The term Lao Niang Jiu, or "old uncle", a well-known character in Shanghai folklore, is frequently used by the city's residents to describe prying busybodies who are always ready to meddle in other people's affairs.
The Chinese aircraft manufacturer AVIC Xi'an Aircraft Industry Group said it has applied to the aviation authorities for permission to ground some of its (Modern Ark) MA-60 regional planes operating nationwide.
Among the world's best- known mega-cities, Beijing and Shanghai must be the only ones where house prices are still climbing rapidly, despite severe air pollution that will take years to solve.
Born and raised in Tianjin, an industrial powerhouse in northern China, Wang Jingyi has been aware of pollution since childhood.
After a descent of 16 meters into waters off the coast of Fujian province, Zhao Jiabin touched the sandy seabed.
1983: In the South China Sea, British marine explore Michael Hartcher salvages 27,000 pieces of porcelain from a sunken Chinese cargo ship dating back to 1643.
I've always loved the ocean. Before I began my career in underwater archaeology, my knowledge of the sea came from the beautiful scenes in National Geographic documentaries: blue water, colorful fish and reefs. I thought it would be nice to work underwater.
For Hiroshi Tanaka, money can teach history. In his case a 1,000 yen ($10) note printed in 1963 was the window through which the professor emeritus at Tokyo's Hitotsubashi University saw for the first time a chapter in the deliberately darkened room of Japanese history.
Cai Xiaodong is considering a radical measure. The principal of the Experimental High School attached to Beijing Normal University, a key institution in the Chinese capital, is planning a merger with the nearby, but less-renowned, Beijing Erlonglu Middle School.
In the coastal city of Weifang, Shandong province, stand several dark, gray European-style buildings from the 19th century.
Of those interned in the camp, the only person I am in contact with is my cousin who was born there. As you can imagine, we survivors were children at the time, and our parents decamped all over the world afterwards.
I remember one of the US internees told me that Weihsien camp is not only a part of Chinese history but also a part of US history too. The unique history of Weihsien camp has provided a connection with the rest of the world.
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