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Qing Dynasty culture and architecture preserved

[2016-10-05 07:50]

The high-speed railway connecting Hefei in Anhui province and Fuzhou in Fujian province is often referred to as the "Most Beautiful Rail".

Heritage in the beams of original dwellings

[2016-10-05 07:50]

Also known as Huizhou prefecture, Huangshan is today widely associated with being the home of the picturesque Huangshan Mountain, or Yellow Mountain.

A painful reality, period

[2016-10-04 08:04]

When 27-year-old marketing specialist Wang Yina applied for two days' leave in September, she didn't cite the excuse of "stomachache". In her application to her boss, Wang said she was having her menstrual period, and cannot bear the pain.

Few takers for a different type of absorbent

[2016-10-04 08:04]

Tampons occupy a small corner of the shelves of feminine hygiene products in China's stores as sanitary pads hold a dominant position, perhaps because of Chinese women's lack of awareness about the product or its proper use.

The creative making of maker education

[2016-10-03 08:40]

In a classroom of the elementary school affiliated to Renmin University of China, 11-year old Yao Bohan swings from left to right before a computer screen, shouting occasionally. The character on the screen follows his movements and jumps high to eat a fruit every time he shouts.

Empty-nesters enter the smart age with smarter devices

[2016-10-03 08:40]

Every time Ai Yuanxi switches on the TV, the first pictures she sees are those from her son. He lives in Berlin and sends pictures of Ai's 16-month-old grandson to her TV every day.

Do you know what you're really eating?

[2016-10-01 08:07]

Last year we were warned that diners are being tricked into paying higher prices for farmed salmon passed off as wild and, according to new research, seafood fraud is steadily increasing across the world.

Scientists discover a 'sixth taste' for starch

[2016-10-01 08:07]

The desire to delve into a whopping great bowl of pasta or devour a huge bag of crisps comes to many of us - and now scientists believe they have discovered a "sixth taste" which could be fuelling our carb cravings.

Previously exclusively Italian vines take root in new home: Australia

[2016-10-01 08:07]

An Australian winemaker once told me he'd been to an "international" nebbiolo conference in Valtellina - a small wine region in northern Italy - at which the locals were "upset that people from the other side of the world had been invited". I can understand the indignation: if you had a treasury of varieties as rich and varied as Italy's, you'd want to keep it all to yourself.