Artist bonds with knots
2011-04-01 08:25:54
Chinese knotting was originally developed not as an art form in itself but was used to attach accessories, such as jade pendants, to clothing.
After death, life continues
2011-03-31 16:34:02
Gao Min is a voluntary tissue and organ donation coordinator for the Red Cross Society of China Shenzhen Branch. Her work is to help arrange tissue and organ transplants.
Special duo raises money for disabled children
2011-03-31 16:17:15
A special duo, formed by Asia's tallest man and the smallest man in China, will perform in Chongqing in a bid to raise money for disabled children before World Health Day on April 7.
Books for a better future
2011-03-31 08:58:10
Founding a village library for kids may not sound trendy in today's Internet age, but for Li Yingqiang, it is cutting edge.
Old Boys enliven young dreams
2011-03-30 08:29:22
What does it take to touch a generation? It's a question faced hundreds of times by Xiao Yang, whose online film Old Boys is resonating deeply with Chinese born in the 1970s and 1980s.
Where there's smoke there's Wu
2011-03-29 08:28:09
Tobacco kills someone every six seconds in the world. Yet smoking opponents trying to prevent those deaths are not regarded as frontline heroes saving lives, said Wu Yiqun, one of China's most aggressive anti-smoking activists.
Artisan has a real feel for felt
2011-03-25 07:18:41
Yang Deming's eyes beam and his face lights up when he gets the chance to talk about making felt handicrafts with his hands.
Dog trainer's vision leads the way
2011-03-24 07:41:38
After losing her sight at the age of 20, Wang Xiaojun never thought her decades in the dark would allow another person to see.
Police officer keeps safety on track
2011-03-23 07:18:57
The 30 kilometers of railroad track wind through 100 villages populated with more than 14,000 people.
Picturing smiling China
2011-03-22 07:00:35
In the searching eyes of Zhao Hui, there is nothing ordinary in the ordinary.
Chinese military college as a mini-UN
2011-03-21 07:23:16
Wan Fuming, a middle-aged Chinese man with short black hair and shrewd eyes, is confidently interpreting basic battle theory into fluent English in front of more than 70 foreign army officers wearing the different colored uniforms of their countries.
Pilot charts her own course
2011-03-18 07:10:42
If you have a chance to serve in the air -either as a stewardess or pilot - which would you prefer?