TRAVEL&Culture
Taking our understanding of the elusive Sclater's monal to new heights
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On April 8, 2015, Wang Bin, 43, a graduate student from Southwest Forestry University started climbing the Gaoligong Mountains from Jinman village.
Rural projectionist brings cinematic joy to villagers in SW China's Tibet
Lifestyle
Lodro is a rural film projectionist in Damxung County, Lhasa. Since 1985, he has visited nearly 200 villages on the grasslands of northern Tibet.
Tibetan fireman remains modest about his heroism
Lifestyle
Tibetan fireman Mane Kyab would never forget the scene when he participated in quake relief, after a devastating tremor hit Yushu Tibet autonomous prefecture in Northwest China's Qinghai province 12 years ago.
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As an ancient Naxi village with well-preserved architectures, the Yuhu village is located at the foot of Jade-Dragon Snow Mountain of the Yulong Naxi autonomous county, northwest Yunnan’s Lijiang city.
Lifestyle
Over the past 30 years, Yunnan photographer Luo Han has visited the Hani villages and terraces hundreds of times, taking more than 100,000 photos.
Gong cooks chicken with sour shoots
Flavor
Gong Jinsheng is the founder of Gong’s restaurant named after its special dish -- chicken with sour bamboo shoots. With the dish attracting lots of consumers, Gong has perfectly integrated into the spicy soup sour bamboo shoots and fresh chicken.
Go Deep in Lijiang: Life-long dedication to Sugudu
Craft
‘Sugudu’ is a traditional four-stringed pluck instrument popular among the Naxi people in northwest Yunnan’s Lijiang city.
Xizang issues coupons to boost local tourism
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Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region began issuing coupons worth a total of 30 million yuan (about $4.4 million) on Thursday to spur tourism consumption.
Rainy scene of Longtan in Ximeng
Sights
Located in Ximeng Wa autonomous county, southwest Yunnan’s Pu'er city, the Longtan Lake is a tourist attraction far away from the city’s hustle and bustle.
Hi, Kunming: museum built in cave
Lifestyle
The China Optical History Museum was converted from the underground structure of an old factory in central Yunnan city of Kunming.
Go deep in Lijiang: Sand plovers sighted in Lashihai wetland
Sights
A group of greater sand plovers were recently seen foraging in the Lashihai lake wetland, northwest Yunnan’s Lijiang city. The wetland is famous as a bird habitat and bird watching resort.
Phoenix flowers bloom by Lancang River
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Colourful phoenix flowers are blossoming along the banks of the Lancang River section in south Yunnan’s Xishuangbanna in early summer, creating a beautiful scenery for the Dai autonomous prefecture.
Yuxi wetland park awaits you in early summer
Sights
As spring gives way to summer, the Huhaiwan wetland park near the northern shore of the Fuxian lake is decorated by rainbow-like flower fields. Against the lucid waters and blue sky, the park looks idyllic and picturesque.
Go deep in Lijiang: Hongmei inherits Naxi woman costume
Craft
The 46-year-old Yang Hongmei is one of the 12 woman inheritors of making Naxi costumes in northwest Yunnan’s Lijiang city. A the age of 20, she has took up the handicraft.
Mojiang senior turns leaves into musical instrument
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Li Shuqing, a Hani man aged 62, enjoys turning leaves into a musical instrument and producing clear and loud music with his mouth in Mojiang Hani autonomous county, southwest Yunnan’s Pu’er city.
Over 1,000 pairs of twins live in Mojiang
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Mojiang Hani autonomous county features the Hani culture where the Tropic of Cancer just passes through the seat of the county in the southwest Yunnan’s Pu’er city.
Bird watcher captures photos of rare ibis in Yunnan
Sights
Photographs of a glossy ibis, a rare bird once thought extinct in China, were captured by a bird watcher on May 8 at a wetland in Yunnan.
Lifestyle
Improved conditions in mosques in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region have better accommodated the needs of people of the Muslim faith in terms of religious services.
40,000 visitors drawn by wall paintings
Lifestyle
Yaofang village invited in more than 40,000 visitors during the May Day holiday with its wall paintings, local snacks and ethnic culture.
Jacarandas in Kunming emit air of romance
Sights
Attracting quite a few visitors, the jacaranda trees have entered the blooming period on Mid-Jiaochang Road in Kunming, Yunnan province.
Variety of rose dishes in Anning
Flavor
Rose petals can be not only made into traditional flower-cake or rose jams, but also other tasty dishes by mixing with vegetables, fruits, eggs and meats for the flower growers in Anning city.
Xinjiang ice cream satiates sweet tooth from afar
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Ili ice cream is a time-honored local specialty known for its thick. The handmade treat is a fusion of the characteristics of ice creams of various ethnicities living in the prefecture.
Epic Sigangli performed by Wa people
Lifestyle
The creation epic Sigangli has been circulated by the Wa ethnic group in southwest Yunnan’s Lincang and Pu’er cities.
Books made more accessible by senior
Lifestyle
Li Cunde, a 70-year-old man, has been carrying books to bazaars with a cart since 2019, in a bid to increase the readership.
Scenery of Tuiwa Village by Puma Yumco Lake in Tibet
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Cellphone photo taken from Tuiwa Village in Nagarze County of Shannan shows snow mountain scenery in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
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