During the Spring Festival, millions leave Beijing to go to their hometowns to celebrate the Lunar New Year. This brings life in the normally crowded Beijing to a grinding halt.
The Saguache Crescent newspaper is the last newspaper in the United States that is produced using a Linotype hot metal typesetting machine. Dean Coombs, the paper's owner and editor, has been publishing the small town newspaper once a week using a Lino-type machine that was purchased new in 1921, a few years after his family took over the paper in 1917. Coombs has been running the business by himself for the past 38 years and has no plans of shut-ting its doors anytime soon. Most news-papers discontinued the use of Linotypes over 40 years ago and were replaced with offset lithography printing and computer typesetting.
Yan Junjie has not been a farmer for more than ten years, but given his current profession and its intricate ties to farming, he reckons he can be considered a peasant.
Our cars, our homes, our appliances and even our toys: Things around us are going to keep getting smarter. In 2016, we'll entrust even more of our lives and their intimate details to machines - not to mention the companies that run them.
This past year brought lots of new products, services and features - including a few that even managed to improve everyday life.
Rio and Cuba. The Pope's Year of Mercy and artist Christo's walk on water.
Hong Kong is a crowded, busy place, but there is a way to escape the city, visit a giant Buddha and feel like you're nearly floating in the clouds.
Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, said, "It is a damn poor mind indeed that can't think of at least two ways of spelling any word."
It is that time of the year again - when family, decorations, turkey, the advent calendar, gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus take centerstage. Streets are illuminated and decorated. So, while all this is familiar stuff, some people around the world are starting new traditions like underwater Santas. Here are some things which make Christmas more magical and festive.
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