Laobacha, or literally old dad tea, refers to a teahouse culture endemic to the island province of Hainan. Offering an array of teas, pastries, and dim sum, Laobacha is a byword for the islanders' relaxed pace of life.
The opening of the New Guanjiao Tunnel in 2014 changed both the railway and the lives of those who maintained it. As the world's longest dual-line high-altitude railway tunnel, the 32.69-kilometer structure cut transit times through the treacherous mountain pass from two hours to just 20 minutes. For Gu, the journey home shrank to a manageable three and a half hours.
A smart plant factory in Kuqa city, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, is growing fresh leafy greens through soilless cultivation, supplying a steady stream of premium vegetables to the local market while creating jobs along the way.
The 2026 Global Digital Economy Conference kicked off in Beijing on Thursday, drawing corporate executives, business council representatives, and scholars from home and abroad, as well as minister-level officials from Kazakhstan, Colombia and Chad.
Forty eight hours. That is the time for a freight train loaded with everything from cars to refrigerated fresh produce to travel from Xining, capital city of northwest China's Qinghai Province, to Lhasa, capital of Xizang Autonomous Region in the country's southwest.
The Potala Palace is a world-class cultural heritage site, the world's highest-altitude and best-preserved palace complex of its kind. It serves as a historical example of the governance of frontier regions by dynasties in China's Central Plains and a testament to the exchanges,
In Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, ceramics blend tradition with modernity, taking on countless forms and offering a window into an industry that is growing more innovative and driving toward high-quality development.
Farmland constitutes the cornerstone of food security in China. With approximately 124 million hectares of arable land, including 103 million hectares designated as permanent basic farmland, the integrity of every watershed and stretch of soil directly impacts food security for over 1.4 billion people.
Deep in the misty hills of Menglian county, southwest China's Yunnan Province, a white pickup truck bounced along a red dirt road. Zhao Hua, a spirited young Wa woman, sat in the passenger seat, her short hair whipping in the wind.
Having finished a delivery, Hou Bo rode his electric motorbike to Yijiashan community in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province -- known as "the world's supermarket." Instead of rushing to grab his next order, he stepped into a community service center, took a cup of free chilled mung bean soup and topped up his water bottle.
On a summer street of Lhasa, capital city of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Tenzin Yexe, an inheritor of the Tibetan six-string lute art, powered up his sound system and plucked the strings, producing a deep, rustic melody.
A total of 23 artists, art educators, students and cultural professionals from Hungary wrapped up their discovery tour of the ancient architectural heritages in north China's Shanxi Province on Sunday.
A drone photo taken on June 28, 2026 shows cattle at the Wulanmaodu pasture in Horqin Right Wing Front Banner, Hinggan League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
Since the China-Europe Railway Express was launched under a unified brand in 2016, annual train journeys have increased nearly twelvefold, from 1,702 in 2016 to 20,022 in 2025. In 2025 alone, cargo valued at 67.7 billion U.S. dollars was shipped via the network.
Chinese and American youth attending the festival visited Kuliang on the same day to explore its cultural imprints and learn about the touching past of friendly exchanges between the people of China and the United States.
On the plateau of yangpachen Town,Damshung County, Xizang, 4300 meters above sea level, the Yangbajing International Cosmic Ray Observatory, led by Chinese scientists, has been undertaking the mission of capturing high-energy particles and exploring the mysteries of the universe since its establishment in 1989.
The first railway to give Xizang in southwest China access to the national rail network has handled 104 million passenger trips and 824 million tonnes of cargo over the past two decades, the China Railway Qinghai-Xizang Group Co., Ltd. announced Friday.
An aerial drone photo taken on June 27, 2026 shows people taking sightseeing ferries at a scenic spot in Changyang Tujia Autonomous County in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province. Hubei, dubbed "the province of a thousand of lakes",
Customers experience an interactive cyber city sandbox game created by 3D printers at a flagship store in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, June 3, 2026. In recent years, consumer 3D printers have transformed from laboratory niche "black technology" to popular consumer products, covering different fields from home DIY and campus education to entrepreneurial innovation and large-scale production.
Recently, the 8th Lhasa Tibetan Opera Performance Season came to a successful conclusion. As a key cultural and natural heritage day activity for the benefit of the people, this performance season has brought the Tibetan opera stage to urban communities for the first time,
People purchase cultural and creative products during the 9th China-Eurasia Expo in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 25, 2026. Themed on "New Opportunities of Silk Road, New Vitality for Eurasian Cooperation," the expo is held here from June 25 to 29.
As the world's first state-level exhibition dedicated to supply chain cooperation, the expo has become a premier platform for global businesses to connect, explore application scenarios, and discover practical solutions.
In July 2006, the Qinghai-Xizang Railway linking Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, and Xining, capital of Qinghai Province, went operational, ending Xizang's history of no railway access.
