By Xiao Le As evening fell over Jilong Yicun village in Shenzhen’s Futian district, south China’s Guangdong province, a green smart cabinet stood out in the night. Following a quick mobile verification, its door clicked open to reveal a free food package. This is China’s much-discussed “food bank” initiative. Over three years, nearly 500,000 portions […]
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Reading China’s modernization through 50,000 kilometers of high-speed rail
By He Yin, People’s Daily A U.S. media outlet recently noted that China’s high-speed rail network, now exceeding 50,000 kilometers in operation, has set a new global benchmark. It said that China’s experience offers useful reference for other countries seeking to modernize their railway infrastructure. This milestone transcends numerical significance. It marks a defining phase […]
Jin Yipeng: guardian of endangered species
By Ding Yasong, People’s Daily For Jin Yipeng, vice dean and professor at the College of Veterinary Medicine of China Agricultural University, clinical practice rarely unfolds in a conventional operating room. His patients — some of the world’s most endangered species — are often found deep in mountain forests or high on alpine plateau. Specializing […]
Life can be this fun at 100
By Zhong Wenyu My name is Zhong Wenyu. I am 100 years old ~and~ live in Shanghai. On winter afternoons, I sit by the window, basking in the sun. A cup of hot milk tea rests on the coffee table, and my fingers glide across the screen of my tablet — I’m nearly finished with […]
Harbin’s winter wonderland illuminates China’s thriving ice-snow tourism
By Wang Donghui, Zheng Zhiwen, Li Kaixuan, Shang Rongzheng, People’s Daily As night falls, the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, northeast China’s Heilongjiang province transforms into a luminous spectacle, resonating with laughter and cheers from enthusiastic crowds. This vibrant scene transcends mere winter festivities — it embodies the dynamic growth of China’s surging […]
Technology drives development of Xinjiang’s cotton industry
By He Yong, Ardak, People’s Daily In the depths of winter, a light snowfall blanketed the vast cotton fields of Xayar County in Aksu prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.Indoors, farmer Ababekri Memet smiled as he reviewed his harvest figures on his mobile phone. “Cotton farming is less labor-intensive now, and the returns are […]
A Yangtze riverside chemical maker’s decade-long turn toward high-quality, green growth
By Yu Weiliang, Lu Yanan, Tang Luwei Robots have replaced manual labor on the production line; old workshops and smokestacks are dismantled; pilot-scale testing of nanomaterials are moving forward steadily — New quality productive forces are quietly reshaping the Chinese traditional chemical industry, including Chuyuan High-Tech Group (Chuyuan), a traditional chemical manufacturer located along the […]
China’s retail sales hit 50-trillion-yuan mark, revealing huge potential
By He Yin, People’s Daily Domestic demand has become a key word for the international community in observing China’s economy. In 2025, as China continued to make steady progress in implementing its strategy to expand domestic demand, its total retail sales of consumer goods surpassed 50 trillion yuan ($7.17 trillion) for the first time, showcasing […]
World must remain highly vigilant against Japan’s renewed nuclear ambitions
By Yin Xiaoliang Since the end of World War II, Japan has habitually portrayed itself as a “victim of nuclear weapons,” while rarely engaging in serious reflection on the fact that it was once an attempted “nuclear perpetrator” during the war.During World War II, in pursuit of its expansionist ambition to “project national might far […]
Martial arts meets technology: How a young Chinese influencer makes “flying sword” a reality
By You Yi, People’s Daily Chinese online creator Fan Shisan has always harbored a dream inspired by wuxia (martial arts) fiction: a sword that leaps from its scabbard at a flick of the wrist, obeying its wielder’s command — capable not only of being carried, but also of communicating with its master. For Fan, such […]