A pool for big cats: Siberian tigers gather at a pool of water in the forest park of the Hengdaohezi Feline Breeding Center in the northeastern Chinese province of Heilongjiang. The facility is the world’s largest breeding center for Siberian tigers. Here, about 400 tigers live in an area of 40,000 square meters. So far, […]
The oil painting “Slave and Lion” by Xu Beihong is said to be the “most highly valued Asian work of art,” according to Christie’s. The 1924 painting is currently on display in Hong Kong and will travel to Beijing and Shanghai before being auctioned at this year’s Art Basel Hong Kong at the end of […]
Despite peak focus, German table tennis star Dimitrij Ovtcharov narrowly lost his match in the semi-finals against Chinese Ma Long (3:4) on Thursday. Ma will meet his compatriot Fan Zhendong in the finals today. The women’s finals were also already an all-Chinese affair: Chen Meng won against Sun Yingsha 4:2. Former world-ranking leader Ovtcharov is […]
Science fiction fantasies as advertising. 1,500 drones have conjured up a scannable QR code in the Shanghai night sky to mark the one-year anniversary of tech company Bilibili.
China’s former premier Wen Jiabao has offered gentle criticism of Xi Jinping in an essay – ostensibly a tribute to his late mother. His text was shared hundreds of thousands of times in China and promptly censored.
The People’s Map project tracks China’s international activities – where is the People’s Republic involved in building a railway line? Where in power plants or pipelines? The map’s creators are also collecting data from civil society. Using an interactive open-access and online map format, they are working with non-governmental organizations, journalists, trade unions, academics, and […]
“There are eggs!!!” In Beijing’s Dongcheng district on Monday, the nutritious farm products are handed out next to a vaccination station. However, not to everyone: You have to be over 60 – and get vaccinated against COVID.