China's railway network saw more than 45 million trips during the four-day Tomb Sweeping Day break, which ended on Tuesday, according to estimates by the national rail operator.
A toddler who fell into a 15-meter-deep dry well in China's Shandong province on Monday afternoon was rescued early on Tuesday morning.
A hospital in Henan province where a patient killed three people with a chopstick has been closed to allow for an investigation into its standards.
For more than 2,500 years, Tomb Sweeping Day, locally known as Qingming Festival, has been an occasion for Chinese to mourn the deceased and worship their ancestors. Today, although there have been changes, the tradition is well preserved.
Weeks before Tomb Sweeping Day, which fell on Tuesday, young people in Shanghai waited in line for hours to enjoy qingtuan, or sweet green rice balls.
A giant panda born in captivity and then released into the wild died after being attacked by an unknown animal, researchers have concluded.
Beijing, Tianjin and cities in Hebei and Henan provinces are covered by heavy air pollution that started on Monday and was forecast to last through Saturday, the Ministry of Environmental Protection said on Monday.
Police in central China's Henan province have arrested 11 people on suspicion of involvement in the raping of minors.
On April 5, several refined examples of imperial porcelain from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) will be auctioned in Hong Kong. They feature a variety of patterns and methods of applying glazes, and indicate the varied tastes of collectors of Chinese art in different continents.
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