Against such a backdrop, a symposium titled “Status quo and the future of the Chinese film industry”, organized by the School of Arts and Communication of Beijing Normal University, was held in Beijing Nov 1.
A British art dealer says the audience for contemporary art in China is growing fast, especially in art hubs like Beijing and Shanghai, both of which she feels are 'accessible, receptive and open'.
An exhibition featuring Chinese master painter Liu Haisu's 101 works was unveiled at the National Art Museum of China in Beijing on Nov 3.
A free public orchestral concert was performed by a group of young musicians in Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui in New Zealand on Oct 23 to conclude a long weekend of the Youth Orchestra Festival and to promote cultural exchanges among young people.
With the fairway beckoning, you tee up, take a practice swing and prepare to indulge in that classic Scottish game: golf. But does it really originate from there?
All the tickets for the two upcoming Berlin Philharmonic concerts in Shanghai sold out within 26 hours on Sept 17 and 18, a record for a live performance.
Three groups of Chinese hip-hop singers — Guangzhou-born rapper Tizzy T, jazz-hip hop singer Kafe Hu and hip-hop group of twin brothers, OB03 — will perform in a show at the O2 Ritz Manchester in the United Kingdom on Nov 9.
The Fu Lei Translation and Publishing Award revealed this year's 10 finalists on Thursday. Selected from 69 works recommended by Chinese publishing houses, the shortlist comprises five volumes of fiction and five of social science.
Liu Qinghe, an artist, has created a series of ink paintings based on the solar terms that will go on show at Beijing's 798 art district on Nov 5.
The contemporary dance work Every Moment is currently being staged in Beijing. The piece, led by Hua Xiaoyi, explores the identities of women.
It is "teeth playing", a stunt in the old opera Ninghai Pingdiao that originated in Zhejiang province toward the end of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
One of the most popular Japanese writers in China, Higashino Keigo will see his 2012 novel Miracles of the Namiya General Store adapted into a Chinese movie.