What looks like the Peruvian Nazca lines from above are actually tons of red chilies under the sun of the Gobi Desert. The farmers in Hami/Xinjiang lay out the pods to dry after harvesting, which in autumn temperatures of around 35 degrees gives them a clear competitive advantage over less warm regions of the world, […]
This cheese found in a Bronze Age grave in Xiaohe, northwest China, is somewhat past its prime. The 3,500-year-old cheese nuggets were discovered two decades ago on the necks of three mummies. But researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have only now been able to use the latest scientific methods to examine them further. […]
Do you recognize the two gentlemen in the center of the picture? That’s former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and Egon Krenz, the last head of state and party leader of the GDR. The two ex-politicians ran into each other – knowingly or not – at the Chinese embassy on Tuesday. The envoy of the People’s Republic […]
One last rehearsal before the big day: Around 7,000 teachers and students from the Hongxiang Education Group in Suqian (Jiangsu province) rehearse for the National Day celebrations on Monday. This Tuesday marks 75 years since the founding of the People’s Republic of China.
On October 1, the People’s Republic will celebrate the 75th anniversary of its founding. On Sunday, Xi Jinping awarded 15 highest national honors in the Great Hall of the People to distinguished figures of national history. Among them was Huang Zongde, who was brought into the hall in a wheelchair and in uniform alongside the […]
The two pandas, An An and Ke Ke, were shipped to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with a farewell ceremony in Sichuan. Raised at the China Conservation and Research Centre for the Giant Panda in Dujiangyan in 2019, the pair are an unusual gift to Hong Kong – the animals are normally only loaned. […]
Climbing is the trend sport of the season in China. Its popularity is also linked to the success of Chinese athlete Wu Peng, who won a silver medal in speed climbing at the Olympic Games in Paris. Beginners and advanced climbers are now showing themselves in dramatic climbing poses on social media, often in skintight […]
Leafy belly, foliated head, bushy brows: A ten-meter-tall panda balances next to a highway in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. The horticultural team that cut it out of greenery clearly cares little for gravity. A shave is probably due in a few days once the bearded ballet dancer begins to sprout branches from his chin, ears and brows.
It is well known that anticipation is the greatest joy. And so it seems that many Chinese can hardly wait for the approaching anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic. People are already busy taking pictures on Tiananmen Square in Beijing. These will probably be some pre-anniversary pictures, as the official date is next […]
Apple is losing more and more market share in China to local competitors. Nevertheless, people still stand in line whenever a new iPhone is launched – as shown here in front of the Apple Store in Hangzhou. This is despite the fact that the iPhone 16 in the People’s Republic has to make do without […]