At this time of the year in Sichuan, with temperatures as high as 38 C, the province's celebrated karst caves can be a cool place to hang out, the temperature in those of Tongjiang county hovering around a pleasant 18 C.
The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Major Heat, (Chinese: 大暑), the 12th solar term of the year, begins this year on July 23 and ends August 7.
Tang Paradise, a national-5A theme park in the fashion of a royal garden of the Tang Dynasty, gives Qujiang district a new lease of life.
East China's Jiangsu province is a land of abundance where the symphony of the mountains and rivers echoes. The hustle and bustle of daily life reflects its prosperity, and running rivers define its enchanting beauty.
A series of photos taken by Zhang Dongfeng show the splendid scenery of Taihang Mountain, Baoquan Reservoir, Baiyun Mountain and Huangshan Mountain.
The 2022 China International Travel Mart was launched in Kunming, Yunnan province today.
Zhang Jinhua, 62, coach of the women's basketball team of Tongren Minzu Middle School in Southwest China's Guizhou province, has been committed to helping girls from ethnic and mountainous regions achieve their university and basketball dreams.
The Competition for the Transmission and Promotion of Beijing Central Axis started to collect public works on July 20.
Many people believe that, for women, their wedding day is the happiest of their lives. But for He Xingfu, the protagonist in the TV series, The Story of Xing Fu, whose name literally means "happiness", it represents the darkest of days-witnessing her younger sister being indecently assaulted by a group of villagers.
Many years ago, when I was a young, impressionable slip of a thing, I spent an enthralling afternoon adrift in the musty library of the Asiatic Society on Park Street, in the city then known as Calcutta.
Archaeologists found a stone-carved chrysalis dating back to at least 5,200 years ago in North China's Shanxi province last month, according to the provincial archaeology research institute.
As the clock struck noon, Cai Kaijun, an urban construction worker, boarded a free air-conditioned bus stationed outside the work site to get some rest after working all morning in the searing heat.