The mortise and tenon technique, a construction method widely used in ancient China, allows builders to create strong, flexible structures without using nails or screws. Similarly, the Roman dome, featuring a hemispherical roof, utilizes its curved shape to carry many times its own weight in a seemingly effortless manner. Both techniques are marvels of ancient engineering. From the precise interlocking …

Various roadside concerts have been held in Guiyang, the capital city of southwest China’s Guizhou Province, attracting a lot of tourists and local residents to the performances and to sing together on the bustling streets. The roadside concerts, without tickets or fences, have received great affection since they were first held in 2023. A total of 102 roadside concerts were …

A tantalizing aroma from bunches of red, round cherry tomatoes fills the air inside an intelligent greenhouse of a company in Kekedala city, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. These cherry tomatoes are cultivated using soilless techniques, with sensors installed throughout the greenhouse, said Tang Yue, executive director of Runtai Agricultural Technology Development Co., Ltd. Leveraging digital technologies and Xinjiang’s …

Researchers carried out a “physical examination” of various types of traditional Chinese medicinal herbs at the analytical test center of the research institute under Sichuan Neo-Green Pharmaceutical Technology Development Co., Ltd. located in Pengzhou city, southwest China’s Sichuan Province. “The test center provides pretreatment preparation for various experiments on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), covering areas such as heavy metal detection, …

BEIJING: A group of journalists from 16 countries say they are impressed by Xinjiang’s social stability, robust economic growth and well-protected culture, defying the negative portrayal of Xinjiang by some Western media. The group on Sunday concluded a trip to northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, where they gained first-hand information about the region’s development and cultural protection. The trip, …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said time-tested Pak-China friendship is indispensable for bilateral as well as regional peace and development, expressing great satisfaction over complete political consensus in both countries on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. He expressed these views while talking to Minister of International Department of the Communist Party of China (IDCPC) Liu Jianchao, who along with a …

ISLAMABAD: Rare political consensus was shown on Friday at the third meeting of the Pakistan-China Joint Consultative Mechanism (JCM) of Political Parties on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in Islamabad as a visiting Chinese minister stressed that internal stability was essential for Pakistan’s development. The cross-party political unity was shown at the CPEC Pakistan-China Political Parties Forum co-chaired by Deputy …

BEIJING: The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday urged the United States to revoke its plan to sell arms to China’s Taiwan region and stop arming the region with weapons.  Lin Jian, a spokesperson for the ministry, voiced China’s strong condemnation and firm opposition in response to reports that the U.S. State Department has approved $360 million in weapons …

A three-day horse racing event held from June 10 to June 12 in Shangri-La city, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, presented a spectacular display of traditional horse racing culture to local residents and tourists. The grand event opened with a dazzling array of equestrian performances. Riders clad in vibrant racing attire enthralled spectators with intricate performances, including …

By focusing on key desert fringe areas and taking innovative, scientific and comprehensive measures for wind prevention, sand and desertification control, as well as dust suppression, China has made a promising start to its campaign to tame desert areas and created a model of sand control and desertification prevention and control. Last year, China initiated a battle against sand in …