LANZHOU, July 7 (Xinhua) — Researchers have discovered a family of three black-necked cranes at a wetland in northwest China\’s Gansu Province, marking the first time these rare high-plateau birds hav
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Coffee aroma permeates in mountain village
HANGZHOU, June 24 (Xinhua) — Anji, a small county in east China\’s Zhejiang Province with a permanent population of about 590,000, receives over 28 million tourists every year. There are more than 300
Ranger helps brown bear cubs reunite with mother
While carrying out a routine patrol, Gelek Gyatso, a devoted ranger of Chumarle county, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China\’s Qinghai Province, encountered three brown bear cubs looki
Chinese expedition reaches world\’s highest peak for scientific research
MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, Tibet, May 23 (Xinhua) — A Chinese expedition team reached the summit of Mount Qomolangma on Tuesday, as they look to carry out scientific research on the world\’s highest
China-made world’s 1st mid-infrared solar observation telescope nearing trial stage
Breakthroughs have been made in solar physics research with the domestically developed world’s first mid-infrared solar observation telescope entering a critical phase of assembly and debugging of its
NASA\’s Mars helicopter set to hit new altitude record in new flight
LOS ANGELES, March 28 (Xinhua) — NASA\’s Mars helicopter is preparing for a new flight this week, set to hit a new altitude record of about 16 meters, NASA said on Tuesday.The flight, the 49th of the
Picturesque scenery of cloud-shrouded tea garden in Sichuan
A 40-hectare tea garden with an altitude of 1,300 to 1,500 meters is shrouded in clouds, forming a beautiful picture at Hongya County, southwest China\’s Sichuan Province, March 21, 2023. (Photo: China
U.S. surveillance drone crashes into Black Sea after its own sharp maneuvers: Russian Defense Ministry
MOSCOW, March 14 (Xinhua) — The Russian Defense Ministry said Tuesday that a U.S. MQ-9 drone fell into the Black Sea due to its own sharp maneuvering.\”As a result of sharp maneuvering around 9:30 a.m
China to install new optical telescope on Pamirs
URUMQI, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) — China will install a new optical telescope on the Pamirs, which will be the third largest in the country, according to Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory under the Chinese A