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40 Years On

Papermakers set to write new survival story

[2018-08-10 07:39]

In February, Yang Hongwei posted a video on his WeChat Moments feed that showed his grandfather leading a group of papermakers, including Yang, in singing a traditional song to help maintain energy levels as they pulped bamboo to make paper.

Expert strives to revive forgotten forms

[2018-08-10 07:39]

Several years ago, Tang Shukun, an expert on handmade paper at the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei, Anhui province, viewed a map that showed what were believed to be the world's most renowned papermaking areas.

MODERN-DAY OASIS OFFERS REFUGE IN HEART OF TAKLIMAKAN

[2018-08-10 07:39]

As the sun slowly descends and the Taklimakan Desert begins to cool, things start heating up in Tazhong, a small settlement in the far-western wilderness.

Master embroiderer stitching together ethnic pride, respect

[2018-08-10 07:39]

Shan Xiumei's handmade cloth dolls are helping popularize the beauty of the various ethnic groups who call the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region home.

Work safety expert takes skills honed in capital to Xinjiang

[2018-08-10 07:39]

Safety expert Zhang Bangfeng, previously head of the Beijing Administration of Work Safety's Law Enforcement Department, has been working in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region for more than a year.

THE STUDY TOUR THAT HELPED CHANGE A NATION

[2018-08-09 07:32]

Editor's note: This year marks the 40th anniversary of the launch of China's reform and opening-up policy. China Daily profiles people who experienced or witnessed the important drive.

Yangtze set to become a 'highway on the water'

[2018-08-08 07:47]

New ship designs and dredging will open the river up to larger vessels. Xing Yi and Liu Kun report from Wuhan.

NPC environmental committee drafts special river protection law

[2018-08-08 07:47]

The nation's top legislative body has started drafting a special law for the protection of the Yangtze River, the country's longest waterway, as China continues the green development of the river, according to a top official.

Young entrepreneur's rocket dream takes off

[2018-08-08 07:47]

OneSpace Technology CEO Shu Chang's 4-year-old daughter often tells her kindergarten classmates that her father "makes giant rockets".

Hangzhou's cicada hunters protect trees

[2018-08-08 07:47]

Cicadas are a noisy, natural part of summer as brood after brood emerges, singing loud and proud, before mating and laying hundreds of eggs.

Bilingual guide brings the charms of Kaifeng to tourists

[2018-08-08 07:47]

Pedicab operator Xu Shijie, 51, leaves for work each morning wearing his trademark red velvet waistcoat and ready to use his self-taught English skills to guide foreigners around Kaifeng, Henan province.

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