All sections of the new Guiyang-Nanning high-speed rail line have been in operation since Thursday. In numbers: 482 km of track, 148 switches, a top speed of 350 kilometers per hour. A small section of it is seen here from the air – near Duyun, the capital of Qiannan County in southwest China.
China and other East Asian countries observed the Hungry Ghost Festival on Wednesday. The Zhongyuan Festival (中元节) is a festival of forgiveness commemorating ancestors and their wandering spirits. It falls on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month, which coincides with the day of the full moon.
Not a UFO, but a museum. Perhaps even a time machine. It will only be two months before science fiction fans in Chengdu take off in it. In October, it will be the venue for the Hugo Awards, the Oscars of science fiction and fantasy literature. For the associated event, the 81st World Science Fiction […]
The serious side of life begins on the first day of school in China: In Qiannan in southern Guizhou province, hundreds of children were introduced to lessons on Monday as part of the first writing ceremony. The picture shows a bird’s eye view of boys and girls sitting at yellow desks. Next to each of […]
Not ugly ducklings, but white geese are swimming on a lake in Huai in Jiangsu province. According to the information, it is not just an idyllic sight, but moreover an ecological aviculture.
This little pup in his current form isn’t a newcomer to the planet – he’s a clone, as declared on his chest harness: “我是克隆狗” (I am a cloned dog). He was showcased alongside other pets at the Pet Asia Show in Shanghai last week. The company Beijing Sinogu Biotechnology offers this service. Dog owners can […]
Smog-free on the SUP: The former cesspool on the Liangma River in Beijing has been transformed into an attractive recreational area. On Tuesday, water sports enthusiasts again enjoyed their time on the water. The renaturation park stretches from the 3rd to the 4th ring.
Marigold harvest in Pingbei in the province of Hebei: The yellow petals of the marigold are said to have an anti-inflammatory effect, reducing pain and swelling. Mostly they are processed as tea. The price of a kilogram of the blossoms on the online trading platform Alibaba ranges between 0.50 cents and 1.50 euros.
These are not elk grazing here in the wetlands of Yancheng in Jiangsu Province – even if the English name “elk” might suggest so. In North America, however, the elk we know in Europe are called “moose.” This is a species of East Asian deer, a subspecies of the wapiti. The name wapiti (“white rump”) […]
Construction site at night: The nearly 290-kilometer-long high-speed rail line that workers are working on here at Henggang Station runs from Nanchang, Jiangxi in the west, via the porcelain city of Jingdezhen to Huangshan, Anhui further east. It is expected to be completed by the end of the year.