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Culture: Middle school student translates new children's book

A Chinese version of a classic work of children's literature, The Story of King Arthur and His Knights, was released recently in Beijing. The book was translated by Su Hanting, a 15-year-old middle school student from Guangdong province. He has been dedicated to studying English since childhood and has won first prize in national English contests four times.

Society: Mystery buyer sets free 15 tons of hairy crabs

A man in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, recently bought 15 metric tons of hairy crabs over several consecutive days, but trucks will carry the crustaceans to a nearby river and set them free, Qianjiang Evening News reported on Friday. The hairy crabs cost at least 1.2 million yuan ($188,000), a vendor estimated. It was not known why he bought such a huge number of crabs and then set them free. The local fishery authority said that it does no good to release crabs in winter and that the activity, although well-intentioned, may disturb the river's ecosystem.

Q&A: How did the CPC launch the First Strategic Counteroffensives in the China Theater?

This is the 27th of 30 questions related to the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1937-45), based on a book recently published by the Central Compilation and Translation Bureau. The book provides a concise history of the war to help mark the 70th anniversary of victory. Our website will post one question from the list every day. Visit us for the answers.

Buzzword: Reducetarian

Over the past few years, soaring numbers of people have opted to become vegans, pescetarians and fruitarians. Now, there is the rise of the reducetarian - someone who cuts back on meat but doesn't give it up entirely. Becoming a reducetarian is appealing because it means people don't have to completely give up meat, and can still eat dairy products such as eggs, cheese and milk.

Blog: Being a real teacher is the goal

The blogger, a native English speaker who teaches English majors at a university, thinks that she was hired to be fluff. She said she is not expected to teach grammar, vocabulary, composition, listening, literature or anything 'official'. Her Chinese counterparts are tasked with those duties. Her only job is to make students talk, and occasionally correct mispronunciations. But she wants to be a real teacher.

(China Daily 11/21/2015 page2)