By Zhao Shan, People's DailyBullet trains are once again driving an upsurge in China's tourism industry as a number of new high-speed railways have been put into operation this summer and further shortened the travel time between cities.According to the recent half-month booking statistics released
By Qin Ruijie, Shao Yuzi, People’s DailyAs China steadily expands the application of information technology in education, more and more regions across the country now have access to high-quality educational resources.Information technology is narrowing urban-rural and regional digital gaps and bring
By Zhang Pan, People's DailyThe prospering Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is getting more and more attractive for young talents from Hong Kong.Nearly 1,100 graduates from Hong Kong universities have been hired in mainland cities in the Greater Bay Area under the Greater Bay Area Youth Em
By Sun Chao, People’s Daily Intelligent systems and equipments are lending a big hand to medical agencies and doctors in rural China, making medical services more convenient and accessible.In a clinic in Zibianwangji village, Daxingdi township, Lushui city, southwest China's Yunnan province, various
By Liu Leyi, People's DailyA piece of arid land in northwest China's Qinghai province is now turned into a vast "blue sea" made up of numerous photovoltaic (PV) panels, thanks to China's persistent efforts to promote sustainable development.In the past, 98.5 percent of the Talatan area, Gonghe count
By Xu Yuyao, People’s DailyThe Potala Palace, a cultural site with a history of more than 1,300 years and the only UNESCO World Heritage site in southwest China’s Tibet autonomous region, is glowing with new vitality under the protection of digital technologies.With just one click, people can observ
By Yuan Quan, Xu Yuyao, People's DailyAt around 7:00 am, the Lhasa railway station, located at an altitude of 3,700 meters in the capital city of southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, went bustling. Large groups of passengers, including tourists and local residents, waited at the station for tr
By Wang Junling, People’s DailyThe Chinese currency, RMB, is playing an increasingly significant role in cross-border payments as China gradually improves the quality of its economic development and the level of its openness.According to statistics released by the People's Bank of China (PBOC), the
By Ji Fang, People’s DailyTong Baomin, a Chinese social sports instructor, has been serving as a volunteer for China’s national fitness program for more than 10 years.Joining the tide of live streaming, Tong recently moved his fitness classes online. So far, he has provided over 300 hours of free co
By Liu Shaohua, People's DailyThe renovation of old urban residential areas is benefiting more and more urban residents in China. According to statistics, 114,000 old residential communities across the country kicked off renovation programs between 2019 and 2021, involving more than 20 million house
By Bi Jingjin, People’s DailyA remote and once poverty-stricken village in central China’s Henan province has turned prosperous and vital thanks to ceramic art.In Huashu’ao village, Luoning county, Luoyang city of Henan, big ceramic vats are seen everywhere. They are flowerpots, guard bars, and dust
By Lai Rui, People’s DailyThe 77 Cultural and Creative Park, located at No. 77 Art Gallery on a back street in the Dongcheng district of the Chinese capital, is a well-known destination with a modern taste.Compared with other culture parks in Beijing which feature skyscrapers and fancy facilities, t
By Yang Wenming, People's DailyWeishan, an ancient town situated at the foot of Ailao Mountain in the western part of Yunnan province in southwest China, was founded in 1389 with a history spanning more than 600 years.The ancient town houses a number of historical relics that carry the local feature
By Han Xin, People’s DailySince the issuance of 5G commercial licenses in China three years ago, remarkable progress has been made in the country’s 5G construction.As of the end of April, China had built over 1.6 million 5G base stations nationwide, or over 60 percent of the global total. The number
By Zheng Na, People’s DailyAn applet that allows users to tour the Great Wall on their mobile phones was recently launched. It marked another innovative application of digital technology in the field of cultural heritage protection.The mini app in the Wechat platform, jointly developed by China Foun
By Wang Junling, Wang Siqi, People’s DailyWang Guiying is a 75-year-old woman living in Zhaodong, northeast China’s Heilongjiang province. She lives in an old residential area built in 1990s. The area was not connected to natural gas pipeline network when it was built.“In the past years, we cooked w
By Wang Wenzheng, Peopls’s DialyThe Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) has entered into force for more than six months. Constantly expanding its “circle of friends,” the regional free trade agreement has released huge dividends for enterprises and consumers from participating countri
By Kang Pu, People’s DailyClean energy, such as hydrogen fuel, liquefied natural gas and methyl alcohol, is gradually replacing traditional fuels as a primary power source for vessels, offering a new alternative for the navigation industry amid the global green and low-carbon transition.Yangtze Rive
By Liu Xinyan, People's DailyIn a cave at the Yungang Grottoes, an ancient Chinese Buddhist site in Datong city, north China's Shanxi Province, several technicians were taking close-up photogrammetry and collecting image data with instruments such as HD cameras, station scanners and 3D laser scanner
By Gu Yekai, People’s DailyThe prospering digital economy is gradually becoming a solid foundation supporting economic and social development, as internet, big data, cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain and other new technologies are seeping into industries.For ecological protec