BACK HOME

Chinese mountaineer Zhang Jingchuan, who survived a terror attack in Pakistan, hugs his son after arriving in Kunming, capital of southwest China’s Yunnan Province, on June 26. Two Chinese mountaineers were killed in a terror attack that claimed 11 lives in northern Gilgit-Baltistan on June 23. The local Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.     

RUSHING BACK HOME

<正>About 2.98 billion trips are expected to be made in China during the 2017 Spring Festival travel rush, which is known as chunyun in Chinese.China’s travel frenzy surrounding the festival officially lasts 40 days and this year occurs from January 13 to February 21. The estimated number of journeys during this hectic period in 2017 is 2.2 percent higher than the figure for the corresponding period in 2016.     

WELCOME BACK HOME

正Xiao Liwu enjoys bamboo at the Qingchengshan Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Pandas in Dujiangyan, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, on May 16.The 6-year-old giant panda arrived that day with his 27-year-old mother Bai Yun after the San Diego     

RETURNING HOME

正Soldiers from the Republic of Korea (ROK)(right) hand over the remains of Chinese soldiers kiled in the Korean War (1950-53) to Chinese honor guards in ROK’s Incheon on April 3.The remains and 145 items belonging to the fallen soldiers of the Chinese People’s     

COMING HOME

Chinese Preside nt Xi Jin ping and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte stood witness to the signing of an agreement by the two countries on March 23, according to which Italy will return 796 cultural relics and artworks to China. It signified the largest Chinese cultural relic and artwork return from overseas in two decades.     

BACK IN TOWN

正After years of perceived neglect,the United States is reasserting its influence in the Asia-Pacific The United States has shifted its focus to the Asia-Pacific. This momentous move has sparked a     

AWAY FROM HOME

正Zhang Wanqian joined the Chinese People's Armed Police Force (CAPF)after graduating from a military university in 2015 and is serving in a CAPF unit in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. This year is the third time he has celebrated the Spring Festival with his squadron. During the holiday, the armed police officers continued with their     

THE WAY HOME

正Passengers at a railway station in Chongqing on January 28, the day the Spring Festival travel season began. The 40-day period is expected to see 1.7 billion passenger trips. The number, though projected to rise 10 percent year on year, is also expected to be 40 percent less than in 2019 as new measures reduced mass gatherings to strengthen novel coronavirus disease control. The journeys are for families to meet and celebrate the Lunar New Year,     

THE JOURNEY HOME

<正>More people hit the road for the Spring Festival holiday after the lifting of travel restrictions Wei Lili,a woman who delivers milk to households with her husband in Beijing,hadn’t been back to her hometown in Shanxi Province for three years,owing to travel restrictions imposed to control the spread of COVID-19.This year,as China has optimized its pandemic control measures and lifted travel restrictions,     

A SHARED HOME

正The 2018 SCO Summit highlights the region’s shared future The 18th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization(SCO)attracted immense global attention and in particular was a magnet for both regional and worldwide media because it was the first time that otherwise archrivals     

BACK IN THE SADDLE

Economy rebounds as supportive policies activate reset button After a brief period of contraction due to novel coronavirus-triggered headwinds,China’s major economic indicators rebounded in March and are anticipated to see better performance in the second quarter.     

OVERSEAS, AND BACK

Chinese students are still heading overseas for education - but these days, they're also coming back. THE sea turtle may be one of the animal kingdoms' most endangered species, hut in its allegorical sense, it thrives. Each year, thousands of Chinese set out for distant lands on a hunt for knowledge, and well-worn trails lead to every top university on earth. Some never make it - they're snaffled up by massive competition, financial restraints or bureaucracy before they ever leave their shores. But those that do get through have different instincts than their predecessors - they     

A TASTE OF HOME

正Japanese professionals discover the warmth and promise of the ancient Chinese city Nanpu means the south wind in Japanese.When Jun Okuhara plannedto open a restaurant in Suzhou in east China’s Jiangsu Province,along with his Chinese partner Wang Yue,in 2015,he decided to call it Nanpu,since he is from Okinawa,the southernmost prefecture of Japan.     

MEETHAMLET NEAR YOUR HOME

正Benedict Cumberbatch and NT Live productions tour ChinaWhen Zhang Yifan enrolled in the C e n t r a l A c a d e m y o f D r a m a i n Beijing to start his master’s degree,he was given a set of textbooks containing a number of the world’s classic dramas.There were four plays by William Shakespeare among them—Hamlet,King Lear,Macbeth and Twelfth Night.     

HEADING FOR NEW HOME

Herders from Shuanghu County,Nagchu City,Tibet Autonomous Region in southwest China,are on a migration trip on December 23,2019.A total of 2,900 residents from three villages of Shuanghu have recently left their villages at an average altitude of 5,000 meters above the sea level and traveled nearly 1,000km to resettle in Konggar County,Shannan City,which is at a relatively low altitude.Their new homes are located on the southern bank of the Yarlung Zangbo River in south Tibet.     

ON THE HOME STRETCH

Over many months of training,test events and qualification matches,athletes have been thoroughly preparing themselves,both mentally and physically,for the Olympicand Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022.     

PUTTING POPULATION BACK ON TRACK

<正>Family planning policymakers focus on‘structural adjustment’to bolster an aging societyThe year 2016 has a special significance for China’s demographics,as the new policy of allowing all couples to have two children became effective from January 1that year.As a result,17.86 million births were     

BRINGING BACK THE BLUE SKIES

Professor awarded for his contributions to the improvement in China’s air quality In recent years,Beijing’s air quality charts have recorded significantly fewer smoggy days.People residing in the metropolis often take to their social media accounts to share posts of picture-perfect blue skies across the capital.