A world-class tourism destination is taking shape on the island province of Hainan, catering to those in search of culture, countryside, shopping or medical treatment.
Island province proves popular with retirees, residents of northern cities hit by winter air pollution.
Across China, different areas have generated and developed their own teahouse culture. In Zhejiang province, one of the tea producing areas, drinking tea and going to teahouses have long been away of life.
Sinkholes must be one of the rarest geological phenomena in the world, since they are formed when carbonate rocks are eroded over a long period of time by an underground river, the water would hollows out the rock which eventually collapses, leaving the process up to 500,000 years to form.
The scarcity of sinkholes means the well-preserved Hanzhong sinkholes are not only of scientific importance, they are also a resource that can be exploited to boost the local economy.
Hanzhong sinkholes beat earlier belief as the northernmost group of karst caves.
The following recipe can produce a Cantonese-style Spring Festival Eve dinner, as gourmet Johnson Wong recommends four "lucky dishes" from Cantonese cuisine.
Cantonese cuisine focuses on keeping ingredients fresh and tender, avoiding overcooking or seasoning a dish. That's why "white cut chicken" is representative of local flavor.
Spring Festival Eve is the time for a family feast and this year chicken is the star attraction. XU JINGXI reports from Guangzhou.
Visitors view light installations at "Love in Springtime" light exhibition in Singapore's Sentosa island, Jan 25, 2017. The "Love in Springtime" exhibition is held from Jan 21 to Feb 26 to celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year.
Beijing's Parkview Green mall will host Lunar New Year activities.
The New Year decorations are set in Longtan Park in Beijing, capital of China, Jan 24, 2017, to greet the upcoming Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Jan 28 this year.
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