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Designer draws inspiration from empress dowager

[2016-02-19 08:07]

Indian-born designer Bibhu Mohapatra, who has dressed Michelle Obama and Gwyneth Paltrow, unveiled a stunning fall/winter collection in New York inspired by one of the most important women in Chinese history.

Reality-show singer to bring soulful voice to Beijing

[2016-02-19 08:07]

Standing against a red door, Yuan Yawei pulls her hair over one shoulder and flashes a wide smile. The warm afternoon sun makes her happy. Dressed in a white sweater and tight jeans, she giggles while posing in a narrow hutong (alley) of downtown Beijing.

Big-screen bonanza

[2016-02-18 08:27]

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. Xu Fan reports.

New TV series based on Gu Long classic

[2016-02-18 08:27]

For Western readers with an interest in Chinese martial arts novels, Gu Long ranks alongside Louis Cha.

Deadpool dominates North America

[2016-02-18 08:27]

Superhero movie Deadpool dominated the North American box office on its debut weekend, taking in a record-breaking $152 million (991 million) and leaving its competitors in the dust, industry estimates showed Tuesday.

Of moon and mountain

[2016-02-18 08:27]

A Chinese musician's effort is driving chorus singing online and in the real world, Chen Nan reports.

NGO to make short film on children of HIV-positive people

[2016-02-18 08:27]

Hong Kong-based Chi Heng Foundation will make a short film, titled Love, on children of HIV-positive people.

Chinese director calls Crosscurrent 'love poem' for Yangtze

[2016-02-18 08:27]

Director Yang Chao says his film Chang Jiang Tu (Crosscurrent), shown in competition on Monday at the Berlin International Film Festival, is like a love poem for one of the most important rivers in China - and also one of its most damaged.

In the land of red lanterns

[2016-02-17 08:20]

Expat Siva Sankar shares diary excerpts of spending his first Spring Festival in China.

Lingering memories

[2016-02-17 08:20]

My profile tagline, or status, on instant-messaging apps is, "Single, and, yay, happy!" My first-ever experience of the onset of a Lunar New Year in China is tempting me to modify that to "Single, and, yay, happier!"

Tasting old world charm

[2016-02-17 08:20]

It has more than 200 buildings dating back to the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911) in an area covering less than half a square kilometer. Despite being a national tourist attraction, it is still laid-back, Yang Feiyue discovers.

UNESCO sites face major obstacles

[2016-02-17 08:20]

A number of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites face major challenges, including the following:

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