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Geng Zihan has just won Best Director in the Fei Mu Awards of Pingyao International Film Festival for her debut feature, A Song Sung Blue, a coming-of-age tale set in Harbin in northeast China. 

polar bears from their rooms 24/7.Billed as the first of its kind in the world, it officially opens its gates for visitors in Harbin Polar Land in the north-eastern Chinese province of Heilongjiang this week.The £11m hotel is being advertised as providing the unique experience of having polar bears as "neighbours 24 hours a day".It is equipped with a total of 33 pieces of tempered glass spread across all functional areas of the hotel, allowing guests to watch the animals from any room.But animal-rights activists have urged guests to stay away.'PETA vice president Asia Jason Baker said: "PETA urges patrons to stay away from this hotel and any other establishment that profits from animals’ misery."Mr Baker said the polar bears were active for

A city of 10 million people in China has imposed new lockdown measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus following a surge in cases.

Authorities in China have placed a city on lockdown as the country battles to prevent a second wave of the potentially deadly coronavirus.

An Irish teacher living in China says the lockdown system in Wuhan has been effective as shopping malls, restaurants and shops re-open after seven weeks of quarantine.