By Liu Yang, People’s Daily China’s film industry set a new milestone during the 2025 Spring Festival holiday. According to the China Film Administration, the country’s box office revenue during this period reached a staggering 9.51 billion yuan ($1.3 billion), with 187 million moviegoers packing theaters, up 18.64 percent and 14.68 percent from a year…
By Wu Yong, People’s Daily Hasen, an 80-year-old woman of China’s Daur ethnic group, has learned how to use her smartphone to watch live sports events. As the first Chinese national female field hockey coach, Hasen was filled with pride as she watched the Hero Asian Champions Trophy 2024 unfold in her hometown – Morin…
By Han Xin, People’s Daily Logistics is the “lifeblood” of the real economy. In 2024, China’s annual freight volume reached approximately 56.5 billion tons, averaging 150 million tons per day, with a year-on-year growth of about 3.5 percent. This effectively supported the stable and positive development of the national economy. In recent years, the overall…
By Zhang Yangjun At the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show held in the U.S. city of Las Vegas, the “Land Aircraft Carrier,” a modular flying car developed by Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker XPENG, made its first international debut, drawing significant attention worldwide. It is expected to be delivered to customers in 2026. Flying cars are…
By Zou Xiang, People’s Daily For Chinese across the world, the Spring Festival is a time for family reunions, festive traditions, holiday shopping and diverse cultural and tourism activities. Shopping events for festival goods centered around Chinese intangible cultural heritage (ICH) are gaining popularity across China in recent years. During a recent event in north…
By Gu Yekai, People’s Daily Modern scientific research increasingly depends on advanced research tools. In particular, large-scale scientific facilities play a crucial role in exploring the unknown, uncovering natural laws, and propelling technological progress. In recent times, notable scientific breakthroughs have been made in connection with large-scale scientific facilities. For instance, Chinese researchers, during the…
By Ji Fang, Wang Liang, People’s Daily During this winter season, ice and snow tourism has experienced a significant surge in popularity across various regions of China. In Hebei province, a diverse range of ice and snow events are captivating visitors, while in Jilin province, tourists are flocking to witness the beauty of rime and…
By Jiang Yun, Cao Shulin, Hu Jingyi, People’s Daily In the Tiexi Plant of BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA), a joint venture of Germany’s BMW Group and Brilliance China Automotive Holdings, in Shenyang, northeast China’s Liaoning province, advanced manufacturing is on full display. An automatic lifting platform adjusted its height, while a C-shaped hoist rotated precisely…
By Shi Yu, People’s Daily How many new experiences can an ecotourism route offer? In the case of the Wuyi Mountains national forest trail, the answer is “plenty.” On a warm winter’s day, with a gentle mountain breeze on his face, He Weixin, an outdoor enthusiast from Xiamen city, southeast China’s Fujian province, was struck…
