When people think of Chinese food, rice is often the first thing that springs to mind. That's despite the fact that there is a geographical dividing line between the wetter southern regions, where rice is the staple food, and the north, where grain is dominant. Corn, the third staple, straddles the line because it can be grown in any part of the country.
While more than 50,000 plants are edible, only a few hundred contribute significantly to global food supplies.
Although the potato was introduced to China nearly 500 years ago, it is still mainly used as a side dish, rather than as a staple food. For many farmers, raising the level of potato cultivation is an easy task - the bigger challenge is getting people to eat them.
After spending almost half his life chopping down trees in Jilin province, Zhao Xihai decided it was time to make a change.
Do you enjoy wide open spaces, fresh air and all the cuddly cuteness you can handle? Then being a panda nanny might just be the job for you.
Kuang Huimin, from Hengshan, Hunan province, is a documentary photographer who focuses on topics such as environmental protection and social change.
Few people would relish the idea of taking their 91-year-old mother with them to work every day, especially if she had Alzheimer's disease.
Experts and academics are calling for greater policing of schools and for regulations to be drafted to prevent abuse, after claims that teachers in Beijing and Shanghai sexually assaulted students during periods of private tuition.
A teacher at a private school in Shanghai was recently sentenced to two and a half years in prison after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a female middle school student. He was also barred from working in the education sector for three years.
TAIYUAN - Snow last week across North China might have sent some pedestrians stumbling, but in Taiyuan, capital of Shanxi province, help was at hand to keep the unsteady on their feet.
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