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2017-01-05 07:24

The upcoming Spring Festival is seen as a 'golden period' for films. Nine flicks, including seven laugh riots, are slated to premiere on Jan 28.

'Happy Chinese New Year' events in Beijing to kick off soon

2017-01-04 15:07

China Readers' Club, a 2017 Happy Chinese New Year event will be held in Beijing from Jan 16 to 22. A culture week will be featured during the event at the Tianqiao Performing Arts Center.

Chinese-Egyptian Culture Year wraps up with great achievements

2017-01-03 10:43

The 2016 Chinese-Egyptian Culture Year drew to an end successfully as some 150 various kinds of cultural activities were held in both countries, which is seen as a breakthrough.

Serial pictures give old art form a new lease of life

2017-01-03 08:13

Like many of his peers born in the 1960s, Li Chen was a fan of Chinese picture books in his childhood.

2017-01-03 08:08

Beiyang (literally meaning "the northern ocean") Fleet was established by the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) in 1871 as one of four modernized regional navies when the dynasty faced a crisis and launched a series of reforms.

Sunken heroes

2017-01-03 08:04

Archaeologists unveil the tragic story of a historic sea battle more than a century ago as they excavate an ironclad warship, Wang Kaihao reports.

Film industry at turning point as bubble bursts, tastes change

2017-01-03 07:50

Insiders say there's a silver lining to stagnant box office takes in 2016. Box office takes for China's film industry remained stagnant in 2016, but most industry insiders see it as a blessing in disguise.

Chinese Culture Talk debuts in Latvia

2016-12-30 11:09

The first Chinese Culture Talk on the Silk Road in Xinjiang and relations between Luoyang and the Silk Road during the Tang Dynasty was held in Latvia recently.

Major art and literary figures that passed away in 2016

2016-12-30 10:14

The year 2016 has witnessed the passing of celebrities in art and literary circles, who have left us with many beautiful memories of their performances, songs, books or films.

Forbidden City opens relic 'hospital'

2016-12-30 08:00

A state-of-the-art conservation center to "treat" ancient cultural relics in disrepair opened at Beijing's Palace Museum on Thursday.

Beijing exhibition celebrates jewelry as contemporary art

2016-12-30 07:13

A contemporary jewelry design and art show opened last week in Beijing, presenting jewelry pieces as wearable artworks, from a ring featuring a flying airplane to a necklace that mimics wind chimes.

Monsters lack the local touch

2016-12-30 07:08

Over the years, filmgoers in China have griped that monsters portrayed in Chinese films look like those seen in Western movies. But things could be about to change.