With China's ultrashorts market reaching saturation and authorities tightening their grip on the industry,producers are cranking out series to reel in audiences across the globe.
In China,a newkind ofonline show is enhancing mealtimes:“digital pickles”-short,engaging dramas that make eating more enjoyable by“adding flavor”to a boring meal break.Leading the trend are micro-dramas。
The highly acclaimed mini-series To the Wondercaptures the idyllic pastoral life of the Kazakh group in Northwest China,stirring the public's longing for an escape from the urban rat race.
While comedy drama YOLO set box office records with its inspiring story of one woman's transformative journey of self-discovery through boxing,the dramatic weight loss of actor-director Jia Ling for the role has s...While comedy drama YOLO set box office records with its inspiring story of one woman's transformative journey of self-discovery through boxing,the dramatic weight loss of actor-director Jia Ling for the role has stirred heavy-hitting discussions over female beauty standards.展开更多
Patricia Muller asked the tattoo artisttoinktwo Chinesecharacters,mulan(沐兰),on her left wrist.Initially,the German tourist entered the Beijing tattoo parlor on March 3 intending to get it done on her heel.But her Ch...Patricia Muller asked the tattoo artisttoinktwo Chinesecharacters,mulan(沐兰),on her left wrist.Initially,the German tourist entered the Beijing tattoo parlor on March 3 intending to get it done on her heel.But her Chinese friend Jieyi and the tattoo artist advised against it.展开更多
Directed by Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar-wai,acclaimed TV shew Blossoms Shanghai portrays Gatsby-estue vignettes from the 9os that have stirred a nationwidenostalgia for China's economic heyday.Jazz and blues seep...Directed by Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar-wai,acclaimed TV shew Blossoms Shanghai portrays Gatsby-estue vignettes from the 9os that have stirred a nationwidenostalgia for China's economic heyday.Jazz and blues seep from the softly lit bars.The latest pop hits from Hong Kong swell through the bustling restaurants as neon lights contend for customers on the streets.A few blocks away,quiet alleys are drenched in pale streetlight,where men in bespoke suits chat about newly listed stocks.展开更多
Latest blockbuster Upstream highlights thesharshealities of the country's delivery and gig workersy sparking debate over its portrayal of the working class.In his first few days as a delivery rider,45-year-old Gao...Latest blockbuster Upstream highlights thesharshealities of the country's delivery and gig workersy sparking debate over its portrayal of the working class.In his first few days as a delivery rider,45-year-old Gao Zhilei expe-rienced one of the most humiliating moments of his life:delivering a coffee to a former colleague from his previous jobas aprogrammer.展开更多
The Pu'er tea forests of Jingmai Mountain in Yunnan Province are the latest UNESCO heritage site in China.Local people are excited,but also anxious whether the new designation will disrupt the unchanged life they ...The Pu'er tea forests of Jingmai Mountain in Yunnan Province are the latest UNESCO heritage site in China.Local people are excited,but also anxious whether the new designation will disrupt the unchanged life they have lived for a millennium.展开更多
Renowned American historian Patricia Buckley Ebrey talks with NewsChina about Chinese women in history,the progress of female intellectuals since the 1960s and the value of learning from women's experiences in oth...Renowned American historian Patricia Buckley Ebrey talks with NewsChina about Chinese women in history,the progress of female intellectuals since the 1960s and the value of learning from women's experiences in other cultures.展开更多
The most ambitious and expensive Chinese film project to date,epic fantasy Fengshen trilogy,dubbed China's Lord of the Rings,updates an ancient saga with contemporary values while re-engineering domestic film prod...The most ambitious and expensive Chinese film project to date,epic fantasy Fengshen trilogy,dubbed China's Lord of the Rings,updates an ancient saga with contemporary values while re-engineering domestic film production to achieve it.While wathing the epic Lord of the Rings trilogy in the early 2000s,Wuershan said he was overcome by jcalousy.展开更多
Leading a record-breaking box office summer,Chinese films addressing social issues outshined Hollywood blockbusters thanks to social media buzz,which experts say could dictate the themes of future films.
The highest-rated Chinese TV show in the last five years,suspense drama The Long Season strikes a provocative balance between realism and aesthetic through its portrayals of ordinary people struggling through tremendo...The highest-rated Chinese TV show in the last five years,suspense drama The Long Season strikes a provocative balance between realism and aesthetic through its portrayals of ordinary people struggling through tremendous social change.展开更多
A small village is bathed in the festiveatmosphereofthe Lunar New Year.Cotton trees bloom in the surrounding hills and mountains,veiling the village like red clouds.In the clamour of gongs and drums,villagers watch in...A small village is bathed in the festiveatmosphereofthe Lunar New Year.Cotton trees bloom in the surrounding hills and mountains,veiling the village like red clouds.In the clamour of gongs and drums,villagers watch in awe as two lion dancers,one in red and one in black,scramble up a 20-meter-tall bamboo scaffold,competing to grab a red envelope at the top.Thus opens director Sun Haipeng's animated flm I Am What I Am.展开更多
China Hong Kong Palace Museum,the city's newest arts and cultural landmark,aspires to link past and present,China and the world,“you had a chance to talk with yourself in the past,that young man who paid his firs...China Hong Kong Palace Museum,the city's newest arts and cultural landmark,aspires to link past and present,China and the world,“you had a chance to talk with yourself in the past,that young man who paid his first visit to the Palace Museum 40 years ago,what would you say?”a reporter from CCTV News show Relativity asked Dr Louis Ng Chi-wa.“I'd say to him,Now I'm back,not as a visitor but as part of it,”Ng said.In the winter of 1981,Ng was a 19-yearold freshman at the department of history of the Chinese University of Hong Kong China when he visited the Palace Museum,also known as the Forbidden City.展开更多
Once a distant dream within the animation community,the rise of Chinese animation has increasingly become a reality over the past decade.But for many young animators,the industry and market are a long way from renderi...Once a distant dream within the animation community,the rise of Chinese animation has increasingly become a reality over the past decade.But for many young animators,the industry and market are a long way from rendering lasting success.展开更多
Surprise hit indie film Return to Dust tells the moving love story between two village outcasts that is winning acclaim for its realistic portrayals of marginalized people in rural China,The winter snow blankets the v...Surprise hit indie film Return to Dust tells the moving love story between two village outcasts that is winning acclaim for its realistic portrayals of marginalized people in rural China,The winter snow blankets the vllage and cornfields in silence.Inside a mud hut,middle-aged Ma Youtie silently feeds an old donkey before his highpitched sister-in-law calls him to come and meet his future wife,Cao Guiying,a disabled woman,forthefirst time.After Ma enters the room,he sits next to Cao awkwardly at the dining table.展开更多
After operating in legal limbo for nearly two decades,fansub groups-or online collectives that translate pirated foreign shows and movies on the Chinese internet-are geting cut from the scene "Its the end of an e...After operating in legal limbo for nearly two decades,fansub groups-or online collectives that translate pirated foreign shows and movies on the Chinese internet-are geting cut from the scene "Its the end of an era,"said Zou Qiqi,a 29-year-old web editor after learning that Renren Yingshi,Chinas largest and most well-known fansub group,was shutting down.展开更多
Oscar-winning art director and costume designer Tim Yip speaks with NewsChina about his recently published autobiography,his decades-long creative journey for screen and stage,and his vision of‘New Orientalism’。
文摘With China's ultrashorts market reaching saturation and authorities tightening their grip on the industry,producers are cranking out series to reel in audiences across the globe.
文摘In China,a newkind ofonline show is enhancing mealtimes:“digital pickles”-short,engaging dramas that make eating more enjoyable by“adding flavor”to a boring meal break.Leading the trend are micro-dramas。
文摘The highly acclaimed mini-series To the Wondercaptures the idyllic pastoral life of the Kazakh group in Northwest China,stirring the public's longing for an escape from the urban rat race.
文摘While comedy drama YOLO set box office records with its inspiring story of one woman's transformative journey of self-discovery through boxing,the dramatic weight loss of actor-director Jia Ling for the role has stirred heavy-hitting discussions over female beauty standards.
文摘Patricia Muller asked the tattoo artisttoinktwo Chinesecharacters,mulan(沐兰),on her left wrist.Initially,the German tourist entered the Beijing tattoo parlor on March 3 intending to get it done on her heel.But her Chinese friend Jieyi and the tattoo artist advised against it.
文摘Directed by Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar-wai,acclaimed TV shew Blossoms Shanghai portrays Gatsby-estue vignettes from the 9os that have stirred a nationwidenostalgia for China's economic heyday.Jazz and blues seep from the softly lit bars.The latest pop hits from Hong Kong swell through the bustling restaurants as neon lights contend for customers on the streets.A few blocks away,quiet alleys are drenched in pale streetlight,where men in bespoke suits chat about newly listed stocks.
文摘Latest blockbuster Upstream highlights thesharshealities of the country's delivery and gig workersy sparking debate over its portrayal of the working class.In his first few days as a delivery rider,45-year-old Gao Zhilei expe-rienced one of the most humiliating moments of his life:delivering a coffee to a former colleague from his previous jobas aprogrammer.
文摘The Pu'er tea forests of Jingmai Mountain in Yunnan Province are the latest UNESCO heritage site in China.Local people are excited,but also anxious whether the new designation will disrupt the unchanged life they have lived for a millennium.
文摘Renowned American historian Patricia Buckley Ebrey talks with NewsChina about Chinese women in history,the progress of female intellectuals since the 1960s and the value of learning from women's experiences in other cultures.
文摘The most ambitious and expensive Chinese film project to date,epic fantasy Fengshen trilogy,dubbed China's Lord of the Rings,updates an ancient saga with contemporary values while re-engineering domestic film production to achieve it.While wathing the epic Lord of the Rings trilogy in the early 2000s,Wuershan said he was overcome by jcalousy.
文摘Leading a record-breaking box office summer,Chinese films addressing social issues outshined Hollywood blockbusters thanks to social media buzz,which experts say could dictate the themes of future films.
文摘The highest-rated Chinese TV show in the last five years,suspense drama The Long Season strikes a provocative balance between realism and aesthetic through its portrayals of ordinary people struggling through tremendous social change.
文摘A small village is bathed in the festiveatmosphereofthe Lunar New Year.Cotton trees bloom in the surrounding hills and mountains,veiling the village like red clouds.In the clamour of gongs and drums,villagers watch in awe as two lion dancers,one in red and one in black,scramble up a 20-meter-tall bamboo scaffold,competing to grab a red envelope at the top.Thus opens director Sun Haipeng's animated flm I Am What I Am.
文摘China Hong Kong Palace Museum,the city's newest arts and cultural landmark,aspires to link past and present,China and the world,“you had a chance to talk with yourself in the past,that young man who paid his first visit to the Palace Museum 40 years ago,what would you say?”a reporter from CCTV News show Relativity asked Dr Louis Ng Chi-wa.“I'd say to him,Now I'm back,not as a visitor but as part of it,”Ng said.In the winter of 1981,Ng was a 19-yearold freshman at the department of history of the Chinese University of Hong Kong China when he visited the Palace Museum,also known as the Forbidden City.
文摘Once a distant dream within the animation community,the rise of Chinese animation has increasingly become a reality over the past decade.But for many young animators,the industry and market are a long way from rendering lasting success.
文摘Surprise hit indie film Return to Dust tells the moving love story between two village outcasts that is winning acclaim for its realistic portrayals of marginalized people in rural China,The winter snow blankets the vllage and cornfields in silence.Inside a mud hut,middle-aged Ma Youtie silently feeds an old donkey before his highpitched sister-in-law calls him to come and meet his future wife,Cao Guiying,a disabled woman,forthefirst time.After Ma enters the room,he sits next to Cao awkwardly at the dining table.
文摘After operating in legal limbo for nearly two decades,fansub groups-or online collectives that translate pirated foreign shows and movies on the Chinese internet-are geting cut from the scene "Its the end of an era,"said Zou Qiqi,a 29-year-old web editor after learning that Renren Yingshi,Chinas largest and most well-known fansub group,was shutting down.
文摘Oscar-winning art director and costume designer Tim Yip speaks with NewsChina about his recently published autobiography,his decades-long creative journey for screen and stage,and his vision of‘New Orientalism’。
