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If you ask what are the most-feared venomous animals and insects, most people would say snakes, scorpions and spiders. But if you ask that question in the villages around Ankang in Shaanxi province, the answer is universally, "hornets".

Firsthand experience of an attack

[2013-10-16 07:25]

Hu Libin, a native of Ankang city in Shaanxi province, was attacked by hornets when he was supervising workers cleaning roads in the suburb.

Last of the reindeer hunters

[2013-10-15 07:22]

It was late September and the breathtaking scenery dyed in boundless golden color spread across the Greater Hinggan Mountains in the far northeastern district of Hulunbuir in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region.

FACT BOX: The Ewenki ethnic group

[2013-10-15 07:22]

According to China's sixth national census, conducted in 2010, there are 30,875 ethnic Ewenki living in the country, compared with their 37,000-odd counterparts in Russia.

Bringing a book to Aoluguya

[2013-10-15 07:22]

I had been eagerly looking forward to the interview for months, ever since I read the novel Right Bank of Ergun River by Chi Zijian, which won one of China's highest literary awards, the Mao Dun Literature Prize, in 2008. This mesmerizing Ewenki epic aroused my interest in the Aoluguya living deep in the Greater Hinggan Mountains.

Laws bring reduction in forced demolition

[2013-10-14 06:53]

For years, journalist Chen Baocheng wrote about other people's lives, covering stories on the judiciary and law enforcement issues.

Timeline

[2013-10-14 06:53]

1991: The first law relating to demolitions in cities is enacted. It mainly targets old and shabby dwellings in a bid to improve housing conditions and leads to very little conflict.

Rallying to the rescue of fishermen

[2013-10-11 07:22]

Lei Jie rappelled down a line from a helicopter to reach a fisherman who was floating in the ocean, but he was unable to get close enough.

All alone on the ocean

[2013-10-11 07:22]

Editor's note: Lei Jie is a Peace Ark crew member.

Disappointed, but proud

[2013-10-11 07:22]

When Peace Ark was called upon to join the rescue mission, the hospital ship was on its way back to Zhejiang province after a four-month cruise around South Asia.

Writers chase their authorial dreams online

[2013-10-10 07:22]

Eight years have passed since Zuo Lei arrived in Beijing after graduating from a college in Shandong province. Working as a director at a TV station in late 2012, the 31-year-old made a difficult decision. He quit his job and became a full-time writer on a professional online literature platform that specializes in voluminous novels updated daily.