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Technology may soon turn viewers into movie characters

[2016-04-21 08:24]

Wang Qian, a Beijing movie fan, finds herself in a fantasy world when she wears a headset to watch a trailer of the animation film Big Fish Begonia.

In plain sight

[2016-04-21 08:24]

A feature of the ongoing Beijing International Film Festival, a South Korean film on an aging couple draws attention to a niche genre. Wang Kaihao reports. Wang Kaihao

Chaplin's life and work come together nicely in Swiss project

[2016-04-21 08:24]

Imagine moving along the cogs of giant machinery like Charlie Chaplin in Modern Times, or tumbling down a cabin teetering on the edge of a cliff as he did in Gold Rush.

Kevin Spacey plays Nixon in new film

[2016-04-21 08:24]

The most requested photo in the US National Archives is not the first moon landing or the burning twin towers after the attacks of Sept 11, 2001.

Master on big stage

[2016-04-20 09:18]

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. Zhang Kun reports.

NBC to show Cranko's Romeo and Juliet in homage

[2016-04-20 09:18]

National Ballet of China will stage John Cranko's Romeo and Juliet from Wednesday to Sunday at Tianqiao Theater to mark the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death. It is the second time that NBC is performing this version of the play. NBC bought the copyright of the work from Stuttgart Ballet in 2006 and premiered it in China that year.

Art beat

[2016-04-20 09:18]

Beijing

The gorgeous gorges

[2016-04-20 09:18]

The region surrounding the Yangtze River's iconic dam is enhancing its travel offerings. Tan Yingzi reports in Chongqing.

A cruise shows how time flows like water

[2016-04-20 09:18]

I grew up by the Yangtze River. Recently, I returned home.

Surge of Chinese helps to steady Egypt's tourism

[2016-04-20 09:18]

The number of Chinese tourists in Egypt is growing steadily and rapidly, says Samy Mahmoud, head of Egypt's tourism authority. "In 2014 we had almost 64,000 Chinese tourists, but by the end of 2015 we had over 125,000 visitors from China."

Spotlight on rural pain

[2016-04-20 09:19]

Jia Pingwa's latest novel is as much an account of a wronged woman as it is about the desertion of villages in China. Yang Yang reports.

Work on Bard's sonnets gives readers a modern flavor

[2016-04-20 09:19]

In Ye Xiumin's words, William Shakespeare - in his sentimental and philosophical way - was a great lover, who was also afraid of darkness.

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