By Jiang Yunlong, Li Ya’nan, People’s Daily There’s a 2,712km railway in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. It crosses desert, the Gobi, and no man’s land and stretches in scorching heat, sand storms and extreme coldness. It connects multiple places in five prefectures in southern Xinjiang and serves millions of people of various ethnic groups. Because of it, many remote cities have had access to railway services for the first time. It is the rail loop line that encircles the Taklamakan, China’s largest desert. As the world’s first desertRead More

By Zhang Zejun Pandas are unquestionably one of the most adorable animals among millions of species living on the Earth. They have a round face, a body in black and white, black eye patches and a pair of black ears. Their chubby and fluffy body make them extremely “adorkable.” Pandas are national treasures of China. Over recent years, China has witnessed steady expansion of the panda population, improved environment of the animal’s habitats, and constant progress in panda protection and research. It mirrors the country’s achievements in ecological progress andRead More