The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Summer Solstice, (Chinese: 夏至), the 10th solar term of the year, starts on June 21 this year.

Man realizes flight fantasy of childhood

With eight propellers stirring in the air and the motor roaring, a flying vehicle successfully carried its inventor Zhao Deli into the air.

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  Beijing new airport to finish construction