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Chateau makes wines fit for world leaders

[2015-01-13 08:37]

The wines served to world and domestic leaders at a dinner during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in Beijing last November came from a producer in Zhangjiakou.

Industry brings new jobs for youngsters

[2015-01-13 08:37]

There was a time when the only promising career path for young people in Chongli was to leave the small county in Hebei province for jobs in nearby cities like Beijing and Tianjin.

Skiers get edge on their early season training at resort

[2015-01-13 08:37]

Teaching a winter training camp in China has been a routine for Oba Junji, a Japanese alpine ski coach, for the past eight years.

Chongli aims for the peak in skiing

[2015-01-13 08:37]

A little-known neighbor of Beijing is using the opportunities created by its joint bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics to kick-start its economy.

Lines in the sand tell dramatic stories

[2015-01-08 10:04]

Artist Wang Xin has turned her back on traditional tools and materials such as pencils, charcoal and paintbrushes to create stunning images using an unusual medium-sand.

Student, 19, cares for her bedridden mom

[2015-01-07 07:37]

"Mom, it's time to have breakfast!" says Di Huimin, a 19-year-old student, as she lifts a spoonful of porridge to her bedridden mother's mouth after washing her face.

High-tech shop sells traditional products

[2015-01-06 07:46]

Sonam Droma quit her comfortable job in the public sector three years ago to set up an online store that sells traditional goods from the Tibet autonomous region.

Sweet memories bake a success

[2015-01-05 07:50]

Adili Maimaititure had only one purpose in mind when he first opened an online store in 2012 to sell Xinjiang nut cake, inform ally called qiegao.

City leads charge against extremism

[2014-12-31 07:43]

The city of Turpan and nearby areas in the eastern Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region have become a test case in the people's war against religious fanaticism.

First cruise to visit new port marks milestone for Zhoushan

[2014-12-30 07:41]

On Oct 13, the first cruise ship to travel from Keelung Port in Taiwan to Zhoushan docked at the mainland's newest cruise port with more than 1,200 tourists on board.

New high-speed railway reaches Xinjiang

[2014-12-27 07:32]

China tied the far-western region of Xinjiang closer to the rest of the country on Friday, opening a high-speed rail line between its capital, Urumqi, and Lanzhou, in neighboring Gansu, nearly 1,800 kilometers away.

The turning of the year

[2014-12-22 07:44]

When Li Xiangbo thinks back to his childhood, he remembers the winter solstice, or dongzhi, as being more important than his birthday.

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