Former truck driver's hiking tour around China

Li Zongtao, 47, was once a truck driver running on the Sichuan-Tibet Highway. He began the hiking tour of travelling around China in March, 2009, setting out from Southwest China's Chengdu city. During the tour, he made a living by selling bottles he colleted along the way. He has walked with his handcart across 26 provinces so far, trekking over 20,000 kilometers.

Lost children, hopeful parents

Thirteen people who were abducted when they were children attended a reunion event, while more than 600 prospective fathers and mothers came, hoping to recognize their lost children.

China's post-festival travel hits record peak

290 temporary trains were added as the number of trips made by railway passengers nationwide was estimated at 8.1 million.

Forum trends: Is spanking children the right thing to do?

Students pop stress before college entrance exam

Senior students try to pop balloons in their pre-exam stress-releasing class in Hefei, East China's Anhui province, on Wednesday.

East China sizzles in heatwave

A woman rides a bicycle with a sun-protective mask and clothing on Tuesday as temperatures reached 34 degrees Celsius in Yangzhou, East China's Jiangsu province.

Vandals damage nature reserve after butterfly incident

A national nature reserve was allegedly wrongly punished for a butterfly promotional event in Central China's Henan province.

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Top executives held on corruption charges

Several senior executives of key energy companies this year have been removed, arrested, indicted or are under probe for embezzlement and bribe.

Photo special: Hard training of female SWAT

Shooting practices while lying down, standing, crawling forward under the scorching sun to approach the target, a three-kilometer cross-country race… These scenes are not from some police movies but part of real life of a female SWAT team in Chengdu, Southwest China’s Sichuan province.

Students turn waste into a start-up

A waste recycling station is started by university students at Anqing Normal University.

Riot-hit Chinese workers return from Vietnam

The first group of Chinese workers hit by violence in Vietnam arrived at a port in Haikou on Tuesday morning.