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Across China: Farmers "pan gold" from desert and Yellow River

After making sure that the tourists are sitting securely on his sheepskin raft, Tong Jinding leans forward to push it off the shore with an oar. To the splash of the w

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China steps up flood control in Yangtze River

China's Ministry of Water Resources on Sunday urged greater efforts in flood control as another flood in the Yangtze River will occur in its upper reaches. In the next

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Archaeologists find 3,000-year-old stone tomb in NW China

Researchers have discovered a stone tomb in northwest China's Qinghai Province, according to the Qinghai Normal University. The tomb was built in the Bronze Age, some

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Over 60,000 evacuated for heavy downpours in China's Sichuan

Heavy rains have affected more than 60,000 residents in southwest China's Sichuan Province, local authorities said Sunday. The downpours hit the western Sichuan Basin

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China renews yellow alert for rainstorms

China's national observatory on Sunday renewed a yellow alert for rainstorms in several provinces and regions from Sunday morning to Monday morning. From 8 a.m. Sunday

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Tourism starts to heat up in China's Hubei

A tourist visits the Yellow Crane Tower, or Huanghelou, a landmark in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, April 29, 2020.(Xinhua/Xiong Qi)The number of tourists trav

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China Focus: Beijing's Xinfadi wholesale market reopens as COVID-19 outbreak ebbs

A fleet of trucks loaded with fresh fruits and vegetables heralded the reopening of Xinfadi, a large wholesale market of fruits, vegetables and meat, Saturday morning

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Hubei tourism rebounds after free-entry policy

Tourist sites in Hubei Province rebounded in business after scrapping entrance fees for domestic visitors, a token of gratitude for nationwide assistance during the CO

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Beijing on standby for biggest rainstorm this summer

Authorities in Beijing are inspecting pump stations, closing parks and alerting residents as the Chinese capital girds for the heaviest downpour since the start of thi

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Beijing closes parks, tourist sites as precaution against heavy downpours

Beijing temporarily closed all its parks and tourist sites on Wednesday as a precaution in the face of the heaviest rainstorm this summer, the Beijing Gardening and Gr

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China launches phase-2 underwater survey for sunken battleship from First Sino-Japanese War

China on Monday launched the second phase of an underwater survey on a Chinese battleship sunk in the Yellow Sea by the invading Japanese fleet in 1894. The survey wor

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China issues yellow alert for Typhoon Mekkhala

Photo shows sandbags on Hengshan Road of Xuhui District, east China's Shanghai, Aug. 5, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)BEIJING, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- China's national observato

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12 Tibetan monks receive Buddhism's highest degree

Aerial photo taken on Aug. 10, 2019 shows the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, capital city of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xin)LHASA, Aug. 11 (Xinhua)

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China on blue alert for rainstorms

China's national observatory on Monday issued a blue alert for rainstorms in several provinces and regions for the next 24 hours. From 8 p.m. Monday to 8 p.m. Tuesday,

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Linqing Tribute Bricks: Foundation of the Forbidden City

02:19 Linqing City is connected to Beijing, over 400 kilometers away, through its tribute bricks.Linqing tribute bricks, or Gong Bricks, were transmitted to the country

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Xinhua Photos of the Day (Aug. 8)

BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua. Photo taken with a mobile phone shows firefighters transferring a senior villager to a

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Indian PM lays foundation of temple at razed mosque site

Despite the coronavirus restricting a large crowd, Hindus rejoiced Wednesday as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke ground on a long-awaited temple of their most