The clock struck 10. Teacher Luo Lili called upon her students to return, and like in any other class they returned to their seats, one by one, or in batches of two or three, soon forming a ring behind Luo who sat in front of a piano. After counting the heads to ensure they had all returned, Luo ran her fingers on the piano keys, pausing now and then to explain to the kids about rhythm and the tunes she was playing. They nodded from time to time.
For Shen Shanshan, 38, April is the "most important time of the year" as she is enjoying the annual Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF) despite her busy life.
Cinephiles in seven Chinese cities including Beijing, Guangdong, Chengdu and Wuhan, are in for a treat in the form of eight new French feature films brought by the 19th French Film Panorama in the upcoming two months.
April in Guiyang is known as a time of cherry blossoms and lush greenery, but this year another attraction will be on offer for residents and visitors to admire. The special exhibition A Universal Genius: Salvador Dalí made its debut on Thursday in provincial capital Guiyang.
An exhibition of British Victoria-era art and craft opened at Guangdong Museum in Guangzhou, Guangdong province on Friday - the first of its kind in China.
A total of 9 international judges exchanged ideas on the Global Civilization Initiative at the inaugural Orchid Awards final selection meeting in Beijing on Thursday.
The impressive collection of literature in the Library Cave at the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, Northwest China's Gansu province, represents one of the most inclusive, advanced and open facets of the ancient Chinese, says Dunhuang specialist Zhao Xiaoxing.
For more than a century, the Library Cave, or Cave 17 of the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, in Northwest China's Gansu province, has been famous for its extraordinary collection of relics and a tale that has had its share of twists and turns.
The first Chinese production of the Phantom of the Opera will premiere at the Shanghai Grand Theatre on Tuesday, and theater lovers in China are clearly looking forward to it, if the audience numbers of a recent livestream are anything to go by.
One of the most globally renowned Chinese musicians, cellist Wang Jian is back home in Shanghai.
For more than 70 years, Beijing People's Art Theatre has been considered the flag bearer of Chinese drama.
The movie features some of the country’s most advanced fighter aircrafts. [Photo provided to China Daily]Born to Fly, an epic which unveils the lesser-known lives of Chinese air force test pilots, is currently leading presale box office charts during China’s lucrative May Day holiday season.