A starring role
2011-10-02 09:29:42
Residents in a community in Xuzhou, in East China's Jiangsu province, have been enjoying free classical movies from April to October every year since 2002.
A teacher who speaks and see differently
2011-10-02 09:05:01
Findlay A. Nicol, a 67-year-old Scot, had no intention of living in Jinan, a city he hadn't even heard of about 15 years ago. But he did.
A voice from the recent past
2011-10-02 08:51:20
Bubbling with excitement, 74-year-old Li Xidong is desperate to introduce China Daily to the details of Shenyang Foundry Museum as soon as we enter the building.
Planned to perfection
2011-10-02 08:22:29
Unlike most traditional wedding ceremonies packed with hundreds of relatives and friends, He Xuan organizes ceremonies attended by just the bride and the groom.
Painting to a colorful future
2011-10-02 07:40:46
Du Juan, a painting teacher at Wangji school in Dongxiang county, Gansu province, shows students how to draw a cartoon figure on Sept 20. She is the sole teacher at the school who has a degree in art.
Work really is a pain for ticket seller
2011-09-30 07:33:07
What Zhao Yuhua really wants is a shot in the back. Make that several, like a good beating.
Donating blood
2011-09-29 08:55:40
Sun Ximeng gets his kicks by picking up blood on the go, heading a mobile collection squad that drives around the city of Zhengzhou, Henan province.
School is where the home is
2011-09-28 08:02:13
When she arrived at Zhaojia Elementary School on a recent rainy Sunday, Ma Lan apologized for wearing a pair of muddy boots.
Put on your shoes and dance
2011-09-28 08:01:07
As retired ballet dancer Ran Yujie was teaching a few moves to a group of women at the Jinan Elderly School, it was the flash of red coming from her bag that caught their attention and triggered their enthusiasm to fulfill long-held wishes.
Getting a 'bang' with his toy
2011-09-27 07:51:21
Just outside a matchbox-shaped factory sits a camouflaged giant, a life-size Soviet era T-62 tank that attracts oohs and aahs when it moves and booms.
Rich realize value of giving for charity
2011-09-27 07:50:15
An audience of 6,000 was expected for the concert in Guizhou province, but more than 20,000 attended. The singer topping the bill was no rock star but 43-year-old businessman and high-profile philanthropist, Chen Guangbiao.
Why the Dalai Lama worries about rebirth
2011-09-26 20:50:41
The 14th Dalai Lama said Saturday he will decide whether to be incarnated when he is "about 90" and that China should have no say in the matter.