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Close enough to touch – that’s what the moon looked like in the sky over Shenzhen on Wednesday night. The rare “supermoon”, in which the full moon is at the closest point in its orbit to Earth, could be observed worldwide.

Jiangxi province is experiencing heavy rainfall. This road near the city of Yongxiu would be flooded completely – if the engineers hadn’t put protective walls on its left and right.

Aesthetic, but unfortunately illegible: In Anyang, a museum visitor tries to decipher ancient seal characters. The city in Henan Province is famous for spectacular finds of oracle bones, which are considered the first evidence of Chinese writing in the Shang Dynasty (ca. 1,600-1,046 BC). Anyang has become an important archaeological site and the location of […]

Skills shortages and demographic change – China’s answer to this is, among other things, robot technology. This example could replace baristas in the future. It was on display at the 24th China Hi-Tech Fair in Shenzhen. Apparently, however, the inventor does not yet trust the robot barista enough to let him handle porcelain filters or […]

Uncomfortable: Over the weekend, the first snowfalls of the beginning winter fell over parts of China’s northeastern province of Jilin. Here, a food delivery man rolls over the slippery streets of Changchun city, his hands protected by giant gloves.

For the first time since 2009, online retailer Alibaba has not released figures for its “Single’s Day” bargain event. The annual sales race on 11.11. had brought the retailer $84.5 billion in sales last year. This time, Alibaba only let it be known that the 2022 results were comparable. Our picture shows a woman at […]

The Xiaoman time of the year (小滿) has arrived, the time of the “lesser fullness of grain.” In the traditional Chinese calendar, it marks the beginning of the main agricultural season. It lasts until June 5 – and China’s farms are indeed very busy during this time.

In China, children spend too much time in front of screens, too, which means that lack of exercise is a big issue for them. Why not rely on tried-and-tested methods? More and more parents are sending their children to traditional kung fu and taichi schools during vacations so that they can exercise.

The organizers of the aerospace fair in Zhuhai in southern China probably did not intend this air show to be a statement for more diversity and peace – despite the colors. On the contrary: with numerous new fighter jets, Chinese manufacturers want to prove they have caught up in military technology. On display: The “aerial […]

A caravan of chrysanthemum pickers makes its way through the hilly landscape of Youyang, outside the mega-city of Chongqing in the southwest. In China, the golden yellow flower has been cultivated for 1600 years, and chrysanthemum tea is very popular. Because of its blooming in autumn and its winter hardiness, the plant is considered a […]