The festival considered the film "one of the best films and an example of the martial arts genre which is elevated into the realm of art by its superb visual style."
In Sydney, a series of cultural events have been launched with more expected to come as the Sydney China Cultural Center opened its "2016 Happy Chinese New Year" campaign.
More than 14,000 relics have been retrieved from an ancient cargo ship after it was salvaged from a depth of 30 meters below the surface of the South China Sea in late 2007, Chinese archaeologists said Saturday.
Even though the Chinese Lunar New Year is still a month away, people are already going ape for the Year of the Monkey.
Chinese universities are starting to use their own diploma certificates this year after the government stopped requiring them to use a standardized design.
Mr. Six, a domestic action-thriller, ruled the box office in the week ending Jan 3, earning 440 million yuan ($66.8 million).
Workers repairing an ancient building in Taining county in Fujian province had a pleasant surprise on Friday when they found an amiable co-worker is a renowned artist.
The fourth season of I Am a Singer will return on Friday night, Jan 15.
"The Wall Power — Wallpost Artist Exhibition", a joint show of young artists, was inaugurated at Beijing's Today Art Museum on Jan 7. The works on display are selected from submissions by more than 100 emerging artists.
To celebrate the Year of the Monkey, Singapore Post Limited (SingPost) will be releasing a new Zodiac Monkey stamp set which goes on sale on Jan 8 to usher in the Lunar New Year.
To many Chinese, the character of Pigsy as played by Chinese actor Ma Dehua in the hit TV series Journey to the West (1986), is legendary. But the pig is in for an onscreen change with The Monkey King 2 movie scheduled for release on Lunar New Year.
Le Vision Pictures, the film arm of China's tech giant LeTV, recently announced its plans for 2016.