Snapshots
Village workout
2014-08-08 09:42
Top Fitness athletes draw inspiration from training on a 1,000-year-old cultural site
Where have all the uncles gone?
2014-08-01 09:20
They have become known as the "dancing damas" and gained fame outside China after taking their show beyond the country's public squares to places such as the Place du Louvre in Paris and Red Square in Moscow.
Life lessons
2014-07-25 08:43
Despite being paralyzed from the waist down, a 68-year-old is still extending a helping hand to the children in her Sichuan village
A high calling
2014-07-18 08:24
Over the past few months a caravan including mules and horses has been used to transport building materials to install water and electricity equipment in villages at an altitude of up to 3,000 meters in Jinchuan county, Sichuan province. The team, called mabang, has eight members and more than 30 horses or mules. They scale and descend the mountain several times a day, each journey lasting three hours. In ancient times mabang consisted of smugglers who trafficked rare goods in Southwest China. These days, only a few mabang can be found in mountainous areas in Sichuan and Yunnan provinces. The mabang deliver the materials and equipment for many projects in the highlands.
Right at home
2014-07-11 07:24
In a recent speech in Beijing about China-Arab cooperation, Chinese President Xi Jinping told the story of Jordanian merchant Mohanad Ali Moh'd Shalabi who runs an Arabian restaurant in Yiwu, Zhejiang province. He has not only seen business flourishing but also love blossoming, Xi said.
Dance of the culture vultures
2014-07-04 08:09
Traditional music is played through a public sound system to more than 1,000 people who form a number of concentric circles and begin a traditional dance.
Social fabric
2014-06-27 07:31
Colored murals at an ancient archaeological site in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, record a Chinese princess traveling across a river on a boat to meet - and perhaps marry - the local ruler. In another scene, Chinese ambassadors present the king with rolls of silk.
Secure job & cachet
2014-06-13 07:59
It seems that in the real-life version of the bodyguards you often see in movies watching executives or celebrities like hawks there is much more than meets the eye.
Through the eyes of children
2014-06-06 08:11
Since it was launched in December 2013, the "Home Love" photography competition organized by the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries has attracted 10,000 participants from 300 primary and secondary schools nationwide.
Dispute that took the cake
2014-05-30 07:41
Adili Maimaititure can thank a dispute two years ago over cake for firing up the enthusiasm that has put him on the road to business success.
E-paper
We will not give up search, Li vows
International hunt for missing airliner continues after fruitless six-day search
Forum puts host district in the spotlight
Shenyang rocks with heavy metal
'Chinese Bridge' for UK students
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