Top: Visitors wait to enter Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng, Henan province, during the National Day holiday last year. Left: A concept drawing of the proposed Shaolin Temple complex at Shoalhaven in New South Wales, Australia. Above: Shi Yongxin, abbot of Shaolin Temple. Photos by Zhu Xingxin / China Daily and File Photo
The goal of turning China into a soccer power has moved closer to being realized, with a top-level policymaking team approving a comprehensive reform plan to boost the sport from playgrounds to stadiums.
Shoppers in Yiwu will be able to buy Spanish products such as olive oil at affordable prices next week after a cargo train linking the city to Madrid completed its debut round trip.
A China-themed documentary titled Super China, which was aired by the Republic of Korea's state broadcaster KBS from January 15 to 24, received a high viewing rating in the ROK, which caught Chinese attention.
Yu Xu, a migrant worker in Dongguan, Guangdong province, was able to start a business two years earlier than he expected after the local government simplified its commercial registration procedures.
Set against the dramatic backdrop of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in Yunnan province, Grand Hyatt Lijiang is a picturesque retreat that immerses guests in the natural beauty of the surroundings and the unique culture of the Naxi ethnic group, who are descended from Tibetan nomads.
Islamic State militants in northern Iraq have destroyed a priceless collection of statues and sculptures from the ancient Assyrian era, inflicting what an archaeologist described as incalculable damage to a piece of shared human history.
With the development of websites advertising short-term rentals, growing numbers of young people in China are renting out their spare rooms online, attracting travelers from home and abroad with their hospitality and unique spaces.
The China National Tourism Administration has deemed 2015 as the Year of Silk Road Tourism, and provinces along the ancient business route are promoting themed tours.
Our first lunch was laid out like a last supper. There, in the middle of a vineyard, underneath a billowing white cotton tent, a long wooden table had been set up, every inch of it covered with platters of food.
Joy Bryant, an actress and former fashion model, said, "I kind of do high-low style a lot."
Arthur Conan Doyle said, "There is nothing as deceptive as an obvious fact."
Jilin province in Northeast China has continued to make notable achievements even amid slowing economic growth in the nation, said a senior provincial official.
Scrutiny and punishment for copyright violations in China is earning some plaudits from overseas rights holders as the battle against copycats and illegal content intensifies.
In the past year, Chinese athletes claimed 98 world champion titles on the world stage and sports for all has been boosted across the nation
Agria was founded in 2004 in Beijing's Zhongguancun as a seed producer. It also runs sheep-breeding operations and tree nurseries in China.
African specimens educate and inspire on environment, Zhao Ruixue reports.
Beijing tech and innovation hub aims to fulfill capital's and country's plans, Liu Xiangrui reports.
Traveling from Guiyang, the capital of Southwest China's mountainous Guizhou province, to Guangzhou used to involve a 20-hour train ride.
German carmaker Volkswagen Group plans massive investment in China over the next five years to maintain its three-decade-long leadership in the world's biggest vehicle market.
CometoChengdu.com, the official English-language website for visitors to Chengdu, aims to make international tourists "travel like locals" by offering the latest and most detailed tourism information on Chengdu.
Financial services are the most essential element in market-driven innovation and commercialization, said an official in the administration of China's innovation hub Zhongguancun in Beijing.
Bilateral meetings on joint projects and currency trade
The risks faced by China's economy are not that scary and the government is confident it can head off the dangers, President Xi Jinping told global business leaders on Sunday, urging them to dispel worries about the world's second-largest economy.
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