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Foreign girls join in ancient Chinese coming-of-age ritual

[2015-04-21 15:49]

Some foreigners wearing traditional Han costumes participate in an ancient coming-of-age ritual in Hongjiang city, Hunan province, April 21, 2015. About a thousand girls aged between 14 to 24 years old joined in the ceremony. [Photo/IC]

Shanghai auto show kicks off

[2015-04-20 14:12]

The 16th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition begins today at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai.

Annual Tweed Run held in central London

[2015-04-20 09:26]

Tweed Run is an annual event in which the participants wear vintage clothing and ride their bicycles though city centres worldwide.

Wood sculptures discovered inside cliffside cave in Chongqing

[2015-04-20 07:05]

Twelve wood sculptures have been discovered in a cave on a mountain cliff in Shangba township, Yunyang county, Southwest China's Chongqing municipality, April 13, 2015.

Antiriot device earns national patent for Jilin farmer

[2015-04-20 19:22]

A pair of mechanical tongs, 2.1m in length, weighing 2.6kg and attached to a pole, has been created by farmer Xi Yuejiu, 45, to detain and control attackers and curb violence in Northeast China's Jilin province.

7 trends that will shape China's supply chain

[2015-04-20 07:21]

A "new normal" will not only dominate the shift in China's economic structure, but also reshape the supply chains of the world's second-largest economy, said Deloitte in its latest report.

Girls celebrate adulthood in NW China

[2015-04-19 16:48]

Thirty girls, aged 18, took part an ancient ceremony of adulthood in Xi'an, bowing to teachers and parents to signify they have become grown-ups.

Couple linked by a stick

[2015-04-19 08:47]

Wei Guiyi, left, leads her husband Huang Funeng with a stick on the street in Hechi, Southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, April 15. The elderly couple married more than half a century ago. In 1985, Huang lost his eyesight due to an eye illness. Since then, he follows his wife with a stick wherever they go.

Natural History Museum opens in Shanghai

[2015-04-19 14:11]

Dinosaur models are on display at Shanghai Natural History Museum in East China's Shanghai, April 11, 2015.

Japanese WWII surrender video debuted at China museum

[2015-04-18 21:31]

A museum in central China's Hunan Province reopened after renovation on Saturday and debuted video footage documenting Japan's surrender in the province.

Beijing film festival draws top moviemakers, Oscar winners

[2015-04-17 12:14]

Two Oscar winners get big screen showing in Beijing, hub of 2nd biggest movie market

Across America over the week (from April 10 to 16)

[2015-04-17 11:41]

Across America over the week

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