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high People: US man building mud house in rural China Art: Christie's to auction part of Rockerfellers' collection Heritage: Incense maker sticks to traditional methods Video: Fireworks firm sparkles with automated production Reading: Han Song's sci-fi novel wins top award People: Retiree becomes model ship master Society: Driver stops traffic to help elderly woman cross road Film: Africans in China portray their own stories in film Biz: Top 10 brands with the best green supply chains Travel: Plateau in Xinjiang captures the imagination People: Young master teaches ancient martial arts online Biz: 6 Chinese cities among global top 10 in tourism growth Art: Leaf paintings portray landscape of Qingdao Health: Breast-feeding lowers the risk of eczema in children Health: Prolonged TV viewing increases risk of blood clots Travel: Beautiful snow scenes of Sanjiangyuan National Park Photos: Snapper finds fame with shots of kung fu felines Video: Artworks that leave a sweet taste in the mouth Art: 'Low-carbon' sculptures create green garden in Beijing Travel: Nature gallery on Jinnao Mountain, East China Biz: MIT Technology Review picks smartest companies Art: Painter's works show love of Huangshan Mountain Culture: Chinese musical Shimmer to hit Broadway Video: Everyday Heroes－Zhang Zhengtao Biz: China attracting huge renewable energy investments Tech: Nation's robotics sector set to reach $6.28 billion Travel: Jilin's slow train is still warmly appreciated Society: UNESCO names Changsha as creative city Culture: 24 solar terms inspire new ink creations Tech: Flying car, printed in 3D, to take off next year Society: Guard at primary school teaches painting Education: University app encourages students to run Heritage: Warm hands always a priority for people in winter Art: Self-taught artist's works highly-prized gifts for expats Charity: Project serves up educational bytes for kids Society: Traditional craft given new lease on life by pumpkins Art: Photographer 'dresses' 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A nighttime winter wonderland in China's snow town

Saihanba, Champions of the Earth!

Herbal tea more popular worldwide

Wonderful wetlands serve to inspire city dwellers

Autumns in Heilongjiang full of color

Lotus flowers enter full-blossom period in Daming Lake of Jinan

Culture

Shaanxi museum releases calendar of cultural relics

Celebrating 10 years of building links

The plot thickens for online literary companies

Zong Qixiang's family donates 71 paintings to NAMOC

Sports

NBA's Shoemaker ending China stint

China beats Germany 7-4 in men's curling Olympic qualification

Spanish coach Lillo parts ways with Atletico Nacional

Bayern beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 in UEFA Champions League

Traditional art, modern look: Wax printing in Guizhou

Cai Qun from a remote village in Southwest China has devoted herself to re-energizing the ancient handcraft technology she has learnt since eight.

Guiyang offers a quaint taste of Qingyan town

Chang'e 5 lunar probe to land on Moon and return in 2017

It will be the first time a Chinese probe will land on the Moon, collect samples and return to Earth, according to officials.

China's lunar probe sets record for longest stay

China urges G7 to push Asia's economic growth forward

Foreign Minister Wang Yi appeals to the group of seven most industrialized nations to work with the G20 to push Asia's economic growth forward.

G7 in Japan urged not to escalate regional tension

Beijing finalizes preliminarily work on congestion charge

Beijing has worked out policies on congestion charge for vehicles on a base of the similar experience in Singapore, London and Stockholm.

Beijing plans to list smog as a meteorological disaster

Two-year-old undergoes surgery without opening of heart

A hospital in Nanjing performs a heart surgery on a two-year-old girl without opening her heart, the first of its kind in the world.

Hospitals cut back on antibiotic use

Microsoft pushes Windows 10 upgrade, irritates Chinese users

US-based IT giant Microsoft is now under fire in China as the company pushes users to upgrade their operating systems to Windows 10.

China makes new antitrust inquiries into Microsoft

Investment in real estate falls to 17-year low in China

Chinese listed property companies' investment in real estate in 2015 registered the slowest growth in 17 years, according to China Securities Daily.

Top 10 property firms with highest inventories

Sansha seeks to become major tourist attraction

Sansha will become a major tourist attraction comparable to the Maldives and will be a key post on the Maritime Silk Road, its mayor said.

Getting to know Sansha: Youngest Chinese City

Wuzhen's internet wizardry wows

Denis Yip takes helm of Start Group

Worldwide music resounds in Xi'an

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