For movie enthusiasts curious about next year's blockbusters, China's Film Co Ltd, the country's largest producer and distributor, recently offered an answer: Up to 33 new titles will be released or shot in the Year of Monkey.
In 2004, a freshman at the National Academy of Chinese Theater Arts walked along the bustling Sanlitun area, a popular shopping district, like any first-time visitor in Beijing. As Li Zhuoqun waited in a long line at a bus stop, however, two young people caught her attention.
Karen Mok arrived in Beijing on Dec 8, the same day that the local government issued the first red alert for air pollution. Schools and construction sites were closed, and the number of cars on the road was restricted.
How can opera thrive in the modern era of instant and free entertainment? The solution, say two leading US artists, is to expose people when they least expect it.
Chinese writer Yan Lianke is a humorous man. Like his novels, his conversation is often witty and is full of plans that sound absurd at first but are real and sad when you digest them.
Deborah Brautigam has that rare distinction of being regarded as the leading expert in her field.
The Chinese version of Nora Webster and The Testament of Mary by Irish writer Colm Toibin has been recently published in China.
Fang Chun was squinting into a telescope, carefully watching flying birds vanish into a boundless stretch of reedy marshland.
Beijing has poured investment into its wetlands, and the past decade's protection and restoration efforts are paying off.
Ten days after she announced she's resigning from the People's Liberation Army Air Force on her Sina Weibo account with more than 10 million followers, Han Hong - one of China's most famous pop singers - was named CEO of the newly founded Hualu Baina Entertainment.
Music lovers in China may know him as a pianist, but Xu Zhong will be taking on a new role as the principal conductor of the Fondazione Arena di Verona in January.
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