China's Qingming Festival holiday, spanning Saturday to Monday, witnessed a massive surge in travel as millions honored ancestors through tomb-sweeping rituals and enjoyed the vibrant spring scenery across the country.An estimated 845.38 million passenger trips were made across China during the

China's deepest undersea high-speed railway tunnel has reached a record excavation depth of 113 meters beneath the seabed, marking a major milestone in the construction of the Shenzhen-Jiangmen High-Speed Railway.The Shenzhen-Jiangmen railway, linking the southern cities of Shenzhen and Jiangmen,

Zhang Xue competes during the 2023 Taklimakan Rally in Minfeng County of Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on May 30, 2023. Recently, a video went viral among Chinese motorcycling fans on social media, showing a brightly painted ZXMOTO motorcycle thundering past

Roadside shops showcase Shanghai's vibrant street life

A massive clean energy project broke ground on Monday in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, marking a major step forward in reliable renewable power.Located in Dangxiong County at an elevation of 4,550 meters, the site is officially the highest trough-style solar thermal plant in the

Qintong Boat Festival held in Taizhou City, China's Jiangsu

Long known as one of China's most livable cities, Chengdu is now emerging as a national leader in creative industries, digital culture and esports. If Beijing represents continuity, Chengdu embodies experimentation.In its East Asia regional analysis, the 5th edition of the World Cities Culture

Tourism boosts spring economy during Qingming Festival holiday

An estimated 845.38 million passenger trips were made across China during the three-day Qingming Festival holiday, up 6 percent year on year, transportation authorities said on Monday.The daily average number of trips reached 281.79 million, according to the Ministry of Transport.

This year's Qingming Festival holiday has been more than a traditional period of remembrance for the Chinese. It has served to test China's newest economic lever.Several provinces and municipalities aligned the Qingming Festival holiday with the spring break this year. The concept of spring breaks

This year, Hotan Prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region plans to rehabilitate over 2.23 million mu of desertified land, including the planting of 266,900 mu of artificial forest, with 150,700 mu scheduled for spring planting. At present, regions in Xinjiang have fully

Intelligent technologies are helping mushroom producers in eastern China to scale up their operations, creating growing environments that can ensure year-round production and even yield varieties that would otherwise not be possible in the region.The indoor vertical mushroom farms in Quzhou,

Three people were killed and three others injured in a road accident on Monday in central China's Hunan Province, authorities said.The accident happened at a national highway section in Lingling District in the city of Yongzhou at around 12:30 p.m., when a heavy semi-trailer crashed into a car.

The search and rescue of the American pilots from an F-15E fighter jet that was shot down over southern Iran, as well as how these actions will affect the war in Iran, have captivated the world’s attention over the past newly two days and continue to do so now.Both crew members from a downed F-15E

China's Zhao Xintong made snooker history on Sunday in Manchester, Britain, defeating world No. 1 Judd Trump 10-3 in the 2026 Snooker Tour Championship final to become the first player to sweep all three Players Series events in a single season, according to the World Snooker Tour (WST).The latest

China has released a policy document to advance high-quality e-commerce and better serve the real economy. The document was jointly issued by the Ministry of Commerce and five other authorities.China has been the world's largest online retail market for 13 consecutive years, now covering 26 million