SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A small group of scholars, students and local residents of Shanghai are standing up to save their dialect, which traces its roots to one of China's oldest spoken languages, from ...

THERE ARE several reasons why “Aiqing Shenhua”, a new film released on Christmas Eve in Chinese cinemas, has surprised movie buffs. One is that the movie, whose English title is “B for Busy”, is a ...

Dialects have their limitations, but they also have their place in our culture. While social mobility is working against them, it seems rash to relentlessly push them over the cliff of usefulness. A ...

Almost two years before Wong Kar-wai’s period drama “Blossoms” brought Shanghainese back into the public spotlight, 23-year-old Hu Shiyang began writing her debut novel in the same dialect. Titled ...

From after-school programs in Jiangxi to dialect-focused cartoons in Xiamen, local governments across China are mobilizing efforts to preserve local dialects that are increasingly at risk of fading ...

SHANGHAI, CHINA - Thousands of years of Chinese linguistic heritage have come down to this: a squabble over Tom and Jerry. Dubbed into regional Chinese dialects, the warring cat and mouse have been ...

Director Cao Baoping, known for his gritty crime thrillers, premiered his latest film “One Wacky Summer” at the 27th Shanghai International Film Festival, marking a departure into black comedy ...