China in Pictures Page 9

Jun 06, 2019 19:10 PM

Gallery: Inside Asia’s Biggest ‘Cram Factory’
Each year before China’s high-pressure national college entrance exams in early June, parents bring their children to what is said to be Asia’s biggest cram school — Maotanchang Middle School in Anhui province. There, children train around the clock with militaristic precision. Meanwhile, the relatives who have accompanied them eke out a living inside or nearby
Jun 04, 2019 17:40 PM

Gallery: Rice Parcels and Splashes of Color
The Dragon Boat Festival, or “Duanwu,” is held on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. This year it falls on June 7. Each year, people across China dress in colorful garb and race in longboats to celebrate the day. They also eat "zongzi", parcels of glutinous rice stuffed with a variety of fillings and wrapped in bamboo leaves
May 31, 2019 19:22 PM

Gallery: China’s Most Grueling Test
China’s national college entrance exams, known in Chinese as the “gaokao,” fall on June 7 and June 8 every year. For many in China they will be the toughest and most important test of their lives. Around 9.75 million students sat them last year.
May 30, 2019 17:19 PM

Gallery: Another Industrial Explosion
One person was killed and nine injured in a Wednesday afternoon blast at a steel factory in Nanchang, in East China’s Jiangxi province. The cause is being investigated
May 28, 2019 14:20 PM

Gallery: High-Speed Railway Will Connect Olympic Sites
Construction is underway on the Beijing-Zhangjiakou intercity railway, which will link Beijing’s Yanqing district with the Chongli district of Zhangjiakou, in neighboring Hebei. The high-speed train will be able to reach a maximum of 350 kph (217 mph), but the speed will be limited significantly in urban areas. It is expected to open this year, ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics which will be held between the two cities.
May 23, 2019 21:40 PM

Gallery: Towering Over the Hanjiang River
Workers are about to finish construction on the catwalk of the Panggong Bridge in Xiangyang, Central China’s Hubei province, one of four three-tower suspension bridges in the world. The bridge, which spans the Hanjiang River, is slated to be finished by the end of this year at an estimated cost of more than 1 billion yuan ($163 million)
May 22, 2019 18:40 PM

Gallery: Beijing Sheds 50,000 Shared Bikes
Last week, Beijing disposed of about 50,000 abandoned and illegally parked shared bikes, a problem the city has faced for more than a year. According to the local transport authority, there are about 1.9 million shared bikes in Beijing
May 21, 2019 16:51 PM

Gallery: Electronic Art Exhibition
The China International Big Data Industry Expo 2019 will be held in Guiyang, Southwest China’s Guizhou province, from Sunday to May 29, with big names including Alibaba and Huawei in attendance. Two days before the start of the expo proper, an exhibition of digital art will be held
May 20, 2019 16:34 PM

Gallery: In China, May 20 Is Also Valentine’s Day
Many couples in China choose to get married on May 20 for the simple reason that if you say the numbers 5-2-0 in Chinese, it sort of sounds like the phrase ‘I love you.’ Getting married on that day also makes for great photo fodder
May 17, 2019 17:12 PM

Gallery: I.M. Pei, Renowned Architect Whose Works Abound in China, Dies at 102
Renowned Chinese-American architect I.M. Pei died at age 102. Over his more than seven-decade career, Pei designed many of the world’s most famous buildings, including the Bank of China building in Hong Kong, the Xiangshan Hotel in Beijing and the glass pyramid in front of the Louvre in Paris.
May 16, 2019 15:20 PM

Gallery: China’s Richest Village
Huaxi village claims to be the wealthiest in China. The village government operates a business conglomerate that includes a Shenzhen-listed company Jiangsu Huaxicun Co. Ltd. According to the village’s official website, the government paid 1.5 billion yuan in taxes last year.
May 15, 2019 18:28 PM

Gallery: Over 14,000 Evicted for New Train Station
To make way for a new high-speed rail station in Hefei, capital of Anhui province, a so-called “urban village” home to more than 14,000 people will be demolished in three phases
May 14, 2019 11:30 AM

Gallery: Sailing to Stargaze
On the cusp of summer, the “pearl of the plateau,” Lugu Lake, becomes a haven for stargazers. Located in the mountains that straddle Yunnan and Sichuan provinces, Lugu Lake is free of the air and light pollution that plague China’s cities. According to the state-owned China Daily, the city home to Lugu Lake received 605,000 visitors during the recent May Day holiday
May 13, 2019 16:21 PM

Gallery: China's Major Carriers Run Test Flights to Beijing's New Airport
Air China, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines dispatched their flagship aircraft on test flights to Beijing Daxing International Airport. The airport's official opening is planned for the end of September
May 10, 2019 17:39 PM

Gallery: Chinese Scientists Discover Species of Bat-Winged Dinosaur
Paleontologists unearthed the 163-million-year fossil of a Jurassic-era winged dinosaur in Northeast China’s Liaoning province and published their findings in renowned scientific journal Nature
May 09, 2019 16:50 PM

Gallery: China’s Newest Special Economic Zone Moves Ahead
The authorities in China’s newest special economic zone, the Xiongan New Area, began 2019’s first round of land acquisitions Tuesday after receiving approval from Hebei province. The government will acquire a total of 392 acres of land at a rate of around 4.4 million yuan ($655,000) an acre
May 08, 2019 17:53 PM

Gallery: AI Innovations on Display
The second Digital China Summit kicked off in Fuzhou, Fujian province on Monday, giving visitors the chance to check out internet courts, artificial intelligence-equipped cameras and 5G-connected robots
May 07, 2019 17:10 PM

Gallery: Dragons, Butterflies and a Kite So Big You Can Walk Through It
The Beijing International Kite Festival 2019 was held at the Beijing Garden Expo on Saturday, featuring kites in traditional Chinese and modern styles. The event aimed to draw kite lovers from around the world and promote traditional Chinese culture
May 06, 2019 14:55 PM

Gallery: Cosplayers Take To Hangzhou’s Streets
The 15th China International Cartoon and Animation Festival was held last week in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. As part of the festival, people dressed up as characters from movies and TV marched through the city. Last year, the festival attracted 1.43 million visitors
May 03, 2019 14:26 PM

Gallery: Horticultural Extravaganza Gets Beijing Blooming
The 2019 Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition opened in Beijing’s Yanqing district on Monday, two days before the May Day holiday. The event will run for more than five months and is expected to draw visitors from around the globe