Beating out a rapid rhythm with a pair of bamboo clappers, Kong Fanxi spoke quickly as he related a Confucian story in the dialect used by residents of Qufu, a city in Shandong province that is famous as the birthplace of Confucius.
Seeing is believing. Two things that happened at Qufu East railway station during my recent visit to Qufu, Shandong province, impressed upon me how deeply the city and its people have been influenced by the teachings of Confucius, the city's best-known son and China's most-famous ancient sage.
Former PLA officer excels in her new role as a community policewoman
For decades, Tu Maojiang has dreamed about wearing leather shoes. The 73-year-old from East China's Zhejiang province, was a victim of Japanese biological warfare during World War II.
With palm trees, warm breezes and skies as blue as the sea, Sansha - a collection of islands, reefs and areas of ocean in the South China Sea which form China's southernmost prefecture-level city - seems like a tropical paradise.
At the end of every Spring Festival holiday, people returning to work often carry goods ranging from festive clothing to hometown delicacies.
Lin Youhui is revered as the "barefoot Santa" by members of the Chinese People's Armed Police frontier defense division in Sansha, Yongxing Island.
Leprosy, though curable using modern medication, has cast a long shadow over China. Thousands of former patients have been left disfigured by the disease, while enduring social stigma means hundreds still live in colonies, isolated from the rest of society.
A picture taken using a drone in East China's Zhejiang province has been hailed as the most spectacular family photo of this year's Spring Festival holiday.
Qiu Shaochun is arguably the most famous leaf-blowing musician in China.
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