"It never occurred to me that there would be such big fish in the world." The first time he saw a Chinese sturgeon, Zheng Yueping was blown away by the three-meter-long fish weighing 300-350 kilograms.
As night fell, a gunshot went off outside General Chow En-lai's Residence on Sinan Road, breaking the original calm...Ma Weijia, working at the Memorial of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China, played the role of Zhou Enlai in the drama "Gunshots on Sinan Road—Marching Towards the Light."
Shi Jiahua, 73, has been living in No 5 Tianshan Estate for most of his life. Although he lives close to the posh shops on Loushanguan Road, he rarely visits cafés or underground malls there. The only place he likes to walk around is the riverside park which is 40 minutes' walk away.
An Dadi, a college teacher living in Gubei Golden Street of Changning District, is a member of Hongqiao Subdistrict's community-level contact station on legislative matters.
Zhao Tingting, a young woman from Central China's Henan province who was born after 1990, fell in love with an honorable job of taking care of the elderly. Being a caregiver in the Long Term Care Insurance program for about five years, she has a sharp mind, high efficiency and a warm smile.
In the 1990s, Ren Hao opened his first coffee shop on Nanchang Road in Shanghai. At that time, the machinery and equipment could not run properly because of power shortage; the drainage pipes were old and leaking, and whenever it rained, the roof of the cafe leaked, too. How could he keep his shop running? Ren Hao was very distressed.
President Xi Jinping hosted the 14th meeting of BRICS leaders by video. China Daily reporter Peng Yixuan went to the Great Hall of the People in Beijing to give you a first glimpse. Click the video and let's drink a cup of Dahongpao tea together!
George Papandreou, who served as Greek prime minister from 2009 to 2011, has met Chinese President Xi Jinping for many times. Papandreou told reporters that what impressed him most is the Chinese government's governing philosophy repeatedly stressed by Xi -- putting people first.
"You are 'small saplings', and one day you will grow into towering trees," President Xi Jinping said to students during a visit to a primary school in Henan province in 2020. And no matter how busy he is, Xi has always taken time to encourage and nurture children.
Rick Kimberley is an American farmer who operates two agricultural ventures in China. He traces the decision to launch these operations to a day in February 2012, when his farm in Iowa received an important Chinese visitor, Xi Jinping. Impressed by the then-Vice President's friendliness and knowledge of farming, Kimberley was convinced that China was a place where he could do business.
Back in 1985, a visiting Chinese official stayed with a local family in Iowa, the US. The family were the Dvorchaks, and little did they know that their amiable young guest would, less than 30 years later, become the President of China.
Despite late planting due to last autumn's flooding, China has tried every means to secure a good summer harvest and the efforts paid off. What did China do to make this happen?
Robert Lawrence Kuhn is a renowned US expert on China. His book, The Inside Story of China's 30-Year Reform: How China's Leaders Think, is considered "an example of an international expression of China's story" for its profound description of China's reform and opening-up.
In May 2020, a group of students in Pakistan were surprised to receive a letter from Xi Jinping. They should have been studying in Beijing, but were stranded in their home country due to the pandemic. The Chinese president, replying to a letter they had sent earlier, reassured the students that the Chinese government and universities were always concerned about the life and health of foreign students in China. The student who came up with the original idea of writing to President Xi was Muhammad Arif Mughal, and in expressing his surprise and delight at receiving a reply he says, "Now we feel that President Xi Jinping is very close to us."
Over 8 years have passed since President Xi Jinping first proposed the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The BRI has changed from concept to practice, creating opportunities while benefiting the world.
After nearly half a century, President Xi met with his old schoolmate Sommano Pholsena. Hear what Sommano said about his experience with Xi, and what makes the Communist Party of China successful.
