For 11 students from northern China's Shanxi province, the best way to celebrate adulthood was a 1,800 kilometer cycling trip this summer.
Tech giant Tencent's rapid growth in recent decades has mirrored that of Shenzhen, Guangdong province, but the company's founder still remembers when the city seemed like a quiet backwater.
Development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area will be a major priority for the provincial government, according to Guangdong Governor Ma Xingrui.
Since the central government declared Hainan Island a pilot free trade zone in April last year, provincial authorities have taken great strides to try to ensure its success.
Medardo Sanchez, an agriculture expert from El Salvador, traveled with 10 of his compatriots for nearly 50 hours to reach Hainan Island on July 15 - the longest journey of his life.
Since the founding of New China on Oct 1, 1949, the China story has been one of meeting challenges with creative solutions. When new challenges emerge, they are overcome with even more creative solutions.
There comes a time when an administration has to say, enough is enough.
Herman Daly, a US ecological and Georgist economist, has proposed three rules to help build a sustainable human society: the pace at which renewable resources are used should not be faster than the rate at which they regenerate; the pace at which nonrenewable resources are used should not be faster than the rate at which their renewable substitutes can be put in place; and the pace at which pollution and wastes are discharged should not be higher than that at which natural systems can absorb or recycle them, or render them harmless.
Fluent in Chinese and seasoned in bargaining, Mohammed Al-Sabri cuts a popular figure as he roams between different stores at a bustling clothing mall.
Sitting in front of her computer screen, Lai Jinxing is fine-tuning the details of a reindeer handicraft to be ready for sale in Western markets by Christmas next year.
Every Friday, the Qingjing Mosque in Quanzhou, Fujian province, welcomes hundreds of Muslims attending prayers. Among them are dozens of foreign visitors.
Editor's note: As the People's Republic of China prepares to celebrate its 70th anniversary on Oct 1, China Daily is featuring a series of stories on the role regions have played in the country's development and where they are today.
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