The World of Suzie Wong (1960), which was the first mainstream Hollywood film to have an all-Asian cast, tells the story of an aspiring American artist who relocates to Hong Kong and falls in love with Suzie Wong, a prostitute with a "heart of gold".
German writer David Wagner this month became the first foreign writer to win a cash prize from a Chinese literary award.
Tess Gerritsen delivers another outstanding thriller in her continuing series featuring Boston police Detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Dr Maura Isles.
Photographer Kurbanjan Samat isn't surprised his first book is a hit. But he is surprised at its power to counter prejudice against natives of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
In the crime fiction realm, author Patricia Cornwell's fame may be surpassed only by her brainchild and longtime heroine, forensics expert Kay Scarpetta.
As she tours the country to promote her latest novel, Ling Yang in the South, Di An is getting used to seeing lines of fans waiting for her to sign their copies of her book. It wasn't long ago that the Beijing-based author, 31, was nervous on such occasions.
"I am an ALS patient, and I can only move my head. I type with my eyes - six characters per minute. In the past 10 months, I wrote an autobiography, and I would like to publish it. I want to use the earnings to buy respirators for other ALS patients who cannot afford it and are waiting for death. Could you help me to realize my dream?"
It's elementary, really. With all things Sherlock Holmes popular now, it's no wonder that he's coming to Broadway next.
Beijing's best-known cocktail maker is in the middle of a photo shoot, and it's not producing the drama that the photographer hoped for.
Nothing makes New Year's Eve sparkle like a bit of the bubbly, and China has jumped onto the bandwagon in a big way.
A glut of luxury hotels in China means that the holidays' best parties don't always sell out ahead of time. A few to consider:
The Founding Ceremony of China has been considered among the country's key historical artworks since it was painted by late artist Dong Xiwen in 1952.
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