Like most of his peers, Zhao Jian lives in a wooden home built by his grandfather and maintains a similar lifestyle to his ancestors.
Veteran technician processes propellant for nation's ballistic missiles
Tang Shigang is a painter with a passion for antique machinery.
First-time visitors to Shuibei village in Shenzhen, southern Guangdong province, may be a little disconcerted by the sight that greets them. That's because the dilapidated six-story buildings that line both sides of its narrow street seem at odds with Shuibei's high-end reputation as "China's No 1 jewelry village".
When Zhang Zhufu obtained the national certificate for jewelry appraisers in 1997, he felt proud of becoming a member of China's first group of professionals in the luxury-goods industry.
It was a Thursday afternoon when I first visited Shuibei, a village in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, well-known for its jewelry industry. In my imagination, the village was a cluster of delicately decorated modern buildings, but to my surprise, many of the jewelry stores are located on the ground floors of shabby old buildings.
Nation takes a spate of measures to prevent it from spreading
Central and local governments have responded to recent media reports and public concern over food safety, administrative streamlining, air pollution, and workers' rights.
The construction of the Porcelain Pagoda in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, was ordered by the Emperor Yongle during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) to express his gratitude to his mother. The Grand Bao'en Temple, where the pagoda is located, literally means "Temple of Repaid Kindness".
A garden is being planned to celebrate Chinese horticulture and enhance the landscape at the soon-to-be-restored Great Pagoda in London's Kew Gardens.
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