A WeChat e-gallery sold paintings made by people with autism, celebral palsy and mental diseases. The charity campaign has raised more than 3 million yuan ($150,000) from about 1.6 million donors in an hour. The money is expected to help improve the painters' lives.
Derived from portraits of the Door Gods, Chinese New Year painting is regarded as a kind of Spring Festival mascot. It is an old handicraft, going back thousands of years. But it's now facing extinction.
About 10 Asian elephants enjoyed a 3-ton fruit banquet on Saturday in Southwest China's Yunnan province to celebrate the 6th World Elephant Day.
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