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Nothing artificial in a new age of intelligence

[2019-09-11 07:23]

There have been different ages for mankind, stone and bronze to name just two. We are now, as a species, on the foothills of a new age, that of artificial intelligence and as the name implies, it is helping us solve various quandaries as shown in a documentary.

Sounds like teen spirit

[2019-09-11 07:23]

For high school graduates about to embark on their university studies, after the intense preparation for exams and applications that pave the way to the venerable institutes of higher learning, that last, long, languid summer holiday is about taking a much-deserved rest.

Apartment tenants go for budget renovations

[2019-09-11 07:23]

BEIJING - Although he is not an interior designer, Feng Su has revamped nine apartments he has rented in Beijing over the past decade. In one instance, he repainted a wall and replaced the door handles and all the ceiling lamps.

Creating a forest fantasy

[2019-09-11 07:23]

In the Anthology of Tales From Records of the Taiping Era published in the Song Dynasty (960-1279), there are elf-like creatures named Mu Ke, who are shy and mysterious, as short as human kids and they make handicrafts.

Factories make space for holiday reunions

[2019-09-11 07:23]

FUZHOU - With the new semester starting this month, Wang Jingjing, 6, and her elder sister Wang Lian, 14, have resumed their studies back home in school in Jiujiang, Jiangxi province, but memories of their rare time spent with their working parents in a noisy clothing factory in Shishi, Fujian province, about 750 kilometers from their hometown, still warm their hearts.

Kenya to offer children more Chinese folk tales

[2019-09-11 07:23]

NAIROBI - A Kenyan publisher plans to roll out Chinese folk tales for local readers by the middle of next year in order to boost Sino-African cultural cooperation, an official said recently.

A nation's transformation

[2019-09-10 07:13]

To mark the launch of a new picture book, 100 Photographers Focus on 70 Years of the People's Republic of China, an accompanying photography exhibition will be held at the Capital Library of China on Tuesday.

Seas of potential

[2019-09-10 07:13]

About a third of outbound Chinese travelers opt for island destinations, according to a report by the International Islands Tourism Conference in Zhejiang province's Zhoushan in late August.

Chinese tourists flock to Neolithic site in Turkey

[2019-09-10 07:13]

ANKARA - Turkey's mysterious Neolithic site, Gobekli Tepe, which is considered one of the oldest sites of worship on the planet, witnessed a tourism boom this year, attracting more than 2 million visitors, including an increasing number of Chinese tourists.

Theme park adds local color to Yunnan's cultural travel offerings

[2019-09-10 07:13]

Stebelskyi Nazarii from Ukraine enjoys his job at a theme park in Jinning district in Kunming, capital of Yunnan province.

Hand behind the Mao portrait

[2019-09-10 07:13]

Zhou Lingzhao, who turned 100 earlier this year, is an artist whose contribution is legendry. His portrait of China's late chairman Mao Zedong hung on the outer wall of the Tian'anmen rostrum in Beijing during the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China on Oct 1,1949.

Steps in the right direction

[2019-09-09 07:54]

In the winter of 1994, Chinese choreographer-dancer Wen Hui had just returned from her studies in modern dance in New York, which she described as a "mind-blowing" experience.

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