China House of Hangzhou Asian Games opens

By Sun Longfei, People’s Daily China House, a service complex for the ongoing Hangzhou Asian Games opened on Sept. 22 in Hangzhou, east China’s Zhejiang province. In the 2,000-square meter facility, precious artifacts, texts, images and videos, and interactive technological installations are displayed, showcasing the development of Chinese sports culture and the journey of China […]

Hangzhou Asian Games fosters green lifestyles, contributes to carbon reduction

By Du Yifei, People’s Daily The 19th Asian Games is in full swing in Hangzhou, east China’s Zhejiang province. Inside competition venues, athletes from participating countries are striving for excellence, constantly breaking Asian and even World records. Outside the venues, a special record has also been made by an environmental campaign. The campaign, titled “1kg […]

Embracing common values of whole mankind: China’s commitment to brighter future

By Huan Yuping, People’s Daily In today’s era, every second is what Karl Marx referred to as “world time”. The futures and interests of countries are intertwined and deeply interconnected. On Sept. 28, 2015, Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the general debate of the 70th Session of the United Nations(UN) General Assembly and delivered an […]

Hangzhou Asian Games highlights diverse Asian sports culture via non-Olympic sports

By Li Yang, Zheng Yi, People’s Daily Among the 40 sports at the Hangzhou Asian Games, nine are non-Olympic, including mind sports go, chess, bridge, and e-sports, martial arts jujitsu, Kurash, and karate, as well as squash, cricket, sepak takraw, kabaddi, Wushu, dragon boat, and softball. Many of these events carry distinct Asian characteristics and […]

To carry on Flying Tigers spirit, promote people-to-people friendship between China, U.S

By Zhang Mengxu, Zhang Penghui, Li Zhiwei, People’s Daily Chinese President Xi Jinping recently replied to a letter from Chairman of the Sino-American Aviation Heritage Foundation Jeffrey Greene and Flying Tigers veterans Harry Moyer and Mel McMullen. In his reply dated Sept. 12, Xi said that “a sound and steady development of the relationship in […]

Intelligent Asian Games demonstrates China’s vitality in innovation

By Sun Longfei, Liu Junguo, People’s Daily The 19th Asian Games, which opened on Sept. 23 in Hangzhou, east China’s Zhejiang province, has provided a stage for athletes from across Asia to surpass themselves, and has also opened a window showing China’s technological innovation. Various cutting-edge technologies such as 5G, internet of things, big data, […]

Traditional malls in China accelerate digital transformation

By Wang Ke, People’s Daily As dusk fell, Sanlitun, a popular destination for shopping, dining, and entertainment in Beijing’s Chaoyang district, was teeming with visitors. There, the crowds encountered various types of “intelligent” elements. It was the peak time for dining. Robots were seen guiding diners to queue and leading the way in many restaurants. […]

Ningbo advances rural vitalization with “courtyard makeover”

By Xu Jiawei, Li Yicheng In villages of Ningbo, east China’s Zhejiang province, it’s common to see exquisite and beautiful courtyard houses standing alongside small bridges and flowing creeks. With fields blanketed by golden ripening rice and wheat, it presents a gorgeous scene reminiscent of a quintessential canal town in the lower reaches of the […]

Unleashing charm of Wushu at Hangzhou Asian Games

By Bao Han, People’s Daily Soaring kicks, side flips, spinning kicks… A set of smooth, flowing movements combining strength and grace fully demonstrated the stretch, elegance and fluidity of Changquan. On Sept. 24, the men’s Changquan final of Wushu was held at the Xiaoshan Guali Sports Center in Hangzhou, east China’s Zhejiang province, during the […]

Hangzhou Asian Games mascots mirror charm of host city

By Zheng Yi, People’s Daily Taking a stroll on the streets of Hangzhou, the host city of the 19th Asian Games, one can find elements of the Games everywhere – an “Asian flower carpet” consisting of over 200 varieties of flowers along the Qiantang River, synthetic racetracks in subway stations, and Asian Games-themed Fuxing bullet […]