With many South Korean filmmakers moving to neighboring China for a wider and more lucrative market, Kim Ki-duk has become the latest big name to join the flock.
For the past few decades, actress Liu Xiaoqing has managed to stay in the media spotlight, owing to her longevity as one of China's most popular actresses, still playing roles much younger than her own age. And being a top-selling author and a business tycoon has also helped her fame grow. But the ride hasn't always been smooth as controversies about tax issues surrounding her suggest.
The National Day week has provided rich pickings for local filmmakers with homegrown movies overcoming competition from Hollywood.
They not only took part in the parade, but also went to look for a piece of 'home' in the parade.
Smartphones and tablet computers may have revolutionized language learning in the digital age, but many people still prefer the old-fashioned way of honing their communication skills - English corners.
Visitors look at works of Van Gogh displayed through multimedia at a Van Gogh art exhibition in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, Oct 5, 2015. The exhibition will last until Jan 3, 2016.
Let's take a glimpse of the elegant demeanour of wives of Chinese top leaders.
Peng Liyuan has drawn much media attention for her style, character and work in the fight against AIDS, Wang Qingyun reports.
French sportsman Julien Vandelli didn't foresee that he would spend five years reading the abstruse ancient Chinese medical text Huangdi Neijing in a Chinese university.
TCM has won more international recognition, but the ancient texts still need a modern interpretation to break into the mainstream Western market.
After cutting a palm leaf into three pieces and knotting them together, Hu Licheng quickly weaved the stomach of a cricket. "Hold this for me," he said as he handed the partly-finished handicraft to a boy near the gate of Jing'an Park in Shanghai. He then made the cricket's head and wings.
Street performers say licenses provide a place to show off their talentsand some much-needed social recognition, reports Li Xueqing in Shanghai.