Chinese director Chen Kaige's new film "Monk Comes Down the Mountain" debuted late on Thursday amid a prejudiced hiss from movie buffs.
China's chieftain heritage sites, mainly concentrated in the mountainous areas of Hunan, Hubei and Guizhou in southeast China, was inscribed in the World Heritage List on Saturday.
Some 1,000 historical documents on Japanese aggression have been donated to a Beijing museum after China said it welcomed such evidence.
The battle for the best turned sour between Peking University (PKU) and Tsinghua University (THU) as the two aired an enrollment feud on social media.
At least 10 million Chinese artifacts are scattered overseas. Yet a tax on reclaimed items remains the biggest obstacle separating China's domestic market from antiques lost overseas.
An opera recalling Yongle's illustrious feats comes to Beijing with a star-studded cast and crews.
Few foreigners, myself included, know much about the 55 ethnic minority groups which comprise one in 10 Chinese people, or about their "self-governing" areas within China.
The third cultural discovery tour was hosted by the Ministry of Culture in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region. I joined the tour, along with a group of diplomats and others, as a guest of the ministry.
China's chieftain heritage sites will be considered by the 39th session of the World Heritage Committee, which opened in Bonn, Germany on June 28, for a listing as world cultural heritage this week.
Ten cultural symbols reflecting Inner Mongolia's image, identity and values are being promoted by the Information Office of the Inner Mongolian government.
New stats show box office revenues in China have surpassed 20 billion yuan ($3.2 billion) so far this year. This is nearly 50 percent growth compared with the first half of last year.
If a marriage ceremony offers a snapshot of culture then a Mongolian wedding showcases it in Technicolor.