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In the context of Chinese maritime history, the expeditions undertaken by Zheng He during the Ming Dynasty are often cited as a key example. It is less well known that as early as the Yuan Dynasty, Wang Dayuan, a folk navigator, who was known as the "Marco Polo of the East", sailed with merchant ships across the seas, with his journeys spanning dozens of countries and regions across Asia and Africa. Why Wang Dayuan is referred to as "the Marco Polo of the East"? What distinguishes his from Zheng He's voyages to the West? Zhang Li, an associate professor at Yuzhang Normal University accepted an exclusive interview with CNS's "W. E. Talk".
The Most Beautiful Villages Branch of China Tourism Association (MBVC) held a grand award ceremony on Friday in Beijing, recognizing 11 villages as "The Most Beautiful Villages" in China.
The tower of Chinese-built Ruba Cross-sea Bridge was successfully capped in Malaysia on Thursday, according to constructor China Railway Bridge Bureau.
Outlining a number of key tasks for 2025, China’s annual Central Economic Work Conference urged efforts to vigorously boost consumption, improve investment efficiency, and expand domestic demand.
The11th national memorial ceremony for the Nanjing Massacre victims is held at the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 13, 2024.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the operation of China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project, which was initiated to address China's regional water imbalance.
The static load testing was conducted on the Zang Ke River Bridge Wednesday. Seventy-two large trucks with a total of 2,520metric tons of goods were parked on the bridge to test the construction quality and mechanical properties of the bridge structure.
A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying a group of five experiment satellites, part of a high-speed laser technology demonstration network “Diamond Constellation,” blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Dec. 12, 2024.
A container ship carrying caravans manufactured in south China's Guangxi departed from Chishui Port in Wuzhou City to Sydney Harbour on Wednesday, marking the port's inaugural international cargo route to Australia.
The moderately loose monetary policy outlined at this year’s Central Economic Work Conference (CEWC) has sent a positive and clear signal, boosting confidence among stakeholders and stabilizing market expectations, experts said.
Above the evening beach, enveloped in silence, a fiery streak pierces the darkness, soaring into the clouds. People gaze upward, captivated, watching the light fade, merge into the vast cosmos. This is Wenchang, Hainan Province, a place where romance truly reaches the stars. The coastal city of Wenchang, with a history of more than 2,100 years, is home to China’s only low-latitude launch site—the Wenchang Space Launch Center.
Ji Yue, a Chinese electric vehicle startup backed by Baidu and Geely, is on the brink of collapse, according to Chinese media outlet Jiemian.
Airbus Helicopters delivered its first H175to Skyco International Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province on Wednesday, marking an important milestone in low-altitude economic development locally.
With its lush mountains and lucid waters, Fujian is one of the origins of various teas. By developing a thriving tea industry, they have improved their lives, fueling the growth of tea culture, industry, and technology. Today, their teas are celebrated both in China and abroad.
As of Dec. 10, the Shenyang Imperial Palace located in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, has recorded over five million visits this year, setting a new record for annual visits since its establishment in 1926, according to the museum on Wednesday.
About 30 rocks containing dinosaur bone fossils were unearthed at Port Island in Hong Kong, south China, according to the Development Bureau of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China (DEVB) on Wednesday.
The Ezhou Huahu International Airport, Asia’s first professional all-cargo hub, saw its accumulated throughput exceeding 1.2 million metric tons on Wednesday evening.
A research team led by Professor Wei Yuezhou from the University of South China (USC) has successfully extracted high-purity medical isotopes lead-212 and bismuth-212 from the rare earth mineral monazite, advancing the treatment of malignant tumors, USC announced on Wednesday.
Chinese and Philippine authorities repatriated more than 30 Chinese nationals involved in offshore gambling operations in the Philippines on Thursday, according to the local Chinese Embassy.
The 24.86-kilometer-long Line 27 is the second fully automatic subway line in Chengdu and the first fully automatic line with an elevated section.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) added traditional design and practices for building Chinese wooden arch bridges to its Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
The park is a must-see place for its splendid scenery, which comprises dense forests, deep ravines and canyons, unusual peaks, caves, and pillar-like rock formations.
A group of teachers from Central China Normal University and Peking Opera theater of Hubei Province embarked on a journey of cultural exchanges to Indonesia on Wednesday evening.
The Huangmaohai Sea-Crossing Passage, a major project in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) connecting Zhuhai and Jiangmen, officially opened on Wednesday afternoon, shortening travel time between the two cities from over an hours to about 30 minutes.
Iris photography, a rising trend among young people in China, may expose individuals to the risk of personal information leaks and exploitation for illegal purposes, experts warned.
The main tower of the 26th Harbin Ice and Snow World, Love among Asia, was topped off on Wednesday and is under polishing and lighting effects debugging before meeting the public.
In recent days, the temperature has dropped to around minus 10 degrees Celsius in Karamay, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. A group of white-headed ducks (Oxyura leucocephala), along with seven-month-old ducklings, have begun their migration south for the winter.
People on both sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to the Chinese nation, sharing a deep understanding of the values of peace, harmony, and unity embodied in the Spring Festival, according to China’s State Council Taiwan Affairs Office on Wednesday.
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