Gaofen 3-03 on its way to space: A Long March-4C rocket launches the satellite into space from the Jiuquan Cosmodrome in northwest China. The new high-resolution Earth observation satellite has successfully entered its planned orbit, state officials reported. Together with Gaofen 3, launched in August 2016, and Gaofen 3-02, launched in November 2021, Gaofen 3-03 […]
Tea harvest in Ankang in the Shaanxi province. The region is one of China’s seven major tea-growing areas. Here in Liping County, the local government has particularly boosted production in recent years.
The first steel box girder is in place. Construction of the Hongqimen Bridge began this weekend. By 2024, 76 more girders are to be added to connect the Nansha district and the city of Zhongshan. The 32-kilometer bridge is an important part of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area infrastructure project.
Lamps decorated with bunnies. Who wouldn’t think of Easter? These pretty decorative objects, however, were made for the Lantern Festival in February. The festival gives a taste of the coming year. When the Year of the Rabbit dawns, there will be a Chinese-Western bunny rush in the spring.
These two little Bengal tigers have three more siblings. The tiger quintuplets were born in Chimelong Safari Park in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province. Last weekend, they made their first public appearance. The five Bengal tiger babies were born during the Spring Festival and are a small sensation – normally a tiger mother gives birth to only […]
Peaches from Pinggu are not just a delicacy in nearby Beijing. However, it will still be a while before they can be picked. But even before that, the district in northeastern Beijing is worth a visit. At the moment, the peach blossoms are beckoning in pale pink, as these two children know how to enjoy.
A sperm whale washed up on the beach in Xiangshan near Ningbo. On Wednesday, helpers managed to push it back into the sea. For stranded whales, desiccation is particularly dangerous. So the helpers repeatedly doused him with water from plastic buckets – and kept him wet enough. In the end, he calmly swam away.
The large Shanghai lockdown spawns numerous memes. Like this pun on whether or not the lockdown will end at the end of May.
Chengdu is different from most Chinese megacities. The capital of Sichuan Province is a kind of alternative center for creative minds, as far as a dictatorship even allows alternatives. And there is a lot to see here, too. The Anshun Bridge over the Jin River, illuminated at night, is an absolute eye-catcher. Photo: Dmitry Rukhlenko
First trip on new rails: This proud train sets off from the oasis city of Dunhuang in western China toward Thailand’s capital Bangkok. It is the maiden voyage on the new Gansu-Laos line.