Gutsy 7 day, 360 km hike to find a job
2011-07-21 15:15:19
A 21-year-old man spent seven days and six nights trudging for 360 kilometers from Chengdu, the capital city of Southwest Sichuan province, to Chongqing municipality, just to look for a job, xinhuanet.com reported Thursday.
Thumbs up for project?
2011-07-21 07:50:34
A 23-year-old woman has become famous online as the "thumb girl", after she launched a micro blog where she hopes to collect 1,000 pictures of thumbs to support her request for local government to publicize the feasibility report for the project.
Next up, tomorrow's weather
2011-07-20 07:36:49
Human beings have attempted to predict the weather for millennia, relying on their eyes and ears, or watching the behavior of animals
A bridge to achievement
2011-07-19 07:27:20
About an hour's drive from downtown Shanghai, Changxing island lies at the other end of the nearly 9-km-long Shanghai Yangtze River tunnel.
Former army trumpeter touts tofu today
2011-07-18 20:42:21
Li Yuanzhen, a tofu seller, wheels a cart of tofu in Gangciyao village in Yuzhou, Henan province, July 16, 2011. A former trumpeter in the army, Li peddles his tofu by blowing his bugle in the street. He also plays his instrument for other villagers at weekends.
Begging gymnast gets new grip on life
2011-07-18 07:50:18
Discovered begging in a Beijing subway station, Zhang Shangwu - a former champion gymnast turned thief - has been offered a wide choice of jobs and help, thanks to two days of extensive media coverage.
The Modern Monks of China
2011-07-17 10:58:52
While the monks of yore had to trudge far to spread Buddhist teachings, the modern missionaries are able to communicate with a click of the mouse.
Hearing a higher calling
2011-07-17 10:29:17
Xian Xun had already bought an apartment in Beijing after graduating from Peking University in 2009 and working for a year with a security company at just 25. But he decided to become a monk at Longquan Temple on the outskirts of the city.
Temples of change
2011-07-17 10:12:49
There are more than 2,100 temples in the country and about 250,000 monks, including 70,000 who are ethnic Han and 130,000 Tibetan Buddhist monks.
Gymnast down on his luck ends up on the street
2011-07-16 17:57:42
A former champion gymnast was chased out of Wangfujing commercial street area by Beijing police after engaging in unauthorized begging and street performance on July 14, the Beijing Times reported.
Shooting for a dream
2011-07-15 07:38:18
Qi Baosong says he likes fishing so much that he can sit through a morning motionlessly waiting for a fish to take his bait.
Tibetan engineer
2011-07-14 07:18:03
Sheltering from strong winds and a severe snowstorm, hundreds of people huddle inside temporary tents, 4,700 meters up a mountain.