Planet Hollywood Hotels will land in China soon, and they will be part of the master plan by the Wyndham Hotel Group to bring added value to the luxury hospitality sector.
Ma Yuqi will never forget the moment in 1958, when as a student at the National Academy of Chinese Theater Arts he watched the classic Peking Opera Mei Yu Pei for the first time. Originally a Kunqu Opera, it was adapted into Peking Opera and had been performed since the late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). The exquisite costumes, accessories and interesting story deeply impressed Ma. However, it was to be the last time Mei Yu Pei was performed for many years, as the "cultural revolution" (1966-76) was soon to sweep through the country.
Zhang Huoding is enough of an introvert to have been shocked when a young woman suddenly dropped to her knees in front of her after elbowing her way through the crowd.
The charm of a classic Chinese silent film is renewed eight decades after it first hit cinemas, with a brand-new score and live performance in Beijing.
Symphony orchestras around the world find it hard to sustain themselves financially. In China, where classical music is on the rise thanks to a booming economy and culture promotion, the solution has been government support.
Aparody of the baroque opera Hippolyte et Aricie (Hippolytus and Aricia) by Jean Philippe Rameau (1683-1764), the most important French opera composer of the Enlightenment period, was staged on Sunday at the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing.
The Van Gogh Museum works hard to keep the legacy of one of the world's most important artists alive.
In Jin Yuanshan's eyes, odd bits of cloth are priceless treasures, which can be used to create beautiful patchwork quilts.
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