China Stories & Pictures

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New blue paper shows Chinese children spend too much of their spare time in doing homework and attending extracurricular courses, leading to little playtime, monotonous lifestyle and narrow social activities.

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The name of Changde city in Hunan province appears in the propaganda slogan on a public bus station board in Tongling city of Anhui province, exposing the most careless copycat.

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Jinan, the capital city of East China's Shandong province, retained the title of the most congested city of China in 2017, Beijing is in second place.

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New report released by China UnionPay shows male Chinese netizens surpass female in online shopping for the first time, and by a large margin. since they are more addicted to online games.

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(via Xian High school teacher lets students vote the naughtiest, then assign special seat)

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The reason why it was Jin Gong Men, or Golden Arches that became the new name for McDonald’s China, has been revealed several months later, and it is definitely out of your imagination.

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A man from Xianyang, Shaanxi province drew much attention from passers-by and netizens by riding horse to pick up kids from school, and he was not fined by traffic police.

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700-year-old tree secretly chopped down overturns crane, hailed as inviting nemesis

A 700-year-old tree in village in Sichuan province that was secretly chopped down but too heavy to be hauled away, overturned crane, which was hailed by as inviting nemesis.

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Hainan woman dangles by her clothes from external wall saved by firefighters

A woman from Changjiang county, Hainan province was seen dangling from the outer wall of her multi-floor apartment and saved by firefighters called in by some neighbors.

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Guanghzou university students invent G-string-shaped condom

A group of six university students from Guangzhou have invented a new fashion of G-String shaped condoms which they claim are more capable of preventing people from contracting sexual diseases.

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Half-naked girl begs on her knees in the rain in Guangzhou

A topless girl was spotted begging for money to buy food on her knees in the rain in Guangzhou, but no one showed largesse to lend a hand.

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Wearing shoe covers for a field inspection, Chinese officials prompt online ridicule

Officials from Xianyang Science Association led by chairman Ya Binjian were pictured wearing shoe covers to inspect a fruit research base in Xingping city under the jurisdiction of Xianyang.

Failed publicity stunt: Shaanxi officials are grilled online after pictures showing they wore shoe covers to conduct an inspection to an orchard go viral.

http://www.hugchina.com/china/stories/chinese-society/shaanxi-officials-wear-shoe-cover-during-field-inspection-2013-11-15.html

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Shanzhai Giant Yellow Duck sprouts across mainland China

Shanzhai Giant Yellow Duck sprouts across mainland China

The successful story of the 16-meter tall Giant Yellow Duck installed in Hong Kong has inspired an imitation fever across mainland China, as many property developers in Chinese cities rush to install similar but smaller yellow ducks to attract potential customers.

http://www.hugchina.com/china/stories/china-economy/shanzhai-giant-yellow-duck-sprouts-across-mainland-china-2013-06-02.html