Tea grower returns to plant his roots
2011-03-17 08:37:15
Tea merchant Li Zhihong is striving to tame Taiwan Oolong tea on the mainland.
Elderly find friends and fun
2011-03-16 07:41:09
The first thing one might notice entering this lively day-care center is the age of its visitors.
Public subsidies going to house Tibetans
2011-03-15 07:50:18
Dawa, a 48-year-old peasant in a small village in the Tibet autonomous region, has seen many recent changes in both his house and life.
Tsunami sparks search for son living in Japan
2011-03-15 07:22:06
Even before the waves stopped washing over the northeast coast of Japan, Li Guangqiang began the search for his son.
Prof a student of zeal
2011-03-11 09:02:55
When he was elected to the country's top legislature in 2003, Professor Zhou Hongyu said he was a mere "student" who didn't know how to behave.
Sweet home on the plateau
2011-03-10 08:51:27
One of the first local residents to open their homes to visitors in 1999, Phuntsog has gained increasing fame among tourists as "name-card uncle".
Scholar learns about reform
2011-03-09 09:12:58
Zhu Qingshi, one of China's leading scholars, didn't expect he would find his "most important career in life" at retirement age.
With vision for the blind
2011-03-08 08:57:24
Xi, 44, a deputy to the ongoing 11th National People's Congress, told China Daily on the sideline of the congress that the government's blueprint for the next five years includes re-building and improving schools for physically challenged children.
Helping others: there's the rub
2011-03-04 08:42:21
One doesn't necessarily have to lavish millions of dollars on charities to be called a philanthropist. Liu Li, a migrant worker in Xiamen, proves that every little bit of help to those in need counts and could lead to nationwide recognition.
Awake from Libyan nightmare
2011-03-03 08:38:19
Huang Zhanshi is back in China enjoying a happy family reunion, having survived what he described as a nightmare in Libya.
CHINA FACE: Antique cop VS tomb robbers
2011-03-02 07:23:00
The 46-year-old policeman Han Qinglong, who has been fighting tomb robbery and smuggling of cultural relics during the past five years, arrived in Beijing to clear customs for the return of five Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907) murals illegally sold to a buyer in the United States in 2005.
Help for shunned village
2011-03-01 07:56:52
Zhang Pingyi a woman from Taiwan quit her 12-year journalism career and established a foundation for children in the leper colonies in a village in Zhaojue in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture in Sichuan province.