President Xi Jinping witnessed ties between China and Saudi Arabia lifted to a higher level on Tuesday by securing wide-ranging deals.
A strong cold front is on the way and it is likely to disrupt travel for the upcoming Spring Festival, which falls on Feb 8.
At annual gala, some company leaders like to wear strange costumes to instead of the usual business suits, and perform for their employees.
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Major Cold (Chinese: 大寒), the 24th solar term, begins this year on Jan 20 and ends on Feb 4.
China's outbound tourism and shopping market has reached 684.1 billion yuan, 80 percent of which was generated by self-guided tours, according to Jiemian.com.
Laborers work on the glass bridge across the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon in Zhangjiajie, central China's Hunan Province, Jan 18, 2016. The bridge is 430 meters long, six meters wide and 300 meters above the valley. It is capable of holding 800 people at once and is expected to be opened to tourists in the first half of this year.
Yang Kaisheng, a 72-year-old wood carving artist lives in Dali Dong nationality village, Rongjiang county, Southwest China's Guizhou province.
Eagles became one of the most popular bands of the 1970s, with hit songs such as "Hotel California," "Peaceful Easy Feeling," and "Already Gone".
Lhasa topped the ranking of 2015 Satisfaction Survey on People's Livelihood, according to a report released by Southwestern University of Finance and Economics on Dec 29, 2015.
Square dance lovers don't stop even when the temperature drops below freezing in winter. The temperature fell to minus 10 degrees Celsius on Sunday and minus 12 degrees Celsius on Monday, by far the city's coldest day this winter.
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