A variety of amulets and objects have been reputed to have otherworldly powers in traditional Chinese culture, and some of them have survived to modern times, often as curiosities.
After two failed attempts at takeoff, Tao Li finally managed to get his recently purchased radio-controlled plane airborne.
Please don't say the following things to remote-controlled airplane enthusiasts:
Would you be pleased if you ordered a pizza and instead of arriving via a deliveryman on a scooter, it is flown across the sky and dropped at your feet? Or even better, you don't order a pizza but one gets delivered anyway, thanks to a misguided drone?
Every destination is unique in its own way, and the lesser-known Chinese port city of Quanzhou is no different.
In a country that often feels like it is creaking under the weight of its own outdated Confucian ideals, some things are more important than others, and the most important thing of all - at least in a familial sense - is having children.
It has been three years, but Li Jia still remembers the day when she looked into her daughter's eyes and saw nothing.
Gu Ruofan has only one thing to say to a newspaper reporter: "I want that drug!"
Cai Yansheng will never forget March 13. It was the day his wife was trampled to death by rampaging wild elephants searching for food.
Humans are inherently egocentric, and we all like to think of ourselves as the center of the world. The ancient Chinese believed they were in the center of all lands, hence the name "Middle Kingdom".
Some have labeled them ridiculous and annoying, while others believe that they deserve their own time, space and respect. They are the da ma - middle-aged, retired women, freed from the constraints of work and raising children - who dance in public spaces around the country in the mornings and evenings. However, this seemingly innocent and healthy pursuit has hit the headlines, pitted neighbor against neighbor, and provoked widespread debate.
A prototype high-tech amplifier designed by a group of college students may spell an end to quarrels and fights between elderly dancing enthusiasts and their annoyed neighbors.
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