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A Japanese Man’s 30-Year Quest to Green a Chinese Desert

Working with locals, Takami Kunio helped plant more than 19 million trees across the Loess Plateau.

On the Relative Simplicity of a Song Dynasty Tomb

Confessions of a Tomb Reader

China’s Strict COVID Regime Gets Slightly Less Strict

Nanjing Zoo Encourages Virtual Animal Adoption Amid Cash Crunch

The zoo is resorting to diversifying how it generates revenue as pandemic restrictions have squeezed its income.

Migrant Birds Flock to a Dried-Out Poyang Lake

Migrant birds forage on the dried bed of Poyang Lake, Jiangxi province, Nov. 12, 2022. IC

Tourism Official’s Cosplay in Promotional Video Backfires

Xie Wei, a tourism official from Hubei province dressed as a swordsman in a short video to promote a local scenic spot. However, his look failed to satisfy viewers, with many saying it was “hard on the eyes.”