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For 67-year-old farmer Zhang Qinhu, the highlight of the past five years is that he and his fellow villagers have bid farewell to muddy well water.
Chen Sitan (L) and his wife Lin Xu perform Tai Chi at Sitan Tai Chi and Martial Arts, a martial art school in Syosset of New York, the United States, Nov. 20, 2019.The couple started teaching children Tai Chi and other forms of martial arts in school and later founded Sitan Tai Chi and Martial Arts with the mission of promoting Tai Chi and providing a forum for those interested in the martial art.
The ancient Chinese martial art Tai Chi has increasingly become a form of life for many New Yorkers, thanks to the efforts made by former world martial art champion Chen Sitan and his wife Lin Xu.
At 9:00 p.m., hours before the midnight club-going peak, dozens of makeup shops were already buzzing on a discreet alley behind Jiefang West Road, a major destination for the city's night owls and club-goers.
Plant pathologist Zhu Youyong on Monday was bestowed the title of "role model of the times," in recognition of his contributions both in science and poverty reduction.
In the case of 12-year-old jazz drummer Liu Boyu, sporting long hair is not to make himself look cool but to hide his defect -- two underdeveloped ears.
The holiday shopping season is traditionally considered a time full of joy and cheer for both U.S. retailers and consumers. But as this year's holiday shopping season kicked off on Thanksgiving, the mood is a bit mixed.
Despite progress made in confronting HIV worldwide, AIDS remains a major global public health challenge, threatening people's lives, especially in sub-Saharan Africa that is worst hit by HIV.
Marriage experts said that they had noticed a rise in the number of stay-at-home mothers in cities.
Thanks to 5G technology, airport security checks can be completed within seconds, band members in different corners of the world can rehearse synchronously, surgeons can operate on patients thousands of miles away.
For business executive Daniel B. Wright, his 1980s study experience in China went beyond the classroom.
It's typically chilly this time of year in Washington D.C., but the warmth in the city this past week has been exceptional. After a week-long farewell celebration at the Smithsonian's National Zoo, the beloved U.S.-born giant panda Bei Bei on Tuesday began his journey to China, amid both laughter and tears.
China has made remarkable progress in improving health equity and reducing poverty, offering lessons that could help other developing countries, including in Africa, accelerate their development, Bill Gates has said.
Wu has been working in the online hotel business for the China market since 2004 and began to expand her career in the online tour business segment in 2015 for TripAdvisor, the world's major travel platform.
Chinese sea goddess Mazu's special journey: The statue was carried out of the temple on an island in east China's Fujian Province and took a ferry to Xiamen city, where she got her boarding pass at the airport to head to Thailand for cultural exchanges.
Passing through the gates into the Mediterranean's busiest terminals near the Greek capital of Athens, mountains of perfectly stacked containers immediately filled the sight.
A tall man with a stubbly beard and oily hair, Geng Shuai has the sort of glazed eyes people often associate with a confused artist.
Wen Caiyun makes a coat during the 45th WorldSkills Competition held in the Russian city of Kazan in August.When she was about 13, Wen Caiyun also visited a doll plant in Shantou, Guangdong, which her aunt had moved to for work. "She liked the different designs.
After working as a principal at a top school in a prosperous province, it was not an easy decision to pack up and move to a rural high school in an impoverished area - especially when you have just retired.
China's Singles' Day sales on Alibaba's e-commerce platform TMall hit 10 billion yuan (about 1.43 billion U.S. dollars) at just one minute and 36 seconds after midnight on Monday.
China's sales boom of these small luxury items with branded lipsticks at the center started back in 2017 when lipstick revenue saw a 250-percent increase compared to two years before.
Liu Jinghui sews and mends trousers for a passenger at Changsha Railway Station in Changsha, Hunan province.Due to the large flow of passengers, the railway station is the perfect place to do favors, he said. On occasions, Liu also gives financial aid to travelers.
Swiss luxury watchmaker Ulysee Nardin redesigned one of its most coveted collections, Marine Torpilleur, in celebration of its debut at the expo and the brand's historical connection with China.The idea is to allow young tea aficionados to have a cup of tea anytime they want, like having a 24-hour veteran tea master on call, as the company puts it.
A Chinese driver was badly injured in May, when his car was hit by a heavily loaded truck on the Mongolian side of the China-Mongolia border.
30,000 runners participated in the iconic 2019 Beijing Marathon under a drizzle on Sunday.
The Ferghana Valley on the west of the Pamirs, one of the most densely populated regions of Central Asia, known for the precious Ferghana horse breed and a key hub on the ancient Silk Road, has been attracting scientists and researchers from around the world for decades.
China's three major mobile operators on Thursday launched their long-awaited 5G service plans with users in dozens of cities making a beeline for the ultra-fast cellular network.
By all accounts, 31-year-old Peter Xue had an impeccable CV. He was at one time a research analyst, an investment banker and a business consultant. But none of those titles lasted for more than a year. In two years, he had changed four jobs.
Many tourist attractions in China have closed glass walkways built in a rush to woo adventurous visitors but without sufficient care for safety and management, Jiemian News reported.
Students throw model planes with a volunteer teacher from Air China in Zhaoping county, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, last year.It had only been a month since the 26-year-old ground-staff member of Air China had volunteered as an English teacher in Jiangkou village - a five-hour drive from Guilin.
