Chinese agricultural expert Yuan Longping was laid to rest with flags and fanfare on Monday. The scientist, who passed away at the age of 90, received a state funeral. By breeding particularly high-yielding hybrid rice varieties, Yuan helped prevent terrible famines in China. The funeral was not even the highest of all honors: In 1999, […]
At a technical college in Dalian, 10,000 students are not allowed to leave their dormitories. Because 60 infections have been registered among students, helpers in protective suits are now bringing water and food. Classes will be held online until further notice. The coastal city in northeastern China had reported more than 200 infections among its […]
The city of Tongliao in Inner Mongolia is experiencing a record winter – it was hit by the strongest snowstorm ever recorded. Faced with the cold and snowstorms, local authorities have launched an emergency program. This includes lending a hand with clearing traffic routes. If necessary, even with simple snow shovels, as paramilitary police forces […]
The largest soccer team in the world? Almost! The picture shows cheerleaders performing at the opening of a sports festival at a school in Ji’an.
Like in the picture taken in Shenzhen, tens of thousands of video game fans gathered in central squares across the country over the weekend. They wanted to celebrate the victory of the Chinese team in the world championship of the online multiplayer game “League of Legends”. In Wuhan, however, security forces did not feel like […]
Snow angel – or rather snow globe: A giant panda cub plays in the first frosty precipitation of the year at the “Qinling Giant Panda Research Center” in Xian. Much of northern and central China was hit by freezing temperatures and first snowfall earlier this week.
The Forbidden City in Beijing has many names: Originally, it was called 紫禁城 (Zǐjìnchéng). It was assigned the color purple, in reference to the Chinese translation for polar star. Currently, however, the former seat of the Chinese emperors is shrouded entirely in white. The first snow of the season has fallen.
Admittedly: We’re already animal fans at China.Table. But there’s just too beautiful a story about this Shiba Inu to not elevate it to “dessert”. The dog was recently auctioned off for the equivalent of $25,000. That’s because Deng Deng, as he is known, is an internet celebrity in China. In 2014, he was abandoned by […]
Fog in Tianjin. Or rather clouds? In any case, the roof of the Tianjin World Financial Center sticks out of the white soup. From the drone’s bird’s eye view, it looks like a ship in a sea of white waves. At 337 meters, the “Jin Tower” is high enough to provide a view from its […]
With winter being just around the corner, it’s important to keep your feet warm. This saleswoman advertises socks via livestream from the eastern province of Zhejiang. Whether they also keep warm from afar is not clear.