The concert, Love is Like a Song, is a tribute to Deng Lijun, the now-deceased uncontested queen of 80s pop music.
It was a reaction no one expected. From Maine to Manhattan, American audiences clamored to see what the best of Beijing's punk and experimental scene had to offer.
Chen Shu is best known for playing high-society courtesans. So her turn as the title role in Jane Eyre came as a surprise.
Kunqu and Peking Opera maestro Mei Lanfang (1894-1961) gave a famous performance at Shanghai's Majestic Theater in 1946.Pai Hsien-yong was there.
Three new movies opened at cinemas citywide this week to herald the year's Christmas releases.
Twenty-four-year-old, Beijing-born pianist Wu Muye will hold a second piano recital in his native city on Saturday and will play works by Western composers.
Even as China's film industry booms, embassies and film organizations abroad are bringing in more of their countries' best films to movie lovers in Beijing through film festivals.
AThai princess will demonstrate her prowess at playing the guzheng, a traditional Chinese zither, with a concert to help strengthen bilateral ties at the Oriental Art Center next Friday.
Jane Eyre returns to stage at the National Center for the Performing Arts, following the success of its June run.
Virtuoso violinist Gil Shaham will lead the Sejong Soloists to delight audiences in Beijing.
The Manhattan Symphony Orchestra of New York will perform classic waltzes, American folk songs, tango dances and Chinese folk songs for its Christmas concert.
The Opera Center of the China Central Conservatory will join hands with the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory to stage Tchaikovsky's riveting opera Eugene Onegin at the Tianqiao Theater from until Tuesday.