China Industries
In the Liumenzha fishing village in Yueyang, Hunan province, rows of freshly caught fish glisten in the winter sun, meticulously prepared by local residents skilled in age-old drying techniques. [Photo by Jiang Xinjian / chinadaily.com.cn] With the Spring Festival still weeks away, a lakeside village in Central China’s Hunan province is already bustling with seasonal…
People enjoy a drone show and ring in the new year at a business district in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, on Dec 31. YANG BO/CHINA NEWS SERVICE BEIJING — Emotional experiences and sought-after “sense of ritual” — mindful ways to imbue activities with symbolic meaning — best capture how Chinese people ushered in 2026, as vibrant…
People shop at a duty-free store in Haikou, South China’s Hainan province, Jan 1, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua] As the country prepares for its longest-ever Spring Festival holiday, consumer priorities are shifting from symbolic spending toward emotional well-being, practical experiences and more personal expressions of tradition, according to a report by consultancy Mintel Group. The report on…
People shop at a duty-free store in Haikou, South China’s Hainan province, Jan 1, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua] As the country prepares for its longest-ever Spring Festival holiday, consumer priorities are shifting from symbolic spending toward emotional well-being, practical experiences and more personal expressions of tradition, according to a report by consultancy Mintel Group. The report on…
A shop assistant makes coffee at a coffee shop in Guiyang, Southwest China’s Guizhou province, June 23, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] GUIYANG — While iconic tourist destinations across China drew massive crowds during the New year holiday, young people in Guiyang, capital of Southwest China’s Guizhou province, opted for a unique lifestyle — savoring specialty coffee by…
The “Constructive Deconstruction” model, designed by Chinese-born, Harvard-trained designer Siyu Zhu, shows how Manhattan’s obsolete docks can be converted into modular public spaces for a fraction of the cost of new construction. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Chinese-born, Harvard-trained designer Siyu Zhu is quietly proving that “demolition-first” redevelopment is no longer the only financially viable option…
Visitors enjoy themselves at the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province, Jan 5, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua] HARBIN – China’s ice and snow tourism is entering “a new stage of sustained prosperity,” with a record-high 14,075 related enterprises operating in the sector at the end of 2025, according to a report released on Monday…
An aerial drone photo taken on Dec 2, 2025 shows container ships berthing at the Meishan port area of the Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in East China’s Zhejiang province. [Photo/Xinhua] HANGZHOU – The Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in East China’s Zhejiang province saw its cargo throughput surpass 1.4 billion tons in 2025, ranking first globally in terms of annual…
China’s non-ferrous metals industry is accelerating its digital transformation as artificial intelligence is increasingly applied in complex industrial scenarios, signaling a shift toward smarter, more efficient and higher-quality development across the sector, officials and experts said. The remarks were made at a conference unveiling Kun’an 2.0, an AI large model developed specifically for the non-ferrous…
This aerial drone photo taken on Dec 27, 2025 shows cargo ships loading and unloading containers at Qingdao Port in East China’s Shandong province. [Photo/Xinhua] China is assuming a more prominent role on the global stage, driven by its growing national strength and industrial vigor. Through the advancement of the Belt and Road Initiative, as…