Villagers dry rice by hanging rice plants on a high wooden shelf in Longsheng county, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. [Photo by Wu Shengbin for chinadaily.com.cn]
Farmers in Longsheng county, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, have a special way to dry red glutinous rice. In October when the rice ripens, they dry it by hanging bunches on high wooden shelves.
Yao People are embracing rice harvest in October in Longsheng county, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. [Photo by Wu Shengbin for chinadaily.com.cn]
Wang Mingde holds a map showing historical sites of Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, Oct 17, 2019. [Photo/IC]
When familiar, simple tools of life like maps, umbrellas, bookmarks and fridge magnets are combined with distinctive local features, they can be the first economic stepping stone for young people starting a business.
Wang Mingde, a junior student from Xi'an Peihua University in Northwest China's Shaanxi province, is one of the shareholders and founders of a start-up that focuses on cultural handicrafts. At present, their products have been sold to more than 30 countries and regions around the world, with a revenue of 4 million yuan ($566,000) a year.
The Shanghai gigafactory, the largest foreign-invested manufacturing project in Shanghai, broke ground in January this year and took less than 10 months to build. In its third-quarter earnings report, the automaker said trial production at the site had begun ahead of schedule.
Photo taken on Oct. 24, 2019 shows a neurosurgery robot displayed at the 22nd China Beijing International High-Tech Expo in Beijing, capital of China. The four-day expo opened here Thursday, drawing more than 1,200 exhibitors. (Photo/China News Service)
Visitors look at a holographic projecting device during the 22nd China Beijing International High-Tech Expo in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 24, 2019.(Photo/China News Service)
Aerial photo taken on Oct. 23, 2019 shows heliostats of a molten-salt solar thermal power plant in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province. (Xinhua/Ma Ning)
Photos shows Jinshanling, a section of the Great Wall in North China's Hebei Province, that has become even more spectacular when decorated with colorful plants in autumn colors from neighboring mountains. (Photo/China News Service)
China's icebreaker Xuelong 2 sails near the equator, Oct. 24, 2019. China's first domestically made polar icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, crossed the equator and entered the southern hemisphere for the China's 36th Antarctic expedition after it started its maiden voyage from the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen on Oct. 15. (Xinhua/Liu Shiping)
Members of China's 36th Antarctic expedition team participate in a tug-of-war competition aboard Xuelong 2 to mark its crossing the equator, Oct. 24, 2019.(Xinhua/Liu Shiping)
Members of China's 36th Antarctic expedition team pose for photos aboard Xuelong 2 to mark its crossing the equator, Oct. 24, 2019. (Xinhua/Liu Shiping)
A cultural relic of Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.), which is selected from the Museum of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, is displayed at an exhibition on an ancient path at Shaanxi History Museum in Xi'an, capital city of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Oct. 25, 2019. A total of 175 cultural relics from seven museums in northwestern and southwestern China are displayed at the exhibition, which kicked off here Friday and will last until Feb. 25, 2020. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)
People visit an exhibition on an ancient path at Shaanxi History Museum in Xi'an, capital city of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Oct. 25, 2019. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)
A man looks at a cultural relic selected from Tibet Museum at an exhibition on an ancient path at Shaanxi History Museum in Xi'an, capital city of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Oct. 25, 2019. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)
A visitor takes photos of cultural relics of Qing Dynasty (1616-1911), which are selected from Sichuan Museum, at an exhibition on an ancient path at Shaanxi History Museum in Xi'an, capital city of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Oct. 25, 2019. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)
A woman of the Miao ethnic group presents liquor to a tourist at a long-table feast in celebration of the "Chixin" festival in Danzhai County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Oct. 26, 2019. Local residents of the Miao ethnic group were joined by tourists on Saturday in celebrating their traditional "Chixin" festival for this year's harvest. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)
A tourist (sitting at the front) is presented with liquor in a ceremonial way by women of the Miao ethnic group during celebration of the "Chixin" festival in Danzhai County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Oct. 26, 2019. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)
Women of the Miao ethnic group perform a dance with Lusheng, a folk musical instrument made of bamboo pipes, during celebration of the "Chixin" festival in Danzhai County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Oct. 26, 2019. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)
Women of the Miao ethnic group sing a toast song during celebration of the "Chixin" festival in Danzhai County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Oct. 26, 2019. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)
Two women of the Miao ethnic group enjoy a long-table feast in celebration of the "Chixin" festival in Danzhai County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Oct. 26, 2019. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)
Young visitors try exhibits at Maker Faire Taipei 2019, a festival of invention and creativity, in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, Oct. 26, 2019. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Visitors look at exhibits at Maker Faire Taipei 2019, a festival of invention and creativity, in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, Oct. 26, 2019. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
A young visitor (L) tries an exhibit at Maker Faire Taipei 2019, a festival of invention and creativity, in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, Oct. 26, 2019. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Young visitors explore a robot at Maker Faire Taipei 2019, a festival of invention and creativity, in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, Oct. 26, 2019. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
A student creates a piece of decorative accessory at a teenage creativity fair held at Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 26, 2019. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)
Two students create wood carvings at a teenage creativity fair held at Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 26, 2019. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)
Students take part in a teenage creativity fair held at Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 26, 2019. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)
Students create embroidery works at a teenage creativity fair held at Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 26, 2019. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)
Students create knitting works at a teenage creativity fair held at Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 26, 2019. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)
