Grave sites come alive for Qingming Festival
2011-03-29 13:42:17
People visit the graves of their ancestors at Suzhou martyrs’ cemetery in Suzhou, East China’s Jiangsu province, March 27, 2011. The Qingming Festival, or Tomb-sweeping Day falls on April 5 this year.
Uncompleted building collapse leaves 1 dead
2011-03-28 17:40:35
One person has been confirmed dead and at least six others were trapped after a building under construction collapsed Monday in southwest China's Guizhou Province, local work safety authorities said.
Colored rice lights up Guangxi markets
2011-03-28 11:14:54
The colored rice was dyed in the liquid from soaked colorful plants such as purple sweet cane and maple leaves. People in Guangxi use the colored rice to worship their ancestors on Tomb-sweeping Day, which will fall on April 5 this year.
Brushing up on some new moves
2011-03-25 14:59:26
Bai Desheng, 60, performs martial arts as he practices calligraphy on the ground with a huge brush soaked in water, in Kaifeng city, Central China’s Henan province. Bai combines martial arts moves and handwriting as a new style of performance.
Blood donations pour in for crash victims
2011-03-25 10:25:13
Three people were killed and 85 others injured after a train slammed into a bus Thursday morning in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. More than 100 people had donated blood as of 5 pm Thursday to make up for the lack of blood supply at local hospitals.
Extra help on the farm in time for spring
2011-03-25 08:31:31
A newly-hired farmer plows a field with a water buffalo in Yangshi village, South China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, March 23, 2011. Extra labor was hired by local farmers on a part-time basis to assist with tending to fields this spring.
Herbal soup for quake survivors
2011-03-24 16:00:21
People line up for medicinal soup in quake-stricken Yingjiang county, Southwest China’s Yunnan province, March 23, 2011.
Four missing after cargo sinks off E China coast
2011-03-20 17:53:16
Four people were missing and another two were saved after a cargo ship sank Sunday near the sea off East China's Fujian province, an official said.
19 saved after Kiribati tanker looses power
2011-03-20 15:25:38
Nineteen people on a Kiribati tanker were saved by Chinese rescuers Sunday morning, after the tanker lost control off south China coast, an official said.
Women, children hospitals poorly equipped: report
2011-03-19 14:59:44
Less than three percent of China's county-level healthcare institutions for women and children have adequate equipment, according to a China Youth Daily report on Saturday.
Young volunteers in quake-hit Yunnan
2011-03-19 14:13:41
Many kindergartens and schools in Yingjiang became dangerous and were closed after a 5.8-magnitude earthquake jolted the county on March 10. Some students participate in public service activities before going back to school.
Fewer Nantong labor cases
2011-03-19 08:13:31
The number of overseas-labor disputes involving workers from Nantong, in East China's Jiangsu province, have dropped by 40 percent since 2008.