The character 权 (quán) is the ultimate symbol for power and authority in Chinese. Such power, or 权力 (quánlì), may stem from an incredible amount of wealth or prestige and reputation.
Barbara McMurrey, a 73-year-old from Texas in the United States, believes that her father, Major William McMurrey, still has a guiding hand on her, 70 years after his death.
When Wang Youde was a boy in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region in Northwest China, his village began to disappear under the sands of a nearby desert.
The view is breathtaking as I sail aboard a cruise ship with more than a thousand tourists on the 253 square kilometer Erhai Lake in Dali Bai prefecture of Yunnan province.
Delicately holding a thin slice of pork belly, with rind in both hands, the chef lays it in a porcelain bowl as if handling an exquisite artifact.
After eight months, the first troops of the People's Liberation Army taking part in the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali returned to China.
For the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, the People's Liberation Army deployed a medical contingent including 70 members, of whom 12 were women.
As the sole engineering company during the eight months in Sector East of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, the Chinese Engineers Company's 155 members completed more than 100 tasks, including building the mission camps, living quarters and Gao airport building.
A recent excursion to the somewhat obscure Sanqing Mountain in Jiangxi province in Southeast China evoked memories of the Crying Stone of Kakamega County in Kenya. I found myself drawing parallels between rock formations at the sites, which are separated by 9,000 kilometers.
From the so-called warm baby to medicinal plasters, Chinese have their own ways of staying comfortable and healthy during the cold months
Chen Yang, from Qingdao, Shandong province, had intended to send his daughter to the United States for undergraduate study when she finished high school. However, after the girl, who Chen declined to name, entered a high school in the coastal city in September, he quickly changed his mind.
Experts have warned about the problems that may occur if children are sent to study overseas at too young an age. Early separation may result in the child lacking an association with their family and displaying general indifference to the family unit, says Cao Hong, secretary-general of the Beijing Overseas Study Service Association.
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