Entrepreneurs capitalize on rural handicraft e-commerce

Yang Chenglan's online shop, selling handmade cloth of the Dong ethnic group, earned more than US$313,676 in 2017, helping more than 80 families live a better life.

Untreated landfills erode life in small northern county

Residents of Ningcheng county in north China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region have long been putting up with the smell of unprocessed rubbish dumped wantonly at six local landfills.

From blank paper to Kaihua paper

A restaurant owner in Kaihua county, Zhejiang Province, quits his business after discovering the beauty of a local historical artifact, and devotes his life to recovering the lost art of making Kaihua paper.

Discovering love and purpose in rural China

A pair of fresh college graduates from Beijing took on leadership roles in a rural village, and found their lives' mission to contribute to China's poverty alleviation efforts.

How Chinese public think of Sino-US relations?

China and the United Sates established diplomatic relations in 1979, which coincided with the beginning of China's reform and opening up.

One woman's memory of the Sichuan earthquake

Zhou Yan was still an elementary school student on May 12, 2008, when a magnitude 8 earthquake occurred in her hometown in Wenchuan county in Sichuan province.

EU ambassador on China's reforms

Wenchuan quake survivors, 10 years later

A decade after the Wenchuan quake, many survivors have been able to fight off the pain – both physically and psychologically – left by the disaster and begin their lives anew.

Xie Gaohua: Founding father of world's largest small goods market

In turning Yiwu from an impoverished county to an int'l trade hub, former Party chief of Yiwu county Xie Gaohua played a pivotal role.

City of reform: Yiwu in 40 years

A town hidden in the hills in eastern China became the world's trade capital of small commodities, with flourishing e-commerce and an expanding international market.

PKU head apologizes for motto mispronunciation

The head of Peking University apologized for a pronunciation slip-up in his speech delivered on Friday to celebrate the prestigious university's 120th anniversary.

Jessie J's win on Chinese TV show: A cultural and commercial success

Recently, British pop star Jessie J won the popular Chinese music competition show "Singer 2018."

Nanjing Massacre survivor passes away

Zhang Cuiying, a survivor of the slaughter carried out by Japanese soldiers in Nanjing over 80 years ago, passed away on April 30 at the age of 88.

Turning wasteland into the rice bowl

Unlike plains in the inland, tidal flats, dubbed as "the deserts of agriculture", have long been off-limits for large-scale agriculture due to high salinity.

Age-old Chinese culture melts young hearts

A Chinese studies forum drew more than 200 enthusiasts from across the world to exchange views and experience Chinese culture and art.