Bama Yao autonomous county in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region was established in 1956. The local authority conducted a population census and was stunned by the result: Of a population of 130,000, there were 15 people aged more than 100 and dozens aged above 80.
Women enrolled in a lady class at Wuhan Textile University in Hubei province practice the T step on March 26, 2012.
People wear flower-decorated hats and bonnets during Easter Parade on Fifth Avenue in New York on April 8, 2012.
Bad blood between two public figures spills over to the general populace, testifying to the dangerous obsession with hushing up disputes and putting on smiley faces.
Spring has sprung, and bamboo sprouts are sprouting - to the delight of Chinese chefs. The spring shoots can now be found heaped alongside the last winter sprouts at markets.
An increasing number of urban women are choosing to be homemakers, rather than pursue careers.
A new production of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman reveals as much about the changes in China as about what afflicts the American dream.
A series of Dong ethnic group folk music concerts has attracted considerable attention in Beijing.
The 4-year-old boy stared for the first time at his surgically separated fingers and toes.
Younger generation prefers smaller vehicles and tends to stay loyal when upgrading, say experts.
Air purifiers are becoming increasingly hot items, as concerns about pollution, especially PM 2.5, grows.
But you don't have to pay through the nose to tickle your taste buds with luxury fare.