Does whatever a spider can 

2011-11-15 07:33:54

With his bare hands and no safety equipment, Zhang Xixin scales the outside of a five-floor building within two minutes.

DiCaprio, defying convention

2011-11-13 09:25:08

To transform himself into an aging J. Edgar Hoover, Leonardo DiCaprio sat for hours while makeup artists gave him liver spots, yellow teeth and a bulging stomach.

Three's company for this village family

2011-11-11 07:05:41

For Wang Yuxiang, living with her "two husbands" may be the only way that all three of them can survive.

Student gives lesson in care

2011-11-10 07:14:21

For the past 28 years, Song Jinping has been taking care of his former primary school teacher who is now 99 years old.

Her legwork helps set CPI data

2011-11-09 17:06:42

Shuttling back and forth between vendors in the crowded food market during the morning peak hours, 48-year-old Cheng Yuechen is wandering from peddler to peddler, asking for the price of almost every item available: fish, meat, vegetables, rice and noodles

Why you dirty rat ...

2011-11-09 07:35:32

When restaurants have closed at night, Ma Dayong's work begins.

Stabbed student carries on 

2011-11-08 07:15:13

The university student was stabbed multiple times in his chest and leg when trying to help a classmate during a fight seven years ago.

Helping new moms

2011-11-04 08:34:42

More and more mothers began breastfeeding, leading to the birth of lactation consultants.

Bringing the dead back home

2011-11-03 07:51:08

Zhang Deyang, 47, is about to widen his life as he launches a nationwide database for unidentified bodies.

Granny cleans up Beijing's window

2011-11-02 07:52:15

This 74-year-old granny has never thought of picking up a tangerine peel off the floor by her bedside and throwing it in the dustbin.

Obese boy trying back to normal life

2011-11-01 08:10:00

Le Le stumbled into the second-floor treatment room and immediately slumped into the nearest chair. His forehead was dripping with sweat after climbing the short flight of stairs.

Low carbon mission helps build bridges

2011-11-01 07:53:26

Constantin Holzer, a young PhD candidate with Renmin University of China, never fails to amaze his Chinese students with his proficiency in six languages, especially Chinese.