China to regulate tax payments in film industry

​China's tax authority said Friday it had ordered local authorities to reinforce tax compliance in the film and television industry.

Silk road soliloquy

Scenes of dancer-choreographer Wang Yabin's new work An Individual Soliloquy.

Foreign martial arts fans celebrate Kung Fu roots

Domestic tourists can sometimes find themselves greatly outnumbered by foreign visitors clad in Shaolin-logo T-shirts or monk uniforms in front of a cluster of elegantly painted wooden houses situated at the foot of Song Mountain which is known as the fabled home of Kung Fu.

British director gives 'The Tempest' a new look

The National Centre for the Performing Arts is to stage William Shakespeare's another play: The Tempest, which will make its debut from Aug 9 to 15.

308 choirs to participate in China International Chorus Festival

More than 15,000 members of 308 choirs from across the globe will participate in the 14th China International Chorus Festival (CICF), the organizers said.

Prehistoric rock painting discovered in N. China

Archaeologists have discovered a 7,000-year-old rock painting of a face without an outline in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

Chinese-American writer inspired by true story of 'Flying Tiger'

"World War Two... China... One cousin's courage, another's determination to help a wounded American pilot." Chinese-American writer Iris Yang's heartwrenching story is now a hot sale in the United States.

Stolen 1,500-yr-old statue head returns to China

A 1,500-year-old statue head that was stolen from the Yungang Grottoes in north China's Shanxi Province has been returned to China.

World's largest annual music festival kicks off

The world's largest music started its annual season on Friday evening at London's Royal Albert Hall (RAH), heralding a series of daily concerts of classical, jazz, choral and live music that runs until September.

China Russian film festival opens in Beijing

A film festival jointly hosted by China and Russia opened in Beijing Friday, scheduled to screen seven Russian films in Beijing and Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province.