Threads of change
2012-10-11 07:41:33
Wen Fang partners with underprivileged women to transform their traditional needlework into contemporary artwork.
Her life is death
2012-10-10 07:53:09
Death is Chen Jiao's life. The 25-year-old embalmer believes she shares a special relationship with those she prepares for funerals.
Writing on the Wall
2012-10-09 07:31:47
Adventurer, researcher and Great Wall expert Dong Yaohui is penning the ancient bulwark's most comprehensive chronicle.
Russian families embrace Chinese culture
2012-10-05 01:00:18
The National Day holiday saw about 50 Russian families travel to Beijing, many on their first visit to China.
In sickness and in health
2012-09-30 08:07:32
Jin Qianying, 73, and her 80-year-old husband Wang Binglian have lived in a ward in the inpatient department of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Jiaxing City, Zhejiang province, for almost 20 years as Wang relies on hemodialysis to survive since he suffered renal failure. Jin refuses to leave her husband's side and she has lived in the hospital with him all these years, taking care of him.
Thoughts of home span oceans, years
2012-09-28 08:03:43
On a September afternoon, a young man walked out of a toy store with a bag in his hand, heading quickly toward the post office in Zhuanghe, a small port city in Northeast China's Liaoning province.
Journey of discovery
2012-09-27 08:00:12
Dressed in an olive green army uniform, a middle-aged man jumps about with a toy gun in his hand, relishing his childhood memory of pretending to be a soldier.
A teacher's tale of revolutionary passion
2012-09-26 09:22:04
Yao Yuzhen is often mistaken for a tourist guide because she's usually found wearing a wireless microphone and leading visitor groups at historic sites in Jinggangshan, Jiangxi province.
Laughter from beginning to end
2012-09-20 08:15:43
Cross-talk star and innovator Huang Junying is still going strong at 76. He tells Xu Jingxi in Guangzhou the secrets of his success.
Ageless mind
2012-09-18 10:00:40
A revered orthopedist comes back from retirement as a resource for his medical colleagues, Lin Qi reports.
Power of the sun
2012-09-12 08:07:22
Nyima Wangdue's name means 'powerful sun' in the Tibetan language. He may be blind but he leads a full life, Daqiong and Tanzindrolkar discover in Lhasa.
Power of the sun
2012-09-12 08:07:22
Nyima Wangdue's name means 'powerful sun' in the Tibetan language. He may be blind but he leads a full life, Daqiong and Tanzindrolkar discover in Lhasa.