While hands-on activities like tea picking and calligraphy workshops have long been staples of Chinese leisure, today's offerings are fundamentally different.
As a major event showcasing the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) after it fully launched island-wide special customs operations in December last year, the sixth China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) kicked off on April 13 in Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province, attracting more than 3,400 brands from over 60 countries and regions
The Chinese mainland on April 12 rolled out a package of 10 policies and measures--spanning inter-party communication, infrastructure, travel, trade and culture--aimed at boosting exchanges and cooperation with Taiwan
China's polar icebreaker Xuelong, or Snow Dragon, returned to Shanghai in east China on April 9 after a 160-day-long voyage, part of the country's 42nd Antarctic expedition, having achieved fruitful scientific research outcomes
China is moving to foster more "China Services" brands and promote high-quality development across its service sector, as policymakers seek to empower manufacturing, expand domestic demand and create jobs
Recently, a student at Baoan High School in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, who is engaged in intense preparation for the national college entrance exam, or gaokao, wrote a letter to the school requesting the removal of bird nests on campus, citing disturbance from bird songs
Chinese President Xi Jinping on April 8 urged efforts to deepen political rectification in the military to maintain the purity and glory of the people's armed forces
In today's Xiamen, a city in southeast China's Fujian Province, defined by busy ports, bustling streets and constant flow of visitors, traces of a much slower rhythm can still be found. Tucked away along an unassuming street, a small workshop continues a craft that has endured for more than 1,400 years. Inside, artisans are quietly shaping fine threads by hand—line by line, as generations before them once did
With robots that leap, back flip and breakdance, tech forums are meant to dazzle participants. Yet you might leave such events wondering how much of these spectacles will ever matter in everyday life
China has recorded vibrant consumption growth during the three-day Qingming Festival holiday. The holiday travel boom was boosted by the overlap of the festival and spring breaks for primary and secondary school students in many regions, official data showed on April 6
On April 1, 2017, China announced plans to establish the new area in north China's Hebei Province, to relieve Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as the national capital and advance the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region
Chinese President Xi Jinping on March 30 called for mobilizing the whole society to actively participate in afforestation, stressing that a sound ecological environment is shared by all and requires the joint efforts of all
On the afternoon of March 28, the Beijing International Youth Innovation and Development Forum convened at Zhongguancun International Innovation Center
