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What makes Xinjiang cotton world-class?

As the world largest cotton consumer and the second largest producer of cotton, China has a long history of cotton cultivation.There are three major cotton production a

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Graphics: China to see 10 million more urban residents per year

China has recently unveiled its national development blueprint for the next five years. Its 14th Five-Year Plan (FYP) (2021-2025) sets a target of 65 percent of the urb

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New discoveries at Sanxingdui shed light on Chinese civilization

Photo taken on March 17, 2021 shows a broken gold mask unearthed from a sacrificial pit at the Sanxingdui Ruins site in southwest China's Sichuan province. [Photo/Xinhua]Chinese archaeologists ann

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Protection measures slows down decline of Yangtze finless porpoise

01:33 The decline rate of Yangtze finless porpoises, a first-class state-protected animal in China, has slowed, aided by protection efforts.The main habitat of finless

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National Tree Planting Day: How does China make the planet greener?

In 2019, a NASA satellite map with dark and light green colors impressed the world that China is leading the increase in greening on Earth's land area due to national t

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The link between an ignored weather event and floods in China

A weather event in the Indian Ocean, known for triggering catastrophic bushfires in Australia and breeding crop-gorging locust swarms in Africa, also played a pivotal role in ravaging floods in Ch

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Endangered finless porpoises spotted more often in Yangtze River

00:44 Volunteers from the Nanjing Yangtze Finless Porpoise Conservation Association and local children spotted Yangtze finless porpoises at the Yuzui Wetland Park in Na

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China's Yangtze River Protection Law enters force

Tourists go sightseeing on a walkway by the shoreline of Yangtze River in Nantong City, east China's Jiangsu Province, China, November 13, 2020. /XinhuaThe Yangtze Rive

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New law to protect Yellow River Basin ecosystems

A law to improve the conservation of the Yellow River Basin ecosystems and promote regional economic development is being drafted amid efforts to strengthen the protect

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Endangered Yangtze finless porpoises spotted in E China's lake

00:50 Endangered Yangtze finless porpoises were spotted in the Duchang section of Poyang Lake in east China's Jiangxi Province on February 7.The Yangtze finless porpois

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China's new species of Nemoura named after actors Hu Ge, Koo Tin-lok

Chinese actors Hu Ge (R) and Louis Koo Tin-lok. /CFPA new species of Nemouridae discovered in southwestern China has been named after Chinese actors Hu Ge and Louis Koo

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Year of the Ox: Where to find the animal across China

The Chinese Lunar New Year falls on February 12 this year: the Year of the Rat comes to an end and the Year of the Ox begins.China, an ancient civilization that is nour

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Qijiang River in SW China becomes a paradise for rare animals

All kinds of birds were seen frolicking and foraging in the Qijiang River in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on February 9.Continuous improvement in the ecolog

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Water and wetlands – Inseparable for life in our community

Do you know that only 1 percent of Earth's water is usable and 0.3 percent of it is stored in wetlands, rivers and lakes?Our world is facing an increasing scarcity of w

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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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Art center to stage lofty comeback of beloved opera series

Kunqu Opera Mei Lanfang and Yueju Opera Butterfly Lovers are among the productions the Shanghai Oriental Art Center will present during its 12th Classic Chinese Operas Series from March 20 to May

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Travelogue: An introduction to China's favorite traditional sports

Two men practice wushu. /CFPMany of the sports that originated in ancient times are still practiced widely across China today. They are part of China's cultural identit