When 26-year-old Sun Shuangshuang carries a 40-kilogram bag of cornmeal to the pigsty in her small village in Yingshan county, Hubei, it's hard to believe she once worked in a sleek office in Wuhan, the provincial capital.
At the second Liaoning Traditional Chinese Medicine Cultural Night Market, Ghanaian doctoral student Nkrumah Seth skillfully took the pulse of an elderly woman at the free consultation area.
At the second Liaoning Traditional Chinese Medicine Cultural Night Market, Ghanaian doctoral student Nkrumah Seth skillfully took the pulse of an elderly woman at the free consultation area.
Growing up in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, a small city surrounded by endless plains, I've found unexpected echoes of home in China's smaller towns — from the warmth of locals in Huaihua, Central China's Hunan province, to the quiet charm of Yangshuo, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.
Growing up in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, a small city surrounded by endless plains, I've found unexpected echoes of home in China's smaller towns — from the warmth of locals in Huaihua, Central China's Hunan province, to the quiet charm of Yangshuo, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.
Romantsova Kseniia, a 29-year-old from Russia, recently received her Chinese permanent residency — a milestone in her eight-year journey through China. After moving from Blagoveshchensk to Beijing, she earned a master’s degree in international Chinese education, married a Chinese actor, and embraced life across cultures.
Romantsova Kseniia, a 29-year-old from Russia, recently received her Chinese permanent residency — a milestone in her eight-year journey through China. After moving from Blagoveshchensk to Beijing, she earned a master’s degree in international Chinese education, married a Chinese actor, and embraced life across cultures.
"On the day I received my Chinese 'green card', I was in the middle of discussing my graduate thesis with my adviser when I suddenly got a call from Hainan," recalled Romantsova Kseniia, still visibly excited about the life-changing moment that happened just last month.
"On the day I received my Chinese 'green card', I was in the middle of discussing my graduate thesis with my adviser when I suddenly got a call from Hainan," recalled Romantsova Kseniia, still visibly excited about the life-changing moment that happened just last month.
When a villager in Gusheng, Yunnan province, asked Bao Xuan how to grow eggplants, the 26-year-old researcher was caught off guard. "I felt embarrassed," she recalled. "It's not my area of expertise."
When a villager in Gusheng, Yunnan province, asked Bao Xuan how to grow eggplants, the 26-year-old researcher was caught off guard. "I felt embarrassed," she recalled. "It's not my area of expertise."
Standing on a sand dune in Minqin county, Gansu province, 27-year-old Zhong Lin gazed into the distance at the rows of newly planted saxaul saplings.