest-grossing commercial films for decades.
Singer and songwriter Leah Dou, daughter of Chinese musicians Faye Wong and Dou Wei, is going to release her first original English album "Stone Café" on April 22.
A ceremony marks the Tomb-Sweeping Day at China Millennium Monument in Beijing on Monday. People from all walks of life, including soldiers, workers and students, took part in the grand event.
A week-long Festival of Contemporary Chinese Cinema kicked off for the second consecutive year here on Monday, featuring nine Chinese film productions of the last decade.
Zhouzhuang, an oil painting by master artist Wu Guanzhong sold for HK$236 million ($30.4 million) on Monday night at Poly Auction's spring sale, according to Beijing Times.
For 35-year-old Brazilian Cleber Souza, who participated in a week-long Chinese culture paradise trip ending here Monday, Kung Fu inspired his reason for coming.
A-list stars usually have one main job in movies — help sell them.
Chinese musician Zhu Zheqin, also known by her stage name Dadawa, has traveled extensively to the country's remote and border areas with a focus on preserving ethnic music and handicrafts.