What looks like a crater landscape on the moon is actually part of the Karez irrigation system of the Hami Basin in Xinjiang. The technology for underground storage of groundwater is probably thousands of years old. However, the craters in Xinjiang probably only date back to the 15th century. Along with the Great Wall and […]
Spring is here – PE lessons are back outdoors, like here in Suqian in Jiangsu province, where students learn how to play basketball.
Farmers in Shandong province sow peanuts. China is by far the largest peanut producer in the world – estimates for the 2022/23 season are over 18 million tons. But don’t worry: There are no dependencies in this case. Germany still sources the majority of its peanuts from South America.
The bright yellow rape blossom is followed by the bright pink color of the bougainvillea in Chinese spring. The false flowers, which mainly grow in subtropical regions, have also become a tourist attraction, like here in a valley in the Qingxiu Mountains near Nanning, capital of the Guangxi Autonomous Region.A visitor center has been built […]
Young Chinese have transformed a seemingly unremarkable park in Chengdu’s Yulin district into a mini Disneyland. Where previously it was mainly pensioners passing the time on gym equipment, young people in costumes of famous Disney characters now come together, film videos and listen to music. The hype originated from a dispute between two rappers from […]
The Magpie Bridge 2 (鹊桥二号) has been unloaded. This relay satellite of the National Space Administration of China was launched to the moon on March 20 together with the technology testing satellites Tiandu 1 and Tiandu 2 by a Long March 8 carrier rocket. The news agency Xinhua has now published a photo of it.The […]
Lang Lang – the “Leonardo da Vinci of the piano”? The Chinese star pianist was certainly celebrated as such when he was honored on Hollywood’s “Walk of Fame.” The 41-year-old received the 2778th star plaque on Hollywood Boulevard. In his acceptance speech, the world-famous musician said it was his dream come true. Lang started playing […]
This culinary work of art comes from the cuisine of the Zhuang minority in the southern Chinese province of Guangxi. All kinds of colorful delicacies are being presented there these days as part of the Hundred Dishes Festival at the Rongan Experimental Primary School in Liuzhou – and are also being eaten despite this elaborate […]
Rapeseed as a tourist attraction: Xinghua, located in the coastal province of Jiangsu, has built a special site crisscrossed by small canals, complete with pavilions and traditionally designed boats. From the air, the site looks almost like yellow Chinese characters surrounded by water. In April, rapeseed blossoms all over southern China.
Chinese companies have invested heavily in Africa. And they are now also focusing on soft power there. For instance, the Chinese streaming service Boomplay sponsored a music festival in the Kenyan capital Nairobi over the weekend. Local artists such as rapper Sylvia Saru were invited to “Boomfest.” Founded in 2015 by parent company Transsnet, Boomplay […]