A man known for his tough teaching style is trying to get his 5-year-old son recognized as the world's youngest pilot.
Xiao Baiyou, a 49-year-old father in Guangdong province, has strict restrictions on his four children, who are prohibited from drinking cola, using air conditioning and buying anything without reporting it. He will beat his children if they fail to meet his standards. Though Xiao's methods are controversial and violent, three of his children have been admitted into Peking University, one of China's most prestigious universities.
Zhang Yimou's next directorial work will be a costume drama, according to production company ESA Cultural Investment.
Students across the nation embraced their first day of the new semester on Sunday in ways their parents may never have imagined.
Illegal rooftop constructions have prompted heated discussions, with a range of structures discovered around the country.
The owner of a massive rooftop structure in Beijing missed a deadline to demolish it, but authorities said the demolition had encountered technical problems.
The demolition of a traditional garden-style villa on a 20-story apartment building in Suzhou is underway.
The owner of a temple-shaped villa on top of an apartment building in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, was ordered to demolish it by the authorities within 10 days.
Owners of 12 illegal rooftop buildings in Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou province, have agreed to remove the structures, according to the local authorities.
Local authorities launched an investigation into illegally built rooftop quadrangle courtyards in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province.
The owner of an illegal rooftop structure in Xi'an promised that it would be demolished within a month and apologized for building it.
A roof garden in Zhengzhou has been the subject of much discussion in the Henan provincial capital. But the garden's owner and his neighbors insist this garden is not illegal.
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