Robotics companies eye homes as potential market

China's next "family member" may be 88 centimeters tall, weigh 15 kilograms and small enough to fit inside a backpack.

When robot picks up Chinese calligraphy brush at Venice Biennale

Dozens of visitors lined up at the China pavilion of the Venice Biennale, waiting for their turn to see something unusual: a robot slowly moved its mechanical arm, guiding a traditional Chinese calligraphy brush across a sheet of paper.

A single pancake can wrap up the whole world

In Shanghai's Huangpu district, not far from People's Square metro station, a tiny Shandong-style jianbing (a crispy, savory Chinese pancake) stall, just a few square meters in size, regularly draws long lines.

Foreign dancers embrace life and culture in China's Nantong

An aerial panoramic photo taken on May 31, 2026 shows foreign staff dancers performing for tourists at the Sendi Resort in Nantong, east China's Jiangsu Province.

New fishing season in Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea kicks off

Fishermen load ice onto fishing boats before heading toward fishing grounds at a port in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 1, 2026.

Summer camp brings China closer to Russian teens

Before coming to China, 17-year-old Russian student Ilkhan Fayzullin saw the country as "ancient and distant".

Ancient wooden arch bridges get a new lease of life in Fujian

Pingnan county in Ningde, East China's Fujian province, has stepped up efforts to protect and use its ancient wooden arch bridges, integrating the heritage sites with rural tourism and craft inheritance.

Various departments prepare for upcoming new semester across China

Teachers decorate a blackboard at a middle school in Xinle, north China's Hebei Province, Aug. 29, 2026.

Tourists flock to Huangling Village in east China to view traditional autumn har...

28th Pet Fair Asia held in Shanghai

Visitors look at a pet bathing scenario at the 28th Pet Fair Asia in east China's Shanghai, Aug. 20, 2026. Held from Aug. 19 to Aug. 23, the pet fair has attracted over 2,600 exhibitors.

Water festival held in Baoting, China's Hainan

A dancer performs at the opening ceremony of a water festival held in Baoting Li and Miao Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province, Aug. 19, 2026.

Tour along Yellow River becomes popular choice for summer travelers

An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 10, 2026 shows a view of the Yellow River's Hukou Waterfall on the border of north China's Shanxi Province and northwest China's Shaanxi Province.

SW China's Guizhou becomes popular summer retreat with rich tourism resources

Visitors are seen at a market in Nanming District of Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 14, 2026.

Xizang Story: Legacy of love -- A family's 55-year dedication to red deer reserv...

Wild plateau red deer are instinctively wary of humans and always stay away.

Lotus flowers in full bloom at East Lake scenic area in Wuhan