Zodiac race track: The “Zodiac Mountain Road” (十二盘坡 ) near Haidong in the east of the Chinese province of Qinghai has twelve curves in store for car and two-wheeler drivers – one for each sign of the zodiac. In the Year of the Buffalo, the road winds from Xining to the Huzhu Beishan National Forest […]
Autumn in Harbin: The colorful aesthetics of golden October shine in Zhaolin Park.
Real music again at last! After two years, the Hong Kong government lifted the ban on live performances imposed during the Covid pandemic. Since last Thursday, bands have been allowed to play in bars and clubs again – like here the group Jordan Road in the long-established expat bar “The Wanch” in the Wanchai District.
A sea of blossoms meets the splendor of leaves. With all its might, autumn makes everything shine once again – and this lady shines with it. The photo was taken in the Olympic Forest in Beijing, just a few kilometers away from a somewhat less flowery political event.
All of China’s media, as well as foreign media representatives, are present at the press conferences surrounding the current 20th National Party Congress. But who is allowed to ask a question and, above all, which one, is decided in advance down to the last minute detail. Even if this picture suggests that persistent hand raising […]
A new theatre building was recently opened in the city of Nantong (Jiangsu Province). Even beyond the well-known metropolises, the country’s culture is dressing itself in increasingly beautiful architecture.
While the CCP convenes in the Great Hall of the People, the Daxing International Hydrogen Energy Demonstration Zone on the outskirts of the capital is all about future technologies. The zone is part of a “3+N” hydrogen industry ecosystem jointly developed by the cities of Beijing and Tianjin and the province of Hebei (Jing-Jin-Ji). At […]
Harbingers of Nesat: A man surfs the rough waves heralding the typhoon at Big Wave Bay in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Observatory issued warnings earlier this week that Typhoon Nesat is moving closer to the Guangdong coast. According to the report, the storm could also hit Hong Kong.
If it has to be distance learning, then go all the way. For the third time, astronauts from the Chinese space station held a lesson from space. The topics covered included growing rice in space, drinking with a long straw, and capillary effects. The astronauts had the children’s full attention, here in a classroom at […]
Workplace for the press: The media center for the CP Congress, which begins on Sunday, has already opened. Here, domestic and foreign media representatives have access only with special accreditations. In 2017, there was a record number of reporters, according to official figures: Around 3,000 media professionals, including around 1,800 international journalists, were accredited for […]