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Horse riding custom spurs tourism boom

[2019-04-03 06:56]

On a bluestone road, performers in ancient Chinese costumes charge on horses, stretching their arms and shouting all the way through.

'Cutest' rural schoolgirl warms hearts of many

[2019-04-03 06:56]

On a sunny and warm day, Zhang Haixia and her 51-year-old father Zhang Gaiyang left home to enjoy the sunshine on a small square of a primary school in Yifeng county in Zhumadian, Central China's Henan province. Zhang pushed her father around in a wheelchair.

Nonprofit takes the plunge to treat autism

[2019-04-02 07:37]

Two young men with autism, frightened and confused, stood beside a swimming pool, ready for their first scuba diving lesson. Suddenly, the older youth screamed, began punching himself in the head and dropped to the ground, rolling around in an uncontrolled fit.

Youngsters often face long waits for treatment

[2019-04-02 07:37]

Parents of autistic children in Hong Kong face long waits for government-funded rehabilitation therapy. The waiting time for preschool services is usually one year, but it can be as long as three in extreme cases. Parents find themselves in line after line as they try to arrange training for their children.

Contribution cut to social security welcomed

[2019-04-02 07:37]

China's decision to lower the rates of social security contributions paid by employers, part of a broader effort to reduce corporate burden, has been lauded by entrepreneurs and experts for shoring up growth and employment.

Illegal trade in wildlife, pesticides among key topics

[2019-04-02 07:37]

Crackdown on illegal trade of wild animals and plants

Policy digest

[2019-04-02 07:37]

Fair competition aimed at optimizing business

Tibet teaching project raises standards and aspirations

[2019-04-01 07:47]

Nyima Gyaltsan is popular with both his teachers and classmates. The 14-year-old is a class monitor, responsible for maintaining discipline in classes and during self-study periods in the evenings, as well as patrolling the dormitory at night.

New programs improve quality of tuition

[2019-04-01 07:47]

In recent years, education in Lhasa, capital of the Tibet autonomous region, has made great achievements in terms of quality, teaching and vocational training, and has forged a modern comprehensive system covering all subjects and ages, the regional government said.

Owners find relief in giving dead pets a proper send-off

[2019-04-01 07:47]

When He Jie started raising a Russian Blue cat named Shier, or twelve in Mandarin, he wondered what he should do if the cat died. Then in 2016, an idea occurred to him to do pet funerals.

A quest to find relatives of heroes who fell

[2019-04-01 07:47]

One man has launched an inspirational quest to find the relatives of those who fell in the service of their country. A month ago, a letter was delivered to a post office in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu province. Nothing unusual in that. But what was strange, and deeply touching, was the story behind the letter.

Technology, tourism freeze time on Hani's amazing rice terraces

[2019-04-01 07:47]

From the camera lenses of tourists, the Hani rice terraces in Yunnan province are an idyllic emblem of traditional Chinese agriculture: vast expanses of mountain slopes carved into water-submerged paddies where rice, fish and ducks flourish in co-existence.

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