Not soccer, not tennis, but basketball is apparently the most popular sport in Taipan (Guizhou). On the weekend, the team from Tongren and Bijie played for 3rd place in the local village tournament on the town square. Thousands of spectators wanted to be there – if necessary with a long ladder and in spite of […]
Flower carpet against karst cones: The landscape near Guiyang is known for its picturesque hills. But in the springtime, there is another highlight. The cherry grove in the Gui’an New Area is around 1,600 hectares in size and attracts flocks of tourists for the short duration of its bloom.
When artist Duan Sixing reaches for his tools, an ordinary piece of wood is transformed into an artistic piece of furniture, sculpture or wall ornament. Three-dimensional forms emerge from an inconspicuous surface, a process that often takes months. Duan’s studio is located in southwestern Yunnan – in Jianchuan County, in the autonomous prefecture of Dali. […]
It is tea time in the southern Chinese region of Changning, in the province of Hunan. Or more precisely: Harvest time has started there. The tea pickers only have a few days to pluck the fresh leaves from the bushes and roast them in large vessels following a specific stirring procedure. This is what gives […]
Spring is here. Here, pink blossoms at Ming City Wall Site Park in Beijing signal the arrival of the warm months.
Fighting snowdrifts with leaf blowers: At a train station in Heilongjiang Province, high up in China’s north, employees use an unconventional method to clear a switch. While the trees are already blooming in Beijing, the north still experiences deep sub-zero temperatures. The regional railroad company issued an emergency plan on Wednesday to ensure working train […]
As few panda pictures as possible – that is the consensus at China.Table. However, these ladies and gentlemen enjoying their afternoon feast in the zoo of Chongqing are so funny to look at, the editor in charge of today’s issue just could not help themself. This picture just speaks for itself!
There are no limits to creativity – the important thing is that they fly: At the kite festival in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, enthusiasts present their new flying and stunt kites. But the rule is by no means: the higher, the better. Because then this yellow monster would stand no chance. What counts is originality.
One last choreographed hot water pouring. China’s National People’s Congress ended in Beijing on Monday. The quota of women among the approximately 3,000 delegates this year is said to have been 26.5 percent – not counting these ladies.
A moving splash of color against the overwhelming gray: In Wuhan, Hubei, cherry blossoms adorn a train on metro line 1. It will run in this design until April. After that, spring will have to step in and beautify the concrete canyons with actual flowering trees.