Society

Zongzi is sweet in northern China and salty in southern China

Staff Reporter   | Jun 12, 2013 05:40 PM EDT

“When I first went to Cao Lack, I saw there were some Zongzis on the table. I opened them and was surprised to see only rice inside.” That is what Huang from Tong City told the journalist. read more

Shaolin Temple’s Shi Yongxin: Buddhism believe aliens exist

Staff Reporter   | Jun 11, 2013 05:13 PM EDT

In the rapidly changing technology age, space has become a topic for monks to think about. On June 11th, Shi Yongxin, the current abbot of the Shaolin Temple, answered the question about whether monks can practice Buddhism in space. read more

A 13-Year Old British Girl has an IQ of 162... making her brainier than Einstein and Stephen Hawking

Chinatopixstaffwriter   | Jun 11, 2013 02:04 PM EDT

On June 7th 2013, the British media has reported Olivia Manning, a 13-year old girl from London, managed to get a whooping score in an IQ test of 162 - well above the 100 average. read more

Giant Rubber Duck Leaves Hong Kong, Heads to the United States

Staff Reporter   | Jun 11, 2013 01:47 PM EDT

The giant rubber duck has left Hong Kong and is heading to the United States. Thousands of tourists and local residents showed up in Victoria Harbor to bid the duck farewell on June 9th, 2013. Organizers of the Victoria Harbor had also prepared fireworks show for the farewell party. read more

A Peach-Blossom Place on the Queensway

Staff Reporter   | Jun 11, 2013 10:11 AM EDT

Generally, people will associate the Queensway with skyscrapers and luxury brand stores and businessmen who live in respectable way but nothing. You would never know a different world is hiding behind the alleys. read more

Giant Yellow Duck Land in Wuhan, netizens joked: watch out your neck

Staff Reporter   | Jun 03, 2013 09:39 AM EDT

"Duckie is going to land in Wuhan!"On Friday in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, residents were especially delighted when the state-run Changjiang Daily announced that a giant yellow duck would also soon be visiting. Right after the news was released through sina weibo, China's popular micro-blogging service. It caused a heated discussion among netizens. The micro-blog has been forwarded and commented for sixty thousand times up to now. Some netizens joked: "Wuhan giant yellow duck, watch out your neck!", because braised duck neck with soy sauce is a famous and delicious snack in Wuhan. read more

Billionaire rushes to the quake - hit zone again

Staff Reporter   | Apr 23, 2013 11:30 AM EDT

After the strong shake struck a remote, rural corner of southwestern China, many charity activities started to offer help. A Chinese billionaire and philanthropist Chen Guangbiao went to the quake - hit zone to donate money and hand out the food and other stuffs. read more

H7N9 death toll rises to 20 after two more people died

Staff Reporter   | Apr 22, 2013 02:05 PM EDT

Two more people have died from H7N9 bird flu, bringing the death toll to 20. read more

One volunteer dies in Ya'an earthquake rescue work

Staff Reporter   | Apr 22, 2013 11:45 AM EDT

April 22, a volunteer, who is 32 years old and named Wang Ce died from the falling stone in the process of transproting medicine to the quake hit place. Two partners got injured at that moment. read more

Update: Huge quake shakes southwestern China with 186 lives dead

Staff Reporter   | Apr 21, 2013 06:40 PM EDT

A magnitude 7 earthquake strikes China's Sichuan province on April 20 with over 181 lives dead and 11,200 injured. At least 24 people have been missing. read more

Lushan toughly deals with the aftermath of the earthquake

Staff Reporter   | Apr 20, 2013 04:04 PM EDT

In Lushan county, Yaan city, Sichuan, people are facing the cruel aftermath of the earthquake which occured 8 a.m. Saturday. read more

Wife slain right in court, husband bombing the divorce case

Staff Reporter   | Apr 19, 2013 08:38 PM EDT

Mei county, Guangdong province, Wu who is the husband of Ye killed his wife right in the court of divorce trial. read more

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