Pandas also rebound from disaster

Beijing resident Wan Yongqing was pleasantly surprised to see a restored panda base on 150-hectares in the Wolong National Nature Reserve in Sichuan province in late April - at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda.

At first, I didn't see; now it's clear

Ten years ago, at age 14, I was in my third year of middle school in northern Hebei province. That was the first time I physically felt an earthquake. The main thing I remember was donating 100 yuan ($16) to the children of Sichuan. At that time, I had only 5 yuan per day of pocket money for my breakfast.

More nurses are needed to care for graying population

More seniors will be able to receive nursing care - not only at elderly care facilities but also within communities and even at home in the future, according to a healthcare official.

In Shanghai, anxiety remains as education choices narrow

A sharp decline in the number of students applying to private primary schools in Shanghai may indicate that the city's newly introduced regulations have cooled its long-standing ardor for the schools.

Tourists warned to stay away from rare camel habitat

Travel agencies have been offering expeditions to Lop Nur in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region for travelers looking to conquer the no man's land in the region's southeast.

Tibetan antelopes start birthing journey

XINING - Pregnant Tibetan antelopes have begun their annual migration to a lake deep within the Hoh Xil Nature Reserve in Qinghai province to give birth, the reserve's management bureau said on Tuesday.

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Chengdu woman nurses 4-legged quake survivors

When Chen Yunlian and a guest opened the door to her apartment in the suburbs of Chengdu, Sichuan province, a dozen dogs barked, wagged their tails and licked their shoes and trousers.

Safflower plants come to the desert

As a bulwark against desertification, safflower plants are being cultivated on arid land in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, according to a regiment of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.

Guizhou residents protect cedar forest

For 18 generations, people in Denglu village in Taijiang county, Guizhou province, have kept their ancestor's oath to guard a primeval forest of Chinese cedar trees.

Tibet solar energy park to benefit 2,000 poor families

Construction of China's largest photovoltaic industrial park has begun in Samdrubze district of Shigatse, Tibet autonomous region, with the project expected to house 2,000 families from poverty-stricken areas, local anti-poverty authorities said on Thursday.

Broader vision urged for HK

A high-ranking official called on Hong Kong to push forward the development of the "one country, two systems" policy in new ways.