Finding refuge from an approaching typhoon has always been one of the challenges of Chinese coastal shipping. As in centuries past, fishing boats still seek safety in sheltered bays or harbors. Here, dozens of boats have fled to the natural harbor of the now fairly urbanized fishing village of Shenjiamen on Zhoushan Island in the […]
What looks like a rural circus rehearsal is actually a cleverly improvised form of agriculture. Rice farmers from Suqian in the northern province of Jiangsu use the buoyancy of hydrogen balloons to lift a nozzle that sprays pesticides over the fields.
This watermelon may already be ripe. But it could be even bigger. At least, that’s the way the food developers see it, who are presenting their giant watermelon varieties at the 23rd Agricultural Expo in Changchun, southern China. And every year they present a melon that is even bigger and tastier. We are already looking […]
Starting them young: In Chinese bookshops, customers are not just allowed to browse through the books. It is quite normal for them to sit down somewhere in the store and read the books from front to back. Nevertheless, bookstores seem to make enough money out of it. China is one of the countries that read […]
Beijing residents are known across China for giving nicknames to just about everything, and the headquarters of China’s state and propaganda broadcaster, CCTV, is no exception. This monumental structure, which was swiftly dubbed “Big Underpants” due to its shape in Beijing slang, was completed just in time for the opening of the 2008 Summer Olympics […]
These pandas don’t look all that fluffy yet. After all, the two embryos in the womb of Meng Meng, the female panda at Berlin Zoo, are only a few weeks old. After weeks of anticipation, there was a wave of rejoicing in the Panda Garden at Berlin Zoo on Sunday morning. The ultrasound machine first […]
The 41st World Coin Awards were presented on Monday. This beautiful coin from China is a reminiscence of the Peking Opera and rightly won the prize for the best coin in circulation.
While harvesting the gorgon fruit looks like a painting when viewed from above, it is hard work. To get to the pea-sized seeds, the large, leathery water lily leaves must first be folded aside. A spiky capsule containing the seeds is then waiting underneath in the water. The gorgon fruit is said to be rich […]
Shanghai’s Changle Lu, roughly translated as “Street of Eternal Happiness,” has always been one of the most popular streets for Chinese hipsters and expats with its run-down charm and many cafés, bars and fashion stores. However, many of the slightly crooked houses in the former French Concession have been cleared for demolition in recent weeks. […]
The Yang Xiao Chu 杨小厨 restaurant in Paris’s 15th arrondissement has become a popular meeting spot for Chinese Olympic athletes. Not far from the table tennis venues, owner Tang Zhongqiu serves spicy soups and hotpot that are eagerly enjoyed by table tennis stars such as Ding Ning and Liu Guozheng. In recent weeks, queues have […]