Εγκαταλελειμμένος από την πόρνη μητέρα του το 1920, ο Douzi μεγαλώνει με ένα θεατρικό θίασο. Εκεί θα γνωρίσει τον Shitou και τα επόμενα χρόνια οι δυο τους θα αναπτύξουν μια παράσταση με τίτλο "Αντίο, παλλακίδα μου", που θα τους φέρει φήμη και πλούτο. Όταν όμως ο Shitou παντρευτεί την Juxian, τα αισθήματα ζήλιας του Douzi θα οδηγήσουν στην διάλυση της πολύχρονης φιλίας τους.

Πεκίνο, 1908. Ένα αγόρι τριών ετών αφαρπάζεται από τη μητέρα του και μεταφέρεται μέσα στη νύχτα στην Απαγορευμένη Πόλη, στην καρδιά της Αρχαίας Κίνας. Το όνομά του είναι Που Γι. Μερικές μέρες αργότερα, αναλαμβάνει τον θρόνο και γίνεται «Ο Άρχοντας των 10 Χιλιάδων Ετών», «ο Γιος των Ουρανών», εξουσιαστής σχεδόν του μισού πληθυσμού της Γης. Το 1912, η Κίνα γίνεται δημοκρατία και τα 3.000 χιλιάδες χρόνια της μοναρχίας φτάνουν στο τέλος τους. Αλλά η σημαντικότερη εξέλιξη είναι αυτή της δεκαετίας του 1930, όπου την ιαπωνική εισβολή στη Μαντζουρία ακολουθεί η επανάσταση του Μάο.

Στα μέσα της δεκαετίας του 1990, ένας πιστός νοτιοκορεατικός μυστικός πράκτορας συλλαμβάνεται σε έναν πολιτικό στρόβιλο σχεδιασμένο από τις κυρίαρχες τάξεις της Βόρειας και Νότιας Κορέας.

Στο Πεκίνο του 1900 ένα αμερικανικό απόσπασμα προσπαθεί να προστατεύσει μια μικρή φρουρά διεθνών διπλωματικών δυνάμεων από επιθέσεις Κινέζων φανατικών, υποκινούμενες από την αυτοκράτειρα. Πλούσιο ιστορικό υπερθέαμα, με κορυφαίους σταρ και εντυπωσιακές σκηνές μαχών.

Κίνα, 1931. Είναι εποχή εμφυλίου πολέμου, αλλά αυτό δεν φαίνεται να ενδιαφέρει και πολύ τους επιβάτες του «Shanghai Express». Το πρόσωπο που κλέβει την παράσταση μέσα σε αυτό το τρένο που κάνει το δρομολόγιο Σαγκάη – Πεκίνο είναι η λαμπερή Λίλι (Μάρλεν Ντίτριχ), γνωστή και ως Σανγκάη Λίλι, μια γυναίκα ελευθέρων ηθών που – φορώντας σαγηνευτικά φορέματα – προσελκύει πελάτες και έπειτα τους «ξεζουμίζει».

As a result of a terrible car accident, young Ukrainian athlete Oksana Boturchuk suffers several serious injuries, almost losing her eyesight. However, after long rehabilitation and a returning to incredible training, she is able to conquer a gold medal at the Paralympic Games in Beijing.

Many years ago Mr. Six was a notorious gangster. That was back when there was still such a thing as honour among thieves, when criminals earned respect and maintained principles. These days Mr. Six is all but forgotten, a living relic residing in a narrow alley. One day Six's son, Xiaobo, is abducted by some spoiled punks after he scratches their precious Ferrari. Mr. Six realizes that he must do whatever it takes to get his son back — even if that means returning to the life he thought he had left behind.

Beijing, 1970s. The Cultural Revolution has driven most adults to the provinces leaving 14-year-old Monkey and his pals have free reign over the city. They hang around, get up to no good, and discover that unsolvable mystery known as "girls."

Mr. Wu, a Hong Kong movie star, is kidnapped in Beijing by Zhang Hua's gang. The police quickly form a task force and begin the search, ignoring that detectives in charge have only twenty hours before the deadline.

When a violin prodigy Xiaochun and his father head to Beijing seeking fame and fortune, they soon discover a fierce world of cutthroat ambition. But when Xiaochun is "adopted" by a famous music tutor, success finally seems within reach - until a shocking discovery begins to unravel his entire world, and the boy must make the most difficult choice of his life. Can he achieve the fame his father had always hoped for without losing the extraordinary passion that sets him apart?

A seventeen-year-old country boy working in Beijing as a courier has his bicycle stolen, and finds it with a schoolboy his age.

China, the 1990s. A young bookseller is in love with a woman. The woman is now with another guy, a rich man. The rich man sends his people to beat the bookseller. In the fight, the laptop computer from a man looking at the scene gets broken. Who will pay for the computer? The bookseller wants revenge. Will it be useful? The bookseller and the laptop owner are from different ages and classes. They are two different points of view, two different Chinas. How will they fight for justice?

Based on the novel of the same name, the film follows three cosmopolitan women, an actress, a PR specialist and a gallery manager, all wrestling with the ups and downs of their romantic lives.

It is the late 1920s when six-year-old Yingzi and her family move to Beijing. As Yingzi explores the busy streets and alleys, she befriends a widow who, driven mad by grief, stands vigil at the entrance of her hutong, waiting for her missing daughter to return.

An aged father and his younger, mentally challenged son have been working hard every day to keep the bathhouse running for a motley group of regular customers. When his elder son, who left years ago to seek his fortune in the southern city of Shenzhen, abruptly returns one day, it once again puts under stress the long-broken father-son ties. Presented as a light-hearted comedy, Shower explores the value of family, friendship, and tradition.

A love story between a country boy in Beijing to study and a wealthy businessman set against the backdrop of the 1989 Tiananmen Square incident.

The Soong family was a political dynasty in China that reached the highest levels of power. This film follows the lives of the three Soong daughters, who were educated in America and returned to China. Ai-ling married a wealthy and powerful businessman. Ching-ling married Sun Yat-sen, the revolutionary founder of modern China. Mei-ling married Chiang Kai-shek, China's leader during World War II. The sisters captured the world's fascination for their brilliant marriages and their strong influence on their nation.

The 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony was held at the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest. It began at 8:00 p.m. China Standard Time (UTC+8) on August 8, 2008, as 8 is considered to be a lucky number in Chinese culture. Featuring more than 15,000 performers, the ceremony lasted over four hours and cost over $100 million USD to produce.

Schaub and Schindelm’s documentary follows two Swiss star architects, Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron, on two very different projects: the national stadium for the Olympic summer games in Peking 2008 and a city area in the provincial town of Jinhua, China.

A young gay man, identified as a writer, encounters a local policeman, who arrests him for public cruising in a park. The policeman is more than professionally curious about the young man, who seems to have the cop's number and suddenly kisses him.