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It took more than 70 years before the remains of 43 members of the Chinese People’s Volunteer Army were returned from South Korea to the People’s Republic. The soldiers had joined the Korean War in October 1950 to fight on the side of the communist North against the US-supported Republic of Korea in the South. […]

Angela Merkel’s autobiography “Freedom” was published in 30 countries this week. A Chinese version of Merkel’s political memoirs is available from Taiwanese publisher Infortress Publishing under the title: “自由: 回憶錄1954-2021”. In her book, Merkel reflects only relatively briefly on her relationship with China and her first encounters with Xi, whom she was able to impress […]

Changchun. Steel city. Motor city. This is where Puyi, the last emperor of China, once ruled the satellite state of Manchukuo as a puppet of the Japanese occupiers. The average temperature in January is minus 17 degrees. However, it can occasionally drop to almost minus 40 degrees. It’s a city perfect for heavy metal. Some […]

When going sledding, going up the hill is usually the most annoying part – but the Lianhua Mountain Ski Resort in Changchun has now found a solution. The robot sled dog can pull people and their sleds up the hill. And it does so over and over again without ever getting tired.

It was again that time yesterday: 2,000 runners from over 20 countries competed in the Shanghai Tower Vertical Marathon. The name “marathon” is deceptive – fortunately. The runners did not have to cover 42 kilometers, but “only” 119 floors. The vertical route in the Shanghai Tower is 552 meters high and has 3,398 steps, making […]

Snake gourd by the meter – in the village of Suqian, in Jiangsu province, the Trichosanthis fructus are hung up to dry. The gourds are used in traditional Chinese medicine. When dried, they are believed to help against all kinds of ailments, including coughs and phlegm – perfect for the cold season.

Inspired by the Hollywood films “Minions” and “Everything Everywhere All At Once”, more and more young Chinese people are buying stones with googly eyes, hats and other individual decorations. These “pets” serve as quiet companions that do not need to be walked or fed. According to Sixth Tone, sales on Taobao rose by 246 percent […]

Wool hand crabs are a popular delicacy that can be found in many places in China at the moment – it’s the season. They are tied together and served either alive or already cooked. The females with their orange, buttery eggs are particularly popular with gourmets. When eating them, the rule is to break them […]

Why travel far away when one’s own country has so much to offer? With a good dose of campfire romance, RV manufacturers want to make traveling with a hotel room on four wheels appealing to potential customers in the People’s Republic, like here at the auto show in Guangzhou. Incidentally, the campfire in the picture […]

Thousands of electric vehicles are ready for delivery at the Chang’an Automobile Distribution Center in Chongqing. Up to and including October, the number of electric cars sold in the People’s Republic was almost ten million. The 12 million mark is expected to be broken by the end of the year. Chang’an is one of the […]