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Preserving China's industrial heritage

[2017-03-29 07:14]

Tang Shigang is a painter with a passion for antique machinery.

Around China

[2017-03-29 07:14]

Jiangsu

The rundown village with a heart of gold

[2017-03-28 07:31]

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".

Competition and certificates

[2017-03-28 07:31]

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.

Low-end stores boast high security

[2017-03-28 07:31]

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.

Avian Flu Under Spotlight

[2017-03-28 07:31]

Nation takes a spate of measures to prevent it from spreading

Food safety, pollution to be tackled

[2017-03-28 07:31]

Central and local governments have responded to recent media reports and public concern over food safety, administrative streamlining, air pollution, and workers' rights.

Policy digest

[2017-03-28 07:31]

Policy to promote gov't transparency

Nanjing's tower of strength

[2017-03-27 07:52]

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".

Chinese garden set to bloom

[2017-03-27 07:52]

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.

Making a living with fine-feathered friends

[2017-03-27 07:52]

Accompanied by his 12 cormorants in a small boat, Song Shuzhi set out in the early morning light to fish in Mata Lake, Huantai county in East China's Shandong province.

Researchers trace climate change atop a high plateau

[2017-03-27 07:52]

Wang Jianqiong likes to fry his food, but while at work in the China Global Atmosphere Watch Baseline Observatory, he must refrain from his favorite cooking method.

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