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Chinese Actress Angelababy covers Harper’s BAZAAR
Chinese model, actress and singer Angelababy covers for Harper’s BAZAAR China February 2015. Angelababy is also a regular member of the Chinese version of the popular variety show, Running Man.
Jackie Chan’s new film Dragon Blade will be released on 19th Feb
Jackie Chan’s new film Dragon Blade, which is an historical fiction action film written and directed by Daniel Lee, starring Jackie Chan and American actors Adrien Brody and John Cusack. The film breaks a record of Chinese film budgets with $65 million and will be released in IMAX 3D 19th February, the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday.
Emergency street birth within ‘umbrella-clad delivery room’ When it is time for a baby to enter the world, nothing can stop it; thus a group of passersby had to set-up a hospital-like delivery room right on the street to help a woman give birth. The woman suddenly went into labor while she was walking on a street of Haikou, the capital city of southernmost China’s Hainan Province. It was obviously too late to send her to hospital, so good Samaritans quickly brought clothes and umbrellas to build a temporary “delivery room”. Some nearby pharmacy staff also joined the mission and helped her give birth to a healthy baby boy. After the ambulance arrived, the new mother and her baby were promptly taken to the nearest hospital. Both of them are now safe and sound.
Sister (姐妹姐妹)
Husband and wife, Yan Yi Kuan and Du Ruo Xi star in another drama together.
Chart-topping US Heavy Metal Band makes their Asia Tour
US metal band Avenged Sevenfold will play the Chinese mainland for first time. Avenged Sevenfold’s 2015 Asia Tour will take place in Beijing on 8th January, followed by shows in South Korea, Hong Kong, Taipei, Jakarta, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.
The Grandmaster 3D Remake
The Grandmaster 3D premiere ceremony was held in Beijing with the attendance of director Wong Kar-wai, actors Tony Leung, Zhang Ziyi and others, wearing Wong-style 3D glasses for film promotion.
The Grandmaster 2D raked in $45 million at Chinese mainland box office in early 2013 and has received plenty of awards. The Grandmaster 3D version is difference from previous 2D version and will be released in China on 8th January.
Everyone loves ice cream, even a robot! Who can refuse a sweet and tasty ice cream treat, especially when it is served by a cute robot? Yes, the age-old dessert has become a convenient and tasty mechanically made a dessert? The robot ice cream vending machine at a shopping mall in Shenyang, Liaoning Province attracted large intrigued crowds on Sunday, according to a Xinhua report. The robot not only sells ice cream, which is priced at 20 yuan ($3) each, but also makes it. Since the robot currently offers a special discount, many people passing by couldn’t help trying the treat out and see if she can mix and scoop great flavors of ice cream like her human counterparts.
2014 has been a big year for Hollywood in China. “Transformers 4” broke box office records, earning 319 million US dollars. Hollywood studios are now openly targeting the Chinese market, with films franchises like Transformers and Kungfu Panda.
Film analyst Bi Chenggong says it’s to be expected.
"Hollywood doesn’t usually just do single market films," Bi said. "They usually target an entire region like Godzilla, which was aimed at the whole of Asia. Harry Potter was more European centric. It did great there but didn’t do well in Asia. I’m not surprised Hollywood is moving more into specific consumer targeting. I think this is very normal. I think this shows the level of maturity in the US film industry."
Several Hollywood films were able to draw revenues of over 40 million dollars from the Chinese market in 2014.
Apart from one or two exceptions, Chinese films haven’t been able to match that bracket.
With more Hollywood blockbusters due for release in China soon, concern is growing that there could be a negative impact on the Chinese film industry.
But Bi Chenggong doesn’t think so.
"This is actually going to be good for Chinese film makers," Bi said. "There will be more competition for local markets. Our story telling and technical abilities are still lagging behind, so having a big brother like Hollywood teaching us would benefit us well."
China restricts the number of foreign movie releases to just 34 per year, although that’s set to expand.
With China’s annual box office predicted to reach a value of nearly five billion US dollars, its importance to Hollywood is becoming ever greater.
But domestic films are doing well, with the most successful genres being comedy and romance.
Coming up next year, a Chinese-Hollywood collaboration with Chinese director Zhang Yimou at the helm - his first English language film. “The Great Wall” will star Chinese and US actors, and will be produced by Legendary Pictures. It’s set to open in November 2016.
Some critics argue that catering to a Chinese crowd will lower the quality of Hollywood movies because it requires simpler plots and universal, formulaic themes. Others say adding random cultural elements into a movie can do more harm than good. But following the success of Transformer 4, Hollywood certainly isn’t going to stop trying.
miss A’s Min posed for CeCi magazine’s January, 2015 issue, where the petite idol transformed into a fashionable musician who was carrying a guitar.
She was attired in a shiny blue long-sleeved dress with open back that made her looked sexy and mature. She also wore a black fedora hat that complimented her shoulder length hair.
In another picture, she was in a black and red dress with stones and fur on the sleeves, and once again wore a fedora hat to compliment her beauty.
Meanwhile, Min is set to show her acting abilities in web drama ‘Dream Knight’ that is scheduled to be broadcast on Youku Tudou in the end of 2014.
The China Academy Awards for Documentary Films were given out in Beijing on Friday. This year saw the addition of a new category, recognizing the rising number of internet documentaries and documentary makers, here in China.
China-ASEAN Fashion Week held in Nanning
The first China-ASEAN Fashion Week held in Nanning, capital of southwest China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Talented fashion designers from home and abroad presented their distinctive pieces.
Harbin turns into a world of ice Over 100 sculptures made of ice and snow decorated Harbin city in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. The ice sculptures glow of colorful lights, and have turned the city into an icy fairyland for both children and adults to enjoy. The city will host the 31st International Ice and Snow Festival on Monday.
A fairytale winter wonderland in NE China
In a cold winter, what you’d like to do the most is probably curl up in bed. But if given the chance to visit a winter fairytale world, you would probably change your mind.
More than 100 snow sculptures have been revealed in Jingyuexue Snow Park in Changchun, China’s Jilin Province recently.
The snow park covers an area of 80,000 square meters and all the sculptures are made with 400,000 cubic meters of snow.
In the park, people can see sculptures of pandas, the 12 Chinese zodiac animals, famous Chinese historical and cultural sites like the Temple of Heaven, as well as European-style buildings.
Besides looking at these sculptures, visitors can experience various sports and games, including skiing, riding a horse-drawn sleigh and even paintball.
The park is also the location of the 2015 Vasaloppet, which is an annual long distance cross-country ski race held in Changchun.
CRI) China's box office sales broke 183 million yuan, that's almost 30 million US dollars on the first day of 2015.
It's 71 percent up compared to last year, which marked a new peak.
According to the Chinese film bureau, movie "The Taking of Tiger Mountain" collected more than 80 million US dollars.The film beat singles-day box office sales, taking just over 14 million US dollars.
"One Hundred Thousand Bad Jokes," which highlights the subculture of the internet surpassed the movie "Who is under Cover" in ticket sales.
Meanwhile, the controversial film "Gone with the Bullets" approached sales of 80 million US dollars.
Source: CRI
Skilled carpenter upgrades his wooden E-car
A Chinese carpenter in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, has surprised his neighbors by hitting the road in his manually-made, battery-powered, wooden car.
48-year-old Liu Fulong finished his first wooden electric car back in October, after spending about three months and over $3000 on it.
Recently he’s upgraded his eco-friendly minicar.
The upgraded car can carry two people now as opposed to just the driver. Liu says that it can run at the highest speed of 50 kilometers per hour, while earlier the top speed was 30 kilometers.
The new electric car is 2.5 meters long, 1.3 meters wide and weighs over 350kg. It can run up to 20 kilometers after each charge.
Liu, who only possesses a primary school education, has been a carpenter for three decades.
Zhang Yimou awarded lifetime achievement at Macau Film Festival
Chinese film director Zhang Yimou has been awarded with a lifetime achievement award at the 6th Macau International Movie Festival. His film Coming Home (starred by Chen Daoming and Gong Li) won the Best Film Award and Best Photography Award.
A restaurant makes a 1M-yuan promise A hot-pot restaurant in central China has made a commitment worth of one million yuan, to anyone who proves that the restaurant uses recycled oil. On the wall of the restaurant in Zhengzhou city, Henan Province, hangs a transparent box, glimmering with 10,000 cash notes inside it. The red characters on the box say anyone who finds recycled oil used in its hot-pot will be rewarded one million yuan ($160,836). The restaurant owner said that for security reasons, only the 20 hundred-yuan notes on the surface are real and the others are counting coupons, according to a report by China.com on Monday. But the move of inviting customers to supervise its food safety shows the restaurant’s commitment and determination. Some web users recognize the restaurant’s move while some doubt its motive. “Honesty is the core of business. Putting it into practice brings energy to the business while also introducing a standard to the industry and makes customers feel safe.” @99zhieredexin “Their sense of responsibility deserves our praises.” @jiaotongxunshiyuan “Though it doesn’t use gutter oil, the promotion is ‘over-cooked’. Don’t behave immorally is enough while running a business. It doesn’t have to hype in this way.” @konglongluxian
