YINCHUAN, April 18 (Xinhua) — Li Jinwu, from Nanchangtan Village in Zhongwei City, northwest China\’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, has witnessed the enormous changes in his hometown during his nearl
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Ancient Tibetan astronomy keeps shining
LHASA, April 7 (Xinhua) — In Lhasa, the capital of southwest China\’s Xizang Autonomous Region, a remarkable event unfolded at the Dakpo astronomical observatory — a structure with a history of over
China to export homegrown tunnel-boring machine to Italy
CHANGSHA, March 29 (Xinhua) — An independently developed tunnel-boring machine rolled off the production line on Thursday in Changsha, the capital of central China\’s Hunan Province, marking the sixth
New undersea tunnel sets record
Workers watch as the Zhanjiang Bay Undersea Tunnel of the Guangzhou-Zhanjiang High-speed Railway is completed on Friday. The tunnel is currently the longest of its kind in China. The Guangzhou-Zhanjia
6,300-year-old axe-like scepter found in east China
NANJING, March 12 (Xinhua) — Archaeologists have discovered a large stone \”yue,\” an axe-like ceremonial artifact, in a 6,300-year-old tomb in east China\’s Jiangsu Province.
The artifact, believed to
China-made green \”ro-ro\” ship starts maiden Europe trip with 5,000 cars
SHANGHAI, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) — A liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel \”ro-ro\” (roll-on/roll-off) cargo vessel departed Shanghai on its maiden voyage to Europe on Wednesday, transporting about 5,000 ca
Death toll rises to 64 in strong Japan quakes as aftershocks continue
TOKYO, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) — The death toll has risen to 64 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa as of Wednesday noon, after a series of powerful earthquakes hit the area in central Japan and t
China\’s expanding logistics sector indicates steady economy
BEIJING, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) — China\’s logistics sector registered faster expansion in November, official data showed Monday, as the latest evidence of a steady economic recovery powered by domestic dema
Maiden voyage of China\’s first home-grown cruise ship to start in 2024
SHANGHAI, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) — China\’s first domestically-built large cruise ship, the \”Adora Magic City,\” is scheduled to start its maiden voyage on Jan. 1 of 2024 from Shanghai, marking the beginnin
Qing Dynasty imperial edict found in north China
SHIJIAZHUANG, June 28 (Xinhua) — A five-color silk imperial edict, dating back to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), was found in north China\’s Hebei Province.
The 142-year-old imperial edict was found in