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.