GATHERING STEAM--China supports enterprises and individuals to counter epidemic-induced headwinds

After resigning and returning to his hometown Da’an County in Hunan Province in central China for a new job at the end of last year,23-year-old Tian Wei met with difficulties in finding a new job due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus.However,the predicament did not last long.     

Gutian:Red History,Green Future

GUTIAN Town in western Fujian Province is known as the site of the Gutian Conference of 1929, a landmark event in China’s revolutionary history. After the defeated Kuomintang fled to and occupied Taiwan     

GATHERING STEAM

正China supports enterprises and individuals to counter epidemic-induced headwinds After resigning and returning to his hometown Da’an County in Hunan Province in central China for a new job at the end of last year, 23-year-old Tian Wei met with difficulties in finding a new job due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. However, the predicament did not last long. With the help of the     

Libo-a Wonderland

Libo, a county located in southwest China's Guizhou Province, is a green kingdom of miraculous rivers and mountains. After years of efforts, the local government has explored a new way to protect the area's biodiversity and integrity     

Hiking the Huashan Mountain

正After a two-hour ride from Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, the bus reached Huashan Mountain, one of the five sacred Taoist mountains in China. It took me almost five hours to hike up to the western peak.     

Qin Shihuang, the First Emperor in Chinese History

On a day in January 259 B.C., a boy was born in Handan (now Handan City, North China's Hebei Province) to the family of Yi Ren. Handan was the capital of the State of Zhao. Named Ying Zheng, the baby was to become the First Emperor of China.In 238 B.C., at the age of 22, Ying Zheng was coronated. After the coronation and victory with the struggle for the throne, King Qin applied the strategy of     

The Shenzhen Miracle

正China’s reform started in rural areas,but its reform and opening up began in Shenzhen,southern Guangdong Province.Adjacent to Hong Kong,Shenzhen was a small fishing village prior to 1978,but underwent dramatic changes thanks to the reform and opening-up policy.After the Third Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the     

The Central Boom

After development strategies in Xiongan New Area,the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the Yangtze River Delta have all been put on track,another region in China is going to see a great upsurge.During a recent visit to Jiangxi Province,President Xi Jinping presided over a work symposium on May 21 on the rise of China's central region.     

Believe It or Not

A recent earthquake in Sichuan Province sparks debate over the efficacy of early-warning systems After a 7.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Lushan County in Ya’an City in southwest China’s Sichuan Province on April 20, a man in distant Heze City, Shandong Province, rose to instant Internet fame. He was dubbed "thekingofprophets"afternetizensdiscovered that he successfully predicted the earthquake in Lushan one month before it hit. Unreliable prediction Controversial prediction Alarm system     

In the Name of Dignity

After four years of ceaseless effort, a villager in Zhejiang Province has won a lawsuit against the local government Swearing to seek justice, Zhang Zhaoliang, 39, gave up his regular income to devote his time to a lawsuit he filed against the local government over unfair land requi-sition. The already debt-ridden     

TAPPING INTO NEW POTENTIAL

正Cooperation zones facilitate development and life at large across the Greater Bay Area During his days working for the local government and an accounting firm in his hometown of Hong Kong, Lo Yuenlai cherished an entirely different professional dream—to work in the field of technology and innovation. After learning about the opportunities opening up in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province,the young man decided to give it a go.     

Bridge of Cultural Exchanges——Story of Sheng Cheng,Recipient of Knight of the Legion of Honor Medal

Sheng Cheng, a native of Yizheng, Jiangsu Province, who lived to the age of 98, led a legendary life. In his early days he joined Tung-meng Hui (the Chinese Revolutionary League), went through the Revolution of 1911 and took part in the May 4th Movement of 1919. When studying in France he was involved in establishing the French Communist Party. After returning home, he threw himself into the movement of resistance against Japanese aggression and for national salvation.     

Grand Rituals Revived

After years of neglect China is reawakening to its traditional festivals April 5 was an extraordinary day in northwest China’s Shaanxi Province. Around 10,000 people gathered in Huangling County to commemorate the Yellow Emperor, or Huang Di, the legendary ruler and ances- tor of the Chinese nation. At a time when China is modernizing at a rapid pace, it marked a growing trend for observing old traditions that had been almost forgotten.     

No Crying Over Spilt Milk

A preliminary takeover plan to rescue beleaguered baby formula maker Sanlu is taking shape After months of waiting and specu-lation, the destiny of Sanlu GroupCo., the dairy products maker at the center of a scandal over chemi-cally contaminated milk, is starting to come into focus.Beijing-based Sanyuan Group isreportedly set to acquire Sanlu's sevenkey affiliate milk plants in Shijiazhuang,capital of Hebei Province. Meanwhile,     

A CHANCE TO RENOVATE

After three decades of dramatic growth,China’s economy needs a breather to refuel Inside a sea-wave-shaped building in Dalian,a coastal city in northeast China’s Liaoning Province,political leaders,business elites and economists from around the world hardly exhausted the list of economic issues that have     

Kungfu Dream

正Africans are trained at the martial art’s birthplace When a gray day dawned upon the sleeping Dengfeng City in Henan Province a group of people were already wel awake.After a short walk along the stone path they soon gathered at an old temple.They pressed their palms together and bowed to their master,a Chinese monk in a yellow robe who returned the courtesy.     

All Hands on Deck

After a month of control measures,regions outside Hubei Province in central China have begun to report fewer or even zero novel coronavirus infections while the number of cured patients discharged from hospitals is increasing.Businesses and other organizations are restarting work in an orderly and secured way amid strengthened epidemic control.Even in Hubei,the most affected province during the outbreak,the number of newly confirmed and suspected cases is decreasing.     

BUSTLING WITH ACTIVITY

正The Chinese city hardest-hit by the pandemic reconnects with the outside world With horns blasting on ferryboats,the city of Wuhan in Hubei Province in central China,the epicenter of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country,decla red its reopening on April 8.Echoing the blasts,some vehicles honked their horns at the exits of the city's expressways,after waiting for hours for the barricades to be lifted for the city that had endured a 76-day lockdown.After getting the news about the reopening,Zhang Lu,a Wuhan resident,drove to the Wudong highway toll station on April 7to confirm the news.She then drove back to     

A NEW LEASE OF LIFE

<正>The result of the universal two-child policy is in line with projected population growth After leaving Beijing for nearly a year,Qiao Shifu,a retired grandfather,was"summoned"back from Shanxi Province to babysit his newborn granddaughter,the second child of his son.Qiao had lived in the capital for more than six years since his first grandchild was