China's meteorological authority on Sunday announced the continuation of its blue alert, the lowest in a four-tier warning system, as storms will hit some southern regions.
The 5th Jinjiang Dragon Boat Folk & Culture Festival will open on June 8 in the city's Anhai town and last for 3 days.
"Horse month of the Monkey year" is such a rare calendar occurrence, arising only once every 12 years that the phrase is commonly used to refer to a date in the unforeseeable future.
Lin Boqian, vice mayor of Quanzhou, Fujian province, visited Jinjiang to review progress in the Goldstar LOTUS Automobile project on June 1.
Every Chinese child knows the story of Qu Yuan, a patriot who threw himself into the river in despair after his country was obliterated by invaders. He appears in textbooks even to this day as a shining example of devotion to king and country.
Jinjiang was the traditional home of the ancient Min and Yue people.
