Weekly snapshot of Chinese culture news

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BEIJING, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are the highlights of China's key culture news from the past week:

-- Chinese box office shatters records as domestic films dominate National Day theaters

Buoyed by the strong performances of three domestic productions, Chinese mainland box office has shattered multiple records during the seven-day National Day holiday, which ran from Oct. 1 to 7.

Box office revenue on the mainland totaled about 5 billion yuan (about 699.54 million U.S. dollars) during the holiday, making it the highest-grossing National Day film season in history.

For the first time in history, over 100 million film tickets were sold on the mainland during the holiday, according to Chinese film database Maoyan.

-- Collection of Nobel laureate Mo Yan's works released

A 26-volume collection of Nobel laureate Mo Yan's works, published by Zhejiang Literature and Art Publishing House, has been released.

The collection comprises all Mo's full-length novels, over 100 of his novelettes and short stories, eight play scripts, as well as over 300 of his essays and speeches.

The collection also contains more than 180 pictures, including photos of Mo, stills of adapted versions of his works and his manuscripts.

-- China to announce new national-level cultural heritage sites

China will soon announce the country's eighth group of 762 major cultural heritage sites to be put under national-level protection, according to China's National Cultural Heritage Administration (NCHA).

With the newcomers, China will have 5,058 historical and cultural sites for national-level protection and preservation.

The 762 sites consist of ancient ruins, tombs, constructions, grottoes and other sites of historical and cultural significance. Enditem

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