As the National Day holiday ended on Sunday, the total box office collection for the holiday in Chinese mainland rose to 2.6 billion yuan ($400 million). The top three winners were Never Say Die, The Foreigner, and Chasing the Dragon.
Fuelled by multiple factors, including economic transformation, strong government support, a broad internet access which allows for content creation and people's diversifying leisure demands, creative industries in China have witnessed a significant boost in recent years.
Cooperation Forum of Asian Performing Arts during the 15th Asia Arts Festival kicked off in Ningbo on Sept 24, 2017. The forum aims to utilize Asia Arts Festival to build a new channel for exchanging information, integrating resources and expanding cooperation.
As Mid-Autumn Festival and the National Day approach, Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration called "Sharing the Same Time" and the "2017 China Story" Photo Exhibition kicked off at China Cultural Center in Nigeria on Sept 22, 2017.
A number of cultural policies, laws and regulations aimed at promoting culture and cultural heritages have been issued since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in November 2012. Let's take a look at these policy supports from the government.
A special concert for the 3rd China-CEEC (China and Central and Eastern European Countries) Cultural Cooperation Forum was held at Hangzhou Grand Theatre on Sept 22, 2017.
The 11th Hangzhou Cultural and Creative Industry Expo will at the Hangzhou Whitehorse Lake International Convention Center from Sept 21-25.
A foundation ceremony for the China-CEEC Music Schools Union was held at Zhejiang Conservatory of Music in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province on Saturday.
The Third Ministerial Forum on Cultural Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC) took place in Hangzhou on Friday.
The inaugural ceremony for the "Initiative on China and Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC) Libraries Union" was held at the Hangzhou Library in Hangzhou, capital of East China's Zhejiang province, on Sept 22.
More than 3,500 exhibits from both China and abroad are on display at the International Convention and Exhibition Center in Dunhuang, located in northwest China's Gansu province.
The Third Ministerial Forum on Cultural Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC) kicks off in Hangzhou on Sept 22, 2017. The cultural ministers of China and 16 CEEC countries will discuss issues on cultural exchanges and operation beside the West Lake.