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Reefs increase 10% after rescue by 'blue knights'

[2015-08-26 07:45]

For the past two years, Qian Jun, 25, has spent at least six months a year on the 4.36-sq-km island. But he is not there to fish. As a graduate student majoring in marine biology at Hainan University, Qian, along with two classmates, is there to restore coral reefs.

Surgical pioneer mentored young doctors

[2015-08-17 09:39]

Doctor Huang Zhiqiang had a simple funeral. He left his body for medical research.

Doctor dedicates career to medical education

[2015-08-06 07:39]

In 2009, a renowned Tibetan living Buddha from western China's Sichuan province traveled to Qingdao so Doctor Lu Yun could perform laparoscopic surgery to remove his gallbladder.

Armless student teaches lesson in fortitude on way to law school

[2015-07-22 07:54]

It was already standing room only on a Saturday afternoon in a meeting room designed for 100 people on the sixth floor of a teaching building at Sichuan Normal University in Chengdu, Sichuan province. But more people kept coming.

Street barber won't cut ties with clients

[2015-06-10 07:39]

In an age of modern salons and flashy hairstyles, veteran barber Zhang Yanjun continues to give traditional haircuts with his antique clippers and razor on a Beijing street.

River rescue hero on summer alert

[2015-05-14 07:43]

As the weather becomes warmer, Wang Xiguang, 50, a store owner from Xingyang in Henan province, becomes more watchful as he walks along a bank of the Yellow River in front of his grocery business.

Ex-villager returns to open businesses

[2015-05-07 07:41]

Tibet's biggest land port, Khasa, has lifted many border residents out of poverty over the past three decades and brought even more opportunities for them to improve their quality of life.

Businessman highlights need for streamlining

[2015-04-17 07:16]

Cao Zhiwei, a real estate company chairman and member of the political advisory body of Guangzhou, admits to gaining a far greater sense of achievement from the latter role.

Practice makes perfect for 'doctor of the rails'

[2015-04-14 08:03]

Track maintenance becomes vital to passenger safety as more trains use high-speed network

Piano teacher finds peace herding goats

[2015-04-13 07:33]

In a remote village in the hills of Yongchuan in western Chongqing, a young woman with a sun hat waves a long bamboo stick to keep her herd of goats together.

Milk project helps households to escape from poverty

[2015-04-01 09:15]

Villagers in the Tibet autonomous region are being raised out of poverty by an innovative cattle project. The 259 households in Gyadrong, Lhundrub county, jointly operate a milking center.

Craftsman keeps tradition carved in stone

[2015-04-01 09:14]

Travelers to the Tibet autonomous region often come across piles of stones inscribed with scriptures and Buddhist images. These Mani stones are the work of Tibetan craftsmen such as Olo Tsering, who spends his days focused on meticulously carving a religious mantra on stacks of stone plates.

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