A new museum on the history and achievements of the Communist Party of China (CPC)-led revolution officially opened in Fuping County, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, on Saturday.
Family members and relatives of revolutionary martyrs as well as representatives of local officials visited the Guanzhong Revolutionary Memorial Museum.
The museum houses a collection of exhibits documenting the communist revolutionary accomplishments, which were made by the people in central Shaanxi under the leadership of the CPC before the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949.
The items focus on the revolutionary career and legacy of Xi Zhongxun, an older-generation CPC leader and father of President Xi Jinping. They also tell stories about how the locals have striven to develop Shaanxi during the country's modernization drive in the new era.
The museum opens from Tuesday to Sunday every week.
New revolutionary history museum opens in northwest China's Shaanxi
Year-end box office revenues in China are strong, with sales and pre-sales for screenings between Nov 28 and Dec 31 exceeding 4 billion yuan (about 570 million U.S. dollars) by 22:45 on Thursday, according to online platform data.
The strong performance in the year-end season has been driven by high-quality moviemaking and a broad selection of movies, with more than 50 films scheduled for release during the period, covering suspense, drama, action and science fiction.
Among domestic productions, war drama "Gezhi Town", which tells the little-known story of civilians in a remote mountain town in central China defending their home against Japanese aggression back in the late 1930s, has raked in over 330 million yuan (about 46.87 million U.S. dollars) at the box office, including previews and pre-sales.
Several other domestic titles, including suspense films "The Fire Raven" and "Escape from the Outland" as well as the fantasy time-travel adaptation "Back to the Past," are set to be released on Dec 31, offering audiences many different options for New Year's Eve.
On the imported film front, "Avatar: Fire and Ash," the third installment of the franchise which features new adventures and upgraded 3D visuals, will hit Chinese theaters on Dec 19.
Another import, "Zootopia 2," has already grossed over 3.6 billion yuan (about 511 million U.S. dollars) in China, surpassing its North American earnings and making China the film's top-grossing market worldwide.
China's year-end box office revenues surpass 4 billion yuan
