Chinese film The Mermaid has broken China's box office record, overtaking locally-made Monster Hunt and Hollywood action movie Furious 7, as domestic and international film battle over China's rapidly growing cinema market.
Cinematography award of 66th Berlinale went to Mark Lee Ping-Bing for his camera work in Chinese film Crosscurrent, directed by Yang Chao.
Despite having been in the music industry for more than 10 years, Yuan doesn't keep a high profile. She actually tries to avoid the limelight and simply enjoys her space.
Now, around 30 years since Gu Long died, a TV series adapted from his early classic The Eleventh Son is making waves on the country's small screens.
This year's record box-office takings－3.61 billion yuan－over the Spring Festival holiday is due mainly to three blockbusters－Stephen Chow's Mermaid, Cheang Pou-soi's The Monkey King 2 and Wong Jing's The Man from Macao III.
Anticipation runs high that The Mermaid could be the first film to reach the new landmark of 3 billion yuan in gross receipts.
The film blends elements of the real and the surreal as it follows a quest by the young river captain Gao Chun, played by Qin Hao, as he steers his decrepit hulk of a freighter up the 6,300-km (3,915 m) river to deliver a mysterious cargo.
China's box office sales totaled 580 million yuan (about 88.3 million US dollars) on Valentine's Day, a new high from previous years.
Chinese filmmakers are pouring more money and resources into the modern adaptations of Journey to the West, a novel written by Wu Chengen in the 16th century.
China's box office totaled 3 billion yuan ($461 million) during the six days of the Spring Festival holiday, the highest compared with previous holidays, the film authority said Saturday.
Chinese embroidery boasts a long history of several thousand years. Xiang Xiu, or Hunan embroidery, is one of the four major styles.
China's box office set a record high for a single day on Feb 8, the traditional Lunar new year's day, according to the film administration.
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