Clay figurines present traditional craft arts

The photo shows polymer clay figurines created by Qin Shanming, a folk artist from Shandong province, June 14, 2013.

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Foreigners flock to taichi school in Shandong

Chen Zhonghua, a taichi master who has been practicing the ancient art for 35 years, coaches a learner at Daqing Mountains, Rizhao, East China's Shandong province, June 8, 2014.

Forum trends: Things you can do in China but not back home

Our forum readers list some of the things that they can possibly do in China but not in their home country. Do you agree or disagree? Feel free to leave your comments.

Tropical storm Hagibis lashes China's coast

A man cycles on the dam of the Wanquan River in Qionghai city, South China's Hainan province amid the coming storm brought by Hagibis on Sunday. Tropical storm Hagibis, China's first in 2014, landed at 4:50 pm on Sunday in coastal areas of South China's Guangdong Province.

Weekly Photos: June 9-15

Weekly Photos: June 9-15

Chinese fleet joins others for RIMPAC exercise

The missile destroyer Haikou (R), missile frigate Yueyang and supply ship Qiandaohu (C) are seen during the supply at sea in Pacific Ocean, during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) multinational naval exercises on June 13, 2014.

Rebuilding the silk road

China and other countries along the ancient trade route are working to rejuvenate economic ties shared for millennia.

Children practice Peking opera in E China

Adorable children practise Peking opera at a kindergarten in Liaocheng city, east China's Shandong province.

Young ladies quit job, open bar to watch World Cup

Chen Juan, 29, left and Tan Juan, 25, from Chongqing municipality, quit their jobs in April to open a bar. The high school classmates are soccer fans, who wanted to get get a break from the 9-to-5 routine and watch World Cup matches overnight as the games overlap their business hours. They put some World Cup elements into decorating the bar and prepared a projector and screen to attract soccer-loving guests.

Young girl lives in hospital since being born

In Shanghai Children's Hospital, 2-year-old girl Mumu (pseudonym) has lived in the hospital since she was a newborn. When she was born, her mother was on the run and her drug addict father disappeared.

Passion for football scores for generations in Atushen

Street football is often an integral part of childhood in Atushi city of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, the city where people's passion for football can be seen everywhere.