Beautiful scenery, a distinctive main character and a fluid story. Hollywood blockbusters costing millions of dollars are expected to have elements such as these, but when a short film made by a university student with a simple digital video (DV) recorder has them, too, it's worthy of note.
Construction of major Olympic projects including the National Stadium and National Aquatics Center, as well as the expansion of Beijing Capital International Airport have made smooth progress with timeline and quality guaranteed, officials said on Wednesday.
There's more to Chinese culture than lanterns and opera, says top Chinese movie director Zhang Yimou, and he plans to prove it at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) convened its 68th Executive Board session in Beijing last Friday to study plans to recruit volunteers for the 2008 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games
Zhang Yimou is best known for his 1991 film "Raise the Red Lantern" and his 2004 title "House of Flying Daggers," both of which were nominated for Oscars. He has been recently appointed chief director for both the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
Beijing may divert water from the Yellow River to guarantee water supply during the 2008 Olympics, a Chinese newspaper said on Thursday, as the world's driest major city ponders how to slake the thirst of 2.5 million extra people.
China'S first Olympic champion Xu Haifeng believes his country's pursuit of gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Games could be hampered by the pressure of being host.
Hollywood studio Paramount/Nickelodeon has signed a deal with British TV director Daryl Goodrich to make a feature-length movie based on his video that helped London win the bid for the 2012 Olympics, reports said Wednesday.
Key venues for the Beijing Olympics will take shape by the end of the year
Beijing has initiated a number of projects using solar energy and recycled water for the 2008 Olympic Games, said an official with the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee here Tuesday.
After a ten-day show in Beijing, the 290 pieces of landscape sculptures designed for the 2008 Olympic Games will continue to appear in neighboring city of Tianjin.
An exhibition of oil paintings themed "The Great Wall looks forward to the Olympics" was opened at Zhigao Art Museum in Beijing on Sunday, as an event of the June 23-July 15 Olympic Cultural Festival.
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