China is determined to lift 70 million people out of poverty to achieve a moderately prosperous society by 2020. The special is about Chinese President Xi Jinping's nationwide journey against poverty.
Throughout China, ambitious projects with multibillion-dollar price tags are underway during the 12th Five-Year Plan period. One of the world's largest bridges and biggest airports. The longest gas pipeline and water diversion route. Among others, these projects showcase China's engineering prowess and project its economic might.
A total of 80 lemon statues with different gestures and facial expressions were on display in Shanghai.
China has suspended highway toll fees during major holidays, including the upcoming Tomb-sweeping festival from Saturday to Monday. The policy may have boosted the number of domestic tourists and saved money for drivers, but it has also caused traffic jams in the past several years. The huge traffic flows are not the only agonies on the highway as the following news and photos show.
The horsemanship is a revival of feats performed by court horses as seen in a drawing on a silver pot from the Tang Dynasty.
The Dong ethnic group lives in Guizhou province and is known for its traditional culture dating back to thousands of years, with the handmade Dong blouse believed to be the epitome of traditional art.
From dragon dance to astronaut training, wrestling and wedding photography, the underwater world is anything but boring.
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The addition of a site in Yunnan province to the World Heritage list is likely to guarantee the continuing survival of traditional Hani culture.
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