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A fire has broken out on a national nature reserve in northwest China's Gansu Province, local authorities said Tuesday
A new museum for terracotta warrior statues discovered in the Mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shihuang (259-210 BC) is expected to open in October in northwest China's Shaanxi province.
China's top meteorological authority said in a Monday forecast that heavy rains will lash parts of East and South China over the next three days.
A recent chemical spill in the Xin'an River, a major source of drinking water for East China's Zhejiang province, will not affect supplies of drinking water in the region, the local environmental protection bureau said on Monday.
Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region maintained sound environment last year thanks to a series of protection measures, a report issued by the local environment watchdog said Friday.
Heavy downfalls have triggered floods in Arun Banner, Hulun Buir League of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, causing damage to houses and crops.
Ten miners are still missing in a flooded coal mine in the city of Guiyang in southwest China's Guizhou Province, an authority from the local rescue headquarters said on Friday.
Participants prepare for a dragon boat race on a river in Zhucun village in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong province, June 2, 2011.
The house, made of packing materials, covers an area of six square meters and can be assembled within one hour. The house costs about 2,000 yuan ($309).
The zoo in Chengdu staged its first ever animal escape drill Thursday in order to enhance its capability of emergency handling and safeguarding the staff and tourists.
Two students and an adult were killed on Thursday when a small van loaded with vegetables ran into a crowd of people on the outskirts of the capital.
China is planning to build cross-border wetlands and nature reserves in its northeastern provinces to protect precious bird and fish species.