Since the beginning of 2020, the covid-19 pandemic has brought dramatic changes to the lives of Chinese people. Some lost their jobs, while others found new business opportunities out of the crisis.

Data from the Commerce Ministry shows that there were over 4 million live streaming shows during the first quarter of 2020. Over 100 mayors and village officials joined the trend to sell local agricultural products. As China continues its work of poverty alleviation, the question is how to guarantee a sustainable development for rural areas after they've been lifted out of poverty?

As China seems to have contained the spread of coronavirus successfully, deputies of the ongoing National People’s Congress session have been discussing measures including faster responses, better resource distribution, and long-term prevention measures that ensure China will be fully prepared for public health crises in future.

As some tragedies began, they would never end. Click to listen to the docudrama My Stolen Life, which was adapted from a real-life event. Most cases of missing children end with parents spending years, or the rest of their lives looking for their lost child. A mother in southwest China found her son after three years of searching across the nation, but she never knew her troubles were far from over.

As the world is hit by the coronavirus, small cities can be especially vulnerable in terms of crisis management. Check out this story about how a highly responsive information sharing system helps a small city in Hubei province, that was once out of medical supplies, finally manage the fight against the epidemic.

Since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in January of this year, medical staff in China has been fighting like warriors, while the public has also joined the fight against the epidemic in different ways. Let’s have a panoramic glimpse of what this has been like.

Being a teacher in China's under-developed areas is widely seen as noble and respectful. It is more so if one chose to work in the rural areas of the country's far west Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region in her youthful years. Written and produced by Lu Chang. Zhang Wan voices the story.

Being a teacher in China's under-developed areas is widely seen as noble and respectful. It is more so if one chose to work in the rural areas of the country's far west Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region in her youthful years. Written and produced by Lu Chang. Zhang Wan voices the story.

Being a teacher in China's under-developed areas is widely seen as noble and respectful. It is more so if one chose to work in the rural areas of the country's far west Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region in her youthful years. Written and produced by Lu Chang. Zhang Wan voices the story.

Yongku Unity Village is in south Xinjiang's Kuqa County, since the 1960s, its multi-ethnic population has included the Han people, Uyghurs, Hui, and Kazaks, who all live together in this village. Over the decades, they've worked together, held long-lasting friendships, and even built families with each other. The story tells how cow breeding has helped engender multi-ethnic friendships in Xinjiang. Written and produced by Lu Chang. Yang Yong voices the story.

Yongku Unity Village is in south Xinjiang's Kuqa County, since the 1960s, its multi-ethnic population has included the Han people, Uyghurs, Hui, and Kazaks, who all live together in this village. Over the decades, they've worked together, held long-lasting friendships, and even built families with each other. The story tells how cow breeding has helped engender multi-ethnic friendships in Xinjiang. Written and produced by Lu Chang. Yang Yong voices the story.

Yongku Unity Village is in south Xinjiang's Kuqa County, since the 1960s, its multi-ethnic population has included the Han people, Uyghurs, Hui, and Kazaks, who all live together in this village. Over the decades, they've worked together, held long-lasting friendships, and even built families with each other. The story tells how cow breeding has helped engender multi-ethnic friendships in Xinjiang. Written and produced by Lu Chang. Yang Yong voices the story.

Many people believe that human beings are shaped by the environment around them. The blue sky, white clouds, high mountains and wide horizons, such boundless vistas of nature could just as well have an influence over people's lives in Xinjiang. Maybe it's this landscape that has nurtured people from different ethnic groups in Yongku village to be unpretentious, passionate, bold and unconstrained. Perhaps that's also the reason why romantic love stories happen here, despite cultural...

Many people believe that human beings are shaped by the environment around them. The blue sky, white clouds, high mountains and wide horizons, such boundless vistas of nature could just as well have an influence over people's lives in Xinjiang. Maybe it's this landscape that has nurtured people from different ethnic groups in Yongku village to be unpretentious, passionate, bold and unconstrained. Perhaps that's also the reason why romantic love stories happen here, despite cultural...

In many parts of China’s underdeveloped rural areas, education has been facing challenges due to poverty and a lack of awareness of its importance. And this used to be the situation in Yongku, a small village located in China’s far west Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, where school was nonexistent before the 1960s. But later, the local educational environment was changed by a group of migrant workers, in addition to generations of local people who have been making efforts to create a better...

In many parts of China’s underdeveloped rural areas, education has been facing challenges due to poverty and a lack of awareness of its importance. And this used to be the situation in Yongku, a small village located in China’s far west Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, where school was nonexistent before the 1960s. But later, the local educational environment was changed by a group of migrant workers, in addition to generations of local people who have been making efforts to create a better...

In many parts of China’s underdeveloped rural areas, education has been facing challenges due to poverty and a lack of awareness of its importance. And this used to be the situation in Yongku, a small village located in China’s far west Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, where school was nonexistent before the 1960s. But later, the local educational environment was changed by a group of migrant workers, in addition to generations of local people who have been making efforts to create a better...

A young beauty meets the love of her life while asleep. Hear how that worked out on this edition of Selfie.

A young beauty meets the love of her life while asleep. Hear how that worked out on this edition of Selfie.

A young beauty meets the love of her life while asleep. Hear how that worked out on this edition of Selfie.

Well-educated young Chinese have launched various startups or farms to make agricultural innovations or apply the newest technologies. As they transform the agriculture sector, their presence and activities have brought new dynamics to life in the countryside, attracting urban residents back for sightseeing or recreation.

Well-educated young Chinese have launched various startups or farms to make agricultural innovations or apply the newest technologies. As they transform the agriculture sector, their presence and activities have brought new dynamics to life in the countryside, attracting urban residents back for sightseeing or recreation.

Well-educated young Chinese have launched various startups or farms to make agricultural innovations or apply the newest technologies. As they transform the agriculture sector, their presence and activities have brought new dynamics to life in the countryside, attracting urban residents back for sightseeing or recreation.

The importance of gender equality has been increasingly recognized in China in recent years. But there’s still a long way to go. Some insiders in the IT industry have found that conditions could be improved by getting more women and girls into STEM related fields.