Enlightenment calls, even though it is 37 C under the mid-afternoon sun and sweat rolls off people's foreheads as if they are in a sauna.

Guoxue, the study of traditional Chinese philosophy, literature and history, has seen a resurgence in recent years thanks to China's efforts in increasing promotion.

A film telling the story of an earthquake that devastated a Chinese city more than three decades ago has raked in 400 million yuan (58.6 million US dollars) in the Chinese mainland as of Sunday, the film's distributors announced Monday. A statement from Huayi Brothers Media Corporation said more than 10 million tickets had been sold since the July 22 premiere.

Hot on the heels of the World Choir Games, which just wrapped up in Shaoxing of East China's Zhejiang Province, comes the China International Chorus Festival. The biennial event kicked off on a high note Wednesday night at the Exhibition Center Theater in Beijing, with a grand opening performance celebrating the theme of the festival -- "Forever Friends."

The 2010 Pan-Asia Cultural and Art Festival is underway in Southwest Yunnan province.The opening ceremony highlighted the diverse cultures of all the countries in the region and their sincere friendship.