China's movie box office revenue rose 13.45 percent in 2017 to more than 55.9 billion yuan (8.6 billion U.S. dollars), with domestic films contributing 53.84 percent to the market, according to the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television.
The New Year's Eve celebration in New York's landmark Times Square officially kicked off at 6 p.m.(2300 GMT) on Sunday, with a performance of traditional Chinese dragon dance.
Chongqing grabs the spotlight on New Year's Eve in New York as dragon dance performances take over the 2018 Times Square New Year's Eve countdown on Sunday.
Hundreds of monks from the lamasery and other temples took part in a dharma assembly here on Saturday. (Xinhua/Chogo)
Can knots be a form of art? It is in China. Zheng Chongzhi, an 83-year-old man obsessed with traditional Chinese craftsmanship has made it easier for others to learn how to learn the art by compiling two instructional books in the past three years.
Part of the team making ice sculptures for the famed Harbin Ice and Snow Festival, 41-year-old Du Yanjiang has been sculpting ice for more than two decades. He first started making smaller ice sculptures at a studio, and now carves sculptures for bigger projects like the Harbin festival.
Celebrations will be held across Taiwan on New Year's eve, but with less fireworks amid air pollution concerns.
Two hotels that became symbols of modern Shanghai said goodbye to the city in different ways during the last week of 2017.
On a bitter winter afternoon, more than 100 villagers gather in a large, warm hall to listen to a lecture on Confucianism delivered by a teacher.
China’s international woodcarving master Lu Guangzheng's exhibition opened Thursday at the National Museum of China. Lu's exhibition is a showcase of traditional woodcarving techniques unique to the city of Dongyang, in east China's Zhejiang Province.