Love stories have become a hit genre on the big screen during the annual golden period.
Jiang Wen is China's closest equivalent to Stanley Kubrick or Orson Welles. And he keeps astounding an audience that seems to show a growing aversion for surprises, Raymond Zhou writes.
Some analysts said that this December would see a three horse race between John Woo, Tsui Hark and Jiang Wen's latest films, but these big-budget productions saw a lackluster response from moviegoers.
This year saw a number of cultural activities to celebrate Sino-French relations, including exhibitions, forums, concerts and film festivals. As this year will soon end, let’s take a retrospective look at some of those exciting events.
A solemn ceremonial sacrifice to heaven was held at Daming Ruins Park in Xi'an, capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi province, on winter solstice day, also called the Dongzhi Festival, which fell on Dec 22 this year.
The on-site assessment concert of “Happy Chinese New Year” symphonic works collection campaign was held in Beijing on Dec 16.
On Dec 22, the National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) launched its biggest annual festival, Open Day
China's Dalian Wanda group, has opened its first Movie Theme Park in the central Chinese city of Wuhan.
A database of Chinese poems and classics of literature will soon be open to viewers at home and abroad.
The closing ceremony of the China-ASEAN Cultural Exchange Year-2014 was held in Myanmar's capital Nay Pyi Taw on Dec 16, 2014.
Lacquer thread sculpting is an art in southeast China which uses well-tempered lacquer threads to build decorative patterns. Originated in the mid-17th century, lacquer thread sculpting is listed as one of China's national intangible heritages.
The two most popular K-pop bands in Asia, Big Bang and EXO didn't let down their fans as they took home the biggest awards at the 2014 Mnet Asia Music Awards (2014 MAMA), which was held in Hong Kong on December 3.