World's highest bridge brings local tourism to new heights
his aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 6, 2025 shows the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge and the nearby Yundu service area in southwest China's Guizhou Province.
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Rare Sapria himalayana once again enters blooming period in Yunnan
A rare holoparasitic flowering plant that had not been observed in the wild for about 30 years recently began blooming in the Mengla Nature Reserve Rainforest in Xishuangbanna Dai autonomous prefecture, Yunnan province, according to Xishuangbanna News.
Scientists discover important Early Jurassic dinosaur tracks
A team of international scientists from China, Germany and the United States has identified an important assemblage of dinosaur footprints in Wucha Village, Renhuai City, southwest China's Guizhou Province.
Chasing secrets of the universe on world's rooftop in SW China
On Haizi Mountain in Daocheng in southwest China's Sichuan Province, with an average altitude over 4,400 meters, a silent sentinel keeps watch over the universe.
Panda-themed conference promotes global dialogue on ecological protection, green development
Experts, officials and representatives from over 30 countries and regions gathered Friday in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, for the opening of the Global Panda Partners Conference 2025.
Sun, wind, prosperity: How China's green transition is reshaping rural lives
In Sunjia Village of Yantai, in east China's Shandong Province, communal life after sunset is now powered by every passing breeze and ray of sunshine.
China releases latest findings from second Qinghai-Tibet Plateau scientific expedition
China's second Qinghai-Tibet Plateau scientific expedition has yielded significant practical outcomes, with its top 10 application achievements officially released on Wednesday in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region.
Ecological restoration of Pingliang city pays off in China's Gansu
Pingliang in Gansu Province is a key node in the "Loess Plateau-Sichuan-Yunnan Ecological barrier" and a major ecological zone for soil and water conservation in the hilly areas.
Sun, wind, prosperity: How China's green transition is reshaping rural lives
As dusk falls, villager Xiao Yang follows his usual routine of gathering his friends for card games beneath streetlamps fitted with small wind turbines and photovoltaic panels. While they play, they charge their phones on the solar-powered bench they're seated on, the gentle hum of clean energy quietly powering their evening
Ancient village in NW China's Shaanxi gains new vitality
In the early morning, as mist lingers over the northern foothills of Bashan Mountain, the old street of Zhongjiagou village in Xixiang county, Hanzhong city, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, comes alive with the mingled aromas of dried tofu and tea
Nation sees rise in scale of concentrated solar power
China's concentrated solar power (CSP) sector is accelerating its pace of industrialization and scale-up, with its growth rate far surpassing the global average and domestic technology localization almost reaching self-sufficiency.
In pics: farming activities in early winter across China
Staff members sell navel oranges via live-streaming at a planting base in Quxian County of Dazhou, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Nov. 18, 2025.
Five years after eliminating absolute poverty: where China stands and what comes next
Five years ago, Meishu Village, tucked deep in the mountains of central China, joined thousands of villages across the country in shedding the official label of poverty.
China's second Qinghai-Tibet Plateau expedition reveals key findings, confirms 3rd environmental transformation
The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, known as "the roof of the world," has entered its third environmental transformation in geological history - a groundbreaking concept first proposed by Chinese scientists on Wednesday.
China releases latest findings from second Qinghai-Tibet Plateau scientific expedition
China's second Qinghai-Tibet Plateau scientific expedition has yielded significant practical outcomes, with its top 10 application achievements officially released on Wednesday in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region.
Accelerating China-Europe freight trains boost Belt and Road trade
In the early winter at Xi'an International Port Station, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, the roar of locomotives and the bustle of cranes paint a vivid picture of connectivity.
Potala Palace in China's Xizang to close on Mondays
he Potala Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, will implement a Monday closure policy effective Dec. 1, according to an announcement released on its official website on Monday.
New study reveals snow-ground thermal coupling on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
A new study by Chinese scientists has shed light on the coupling effects of snow cover and ground thermal on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, according to the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Early winter scenery across China
Swans are pictured at the Zhangye National Wetland Park in Zhangye City, northwest China's Gansu Province, on Nov. 15, 2025.
China's pioneering push to bring back snow leopard to Helan Mountains
The silent cliffs of the Helan Mountains, once devoid of a legendary presence, are now being reclaimed. More than half a century after vanishing from northwestern China, the snow leopard is making a cautious comeback.
National Games sees title defense, breakthroughs in track and field
Olympic champion Gong Lijiao claimed her fifth consecutive women's shot put title and Xi Xiaoheng broke the men's 800m national record as athletics competition continued at China's 15th National Games on Sunday.
Painted bricks offer glimpse into daily life in NW China over 1,800 years ago
An online cultural campaign in China centered on murals recently brought participants to ancient tombs dating back to the Wei and Jin dynasties (220-420), where painted bricks offer a rare glimpse into everyday life from over 1,800 years ago.
Bridging China, Germany through journeys on Silk Road
For nearly 40 years, German tourism veteran Heinrich Kriwet has kept a small bronze replica of a flying horse, a souvenir that carries 2,000 years of history and Kriwet's lifelong connection with China.
Two years on, Lektse port boosts trade between China, Nepal
Over the past two years since its inauguration, the Lektse port in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region has handled more than 65,000 passenger trips and witnessed robust growth in trade, with the total value of goods cleared reaching 400 million yuan (about 56.4 million U.S. dollars) and the cargo volume exceeding 5,300 tonnes.
11 Chinese provincial-level regions see population growth despite national decline: yearbook
Despite an overall population decline in China since 2022, 11 provincial-level regions have registered growth in the number of permanent residents over the past three years, according to the newly released China Statistical Yearbook 2025.