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The idea of a phoenix marrying a peacock reminds many Chinese of the fairytale "niu lang zhi nu", which is the basis for Chinese Valentines' Day.
China's proposed climate change legislation will give the country more negotiating power in the upcoming international climate change treaty talks, and also make emissions control mandated by law, environmental experts say.
Six months ago, experts were predicting it could take more than two years for China's surplus housing to be snapped up in a sluggish market, while prices would slump another 30 percent.
After almost four years of desperately searching, Zheng Tianxiao is starting to think he will never find an affordable home in his dream neighborhood. It has even affected his hunt for a girlfriend.
Chinese provinces have begun shutting down lead smelters for environmental checks after more than 2,000 children tested positive for high levels of lead in two separate cases this month.
The parents of a teenager beaten to death by staff at a boot camp in Hubei province this month have been awarded 350,000 yuan ($51,000) in compensation.He said the trainers believed Yao was pretending to fall unconscious so beat him on Aug 4 and 5 before sending him to hospital. The teenage died on the way.
The end of an era is often met with sadness, but staff and officials with the Beijing organizing committee of the Olympic Games saw its wrapping up at the weekend after eight years in operation as a time to celebrate.
"Our office is too busy to fuss with you. Come to the office and face us." Such, unfortunately, was the reply to a citizen who recently filed an online complaint to the city landscaping office in Yingcheng, Hubei province.
Central government officials have been sent to Wugang in Hunan province in Central China to assist local authorities in dealing "more appropriately" with the lead poisoning scandal, which has left at least 1,000 children poisoned, Deputy Mayor Lei Zhanglin said.
A proposal of the Education Ministry to readjust the font of 44 Chinese characters has triggered controversy in the country on whether the traditional way of writing should be altered.
You are unlikely to have missed the new CCTV headquarters if you are a Beijing resident or have visited the city recently. But has the structure appeared to you as male and female genitals?
Xiao Yi is just one of many "left-behind" kids in urban China. Most of their parents white collars who don't have enough time to take care of their children.
