Yunnan rose proposed to be named after deceased Xinjiang official

Many internet users have proposed naming a newly bred pink rose variety "Jiaolong" in tribute to He Jiaolong, a Xinjiang official and social media influencer who died earlier this month while on duty, according to Chuncheng Evening News.

In pics: Year-of-the-Horse-themed gold products

Year of the Horse-themed gold products are now available.

China discovers earliest known texts on horses from Warring States Period

Chinese researchers have found the earliest known literature on horses via bamboo slips dating back over 2,000 years to the Warring States Period (475 BC-221 BC). This discovery was announced at a press conference held at Tsinghua University in Beijing on Mond...

From balance beam to screen

Olympic champion Guan Chenchen has made her screen debut in The Secret to Fat Loss, China's first costume micro-drama centered on scientific fitness, which officially premiered online on Jan 9.

China Focus: Southeast Asian tourists flock north, fueling China's ice-snow econ...

​Despite the biting minus 20 degrees Celsius cold on the century-old Central Street in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Thai tourist Nattapong Somchai stamped his feet to keep warm yet happily embraced a local tradition by trying a classic ice...

Aurora seen in Beiji Village of Mohe, NE China

Scenery of plum, wintersweet blossoms in winter

Wintersweet blossoms are seen in China.

China Focus: From apothecary to Americano, traditional Chinese medicine turns in...

​For generations, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) arrived with ceremony as dried roots and peels were carefully measured from wooden drawers, taken home, and simmered for hours in a slow, bitter ritual that demanded attention whenever the body called for c...

Morning markets across Heilongjiang bustle in subzero temperatures

Morning markets across Heilongjiang Province bustle with activity despite sub-zero temperatures.

Hani Village Hosts 300-Meter-Long Street Banquet to Celebrate Angmatu Festival

With a history of nearly 400 years, the festival features a spectacular hundred-meter-long street banquet, bringing together people of all ethnic groups to celebrate the harvest and strengthen community bonds.

Bamboo slips tell stories of ancient eras

The Jingzhou Cultural Relics Protection Center has developed core technologies to tackle the challenges in restoring waterlogged bamboo and wooden slips, and unveil the mystery of some 180,000 pieces across the country over the past three decades.

While Heavy Snow Blankets the North, Kunming Harbors a Springtime Bloom

​While the northern regions are covered in a blanket of white, Spring City, Kunming, has painted a "winter ecological tableau" with its continuous floral displays.