Father and four-year-old son travel over 500 km by roller skating

The journey, which began in Henan province on March 22 and ended at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing on April 4, took 14 days to complete.

'Friend ship' sails to ocean

A set of cartoons goes viral when the creator asks internet users to add their own thoughts to why some friendships come to an abrupt end.

Thank you Kobe, say Chinese fans in countdown to retirement

Chinese fans are swarming social media pouring their love and support for Kobe Bryant hours before the NBA icon's official retirement.

Female rides subway, buses wearing facial mask

Don't get time for beauty treatment due to busy schedule? Well, here's a female who has found an ingenious way to squeeze time.

19-year-old hit by train while taking selfie, dies on the spot

A woman taking a selfie near a railway track was hit by a train and died on the spot in Foshan on Saturday,

Camera catches two giant pandas' wooing and mating

Two wild giant pandas have been recently spotted copulating in the wild in a nature reserve during the mating season, and workers used cameras to capture the whole process.

Sparkling conversation with Xian'er robot

New-age robot offers centuries-old wisdom in Beijing temple

"Who are you?" "How old are you?" Let me ask my master"..., the chatty robot can answer simple questions and interact with the surroundings.

Social media erupts in outrage after woman claims attack in hotel

An alleged attack on a woman in a hotel in Beijing has caused public outrage and triggered discussion about safety of women in public places.

Woman uses microblog to 'talk' to her dead mother

Lulu has been "talking" to her deceased mother via her microblog for the past four years. Her act has moved millions of Chinese netizens.

Nail planks placed at street to stop wrongly parked cars

The staff of a shopping mall in central China's Zhengzhou City has come up with a idea to deal with this problem by using planks with many nails on them.

Couple on epic wedding trip to don 56 ethnic costumes

A woman, born in the 1990s, and a man, born in 1989, met and fell in love during a hiking trip in Tibet. To celebrate their marriage, they both quit their jobs and embarked on a 365-day tour around China to have a really special wedding, during which they plan to don traditional costumes of all China's 56 ethnic groups.