The weeks following the Spring Festival holiday are usually a lackluster period with a shortage of appealing blockbusters, but Chinese fans of foreign blockbusters might be delighted to see the gap being filled this year.
Following the successful premiere of Blocking the Horse on iQIYI's Cloud Cinema on Jan 25, another three new action-packed films — Eye for an Eye 2, Hunt the Wicked and The Wild Blade of Strangers are slated to hit the platform during the upcoming Chinese New Year holiday, promising its users a smorgasbord of thrill and excitement.
Working in news media, I'm privileged to travel around the country and gain access to inheritors of intangible cultural heritage. Cultural preservation is vital work, and the more I learn about it, the more I realize how many mechanisms need to be in place to make it a successful venture. It goes far beyond an artist and his craft. It's an entire ecosystem that ranges from the highest levels of government policy, to participation by local communities.
As night falls in Tekes county in Ili Kazak autonomous prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Jiugongcheng Park transforms into a fantastic ice and snow world, with its traditional folk street, parade of decorated floats and boutique guesthouses attracting numerous visitors. With winter sports gaining momentum across China, Xinjiang is leveraging its prolonged winter, high-quality snow and diverse terrains to establish top-notch ski resorts.
As one of the country's most popular animated franchises, Boonie Bears will release its latest feature-length film, Boonie Bears: Time Twist, on the first day of the Year of the Dragon, falling on Feb 10.
The China NCPA Chorus, the resident chorus of the National Centre for the Performing Arts, will launch its first independent season since it was established on Dec 8, 2009.
The Shanghai Museum is celebrating the upcoming Lunar New Year with new exhibition, Longing for Spring: A Celebration of the Year of the Dragon.
The latest exhibition at the China Art Museum (Shanghai) opened on Saturday is the largest ever showcase of two modern Chinese masters: Lin Fengmian (1900-91) and Wu Guanzhong (1919-2010).
Little New Year (Chinese: Xiaonian), usually a week before the lunar New Year, falls on Feb 2 this year. It is also known as the Festival of the Kitchen God, the deity who oversees the moral character of each household.
Between 2016 and 2019, Swiss artist Catherine Gfeller embarked on a journey to a number of Chinese cities, weaving a narrative as she engaged with the stories of women from different backgrounds.
In late January, scriptwriter Qin Wen visited Beijing to attend a meeting about her popular TV series, Blossoms Shanghai. Staying at a hotel located near the East Third Ring Road, she experienced a funny moment during dinner at the hotel restaurant.
Chinese and French musicians brought down the house on Wednesday evening at the Royal Opera of Versailles inside the Palace of Versailles at the opening concert of the 2024 China-France Year of Culture and Tourism.
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