While hands-on activities like tea picking and calligraphy workshops have long been staples of Chinese leisure, today's offerings are fundamentally different.
As a major event showcasing the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) after it fully launched island-wide special customs operations in December last year, the sixth China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) kicked off on April 13 in Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province, attracting more than 3,400 brands from over 60 countries and regions
The Chinese mainland on April 12 rolled out a package of 10 policies and measures--spanning inter-party communication, infrastructure, travel, trade and culture--aimed at boosting exchanges and cooperation with Taiwan
China's polar icebreaker Xuelong, or Snow Dragon, returned to Shanghai in east China on April 9 after a 160-day-long voyage, part of the country's 42nd Antarctic expedition, having achieved fruitful scientific research outcomes
China is moving to foster more "China Services" brands and promote high-quality development across its service sector, as policymakers seek to empower manufacturing, expand domestic demand and create jobs
Recently, a student at Baoan High School in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, who is engaged in intense preparation for the national college entrance exam, or gaokao, wrote a letter to the school requesting the removal of bird nests on campus, citing disturbance from bird songs
Chinese President Xi Jinping on April 8 urged efforts to deepen political rectification in the military to maintain the purity and glory of the people's armed forces
In today's Xiamen, a city in southeast China's Fujian Province, defined by busy ports, bustling streets and constant flow of visitors, traces of a much slower rhythm can still be found. Tucked away along an unassuming street, a small workshop continues a craft that has endured for more than 1,400 years. Inside, artisans are quietly shaping fine threads by hand—line by line, as generations before them once did
