Chinese cities dressed up to brace for Christmas
As Christmas is coming in days, Chinese people and merchants are dressing up homes, streets, shopping malls and other public places in Chinese cities with colorful decorations to cater to festive mood...
View ArticleKids mimic hand signals to celebrate Christmas
Young children and their teachers from a kindergarten in east Chinas Shandong province launched an environmental protection campaign on Wednesday (19 December 2012) to celebrate Christmas. They made a...
View Article3 dead after bus falls off cliff in Sichuan
A bus carrying more than 30 people fell off a cliff in the southwestern province of Sichuan this morning (20 December 2012). The accident occurred at about 9:30am when a bus broke through a guardrail...
View ArticleTickets go on sale for high-speed rail link between Beijing and Guangzhou
Tickets for the much-hyped high-speed rail link between Beijing and Guangzhou went on sale on Thursday (20 December 2012), with prices ranging from 865 yuan (US$138) in second class to 1,383 yuan in...
View ArticleHeavy snow disrupts traffic in northern China
Heavy snow battered northern China and northwest Chinas Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, disrupting road traffic and flights.
View ArticleChinese varsity student axed to death in library
A student in Chinas Anhui province was hacked to death with an axe in a university library on Thursday (20 December 2012). The victim, surnamed Tan, 23, a senior student majoring in biomedical...
View ArticlePolice raid refurbished iPhone workshop in Shenzhen
Local police raided a refurbished iPhone workshop on Thursday (20 December 2012) in Shenzhen, south Chinas Guangdong province, taking more than 10 people into custody. Hundreds of refurbished iPhone 4S...
View ArticleDaddy guards protect school after stabbing spree
On December 20, Chinese fathers were spotted standing at the gate of Shungeng Elementary School to protect students in Jinan city, capital of east Chinas Shandong province. These fathers volunteered to...
View ArticleWinter swimmers have fun in icy water despite shivering
Winter swimming is seen as an enjoyable and healthy exercise in China. Winter swimmers can be found shivering in Chinese northern provinces. Low temperatures, often below -10 degree Celsius, does not...
View ArticleCold wave hits many parts of China
Temperatures in Beijing plunged to between minus 15 and minus 20 degrees on Sunday (23 December 2012), the coldest in almost 30 years, forecasters said. The freeze brought snowfall and caused traffic...
View ArticleYoung people embrace Christmas across China
On Christmas Eve Chinese youngsters embrace the festival like Westerners but not for the religious reasons or for family reunion. Young people have found their Chinese way to celebrate the traditional...
View ArticleYoung people celebrate Christmas in Gangnam Style
On Christmas Eve Chinese youngsters embrace the festival like Westerners but not for the religious reasons or for family reunion. Young people have found their Chinese way to celebrate the traditional...
View ArticleChinese Santa Clauses distribute gifts to celebrate Christmas
On Christmas Eve Chinese youngsters embrace the festival like Westerners but not for the religious reasons or for family reunion. Young people have found their Chinese way to celebrate the traditional...
View ArticleApple fans visit Madame Tussauds to remember Steve Jobs
A wax figure of deceased Apple CEO Steve Jobs was put on display at Madame Tussauds in Shanghai, attracting many Apple fans to remember the genius.
View ArticleChinese people prepare stock fish for Spring Festival
Local farmers in Renhe town make herring into salted or smoked fish ahead of the lunar New Year celebrations. The small water town has nearly 700 hectares of fish farms. Chinese traditionally preserved...
View ArticleWorlds longest fast train line opens in China
The worlds longest high-speed rail line, which spans over half of China, began operating today (26 December 2012), but the G80 the first train from Guangzhou to Beijing has a low-attended in the...
View ArticleShanghai turns world expo site into shopping mall
Shanghai has reconstructed its World Expo Site into a shopping mall, whose first phase will open to the public on Friday (28 December 2012). Located on the Expo Axis of the former expo park, the mall...
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