Aerial view of Shilaquan Canyon in China's Gansu

A ceremony paying homage to Huangdi, or the Yellow Emperor, is held in Huangling County, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, April 5, 2026.A ceremony was held here on Sunday to pay homage to Huangdi, who is considered to have been the founder of the Chinese civilization and the common ancestor of

An aerial drone photo taken on April 5, 2026 shows boats sailing during the Maoshan boat fair in Xinghua City, east China's Jiangsu Province.

Few cities carry the weight of history as visibly as Beijing. With more than 3,000 years of continuous urban life and nearly nine centuries as China's national capital, the city has long been a crucible of politics, art and ideas. Today, home to over 21 million residents, it remains one of the

Just days after China’s newly revised regulations on funeral and interment management took effect on March 30, advocating civilized, low-carbon, and safe tomb-sweeping practices, the China Funeral and Burial Network, developed under the guidance of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, officially went

Technicians maintain a China Southern Airlines plane themed on the China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) at Haikou Meilan International Airport in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, April 4, 2026.The sixth CICPE is scheduled to take place in Haikou from April 13 to 18. (Xinhua/Yang

On the first day of the spring break, eight-year-old Wang Siyuan could hardly contain his excitement as he ran into a science museum in the eastern Chinese city of Hefei."It feels like we're walking in space," he shouted, tugging at his parents as he rushed toward an interactive exhibit.The outing

At the invitation of Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, speaker of the Portuguese Parliament Jose Pedro Aguiar-Branco will lead a delegation to visit China from April 7 to 11.

The newly revised Regulations on Funeral Management officially came into force in China on March 30, 2026, marking the first major update in nearly 30 years. The revised policy redefines funeral services as a non-profit social cause and introduces a "two-tier catalog" system for both basic and

Moments of the week (03/30-04/05)

The director-general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has appointed Chinese Professor Chen Qun as the UN agency's assistant director-general for education.

China's Ministry of Transport said the total number of cross-regional passenger trips on the first day of the Qingming Festival holiday is estimated at 295.91 million on Saturday, up 2.7% year on year.Driven by overlapping spring breaks in some regions, overall travel during the Qingming holiday is

Passenger traffic on China's "mini three links" ferry route has surged as the three-day Qingming Festival holiday gets underway, with growing numbers of Taiwan residents traveling across the strait to sweep tombs and honor their ancestors.The ferry route connecting Huangqi in southeast China's

Tourists enjoy peach blossoms at park in Hohhot, N China's Inner Mongolia

People enjoy Qingming Festival holiday across China

Spring scenery in Wuqing section of Grand Canal in N China's Tianjin