There is an underlying sense of woe that pervades Tang Wei's portrayal of Zhang Naiying, best known by her pen name Xiao Hong (萧红), in Ann Hui's newest film The Golden Era.
The last thing you might expect when you are suffering under the brutality of a Japanese prisoner of war camp is a cheerful Christmas card from the management of the engineering factory you are being forced to work in.
The improv comedians of the world, those whose business it is to deliver knockout punchlines, would no doubt say amen to that.
When Cai Yilin told her mother she planned to perform stand-up comedy at her graduation party last summer, she opposed the idea.
The exhibits at Nanchang Porcelain Painting Museum impress most visitors with their elegant and vivid depictions, but for some they may also evoke childhood memories, especially senior citizens.
A Shanghai entrepreneur with a master's degree in textiles has invented a new type of polymer compound that creates a soft, light, stab-resistant layer of protection in an ordinary jacket.
There is no way to get around it: Chinese people eat heads. Pig heads, chicken heads, duck heads, and even rabbit heads can all be found in Chinese cuisine.
The Confucius Institute, a global network that promotes Chinese language and culture, is diversifying.
Italy is taking measures to stabilize its political and business environment, hoping to make it into a country where more Chinese state-owned and private companies would like to invest and do business.
Professor Wu has tiny eyes, a sly grin, slimy skin, and spends most of his time dozing. He may sound like a strange ambassador for a campaign, but he is one of the world's biggest living amphibians and is critically endangered.
Just over 70 years ago, a heavily laden United States Air Force B-24 Liberator bomber droned through the skies over Mukden, the former capital of Manchuria, which was still under the control of Japanese occupation forces. The war had ended with Japan's capitulation a few days before.
In an address at the banquet held by Queen Elizabeth II to welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping on his inaugural state visit to the United Kingdom, Xi said that "the two civilizations have left indelible imprints on each other", quoting the inspiration that modern Chinese people drew from British writings such as The Wealth of Nations and Evolution and Ethics.
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