Filmfans in China were elated on Monday after Leonardo DiCaprio's first Oscar win — forBest Actor — at the coveted Academy Awards.
It was a set of 24 photos taken in 1930s China and given by Richard Garrison of Arlington, Virginia to Wu Xi, deputy chief of mission of the Chinese embassy.
Netizens have taken the title "ugliest monkey in history" from CCTV’s Year of the Monkeymascot, Kang Kang, and branded it on the main attraction at the Taipei Lantern Festivalvenue.
The Year of the Monkey is just around the corner. One of the most famous depictions of themonkey is the Monkey King in the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West.
Chinese traditionally believed babies born in the Year of Monkey to be smart and confident, due to their love of the animal because it is cute and resembles humans in many ways.
China's box office totaled 3 billion yuan ($461 million) during the six days of the SpringFestival holiday, the highest compared with previous holidays, the film authority saidSaturday.
Rapper Kendrick Lamar lead the early winners at Monday's Grammy awards with fouraccolades including one shared with Taylor Swift, while Justin Bieber and Ed Sheerancelebrated their first Grammy wins.
The lunar new year gives many young Chinese a lot to look forward to, and at least one thing to dread.
Little New Year (Chinese: Xiaonian), usually a week before the lunar New Year, falls on Feb 1 this year. It is also known as the Festival of the Kitchen God, the deity who oversees the moral character of each household.
Preservation of the masterpiece of ancient Tibetan culture, The Epic of King Gesar, is facing challenges on two fronts: The region's wizened storytellers are taking their treasures to the grave even as the younger generation is focused on contemporary entertainment.
For CCTV's Lunar New Year's eve gala that heralds the Year of the Monkey, one "monkey" is widely considered by Chinese to be indispensable. He is Zhang Jinlai, better known by his stage name, Liu Xiao Ling Tong, meaning The Little Six-Year-Old, which marks the age he made his stage debut some 51 years ago.
Amid the brisk festival air for the lunar new year, monkey themed designs are receiving a high fever, from stamps to commemorative coins, even fashion items and handicrafts.
Big data on travel patterns shows that while many people are leaving metropolises for family reunions during the Spring Festival travel rush this year, some will be traveling in the reverse direction for the same reason.
Chinese tennis fans had an emotional night as Chinese qualifier Zhang Shuai, who contemplated retirement after losing all 14 of her previous Grand Slam matches before arriving in Melbourne this year.
Online polemics are raging in China over the design of a monkey-like mascot for the stateTV's annual Lunar New Year gala heralding the Year of the Monkey.
Five hit online dramas were removed from the Internet yesterday, causing a stir among fansand in the industry.
Yao Chen accepted a Crystal Award at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland.
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