Farmer Liu Xiao has become much busier since he founded his "Straw Hat University" in May.
Cobbler Meng Guangbin said the most precious thing about his 30 square meter shoe repair shop in northeastern China is its trademarked Lei Feng name after the model soldier celebrated in China for his selflessness and modesty.
Liu Zhancun sold a 15 kilogram watermelon for 2,000 yuan ($279) at a fruit auction this summer, 100 times the usual price, making it an online celebrity.
By 1998, the mountain village of Nangou in the northwestern city of Yan'an, Shaanxi province, was on the brink of environmental collapse. Decades of intensive farming and overgrazing had stripped the village of nearly all its vegetation, worsening the naturally semi-barren landscape.
Apart from its image of having a harsh environment, Yan'an is home to forests crucial to China's ecology.
62-year-old's popular troupe is proving it's never too late to follow your passions
Jian Chuntian runs a coffee shop in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, that is helping him realize his dream of helping poor rural children.
For 11 students from northern China's Shanxi province, the best way to celebrate adulthood was a 1,800 kilometer cycling trip this summer.
Tech giant Tencent's rapid growth in recent decades has mirrored that of Shenzhen, Guangdong province, but the company's founder still remembers when the city seemed like a quiet backwater.
Development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area will be a major priority for the provincial government, according to Guangdong Governor Ma Xingrui.
Since the central government declared Hainan Island a pilot free trade zone in April last year, provincial authorities have taken great strides to try to ensure its success.
Medardo Sanchez, an agriculture expert from El Salvador, traveled with 10 of his compatriots for nearly 50 hours to reach Hainan Island on July 15 - the longest journey of his life.
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