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Pangolins could be ‘missing link’ allowing coronavirus to jump from bats to humans

Mon, 30 Mar 2020 13:17:14 +0300

Pangolins are scaly, anteater-like creatures found in Asia that are routinely trafficked and smuggled for both food and medicine. A new scientific study, appearing in the Journal of Proteome Research, has found these mammals also cary coronaviruses similar to the one currently sweeping across the world.

33 Fascinating Pics Capture Street Scenes of Beijing in 1990

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 17:15:50 +0300

Beijing is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the world's most populous capital city. The city, located in northern China, is governed as a municipality under the direct administration of the central government with 16 urban, suburban, and rural districts. Beijing is an important world capital and global power city, and one of the world's leading centers for culture, diplomacy and politics, business and economy, education.

Grandma Goes Mission Impossible While Dangling A 7 Y.O. From The 5th Floor to Rescue Her Cat

Fri, 10 Jan 2020 15:59:00 +0300

If the thought that your pet is more precious to you than anything else, we are almost certain this video captured in China might make you reconsider your priorities. This grandma has her priorities in quite a different order, apparently. When the lady noticed her cat sitting on a ledge one floor lower, the best idea for rescuing the feline that popped into her head was apparently to risk the life of her own grandchild and dangle him from the balcony.

Zoo’s Visitor Sees Monkey Sharpening A Rock, Later It Uses It To Shatter Its Glass Enclosure

Fri, 30 Aug 2019 14:59:09 +0300

They said that Planet of the Apes was fiction. They were wrong! Some of us have always had an inkling that monkeys are far smarter than they let on. And now they’ve figured out what they have to do to escape zoos! Well, at least one monkey has that information. But I’m pretty sure others will soon follow suit.

Cardboard Modelling Experts Build Life-Size Replica Of Israeli Battle Tank

Wed, 08 May 2019 21:21:36 +0300

A team of Chinese cardboard modelling experts stole the show at this year’s Hobby Expo China (HEC) International Model Expo, in Beijing, with a 1:1 cardboard replica of the Merkava MK4 Israeli battle tank.

Chinese Woman Is A ‘Human-Chameleon’ That Uses Make Up To Transform Into Anyone She Wants

Thu, 07 Mar 2019 09:52:48 +0300

Chinese make-up blogger He Yuhong has the ability to walk through a crowd without ever revealing her true identity, no she's not one of the Faceless Men on Game of Thrones - just an artist whose talent allows her to transform herself to any famous face.

"Living In China I See The Most Ridiculous Things"

Thu, 21 Feb 2019 12:06:36 +0300

Alex Greenberg is the man behind the account, an American who moved to the massive metropolis of Shanghai some years ago and fell in love with it. Overwhelmed by the sheer number of stories that can be told in such a vast city, he decided to start a website where he could document the quirks and oddities of everyday life there, which he called Shanghai Observed.

Award-Winning Photojournalist Disappears In China

Wed, 05 Dec 2018 10:43:22 +0300

Lu Guang’s photos have exposed the sides of China that its government isn’t keen on talking about: drug addicts, HIV patients, environmental problems, and so on. This time, however, the award-winning photographer has himself become the center of a story. His wife Xu Xiaoli claims she hasn’t heard from her husband since the 3rd of November.

Woman Abandons Family After Husband Gets Paralyzed, And This Girl Starts Taking Care Of Her Father

Thu, 04 Oct 2018 09:52:51 +0300

When tragedy strikes, family members need to stick together. But after Tian Haicheng from China got paralyzed in a car accident, his wife of 7 years abandoned him. Luckily, not everyone turned from him.

Chinese Build Unbelievable 350ft Waterfall On A Skyscraper

Thu, 26 Jul 2018 09:29:22 +0300

People travel far and wide to view one of nature’s most spectacular sights, the waterfall. Somebody at Chinese construction company Guizhou Ludiya Property Management recognized this and thought, “Hey, why don’t we build a waterfall on the side of our skyscraper?” And so they created the world’s tallest man-made waterfall, and people can’t quite decide if it’s a good idea or not.

Father, Daughter And Pets Take The Same Photo For 10 Years

Wed, 30 May 2018 10:42:06 +0300

Ever since Tiffany was a newborn, her mother has taken the exact same picture of her, snuggled up with her father, cat and dog, every year for 10 years. Chinese social media has been touched by the images, showing Tiffany growing up into a cute little 10-year-old, while very little else around her has changed at all.

Cherry Blossoms Have Just Bloomed In China, And It’s Probably One Of The Most Amazing Sights On The

Thu, 22 Mar 2018 09:14:02 +0300

People worldwide usually associate Cherry blossoms with spring in Japan, but China's blooms are so magical, they might just become their national symbol as well. The country has just been flooded by an ocean of colorful blossoms, which should stay vibrant through April.

Chinese Woman Takes Touching Wedding Photos With Her Very Sick Grandfather Before It’s Too Late

Fri, 16 Mar 2018 11:33:51 +0300

Fu Xuewei, a 25-year-old entrepreneur from Chengdu, China recently shared a beautiful set of wedding photos that are going viral. However, there’s an emotional twist to the photographs where no groom seems to be found. In fact, one is not even present as the only people featured in the photoshoot are Ms. Fu and her 87-year-old grandfather.

Chinese Weather Woman Stuns The World By Not Aging For 22 Years On Screen, And Here’s The Proof

Thu, 15 Mar 2018 09:27:30 +0300

A video of Ms. Yang have recently gone viral on Chinese social media, showing her at work over her 22 year stint as weather presenter. Astonishingly, she looks almost exactly the same as when she began her job as a 22-year-old back in 1996, when the Spice Girls ruled the airwaves and we were in thrall to snake, on our Nokia phones.

This Man Saw A Dog Being Sold For Meat And Just Couldn’t Walk By

Mon, 05 Jun 2017 11:43:59 +0300

Xingyi Danielle’s dad was walking down the street in China one day looking for a place to grab a bite when he saw a group of people selling live dogs trapped in bags for meat consumption. The man didn’t have the heart to simply walk by…

First Vertical Forest In Asia To Have Over 3,000 Plants And Produce 132 Pounds Of Oxygen Per Day

Mon, 06 Feb 2017 13:57:32 +0300

It’s a good job that these vertical forests in Nanjing, China are going to produce 132 pounds (60kg) of oxygen every day, because they’ll literally take your breath away when you see them.

Shocking moment a woman takes her male companion for a walk on a DOG LEASH in China

Tue, 13 Sep 2016 14:31:27 +0300

Bizarre images have emerged of a woman taking a man for a walk on a dog leash across a road in China. The pair were spotted on September 9 in Fuzhou, China's Fujian province. Police had to be called to deal with the issue as the pair were holding up traffic and causing traffic jams.

This Giant Cave In China Has 100 People Living Inside, A Basketball Court And Even Had A School

Wed, 10 Aug 2016 13:04:52 +0300

Zhongdong village in Guizhou Province, China, is believed to be the country’s only inhabited, year-round settlement located inside a naturally occurring cave. At 1800 meters (almost 6000 ft) above sea level, the cave can only be accessed by a one hour hike, and because of such inaccessibility, the community struggles to survive. To make matters worse, the government stated that “China is not a society of cavemen” and closed the village school in early 2011

These Are The Last Women With Bound Feet In China

Tue, 05 Jul 2016 15:16:51 +0300

Over thousands of years, women have been expected to conform to ridiculous (if not dangerous) beauty standards. But for women in China, beauty standards were downright incapacitating until the 20th century, and even then the tradition continued. As part of her "Living History" series, Jo Farrell has captured a world we have never seen. These women are the last generation to have had their feet bound, and they're baring all.

This Unique Zoo In China Gives Close Encounters With Dangerous Animals

Fri, 03 Jun 2016 15:13:11 +0300

China's Lehe Ledu Wildlife Zoo turns the traditional zoo inside out, putting the visitors in cages and letting the animals roam the park.

Elevated Bus That Drives Above Traffic Jams

Thu, 26 May 2016 10:30:54 +0300

China’s traffic jams are legendary. One jam even has its own Wikipedia page dedicated to it (China National Highway 110 traffic jam. Look it up). But the country’s epic gridlock problems might soon be a thing of the past if plans for this amazing elevated bus go ahead.

Then And Now: How China Changed In 100 Years

Fri, 08 Apr 2016 14:51:11 +0300

It’s interesting to see what humans are able to change and what humans are utterly incapable of changing. On one hand, a city may rise out of nowhere in just a matter of a decade or two, showing how powerful China’s economy has become, and how advanced engineering has enabled us to build so rapidly. At the same time, the profile of the mountains and rivers don’t budge, a constant reminder that we are still powerless compared to Mother Nature.

Now there’s a craze for proving you’re a ‘true woman’ by holding things with your BOOBS

Thu, 21 Jan 2016 12:54:57 +0300

The bizarre new trend is taking Chinese social media by storm - with hundreds of ladies getting involved. WOMEN are now being invited to test their ‘womanliness’ by trying to hold a pen or pencil under their breasts - and posting a picture of doing so online.

Abandoned Chinese Fishing Village Being Swallowed By Nature

Thu, 11 Jun 2015 13:23:24 +0300

Shengsi, an archipelago of almost 400 islands at the mouth of China’s Yangtze river, holds a secret shrouded in time – an abandoned fishing village being reclaimed by nature. These photos by Tang Yuhong, a creative photographer based in Nanning, take us into this lost village on Goqui island.

This Little Cutie Is The Real-Life Teddybear You Never Knew Existed

Mon, 23 Mar 2015 13:10:53 +0300

It's basically a teddy-bear-faced squirrel-bunny, and this is the first time it's been photographed in over 20 years.

Blind Man And His Armless Friend Spend 10 Years Planting 10,000 Trees

Thu, 19 Mar 2015 14:28:13 +0300

A blind man named Jia Haixia and his friend, a double amputee with no arms named Jia Wenqi, have spent more than 10 years replanting trees to revive the once-barren environment around Yeli Village in northeastern China.

Prolific lingerie thief uncovered

Wed, 24 Dec 2014 14:09:06 +0300

The thief in his 30s, only known as Tan, stashed more than 2,000 pieces of underwear in a secret hiding place in the suspended ceiling of his flat in Yulin, of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southeast China. A man obsessed with stealing his female neighbours’ lingerie and hiding it away has been caught and arrested after a ceiling collapsed under the weight of his booty.

Prolific lingerie thief uncovered

Wed, 24 Dec 2014 14:08:59 +0300

Exams Are a Serious Business in China

Fri, 21 Nov 2014 14:24:33 +0300

The Chinese people take education very seriously and exams are a big deal.

Cancer Patient Marries Long-Term Boyfriend at China Hospital

Thu, 20 Nov 2014 13:35:39 +0300

The intolerable pain of Fan Huixiang, suffering from terminal cancer, probably decreased as love of her life, Yu Haining hold her hand in such difficult time. Both of them decided to get married. As soon as Yu got the news of Fan being diagnosed with cancer, he left his job and went to the hospital in Zhengzhou to be with his girlfriend. Both of them exchanged rings in the presence of their family and close friends. The ceremony was held in the hospital only. In a relationship from past 5 years, Fan and Yu looked happy and excited ahead of their marriage.

Plastic surgery is all the rage in China

Wed, 19 Nov 2014 14:00:20 +0300

It's a trap!

Chinese Clinic Has A Special Helper To Calm People Down

Wed, 29 Oct 2014 14:40:16 +0300

This Chinese clinic wanted to keep their patients as calm as possible so they went looking for some extra help. They ended up finding the perfect creature for the job, it's fluffy, has four legs and likes to take a lot of naps.

A Bunch Of Chefs In China Made A Huge Pumpkin Pie

Thu, 23 Oct 2014 13:40:47 +0400

In China, a group of cooks recently decided to create a massive version of the American Thanksgiving staple, pumpkin pie.

Only In China Is This Kind Of Crazy Architecture Possible

Wed, 22 Oct 2014 09:31:28 +0400

In China, funky and ridiculous looking buildings are a serious issue. In fact, they're taken so seriously that Chinese president Xi Jinping asked developers to stop making strange buildings.

Robot Restaurant in Eastern China

Tue, 26 Aug 2014 14:28:29 +0400

Located in Kunshan, eastern China, the restaurant relies on over a dozen machines for tasks such as greeting customers, waiting on tables and cooking basic meals. The eatery becomes the third café in the world to rely on the use of robot employees, potentially giving a glimpse into how future businesses could operate. Speaking to a local newspaper, owner Song Jugang explained that the robots cost around £4000 (≈6600 USD) – the same as the yearly pay for a human employee. There are drawbacks to using the robots which is why Mr Jugang still relies on humans, hiring a handful to work in the kitchen and cook dishes too complex for their mechanical countrparts. The futuristic machines have a limited vocabulary and take two hours to charge enough to complete a five hour shift but give an insight into how far robot technology has come.