Propelled by the success of Wolf Warrior 2 - this year's fifth-highest-grossing movie worldwide - China's box-office takings have exceeded 50 billion yuan ($7.58 billion) for the first time, a historic annual high.
Powerlong Museum, among the latest additions to Shanghai's private art destinations, stands alone in the metropolis' far southwestern Minhang district. Many other such institutions, such as the Long Museum, Yuz Museum and Shanghai Center of Photography, are found in the well-known West Bund area, closer to the city center.
Two years ago, Chinese painter Zhang Yanzi traveled to the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, and found the local brew ayahuasca, which is made from plants and is said to have hallucinogenic properties. The drink is used in spiritual medicine there.
ATHENS - A multimedia exhibition that has been traveling the world has arrived in Athens, giving Greeks the chance to immerse themselves in Vincent van Gogh's world, and leave behind the gloom of the seven-year Greek debt crisis.
Zhang Haochen, the youngest gold medal winner of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, made his Carnegie Hall solo debut on Nov 18 in New York, treating the audience to a wide-ranging program of classics.
Altay has long been beloved as a summer getaway, but it has increasingly been conjuring up charm as a winter wonderland.
Ski season is starting. For parents, that may mean getting kids on the slopes for the first time. But is there a perfect age to learn to ski?
Italian pizza restaurant Bottega is making its authentic Neapolitan-style pizzas available to more Beijing foodies with the opening of its second restaurant in the capital's downtown.
For those who want to enjoy warm weather and delicious food, a trip to Zhanjiang city in Guangdong province - about four hours by flight from Beijing - is a good idea.
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