By Shi Yuanhao, People’s Daily Brazil exported more than 39.24 million 60-kg bags of coffee last year, on par with those in 2022, according to the the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council. Of these, 1.48 million bags were exported to China, a significant 278.6 percent increase over 2022, making China the 6th largest export destination for […]
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China contributes to Antarctic studies, protection over past 40 years
By Liu Shiyao, Hu Runxin, People’s Daily China’s Qinling Station started operation on Inexpressible Island in the Terra Nova Bay of Antarctica on Feb. 7. Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter on the completion of the building of the Qinling Station and its operation in Antarctica. He said the completion of the building […]
Art contributes to rural development of village in China’s Inner Mongolia
By Wu Yue, People’s Daily “Liang, where are you going, ” asked a villager in Xikou village, Mingshuihe township, Arxan of Hinggan League, north China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region. “I have a guest, so I’m showing him around the village,” Liang Shusen answered. Today, Xikou village has become more and more enriched with cultural landscapes […]
Vital China on the move
By Qiu Chaoyi, Li Xinping, Han Xin, People’s Daily The Spring Festival travel rush, carrying people’s hopes for family reunion, reflects the new landscape of China’s high-quality development. During the 2024 Spring Festival holiday, which ran from Feb. 10 to 17, China reported about 2.3 billion trips in varied modes of transport. In particular, the […]
Zigong’s lanterns enjoy high reputation around world
By Li Kaixuan, People’s Daily In a workshop of Zigong Longteng Culture and Art Co., Ltd. based in Zigong, southwest China’s Sichuan province, the skeleton of a loong-shaped lantern was completed amid flying sparks from welding. Loong, or Chinese dragon, the fifth sign in the traditional Chinese zodiac animal cycle, represents a totem of the […]
U.S. should stop taking “national security” as catch-all excuse
By Zhong Sheng, People’s Daily Recently, the U.S. Department of Defense once again used “national security” as an excuse to include some Chinese chip and artificial intelligence (AI) companies on its discriminatory lists, and threatened to take further measures against these entities. The U.S. side consistently invokes “national security,” overstretches the concept of national security, […]
Spring Festival in Chinese folk arts
By Yin BoThe Spring Festival is the grandest traditional festival of the Chinese nation.In the long agrarian civilization, the ancient Chinese people marked a year from the sowing of seeds to the harvest of grains, and this agricultural cycle has set the rhythm of people’s lives – growing crops in spring, seeing them mature in […]
China’s PV industry contributes to global green development
By Guan Kejiang, People’s Daily Newly installed solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity is expected to reach 375 gigawatts globally in 2023, growing 31.8 percent year on year, said an annual report recently issued by the International Energy Agency. China’s solar PV installations last year equaled to the world’s total in 2022. Demetrios Papathanasiou, global director for […]
China sees emerging forms of Spring Festival trips
By Zhu Jinyi As the most important traditional festival of the Chinese nation, the Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, offers an abundance of customs and rituals, making it a perfect time for a cultural trip. Dai Bin, president of the China Tourism Academy, estimated that the Spring Festival holiday in 2024 […]
China‘s PV industry sees accelerated development, expanded overseas market
By Ding Yiting, People’s Daily In the city of Shannan, located on a plateau at an elevation of 4,994 to 5,100 meters in southwest China’s Xizang autonomous region, nearly 80,000 solar panels were glistening under the sunlight. This solar farm was connected to the grid and started generating electricity on Dec. 30, 2023. It is […]