For the first time in Italy, the strength of Chinese characters in the works of a leading artist was central to an exhibition that kicked off on Saturday.
The film blends elements of the real and the surreal as it follows a quest by the young river captain Gao Chun, played by Qin Hao, as he steers his decrepit hulk of a freighter up the 6,300-km (3,915 m) river to deliver a mysterious cargo.
A master carver brings his family craft to the sixth generation, investing his wooden creations with eyes and other facial features that move.
Poseable, handmade figures are priced at more than $1,000 each.
China's "cyberspace writers" are banding together to urge media companies to improve their pay and working conditions, and to ensure that they retain legal ownership of their work.
Chongqing Sichuan Opera House staged two performances in London, astounding audiences with lavish costumes and high-pitched singing.
Londoners enjoyed a massive Chinese New Year party on Sunday, as the city center filled with music, acrobatics, martial arts and Chinese traditional craft stalls.
China's box office sales totaled 580 million yuan (about 88.3 million US dollars) on Valentine's Day, a new high from previous years.
A compound found in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables has been found to slow the growth of breast cancer cells, especially at early stages.
With more recognition than Halloween and less than Christmas, Valentine's Day as a somewhat recently imported festival faces a precarious situation in China, where it's caught between shifting forces of tradition and fashion.
Home to Latin America's largest Chinese community, Peru hosts especially colorful New Year celebrations marking the start of the Lunar Year, the Year of the Monkey.
Chinese filmmakers are pouring more money and resources into the modern adaptations of Journey to the West, a novel written by Wu Chengen in the 16th century.