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On the eastern bank of Ulungur Lake in Xinjiang stretches around five kilometer long Yardang landform, a surreal masterpiece sculptured by wind and time. Viewing from other sides of the lake, this geological wonder looks as a floating ghost city from with rise intensive sandcastles and stone forests. 

Tianjin wrestling expert Zhang Shaohua has embarked on a journey north with two young disciples to the vast grasslands of Inner Mongolia. They came not only to gain technical knowledge, but for a journey into tradition and culture. Under skies washed in blue and across carpets of green, galloping herds streaked the horizon. The young…

Located in the Junggar Basin, the Gurbantunggut Desert is the second largest desert in China, as well as the largest fixed and semi-fixed desert. Known as a wet desert because the sand dunes are covered in snow in winter, it is inhabited by a few ephemeral plants and drought-tolerant animals. 

<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-09-08/China-s-railways-embrace-e-invoices-in-push-for-digital-services-1GvaU3AiBCE/img/5fbe2daa488e4c159a4dbff4fee093c3/5fbe2daa488e4c159a4dbff4fee093c3.jpeg' alt='Paper-based passenger tickets for China's railway. /VCG' In a significant move highlighting its commitment to digital advancement, China will phase out paper-based passenger train tickets starting October. China Railway Group (CR) announced on Monday that digital invoices will become the standard for all rail travel. Travelers will no longer receive paper reimbursement vouchers. Instead,…

The Great Wall stretches across northern China from Hushan in Shandong Province to Jiayuguan in Gansu Province. In northwestern China’s Xinjiang, there is an underground “Great Wall” known as a karez, a vast subterranean irrigation system that surrounds the city of Turpan. <img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-09-07/Underground-Great-Wall-ensures-water-supply-in-arid-Turpan-1G0PP4R5d3G/img/0bb3ca5ca39f43f09c3f3f1cee23eafb/0bb3ca5ca39f43f09c3f3f1cee23eafb.jpeg' alt='Clay models depict how people used to draw water from a…

<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-09-07/Herdsmen-drive-livestock-to-winter-pastures-in-Xinjiang-1Gtoe3ToHw4/img/3bc4113faaf84e0faeadf9f9b0bba8a2/3bc4113faaf84e0faeadf9f9b0bba8a2.jpeg'Herdsmen are seen driving their livestock to winter pastures on September 6, 2025 in Altay, Xinjiang. /VCG <img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-09-07/Herdsmen-drive-livestock-to-winter-pastures-in-Xinjiang-1Gtoe3ToHw4/img/3bc4113faaf84e0faeadf9f9b0bba8a2/3bc4113faaf84e0faeadf9f9b0bba8a2.jpeg'Herdsmen are seen driving their livestock to winter pastures on September 6, 2025 in Altay, Xinjiang. /VCG <img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-09-07/Herdsmen-drive-livestock-to-winter-pastures-in-Xinjiang-1Gtoe3ToHw4/img/3bc4113faaf84e0faeadf9f9b0bba8a2/3bc4113faaf84e0faeadf9f9b0bba8a2.jpeg'Herdsmen are seen driving their livestock to winter pastures on September 6, 2025 in Altay, Xinjiang. /VCG <img…

Three generations of the Wu family from Mengcun are masters of the local form of Bajiquan. As part of the post-90s generation, Wu Hao is still learning, taught by his grandfather and father, Wu Lianzhi and Wu Dawei. Most of the time they live like an ordinary family. But when they’re on the training ground,…

You won’t find a place hotter than Turpan. Here more than 100 days a year are higher than 35℃ (95℉). Thanks to the high temperature, long sunshine duration and big temperature difference between day and night, Turpan contributes 1/5 of grape output in China and its grapes are of the sweetest nationwide!

China’s services trade showed steady growth in the first seven months of 2025, with a significant rise in travel-related service trade, according to official data released on Friday.  The country’s services trade volume reached 4.58 trillion yuan (about $641.3 billion) during this period, an increase of 8.2 percent year over year, as reported by the…

<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-09-05/Butterfly-or-clam-Shenzhen-fashion-HQ-redefines-green-design-1Gq8QCTsn8A/img/a631990228724c0281b83ab58702871a/a631990228724c0281b83ab58702871a.jpeg'Marisfrolg Pavilion, the headquarters of the Shenzhen-based fashion brand Marisfrolg, is seen from a bird’s eye view in Shenzhen, Guangdong on September 1, 2025. /VCG <img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-09-05/Butterfly-or-clam-Shenzhen-fashion-HQ-redefines-green-design-1Gq8QCTsn8A/img/a631990228724c0281b83ab58702871a/a631990228724c0281b83ab58702871a.jpeg'Marisfrolg Pavilion, the headquarters of the Shenzhen-based fashion brand Marisfrolg, is seen from a bird’s eye view in Shenzhen, Guangdong on September 1, 2025. /VCG <img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-09-05/Butterfly-or-clam-Shenzhen-fashion-HQ-redefines-green-design-1Gq8QCTsn8A/img/a631990228724c0281b83ab58702871a/a631990228724c0281b83ab58702871a.jpeg'Marisfrolg Pavilion,…

<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-09-04/Five-colored-beach-a-Yardang-landform-born-from-sunlight-and-thunder-1G0R53ghQU8/img/f67ab78307714e64a914b8ad81ab1ad8/f67ab78307714e64a914b8ad81ab1ad8.jpeg'Five-colored Beach Park in Altai Prefecture, Xinjiang astonishes tourists with its rainbow-colored Yardang landform that features sandstone and mud rocks in various hues of red, ocher, and light yellow and green. /CGTN <img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-09-04/Five-colored-beach-a-Yardang-landform-born-from-sunlight-and-thunder-1G0R53ghQU8/img/f67ab78307714e64a914b8ad81ab1ad8/f67ab78307714e64a914b8ad81ab1ad8.jpeg'Five-colored Beach Park in Altai Prefecture, Xinjiang astonishes tourists with its rainbow-colored Yardang landform that features sandstone and mud rocks in…

<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-09-04/Sweet-sensation-Alpine-grapes-hit-markets-across-Guizhou-1Gop94M2772/img/bfad980c8f9f485987da65128de8e90a/bfad980c8f9f485987da65128de8e90a.jpeg'Ripe alpine grapes are seen in Jiulong Village, Tongren City, southwest China’s Guizhou Province on August 25, 2025. /Photo provided to CGTN <img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-09-04/Sweet-sensation-Alpine-grapes-hit-markets-across-Guizhou-1Gop94M2772/img/bfad980c8f9f485987da65128de8e90a/bfad980c8f9f485987da65128de8e90a.jpeg'Ripe alpine grapes are seen in Jiulong Village, Tongren City, southwest China’s Guizhou Province on August 25, 2025. /Photo provided to CGTN <img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-09-04/Sweet-sensation-Alpine-grapes-hit-markets-across-Guizhou-1Gop94M2772/img/bfad980c8f9f485987da65128de8e90a/bfad980c8f9f485987da65128de8e90a.jpeg'Ripe alpine grapes are seen in Jiulong Village,…

A major exhibition in Hong Kong is honoring China’s united efforts in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression which started in 1931. Co-organized by the National Museum of China and the Hong Kong Museum of History, it features the rare relics and interactive displays, highlighting contributions from Hong Kong and the rest of the…

China’s first 8K movie shot in space, titled “Shenzhou 13,” was officially launched in Beijing on Friday. Produced by China Media Group (CMG), the film is set to premiere nationwide on September 5. The movie is based on the six-month orbital mission of astronauts Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu aboard China’s space station….

A themed subway train commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War was put into operation in Beijing on Sunday. The train, operating on the city’s Line 19, will run for one month, and features seven themed carriages. Through graphic displays,…