We talked about the inaugural China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo in our program last month. Today, let's take a look at some figures that highlight the significance of this event.
In the mountains of western Hunan sits Shibadong, a village with rich ethnic charm. The Miao people living there celebrate their festivals by playing on swings, playing the sheng (a traditional Chinese reed instrument), performing dragon dances, and singing folk songs. They wear embroidered Miao costumes and eat wild vegetables and cured meat. They might not have foreseen that their long-standing traditional culture and lifestyle would one day become their way out of poverty.
In recent years, an internet-based nursing program has been piloted in many cities to provide door-to-door services for senior citizens.
The 14th Group of 20 (G20) summit was held June 28-29 in Osaka, Japan. Over the past decade, G20 nations have confronted many difficulties together. In response to crises, they have coordinated macroeconomic policies, upheld free trade, opposed protectionism, and made great contributions to preventing the global financial crisis from turning into a disaster like the Great Depression in the 1930s.
Agriculture is a major part of China-Africa cooperation and of key interest to both sides. A single seed of rice has become the bridge of China-Africa friendship.
At the end of 2015, British newspaper The Guardian selected "seven wonders of the modern world near completion" and Beijing Daxing International Airport, set to be the world's largest, was on the list.
The Children's Day is around the corner. What's your memory of childhood? Toy cars and dolls? Recently, an 8-year-old boxing girl nicknamed Little Tangyuan, has become a hit on the Internet.
The Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations (CDAC) was convened in Beijing this month. Focusing on the keyword "civilization," participants shared their experiences on governance, and discussed such topics as the diversity of civilizations.
On May 12, 2008, a devastating earthquake hit Wenchuan county in southwestern China's Sichuan province. Drawing lessons from this bitter experience, in the past 11 years, China has made great progress in the development of disaster prevention and mitigation procedures.
After two years, many heads of state will gather again in Beijing to chart the course for future cooperation at the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.
Qingming (Pure Brightness), the 5th solar term, falls on April 5 this year. Tea leaves picked before Qingming are called ming qian cha, or pre-Qingming tea.
The Venetian businessman Marco Polo never could have imagined that his journey to China by camel and on foot would still be prompting his country's economic growth and improving people's lives, even after more than 700 years.
Last month, China unveiled its Outline Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. While creating more opportunities for the development of the three places, the plan's implementation is also sure to meet some challenges.
As one of the major topics of this year's Two Sessions, the draft foreign investment law is the most powerful legal guarantee of a sound foreign investment climate.
At the ongoing second session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, Premier Li Keqiang delivered his government work report covering the past year, in which the Chinese economic development is the issue of greatest concern to the people.
Satellite data shows that the Earth's green leaf area has increased by five percent since the early 2000s, an area equivalent to all of the Amazon rainforests. China and India are two leading contributors, jointly responsible for a third of the foliage increase.
Recently, a heartwarming short video called "Four Generations Under One Roof" went viral. In the video, a young girl jumps on screen and calls for her mom, who follows suit until the eldest matriarch last appears.
On Jan. 11, Beijing's municipal administrative center officially moved from the city center to the suburban Tongzhou District, which is 30 kilometers east. The administration's "home relocation" is broad in scale, attracting wide attention.
A new round of China-U.S. vice-ministerial trade talks has concluded. This was an important step to implement the consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries in Argentina last month.
"Striving" has been chosen as the Chinese Character of the Year 2018 reflecting the domestic situation. This character contains a double meaning of "going all out to win success" and "plucking up one's courage."
A fate-changing meeting for China was underway today 40 years ago. That was the third plenary session of the 11th central committee of the Communist Party of China.
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. On Dec. 6, the 12th China International Garden Expo opened in Nanning, the regional capital.
Over the past decade, the G20 summit has developed from an emergency mechanism to cope with financial crisis to an important platform for global governance especially in the financial and economic sectors.
Recently, a mission that the Chinese people have been fighting for nearly half a century suddenly started trending on social media platforms. The Maowusu desert, once one of the four major deserts in the country, is on the brink of becoming a green land.
The China International Import Expo (CIIE) is currently underway in Shanghai. Its most distinctive feature is that it is the first State-level exhibition in the world promoting imports, with all the exhibitors and goods coming from overseas and domestic enterprises present as potential purchasers.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's recent visit to China will steer bilateral ties onto a path of sound cooperative development, as the two countries work together toward greater contributions to Asia and the world.
Chinese embroidery is a traditional craft dating back two or even three millennia. During the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC), a custom prevailed of embellishing clothes with embroidery.
When it comes to film festivals in Africa, people tend to think of such events as the Cairo International Film Festival and the Pan-African Festival of Cinema and Television of Ouagadougou.
Sept. 28 marks 2,569 years since the birth of Confucius, who is known as the "great sage and teacher" in China, whose ethical and philosophical teachings continue to have a profound influence on every aspect of Chinese society.
China established a similar festival -- the Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival. This is the first of its kind in the country, and will be celebrated annually on the autumn equinox as calculated under the Chinese lunar calendar, usually around Sept. 23.