Monthly Archives: June 2010

• China enters Hollywood style epic film making

  Posted on June 16, 2010 by ACT in General.

  The movie, “Empires of the Deep,”is not another fantasy dreamed up by Hollywood. It is being conceived and shot here on the world’s largest studio set, north of Beijing. This mash-up of “Avatar,” “Gladiator” and “Pirates of the Caribbean,” all thrown together in a Chinese hot pot, is the vision of a film-obsessed real estate magnate, […]

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  National Geographic Article on Dunhuang Caves

  Posted on June 3, 2010 by ACT in China News.

  The June 2010 National Geographic magzaine has a great article and photos about the Buddhist caves of Dunhuang on the Silk Road in Gansu province. The Mogao caves have preserved thousands of sculptures and paintings of Buddha for over 1500 years in the arid climate of the Gobi Desert. Click here to read the story. […]

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