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Lou Ye's controversial movie, Summer Palace, showed at the Toronto International Film Festival. Lou defied Chinese officials when he submitted Summer Palace for competition at the Cannes Film Festival before the film had been cleared by the country's censors.

Great post and pictures from the Beer Festival in Guangzhou JUly 2007.

As a preview of the 2008 edition of the Hong Kong Arts Festival which will be held between February 14 and March 16, you can read this interview of Tisa Ho, executive director of the festival.

We prepared some post cards about Chinese festivals for you to send to your friends. Chinese culture can be reflected by the cards.

With the annual Moon Festival almost here, here's a blog post about how to stay in touch.

If you happen to be planning a visit to China, think about attending the Guangzhou Cherry Blossoms Festival. The Festival is said to be the largest ever in China for Cherry Blossom display. About 12,000 Cherry Blossom trees are planted in the Sculpture Park, Guangzhou.

Where to buy the best brand for Zongzi-a special food for Duanwu Festival in Shanghai.

Steve at Steve's China Blog has done up a nice little summary of China's coming Moon Festival or Mid-Autumn Festival. A bit of history and a nice big picture of everyone's favourite holiday treat.

Hong Kong experienced the hottest Mid-Autum Festival in 13 years yesterday. And the heat was not the only thing that could have killed you. It was the choking air as well. I was out in the Western District, and I felt eye irritation and hard to breath. When walking home at about 7:30pm, my breathing quickened, and my legs wobbled, in the wrap of hot and chocking air.