By Ji Fang, Zhu Dawei, People’s Daily In less than 30 days, the 9th Asian Winter Games will kick off in Harbin, northeast China’s Heilongjiang province. Athletes from across Asia will come together in the “city of ice” to pursue their dreams and show their passion for winter sports. It is the third time for…
By He Yin, People’s Daily At the beginning of the new year, the BRICS cooperation has made new advances. On Jan. 1, 2025, countries including Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Cuba, Bolivia, and Uganda officially became BRICS partner countries; on Jan. 6, Indonesia became a full member of the BRICS. The new additions mark the beginning of a…
By Li Ya’nan, People’s Daily The Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world’s longest expressway tunnel located in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, completed tunneling on Dec. 30, 2024. Built by China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC), the 22.13-kilometer tunnel will reduce the time it takes to drive across the middle section of the Tianshan Mountains…
By Liu Mengdan, People’s Daily As the world’s largest ice-and-snow theme park, the ongoing 26th edition of the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, the capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang province, is a romantic fairy-tale world full of ice and snow sculptures. On Dec. 31, 2024, the operating hours of the park were extended until 00:30…
By Li Rui, People’s Daily “It’s coming!” Liu Fuhai shouted, lying prone on a rock, one of his eyes pressed against his camera. Beads of sweat could be seen on his forehead. Roaring water in the Yellow River plunged from the cliff, making gigantic splashes that eventually turned into thick mists. Liu, holding his breath,…
By Song Zhaojun, People’s Daily An elderly man, sometimes holding farming tools, walks along the ridges of the fields; at other times, he herds sheep slowly under peach trees in bloom; and occasionally, he stands amidst the vast desert and mountains, embodying the image of a general while narrating the history of the ancient Silk…
By Yang Wenming, People’s Daily The period from October to May of the following year is the perfect time for bird watching in Yingjiang county, Dehong Dai and Jingpo autonomous prefecture, southwest China’s Yunnan province, as the rainfall decreases and the dry season approaches. At this time, Xu Xiaolong, a villager from Shiti village in…
By Qiao Dong, People’s Daily Qinghai Lake, the largest inland saltwater lake in China, has been expanding in size continuously for the past 20 years. The latest satellite remote sensing found that the lake’s water surface had reached 4650.08 square kilometers, a year-on-year increase of 28.1 square kilometers. The recovery of the lake surface area…
By Gu Chun, Liu Junguo, People’s Daily In the tranquil winter of Huangyangjian village, Zhanmao neighborhood, Putuo district, Zhoushan, east China’s Zhejiang province, the aroma of roasted rice wafts through the air at the “Rabbit Market.” Everything at the market exudes the unique charm, such as traditional mud stoves, clay teapots and bamboo chairs commonly…
By Chen Junyi, People’s Daily The Shui script is the unique traditional writing system used by the people of the Shui ethnic group in southwest China’s Guizhou province to keep records of their astronomy, calendar, meteorology, folklore, and religion, just like ancient China’s bronze and oracle bone inscriptions. It serves as an encyclopedia for the…
