On Feb 26 last year, just a few weeks after the traditional Spring Festival holiday, a team of more than 2,000 archaeologists from across China gathered in Beijing.
The contradiction between the construction of modern cities and the protection of cultural relics has long posed challenges for urban planners, but Beijing has set a good example of squaring the circle with the planning of its new sub-city center in Tongzhou district.
With her withered limbs and meager muscles, Zhang Junli looks more like a sickly teenager than a 39-year-old.
A pair of disabled entrepreneurs in Southwest China's Guizhou province are offering hope and employment to others who share their predicament. Ma Zhiguo, 52, lost four fingers on his right hand at age 19 while operating a machine that made coal briquettes.
Chaohu in East China's Anhui province has appointed 39 "toilet chiefs" to ensure high standards at all public restrooms, with Hu Qisheng, the city's Party chief, tasked with overseeing their work.
A Chinese company's rapid progress - just 10 months from project approval to the start of production - has been an eye-opener for many observers in Uzbekistan.
The modern cities of Uzbekistan, a country steeped in history, sparkle under the bright sun like pearls scattered along the Silk Road thousands of years ago.
Four finless porpoises from Poyang Lake in East China's Jiangxi province were relocated on Monday as part of a program to conserve the critically endangered species.
Two decades ago, Hu Zhengyong inherited the prestigious position as head of Qishuping, a "fortress" village of the Qiang ethic group, from his father.
A guideline published by the Guizhou provincial government is prioritizing poverty-relief efforts for ethnic groups in a bid to eradicate the problem by 2020.
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