The sky seemed to darken, and a rumbling sound unlike anything Ma had ever heard before quickly grew louder and louder. Within seconds she was buried under the rubble of her newly built three-story home in Yingxiu, Wenchuan county.
It was, 2:28 pm, and most students were sitting in their classrooms waiting for their lessons to begin. Then, on this gray May 12 day, the earthquake struck.
For Zhang Maotang, May 12, 2008, was the day his personal apocalypse began.
Nothing and no one was going to stop Li Xiaoxia going back to Yingxiu, epicenter of the earthquake, where her parents, husband and son, 2, were trapped in rubble.
Ten years after the Wenchuan earthquake its survivors continue to rebuild their lives.
To celebrate the 42nd International Museum Day, a series of events have taken place around China, highlighting the importance of culture and heritage. From the Palace Museum to local cultural institutions, special exhibitions were launched for culture lovers worldwide. Let's take a look at a medley of these events.
Sweden will invest 48 million Swedish kronas ($5.5 million) into its food and beverage export sector this year to meet increasing international demand.
The Pacific Symphony recently concluded its first China tour with a grand gesture.
Three grottoes in Dunhuang, Northwest China's Gansu province, have been replicated at Shanghai Tower, the world's second-tallest building, as part of a 10-month-long exhibition.
The first part of Niall Ferguson's biography of former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger, who turns 95 later this month, has just been published in China.
The 15th China International Film and TV Program Exhibition opened in Beijing on Thursday morning, with over 300 participants from more than 50 countries and regions bringing around 80,000 programs.
Composed and written in Chinese and performed by both Western and Chinese singers, the opera Marco Polo is set to please music lovers.
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