The SQX-1 commercial carrier rocket carrying the Di\’er-1 satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Dec. 17, 2023. The rocket blasted off at 3 p.m. (Beijing Time
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Ancient Tibetans crossbreed yak, cattle 2,500 years ago: study
CHENGDU, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) — A new archaeological study has shown that inhabitants of the southern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau engaged in crossbreeding of yak and cattle in the high-altitude region at least
Hehuang shadow puppetry — art at fingertips
An inheritor carves out a puppet at a shadow puppetry troupe in Xining, northwest China\’s Qinghai Province, Dec. 14, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Xue Di)
As a form of traditional theater, Chinese
Winter scenery across China
This photo taken on Dec. 14, 2023 shows the winter scenery at Kongtong Mountain in Pingliang, northwest China\’s Gansu Province. (Photo by Wu Xihui/Xinhua)Tourists visit Pingyao ancient city amid falli
China launches reusable test spacecraft
JIUQUAN, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) — China successfully launched a reusable test spacecraft by a Long March-2F carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Thursday.
The reusa
Top procuratorate orders arrest of former Shaanxi provincial legislator
BEIJING, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) — The Supreme People\’s Procuratorate (SPP) has ordered the arrest of Li Jinzhu, a former senior legislator of northwest China\’s Shaanxi Province, for suspected bribe-taking.
Admire the snowy landscape of Alake Lake in NW China\’s Qinghai
Alake Lake, nestled in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in northwest China’s Qinghai Province, has turned into a stunning winter wonderland, with emerald blue waters glistening against distant mountains blan
Tech investment increased to preserve Great Wall in NW China
Liu Junjun (L), an associate researcher from the cultural heritage monitoring center of Jiayuguan Silk Road (the Great Wall) cultural research institute, patrols the Jiayu Pass scenic area with a coll
Exploring the unique charm of NW China\’s Dunhuang in winter
Dunhuang, located in northwest China\’s Gansu Province, was a pivotal hub on the ancient Silk Road, and is a treasure trove of historical and cultural heritage, including the world-famous Mogao Grottoe
49 giant panda cubs born at Qinling research center
A staff member holds giant panda cub An An at the Research Center for Qinling Giant Panda, one of China\’s major giant panda breeding and research bases, in northwest China\’s Shaanxi Province, Dec. 5,