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African storytellers tap into rich tradition

Why don't chickens fly? When did the moon learn to be kind?
Source: Reuters | 2018/12/19 18:13:40

Cultural charm

Chinese costumes and props were in a colorful display Saturday evening when a group of artists from China's central city of Wuhan staged a local opera in Nigeria's capital of Abuja.
Source: Xinhua | 2018/9/24 17:13:39

'Comfort women' film 'Great Cold' to rescreen in the Chinese mainland after poor January debut

The release of the Chinese film Great Cold in August is looking to ensure that the horrifying tragedies experienced by a group of Asian women more than 70 years ago are not forgotten as the group's numbers continue to dwindle with each individual's passing.
Source: Global Times | 2018/7/30 17:53:40

Who is the migrant mama in the 2010 Spring Festival photo?

A search is on for the young migrant woman who was the subject of an award-winning and haunting photo taken outside a Chinese railway station during the Spring Festival travel rush in 2010.
Source: Global Times | 2018/2/21 17:03:40

Scottish ultra-runner tries to get Chinese stray dog home

An online donation to get a Chinese stray dog to Britain is underway. The creature accompanied a Scottish athlete during a marathon match in the Gobi Desert and has become his true friend. The dog was therefore named Gobi.
Source: Xinhua | 2016/8/5 20:56:35

Big cats love water after all! Tiger mother scrubs cute cub in river

Touching photos of a tiger mother bathing her playful cub in a river at a reserve in India prove once and for all that felines aren't afraid of getting splashed. In fact, they love it!
Source: Globaltimes.cn | 2016/4/18 18:56:42

Grandma, 76, starts successful tea business to pay son's medical bills

A 76-year-old woman started a tea business three years ago in order to pay the bill for her deceased son's unsuccessful bone-cancer treatment.
Source: Agencies | 2016/3/31 15:43:55

Forget table manners – this simple invention eases burden of Alzheimer's

As people suffering from dementia sink into a second childhood, mealtimes can become more challenging than feeding a clumsy, food-flinging toddler.
Source: Globaltimes.cn | 2016/3/28 18:36:11

Mom plants 2 million trees in desert to fulfill son's last wish

A 67-year-old woman has planted more than 2 million trees in the dessert in North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in the past 12 years to fulfill her son's dying wish, thepaper.cn reported.
Source: Globaltimes.cn-thepaper.cn | 2016/3/16 18:52:11

Welcome to China, Norma!

90-year-old Norma chose to spend her remaining days on the road with her family instead of going through treatment after being diagnosed with uterine cancer.
Source: Globaltimes.cn | 2016/3/2 16:34:09

Pandas enjoy leisure time at Chengdu breeding base, SW China

A giant panda rests on a wooden framework at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 16, 2016.
Source: Xinhua | 2016/2/17 13:31:19