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Champion of openness in government to retire

[2015-02-12 07:38]

Fan Songqing is feeling relaxed and in good spirits after he stepped down as deputy secretary-general of the Guangzhou Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Film exposes harm caused by garbage

[2015-01-27 07:51]

A photographer who gained fame by making a documentary about garbage disposal in Beijing has zoomed in on trash again, revealing in his latest work how plastic waste imported from overseas is damaging people's lives.

Digging up the family roots

[2015-01-22 07:35]

William Fong, a historian and third-generation Chinese-Canadian, felt he'd completed the thousands of kilometers covered by his grandparents during a four-week ocean voyage.

Art of making brushes at risk

[2015-01-22 07:35]

In the workshop of the Wangyipin Brush Pen Store in Huzhou, 29-year-old Shi Wangli brushes goat fur in water with an ox horn comb to select appropriate strands to make a traditional Chinese brush pen.

Couple following their hearts in epic journey of love

[2015-01-22 07:54]

There are many ways to express love, but Ding Yizhou chose one that few would adopt: following a heart-shaped itinerary around China with his girlfriend, who uses a wheelchair.

Rear windows offer view of ancient China's beauty

[2015-01-20 07:53]

Chengdu artist draws scenes from bygone days on dusty cars

She develops skill of counting cash

[2015-01-19 10:14]

Xu is a cash counting clerk at the accounting center of the Lianying branch of the Dalian Public Transportation Bus Group in Liaoning province. Forty-five people work at the center, and a third of them count cash. The center counts all the fares from nearly 700 buses.

12,000 km handcart trip makes dream come true

[2015-01-16 07:12]

A woman dragged her 91-year-old mother in a handcart for 12,000 km to fulfill a dream of seeing other parts of the country away from their hometown.

Ice sculptor is carving out a name for himself

[2015-01-15 07:28]

The bitter winter weather in Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang province, may not suit everyone who lives there, but it's perfect for snow and ice artist Su Shi.

Graft-buster rights wrongs at age 92

[2015-01-14 07:58]

Yang Weijun is 92, yet he is as tough as nails when it comes to fighting corruption.

City uses joint bid for Winter Games to halt downhill slide

[2015-01-13 08:37]

Zhangjiakou is using the opportunities created by its joint bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics to kick-start its economy and reshape it along greener lines after a long period of slow growth.

Clean energy center powers ahead

[2015-01-13 08:37]

Zhangjiakou has the best air quality of any city in northern China, but as well as having clean air it also is a major supplier of clean energy.

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