Around China

Henan

Failing Farmers Flock To The Factory Floor

It was 5:30 am on a summer morning when Qian Zhengcang, 51, climbed a mountain slope to survey his 0.13 hectares of cornfields in Dongsi village, Yunxi county, Hubei province. His heart sank when he saw patches of dried corn straws and realized the summer drought had destroyed most of his crops.

Information is a crucial factor

Huang Xiaohui, head of Ganggang village in the Xiangxi Tujia-Miao autonomous prefecture, Hunan province, rustled through a stack of villagers' employment profiles, searching for errors, such as blank spaces and missing digits in phone or ID numbers.

Left behind, but not forgotten

One of the drawbacks of mass urbanization is the issue of those left behind. Migrant workers are separated from their families for long periods, which results in villages full of unattended children and seniors.

Caretaker reluctant to let 'son' go

Zhu Zhenfeng saw his 8-year-old "son" Xiao Ao (assumed name) adopted by a family in the United States on Monday.

Couple's vineyard takes root in China's Bordeaux

In his vineyard along the foothills of the Helan Mountains, Frenchman Thierry Courtade is moving equipment with a forklift.

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Shandong

Infidelity was like a bolt of lightning

Li, a woman from Shanghai who preferred not to give her full name, has been married for 16 years. Last year, she discovered that her husband was having an affair.

You need to learn your partner's love language

Yang Yang, a Shanghai resident who had premarital counseling with her fiance in 2013

Good cop prepares to retire

Over the past 38 years, Wang Jianjun has pretended to be a beggar, a gambler and a hooligan, and has even learned to speak different dialects, leading to him being called an "Oscar-winning actor" for performances that have fooled many.

Around China

Shaanxi

Helping hands wanted for the home

Finding qualified and dedicated domestic workers has been "extremely difficult" for Han Lu, an engineer at a State-owned company in Hubei's provincial capital Wuhan.

The 37-year-old has changed two nannies and been through