A co-production is supposed to help a film appeal to a broader international audience, but often leaves it creatively diminished and struggling at the box office.
The largest Native American tribe in the United States is seeking to dub the classic 1977 movie "Star Wars" movie in Navajo as a way to help preserve its traditional language.
The first International Martial Arts Competition will take place in Tai'an city from April 18 to 21, hosting more than 200 matches featuring wushu or other martial arts from home and abroad.
TV talent discovery shows are hot and much better than earlier, trashy star-making contests. But critics say there's not much originality in TV entertainment. Xu Wei reports.
Foshan's fame lies in the fighting arts. Since the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) it has been a center for martial arts training and in the late Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), and early days of the Republic of China the influence of martial arts organizations in the city began to spread internationally.
Fused with the technical difficulties of gymnastics, the visual impact of conjuring arts and the artistic beauty of dance, China's time-honored acrobatics have wowed audiences of the Republic of Congo.
I was a bit nervous about attending the Capital Literary Festival Beijing as I thought the panel discussion for the anthology Unsavory Elements would be a bit dry and hosted by old-China hands.
Construction work on the Dalian Martial Arts Culture Museum, in Fujiazhuang, of this port city in Liaoning province, commenced on Mar 1, Dalian News has just reported.
When you ask an expatriate to name the four ancient great capitals of China, most will list them in this order: Beijing, Xi'an, Nanjing and lastly, Luoyang in Henan province. Luoyang may lack the modernization and fame of the other capitals, but it boasts several famous sights, including Longmen Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It also has an impressive museum, housed in a new building, and the first Buddhist temple in China, the approximately 1,950-year-old White Horse Temple.
Zhao Wenzhuo has starred in 17 films since 1992, the year he won the National Martial Arts Championship, the most prestigious contest of its kind in China.
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