Chinese film "Once Upon a Time in the Middle East" struck a chord with audiences at its Australian premiere in Melbourne Tuesday night, with viewers praising its message of humanity and peace and its distinctive Chinese perspective on war.

Two Renoir paintings stolen from a small French museum have yet to be recovered but if the thieves are hoping to cash in on the artwork, they would be hard-pressed to find a buyer.

A glimpse of 83rd Venice Int'l Film Festival

For some moviegoers in China, watching a film is no longer the end of the experience. Many moviegoers will visit the places they have seen on screen, try the local food or even attend a traditional performance featured in a story.

A sea of purple verbena is in full bloom in Minhe County, Qinghai Province, drawing visitors to the stunning plateau landscape.

From Hollywood blockbusters to viral videos, Thomas Bergersen's music has reached millions around the world. This August, the Norwegian composer and co-founder of Two Steps From Hell embarked on his first tour of China.

In Dongguan, the Consul General of Brazil in Guangzhou tries a local favorite: roast goose. Instantly impressed, he is eager to return the culinary favor with a specialty from his own culture.

What happens when a tea-growing village meets contemporary art? In 2021, the Artfield China project arrived in Hanxi village, Jiangxi Province, drawing both attention and visitors. But behind the buzz were bigger questions: How could the surge in tourist traffic benefit locals in the long term? How did the community feel about the art? And after the project ended, how would they keep tourism going? Tune in to this episode of Decoding Rural China's Governance to find out.

This summer, several Chinese films brought more than stories to the big screen. They also put some real locations in the spotlight.Some of the desert scenes in the war drama Once Upon a Time in the Middle East, directed by Wen Muye and starring Shen Teng, were filmed in Shitanjing, Ningxia. Once an

The 2026 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) is set to take place at Beijing's Shougang Park from September 9 to 13, with the final preparations underway to welcome global business delegates in a brand-new way. Transformed through urban renewal, the former steel production base

Chinese firms in the film and television industry are tapping into the vast potential of artificial intelligence (AI) technology to create superior content models that are more efficient and cost-effective.Spanning 2,000 square meters, the CreateAI Motion Capture Base at the China (Huairou) Film

The Longji rice terraces in Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, are shrouded in mist as farmers cultivate the steep, stepped fields by hand. The terraces are home to generations of agricultural practices shaped by the region's terrain and local cultures. (Produced by Ma Yunzhe and intern Wang Shanshan)

At the Dunhuang Academy's conservation research institute in northwest China's Gansu Province, Fan Zaixuan, a "mural doctor" and a researcher at the academy, briefed colleagues on a new challenge shortly after returning from Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province: restoring murals buried

On Tripadvisor, the globally renowned travel review website, the South Bund Soft Spinning Material Market, or the South Bund Custom-Made Center, ranks second on its list of Shanghai's top attractions.Located in Huangpu district, the tailoring center specializes in fabrics and made-to-measure

Four retired passenger planes — an Airbus A321, an A320, an A319 and a Boeing 737-700 — will be auctioned as a package on Tuesday in China with a starting price of 4 million yuan, the Global Times learned on Alibaba's judicial auction platform.

The summer hit "Once Upon a Time in the Middle East" remains a box office draw. With an international cast, how did director and screenwriter Wen Muye bridge the language barrier and build a creative connection with his actors? In a recent conversation with CGTN host Tian Wei, Wen reveals that