A photo of Mao Zedong relaxing in a wicker chair against a scenic backdrop of Lushan Mountain has fetched 340,000 yuan ($55,300) at auction, 10 times the pre-sale estimate.
Model aircraft enthusiast Jia Mingxiao had the idea to develop an unmanned aerial vehicle in 2010 when she heard from TV reports that rescuers had difficulty in finding people trapped by floods in Jilin province.

Warder Tang Junhui promoted Yoga twice sessions a week among female inmates to improve their health and emotions. The activity was well received since it started in 2011.

Having three sisters from a Uygur household serving in the People's Liberation Army navy is a source of pride for the family of Aytulun Xukrat from Xinjiang.

Tai Lihua, a CPPCC member and director of the China Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe, lost her hearing at 2 but this hasn't stopped her from achieving her dreams。

Best-selling author Guo Jingming, 30, will present his directorial debut on June 26.
The size of nature reserves in China reached almost 15 percent of the country's total land area by the end of 2012, exceeding the global average of 12 percent.

At an elevation of about 5,000 meters, the Rongbuk Monastery located on Mount Qomolangma is the highest monastery in the world.

Jia Fengxia, a cleaning woman in Datong, North China's Shanxi province, cleans the street on May 3, 2013.
