Dinosaur fans have long known that China is an Eldorado for paleontologists. Nowhere else have so many primordial lizards been unearthed as in the People’s Republic. Near the megacity of Chongqing, the presumably oldest Stegosaurus in Asia has now been excavated. The species, called “Bashanosaurus primitivus,” lived 168 million years ago.
Even Emperor Qianlong 乾隆帝 was only too happy to travel to the Slender West Lake (瘦西湖) in Yangzhou. Sitting on the shore, he delighted in his fishing luck. In the meantime, the lake has become one of China’s AAAAA tourist attractions. You can’t get more A than that. A quick glance is enough to understand […]
The worst sandstorm in a decade has caused particulate matter levels in Beijing to exceed 1800-2000 micrograms per cubic meter in the air at times for particles ten microns in diameter, or ten-millionths of a meter. The WHO considers PM10 levels of 25 micrograms to be harmful to health. Environmental activists from Greenpeace China see […]
A health worker checks the ear canal of an elderly lady in Qinglong village, Guizhou province. The check-up is one of many activities to mark National Ear Care Day. The aim is to educate people in classrooms – or, as here, out in the fresh air – about how to protect their hearing. According to […]
Preparing for the Paralympic Winter Olympics: Torchbearers Li Rui and Zhou Jingjing carry the Paralympic torch to the flaming ceremony at the Temple of Heaven Park in Beijing. The torch had been lit in Stoke Mandeville on Monday. The village northwest of London is considered the birthplace of the Paralympics. Host country China awaits the […]
The Saihanba National Forest Park in Chengde in the northern Chinese province of Hebei. Saihanba is often referred to as the Green Lung of North China. The botanical garden is among China’s 279 most popular tourist attractions, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
The 38th Ice Festival in Harbin has come to an end. For nearly two months, tourists and visitors were able to stroll through a city of ice. Now, spring can finally arrive, along with the warming sun.
Children are expensive. But no other country spends as much money on its offspring in relation to its economic power as China. The average cost of raising a child is almost seven times the country’s GDP per capita.On average, Chinese families spend ¥485,000 (about €68,000) on raising an offspring until the age of 18, according […]
This couple in Beijing’s Haidian district was one of thousands who said “I do” at a Chinese marriage registry office on Tuesday. Many couples who wanted to get married had specifically chosen the date of 22.2.2022. Because in Mandarin, the number 2 sounds so like the Chinese word for love. A marriage sealed on this […]