Beijing and Tianjin are planning a monthly pass for high-speed intercity trains linking the cities, as well as canceling expressway toll fees between the two cities, the mayor of Tianjin said on Monday.
Luo Aiping's new book that came out just before the Spring Festival is timely. That's because many unwed adults face the greatest pressure to get married from their parents during the annual family-reunion period.
The 2016 Dating and Marriage Report, released by Shijijiayuan in January, said more than 60 percent of 8,745 single males and half of 7,755 single females on the dating website were being urged by their parents to get married.
Some single women and men in China stay away from family dinners this Spring Festival to avoid marriage talk, Xu Lin reports.
The arrival of spring has brought a whiff of warmth to the wintry cold, and has invigorated everything from rivers and plants to people.
The Hutong culture center in Beijing offers newcomers to China a chance to experience – and cook – a traditional dish for Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the Chinese New Year.
Photo taken on Feb. 6, 2017 shows plum blossoms at the Xinzhuang Park in Shanghai, east China. Flowers bloom in parks of Shanghai after "Lichun", or the beginning of Spring, attracting lots of visitors.
An orange-bellied leafbird perches among the booming cherry blossoms at Huagang Park in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, Feb 6, 2017.
More wealthy Chinese adventurers have scrambled to get to Antarctica during this Chinese New Year holiday season, with the country's biggest online travel agency reporting a sharp rise in bookings, which can cost more than 200,000 yuan ($29,150).
China will update its "green card" policy this year to make life easier for foreign residents, a source at the Ministry of Public Security confirmed on Monday.
Matzo meal and vodka batter is not the most familiar ingredient of a Chinese New Year feast, but Hong Kong's trendy Jinjuu is celebrating Spring Festival until Feb 11 by treating fans of its popular Tong Dak whole Korean fried chicken to some sweet deals.
Four clusters of wines sit on a long vintage metal table in a spacious Beijing art gallery, where a mix of Chinese and Western antiques are displayed.