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Tracks laid for China's 1st private-controlled high-speed railway

Workers lay tracks along Hangzhou-Shaoxing-Taizhou Railway in east China's Zhejiang Province, February 1, 2021. /CFPWorkers on Monday began laying tracks along China's

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Heritage sites in focus

Shan Jixiang worked as director of the Palace Museum in Beijing for over seven years before his retirement in 2019. Before that post, he had served as director of the National Cultural Heritage Adm

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Chinese premier signs decree to regulate pollutant discharge permits

A river is seen in Wenzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, August 23, 2019. /CFPChinese Premier Li Keqiang has signed a State Council decree unveiling a regulatio

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Wuzhen the stage for theater's best

Ding Yiteng always enjoys his time in Wuzhen.Back in 2013, when the first Wuzhen Theater Festival was launched, the ancient water town of east China's Zhejiang province, Ding, a young actor, took

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Chinese provinces cut COVID-19 test cost, fix $12 price ceiling

Temporary COVID-19 nucleic acid test cabins are installed in a community, in Tongzhou District, Beijing, January 26, 2021. /CGTNOver 25 of the 32 provincial-level regio

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Positive tests in previous COVID patients might not mean reinfection

A COVID-19 testing in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, January 20, 2021. /CFP Following growing concerns about COVID-19 reinfection, medical experts came forward to explain that a

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Over 10% of China's population is now scientifically literate

A worker introduces a drone to students in a school in Handan City, north China's Hebei Province, November 8, 2017. /CFPThe Chinese population is becoming more scientif

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Chinese internet firms keen to develop mobile payment business

A sign informing customers of a choice between Alipay and WeChat Pay at a checkout counter in a supermarket in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, January 6, 2021. /CFP Many Chinese inte

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Spring Festival 2021: Finding home away from home

03:11 There are around two weeks to go before the Lunar New Year or China's Spring Festival, a time when most Chinese people return home to reunite with their families.

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A brief introduction to Longjing Tea, a Hangzhou specialty

Longjing Tea occupies a special place in the hearts and minds of Chinese people. /CFPFew teas occupy such a special place in the collective hearts and minds of Chinese

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Beauty of lacquer art on show at exhibition in Hangzhou

A Ming Dynasty black lacquer box on show. [Photo provided to China Daily] China's long history of using natural lacquer to make daily objects more beautiful and durable is evident in the lacque

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Vice premier urges joint efforts to tackle global climate change

China's largest photovoltaic plant on a fish farm is put into operation in Ningbo City, east China's Zhejiang Province in January 2017 as the country makes more efforts

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Travelogue: Mahjong, one of China's most popular table games

Mahjong is one of China's most popular table games. /CFPMahjong, the Chinese tile-based game commonly played by three or four players, has gained so much popularity tha

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Sporting moments of the week (January 18-24)

Sebastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia of France drive their Toyota Gazoo Racing car en route to winning the Monte Carlo World Rally Championship in Gap, France, January 24, 2021. /CFP Am

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Zhoushan Port's throughput ranks first globally for 12 years

00:30 The Port of Ningbo Zhoushan in southern China's Zhejiang Province has become the world's busiest for the 12th consecutive year. The port handled nearly 1.2 billio

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A type of unconventional marriage in E China stirs heated debate

A new type of marriage in east China's Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces has stirred a heated debate. /CFPA new type of marriage dubbed "liang tou hun," or "two-sides marr

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Alibaba shares jump on Jack Ma’s first appearance in 3 months

Alibaba’s billionaire founder resurfaced as he spoke to 100 rural teachers through a video call, three months after his last public appearance in October, sending the e-commerce firm’s sha