In my capacity of a film critic, I was invited to several events at the end of 2016 - not only because it was a busy season for new releases, but because a furor was started about the nature of film criticism.
Railroad Tigers, a domestic comedy featuring Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan, ruled the Chinese box office in the week ending Jan 1, earning 275 million yuan ($39.9 million), China Film News reported Friday.
Dykes have been built to surround an area about 1,000 meters long and 100 meters wide in the Minjiang River in the Pengshan district of Meishan, Sichuan province.
For most Chinese filmmakers, 2016 was a disappointing year. The country's once rapidly expanding movie market encountered an unprecedented slowdown. But animated features－the genre that was for a long time seen as children's fare－provided a glimmer of hope in the chilly winter.
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.
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.
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.
Like many of his peers born in the 1960s, Li Chen was a fan of Chinese picture books in his childhood.
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.
Archaeologists unveil the tragic story of a historic sea battle more than a century ago as they excavate an ironclad warship, Wang Kaihao reports.
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.
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.
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