Snapshots
In focus
2014-05-23 07:42
Digital cameras have democratized photography to the point anyone can be a photographer - and virtually everyone is. This is good news for lay shutterbugs but raises the bar for professionals.
A rose, a puff of smoke and then a home
2014-05-16 07:49
Over the years, Wang Kang has made roses suddenly appear, done tricks with swords and popped more than his fair share of balloons.
Spotted seals get special attention
2014-05-09 08:06
For years, a researcher has meticulously observed and made notes about the inhabitants of an island in the Bohai Sea.
On duty during May Day holiday
2014-05-02 07:48
While most people are enjoying festival days with their families and friends, others across the country are working even harder than usual
Picture perfect
2014-04-25 07:31
The 10th China International Press Photo contest unveiled its photograph of the year on April 15. The winner, Typhoon Haiyan, is the black-and-white image of part of the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines last year by Canadian photographer Kevin Frayer.
Tea time
2014-04-18 07:52
For the Dong ethnic group in Liping, a county in Guizhou province, April is a busy time. Twenty days or so in that month are regarded as the optimum time to pick tea, of which the county produces 7,200 metric tons a year.
Spring blossoms
2014-04-11 08:02
One of the most important festivals in the Chinese calendar, Qingming, also known as Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day, fell on April 5 this year.
Tiger twins steal the show
2014-04-11 08:02
There is an infant asylum at Hangzhou Safari Park in East China's Zhejiang province, for young animals abandoned by their mothers after birth. People have nicknamed it the "animal orphanage".
Perpetual motion
2014-04-04 07:54
Dong Xinglin was born in a remote village in Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture in Hubei province. Last year, the elderly artisan set up a 25-person professional troupe in Xuan'en township in the prefecture to promote Xuan'en Shuashua, a Hubei provincial intangible cultural heritage.
Days of old, days of gold
2014-03-21 08:17
On Jan 27, 1964, China and France announced they were forging diplomatic relations. France thus became the first major Western power to formally establish diplomatic ties with China at ambassadorial level.
Mystery of flight MH370
2014-03-14 12:50
Relatives' anguish over missing Boeing 777-200ER turns to frustration and anger as search continues
Ship-shape and sharp
2014-03-07 09:41
In month-long spell at sea, navy personnel put defenses to the test
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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