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Chinese kung fu and fantasy web fiction becomes hot in US

2016-12-16 13:58

Recently a two-year-old website, Wuxiaworld.com, surprised many Chinese people by its great popularity in US. The website is a platform for sharing English versions of Chinese kung fu and fantasy online novels translated by Chinese martial arts lovers.

Taking design off the drawing board

2016-12-16 08:01

Roger Owen finds the engineering students he met on his most recent visits to China were a lot more talkative than those he first encountered in the mid-1980s.

Capturing feelings on film year after year

2016-12-16 07:54

Liao Hongni burst into tears during the shoot.

Chinese imperial jade seal sold for high price at Paris auction

2016-12-15 14:37

An imperial jade seal from Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) was sold for 21 million euros ($22 million) at Drouot auction house in Paris on Wednesday, according to BBC.

Yearender: Top 10 cultural events from 2016

2016-12-15 09:19

The year 2016 is coming to an end, and this year has witnessed several major cultural events that impressed us. We have selected the top 10 major cultural events that occurred this year so you can take a look back at 2016.

Can Jackie Chan win with his foray into the revolutionary genre?

2016-12-15 07:16

A symbol of Hong Kong action films, Jackie Chan is never short of death-defying stories.

Promoting culture via the big screen

2016-12-15 07:07

The Great Wall, a $150 million Sino-US coproduction featuring Matt Damon and Andy Lau, could arouse the curiosity of global movie fans about China's history.

Group brings Chinese intangible cultural heritage to New Zealand

2016-12-14 15:30

A group of Chinese inheritors brought five Chinese intangible cultural heritages to two schools in Wellington, New Zealand, from Dec 5 to 8.

Cultural films fail to take off amid box office slump

2016-12-14 13:53

Chinese consumers don't seem to be happy with the movie selection on offer in cinemas this year.

Monkey King gets moving on paper

2016-12-14 09:28

A work that embodies the spirit of craftsmanship, Havoc in Heaven is the first large pop-up book that has the much-loved Monkey King story from an ancient Chinese classic going 3-D on paper.

Chinese movie market really growing: Hollywood visual effects supervisor

2016-12-13 09:46

"I see the market in China is really growing, everyone knows that the market's audiences demand more contents," John Dietz, Hollywood visual effects supervisor, told Xinhuanet in an exclusive interview.

Bai creates masterpieces inspired by trivial, everyday events

2016-12-13 07:00

Despite the Italian opera and the sound of water boiling in a teapot in the background, ceramic artist Bai Ming has an aura of quietness as he sits in his Beijing studio in front of a tea set.

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