Editing China (section)

=== Cinema ===
{{Main|Cinema of China}}

Cinema was first introduced to China in 1896 and the first Chinese film, ''[[Dingjun Mountain (film)|Dingjun Mountain]],'' was released in 1905.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hays |first=Jeffrey |title=Early history of chinese film |url=http://factsanddetails.com/china/cat7/sub42/item1630.html |access-date=14 September 2020 |website=factsanddetails.com}}</ref> China has had the largest number of movie screens in the world since 2016;<ref name="hr">{{Cite web |last=Brzeski |first=Patrick |date=20 December 2016 |title=China Says It Has Passed U.S. as Country With Most Movie Screens |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/china-says-has-passed-us-as-country-movie-screens-957849 |access-date=21 December 2016 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> China became the largest cinema market in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tartaglione |first=Nancy |date=15 November 2016 |title=China Will Overtake U.S. In Number Of Movie Screens This Week: Analyst |url=https://deadline.com/2016/11/china-cinema-screens-overtake-us-box-office-2019-1201852359/ |access-date=15 November 2016 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=PricewaterhouseCoopers |title=Strong revenue growth continues in China's cinema market |url=https://www.pwccn.com/en/press-room/press-releases/pr-170619.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303120239/https://www.pwccn.com/en/press-room/press-releases/pr-170619.html |archive-date=3 March 2020 |access-date=14 September 2020 |website=PwC}}</ref> The top three [[List of highest-grossing films in China|highest-grossing films in China]] {{as of|2025|lc=y}} were ''[[Ne Zha 2]]'' (2025), ''[[The Battle at Lake Changjin]]'' (2021), and ''[[Wolf Warrior 2]]'' (2017).<ref name="Alltimedomestic">{{Cite web |title=内地总票房排名 |trans-title=All-Time Domestic Box Office Rankings |url=http://www.endata.com.cn/BoxOffice/BO/History/Movie/Alltimedomestic.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216170558/http://www.endata.com.cn/BoxOffice/BO/History/Movie/Alltimedomestic.html |archive-date=16 February 2020 |access-date=2 March 2020 |website=China Box Office |language=zh}}</ref>