Ming playwright Tang Xianzu's Peony Pavilion, revived in more recent times, is staring at a new lease of life with a Shanghai troupe embarking on a major tour, including of Prague and New York.
"One hundred years from now, collections in my museum will become precious historical relics," Sun Songlin, founder of a Beijing-based private museum said.
Archaeologists recently have found the teeth of Liu He, the controversial Chinese emperor who was deposed and stripped of his nobility after just 27 days in office, but later made a marquis.
American director and actress Natalie Portman said her new film A Tale of Love and Darkness is universal and will appeal to everyone, including Chinese audiences.
In order to commemorate the 400th year anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death, a special public screening of the recent adaptation of the playwright's tragedy Macbeth was held last night at the China Film Archive in Beijing as the opening movie for the British Film section of the ongoing Beijing Int'l Film Festival.
This is the first time that Italian director Giuseppe Tornatore will work with a Chinese partner, and he said he believed that China's rapid growth in film market will have a significant impact in the future on the global film industry.
China Film Co., Ltd. on Monday announced cooperation with the US-based Paramount Pictures in production and distribution during the sixth Beijing International Film Festival.
Zhou Libo, a Chinese stand-up comedian who is famous for his iconic "Shanghai Style Small Talk", will perform at New York's Carnegie Hall in July.
The National Center for Preservation and Conservation of Ancient Books and the Library Society of China, a network of public libraries in the country, will jointly launch a contest on the upcoming World Book Day to encourage young Chinese to explore ancient texts.
Disney 3D live-action computer animated film The Jungle Book rocketed into the movie theaters of North America with a debut of $103.6 million in weekend ticket sales.
Britons will soon celebrate the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare this week across Britain, while a Chinese playwright Tang Xianzu who died in the same year, will "travel" to the bard's hometown Stratford-upon-Avon to "meet" his counterpart.
According to Yu, the abundant flow of capital will continue to thrive in the movie industry because it's a group of young entrepreneurs and creative investors who are daring to take risks.
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