In China, food has always played a major role in promoting social cohesion. Communal eating is not only familybased and deeply rooted in the nation's cultural heritage, but is also regarded as an indicator of society's health and stability.
Chinese dishes vary in flavor, ingredients and cooking methods depending on the region and ethnicity of their origin. This diversity means northerners and southerners may never be on the same page when it comes to cooking the same ingredients.
For the past three years, Liang Fen has set out on the 1,600-kilometer rail journey from Hengyang, Hunan province, to Beijing every quarter to pick up an icebox from a black market dealer.
Liang Fen, from Hengyang, Hunan province, whose son has Gaucher disease
As a member of a Chinese medical team in Algeria, gynecologist Li Li completed 10,750 outpatient clinic services and 1,608 cesarean sections.
Since 2007, 59-year-old Shi Shengkai from Wuhan, Hubei province, has been traveling across China by driving and roller skating. Shi said that the sport is cool and brings him health, happiness and an independent life.
Without the use of any climbing gear or even a rope, Luo Dengping crawls up and down a vertical cliff almost effortlessly.
On May 13, the United States flag flew at half-mast at Fort Bliss National Cemetery in West Texas as the facility played host to 12 visitors from China and five from the US.
My father was the second youngest of 11 children, and one of five family members who fought in World War II. He rarely spoke about his experiences in the war.
Zhang wants others to feel the same joy he has from reading at his home library
Yuan Hongbin, 61, has a unique skill. He can replicate almost any painting using cotton. It matters not whether it's a Western oil painting such as The Death of Marat, or a traditional Chinese painting.
The 16th China International Small and Medium Enterprises Fair will help companies find solutions to common issues, expand their market and attract greater attention, according to the organizers of the event.
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