Life Travel

Aliens or ancestors? The mysteries of ancient Sichuan

CHENGDU: One of the more impressive displays at the Sanxingdui Museum, in Guanghan of Southwest China's Sichuan Province, is a bronze statue of a barefoot man with anklets and clenched hands.

Take a beak peek

YANTAI: Autumn is the best time of year to explore the Yellow River Delta in East China's Shandong Province. Home to one of the best wetlands in the country, it is a paradise for bird watchers and nature lovers, who flock there every fall.

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In pole position

A group of more than 20 people lined up for a hike in the Summer Palace on Sunday morning, clutching poles that passers-by could easily have mistaken for skiing stocks.

Taking it in stride

The technique involved with using walking poles is a simple modification of the swinging of the arms when walking. The poles remain behind and pointing diagonally backwards at all times.

Heart doctors must 'follow the same beat'

Most heart patients do not receive appropriate treatment, and as a consequence death rates and medical costs rise, according to leading cardiovascular diseases experts.

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Guangxi poised as investment hotspot

Benefiting from closer economic ties between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is fast becoming a hot investment destination in South China.

Port co-op tops the agenda

Representatives of China and the 10 ASEAN countries had poured the "Water of Cooperation" - water collected from rivers and lakes in the 11 nations - into a crystal bottle during the opening ceremony of the first China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) in 2004. This was an unforgettable moment for many people participating in the expo three years ago.

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The soaring swan of Northeast China

In the Northeast of China lies a piece of land resembling a flying swan, this is Heilongjiang, a province named after the unpolluted Heilong River.