Category: Foreign
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China’s Spring Festival box office off to strong start
By Liu Yang, People’s Daily China’s film industry set a new milestone during the 2025 Spring Festival holiday. According to the China Film Administration, the country’sbox office revenue during this period reached a staggering 9.51 billion yuan ($1.3 billion), with 187 million moviegoers packing theaters, up 18.64 percent and 14.68 percent from a year ago,…
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DeepSeek astonishes world with surprises
By Song Shuang Chinese AI company DeepSeek just astonished the world with its open-source model DeepSeek-R1 recently. The rise of the AI model was nothing short of breathtaking. On Jan. 20, DeepSeek officially launched DeepSeek-R1. Within a week, it soared to the top of the free app rankings on Apple’s App Store in both China…
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Robust Spring Festival consumption mirrors China’s economic vitality
By He Yin, People’s Daily During the 2025 Spring Festival holiday, more than 2.3 billion passenger trips were made in China, and the total box office revenue surpassed 11 billion yuan ($1.51 billion), leading to increased consumption spending in catering and shopping. The livelySpring Festival celebrations have mirrored China’s economic vitality. The Chinese economy has…
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Giant pandas a golden signboard of Sichuan’s ecotourism
By Wang Yongzhan, People’s Daily What can you discover when you come to southwest China’s Sichuan province in search of giant pandas? In Sichuan, one can explore the Giant Panda National Park to observe these adorable creatures in their natural habitat. Additionally, the research bases dedicated to giant panda breeding are the perfect place for…
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SE China’s Fujian drives development of new business forms through ecotourism
By Shi Yu, People’s Daily How many new experiences can an ecotourism route offer? In the case of the Wuyi Mountainsnational forest trail, the answer is “plenty.” On a warm winter’s day, with a gentle mountain breeze on his face, He Weixin, an outdoor enthusiast from Xiamen city, southeast China’s Fujian province, was struck by…
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Diversity of daily commodities reflects China’s economic vitality
By Li Bin, People’s Daily When selecting a pillow in Chinese market, one might found himself overwhelmed by the vast array of options. Even within the category of functional pillows, there is a wide variety, from the traditional ones made of buckwheat, cassia seed, and bamboo charcoal to the increasingly popular memory foam, latex, zero-pressure,…
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Reduced logistics costs help release China’s economic vitality
By Han Xin, People’s Daily Logistics is the “lifeblood” of the real economy. In 2024, China’s annual freight volume reached approximately 56.5 billion tons, averaging 150 million tons per day, with a year-on-year growth of about 3.5 percent. This effectively supported the stable and positive development of the national economy. In recent years, the overall…
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Morin Dawa: hometown of field hockey in China
By Wu Yong, People’s Daily Hasen, an 80-year-old womanof China’sDaur ethnic group, has learned how to use her smartphone to watch live sports events. As the first Chinese national female fieldhockey coach, Hasenwas filled with pride as she watched the Hero Asian Champions Trophy 2024 unfold in her hometown – Morin Dawa Daur autonomous banner…
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Birdwatching and beyond: booming ecotourism in E China’s Jiangsu
By Yao Xueqing, People’s Daily Yancheng city, east China’s Jiangsu province, boasts the world’s largest intertidal wetland system and China’s first World Natural Heritage site ofcoastal wetlands. As an important stopover site for migratory birds on the East Asian-Australasian Flyway, this ecological wonderland shelters millions of birds annually as they rest, molt, and overwinter. In…
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China turns ice, snow economy into new growth driver
By Ji Fang, Wang Liang, People’s Daily During this winter season, ice and snow tourism has experienced a significant surge in popularity across various regions of China. In Hebei province, a diverse range of ice and snow events are captivating visitors, while in Jilinprovince, tourists are flocking to witness the beauty of rime and participate…