French writer Vincent Hein's diary of life in Beijing has been published in Chinese. He chats to Sun Ye about why he loves living in the capital.
Chinese actor Ge You receives the Chevalier medal in the Order of Arts and Letters from Frederique Bredin, President of French National Center of Cinematography and the moving image, in Beijing, capital of China, April 17, 2014.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and French counterpart Francois Hollande have written a preface for a French painting exhibition being held at Beijing's National Museum of China.
This year festival features a francophone flair. A number of French pieces have been selected for the opening concert of this year's "Meet In Beijing" festival.
Renowned abstract painter Chu The-chun died in Paris on March 26, at age 94.