Suddenly, more and more dead pigs appear in a river in the middle of the metropolis of Shanghai. This is the main theme in Cathy Yan’s episodic film “Dead Pigs,” which takes a close look at a rapidly changing Chinese urban population in various storylines. The film was made in 2018, had its world premiere […]
The Himalayasaurus has not made it into the Jurassic Park film series yet. One reason may be that little is known about this giant reptile, which looks like an overweight dolphin with sharp teeth. In 1972, a Chinese researcher first learned about this sea monster, which has been extinct for about 200 million years. Paleontologists […]
Winter wheat harvest in the village of Gujiabang in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu: Combine harvesters bring in the ripe grain. According to official figures, the winter wheat harvest is even ahead of schedule this year.
With colorful flags and heavy loads, Chinese truckers test the durability of the new Jinfeng-Wujiang Bridge. A total of 48 of these 35-ton trucks were on the bridge on Sunday – and arrived safely on the other side.
What looks a bit like a welded-together DIY contraption is the Shenhai Yongshi (Deep Sea Warrior). It is on board the research vessel Tansuo-1 in the port of Sanya. The underwater vehicle is far more than meets the eye: It currently assists an archaeological operation. Because two Ming Dynasty shipwrecks have been located at a […]
We are used to pictures of rocket launches in the desert. Not so in China. A launch vehicle of the type “Long March 3B” took off on Wednesday from the Xichang satellite launch center in the densely overgrown forests of Sichuan province. On board: a Beidou satellite, the Chinese equivalent of the US GPS system, […]
The journey to Mars is long and perilous. China’s first rover Zhurong didn’t survive the trip – it might have been best to stay in the Gobi Desert, like its little toy friend. About 20 kilometers from Jinchang, Gansu Province, lies Mars Base 1, a nearly 70-square-kilometer survival simulation camp modeled after the red planet. […]
Mission accomplished: Loaded with 70 kilograms of fresh fruit, spare parts and 600 kilograms of fuel, the unmanned cargo ship “Tianzhou-6” successfully docked at the Chinese space station “Tiangong” (Heavenly Palace) on Thursday. The station’s crew unloaded the cargo – and can now bite into an apple again for the first time in months.