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Creative souvenirs a new 'benchmark'

[2017-05-22 08:01]

Lei Shiyi, a college student from Chongqing, bought two bookmarks from the souvenir store inside the Palace Museum, commonly known as the Forbidden City.

Emperor Qianlong's favorite reading place getting a face-lift

[2017-05-22 08:01]

An imperial garden in downtown Beijing's Beihai Park opened to tourists after a restaurant that had operated for 60 years was moved out as part of a campaign to protect the city's cultural heritage.

Vocational school posts pictures of students' 'uncivilized' behavior - like kissing

[2017-05-22 08:01]

A vocational school that triggered hot debate on social media after releasing photos of students' "uncivilized" activities on campus - such as smoking, raising pets and kissing in public - said it will continue the practice, despite being questioned on social media.

IN BRIEF

[2017-05-22 08:01]

Inspired to grow peaches, farmers bid poverty adieu

[2017-05-22 08:01]

After Shen Jianzhong graduated from college and returned to his hometown in Chongqing's Wulong county, an elderly acquaintance would often tell him: "You shouldn't have come back to grow produce here. There is no money to be made from it."

Fresh mountain air, newfound prosperity

[2017-05-22 08:01]

There is an old poem that describes poverty-stricken Wulong county in days gone by. It translates: "In remote mountainous Wulong, people only eat sweet potatoes, corn and potato. Nobody eats egg noodles, except for a woman who has given birth."

Breast milk banks taking deposits

[2017-05-22 08:01]

As a nursing mother, Liang Juan must pump and freeze her extra breast milk, as she often has too much for her 7-month-old infant. As the milk can only be stored for up to six months, the second-time mother uses the surplus to make soap or as a fertilizer for flowers.

Carvers make a lifetime's commitment to their art

[2017-05-22 08:01]

Walking down an alley off a bustling street in Chongwenmen, downtown Beijing, it's easy to miss a sign next to a small glass door that announces the Beijing Ivory Carving Factory, so very few people enter the simple facade.

US and UK still top Chinese study sites

[2017-05-21 09:41]

US President Donald Trump's arrival in the White House and Brexit in the United Kingdom have not lessened the appeal of these countries among Chinese students choosing an overseas education destination, according to a new report.

HK Bond Connect gets regulators' green light

[2017-05-21 09:41]

Chinese mainland and Hong Kong regulators gave the green light on May 16 to a long-anticipated cross-border trading link that makes the mainland's $9.5 trillion (8.6 trillion euros; £7.3 trillion) bond market more accessible to overseas investors.

Fangte amusement park's revamped rides draw more and more guests

[2017-05-21 09:41]

The Shenyang Fangte Amusement Park - the Disneyland of the Shenyang, Liaoning province - has poured heavily into its new drama-themed projects integration the latest technology to offer better tourism experiences.

Free trade zone doubles city's business

[2017-05-21 09:41]

Shenyang's economic development has been boosted since the establishment of the Shenyang Area of China (Liaoning) Pilot Free Trade Zone on April 10, said local officials in the capital of Northeast China's Liaoning province.

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