Cultural tips

Film showing in Beijing can be traced back to 1902. Nowadays, there are a great number of movie theaters and standards are getting higher and higher. Moreover, the films shown in movie theatres are very diverse, including foreign films, Hong Kong films and mainland films to satisfy the different tastes of the audience. On Tuesdays, all movie theatres in the city offer half price tickets. You can also apply for a film card to get 20 percent off the original ticket prices. More and more people are attracted to the cinemas these days with these discounts.
In order to promote communication on films between China and foreign countries, China has been holding a movie festival called "Beijing Show" every year. For the past six years the "Beijing Show" has introduced many wonderful domestic films to the world.