The photo is of Leshan Giant Buddha in Sichuan province, which became the largest Buddha in the world after the Taliban bombed the Bamiyan Buddha in Afghanistan in 2001. Naturally, this being a ...

During the "Winter Tour of Sichuan Consumption Season", Leshan linked the city's two major scenic areas of Mount Emei and Leshan Giant Buddha, integrating intangible ... at Xiling Snow Mountain, such ...

The Civil Aviation Administration of China has approved the construction of Leshan airport, situated in the province of Sichuan, the provincial government has announced. Situated 14 km (7 mi.) ...

Though sandstone succumbs easily to the chisel, it erodes quickly in rain. The survival of this Buddha and its grottoes, like ...

The low-budget, Sichuan-dialect micro drama My Sweet Home has become an unlikely smash hit in China, racking up over 1 billion views within just three days of its release last week. The free-to ...

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is battling petty corruption through a nationwide campaign that has swept up more than half a million low-level officials over the past year, as Beijing grapples with ...

The giant Buddha statue is carved into a cliff of sandy rocks at the Tianti Mountain, separated by a dam in the Huangyang River Reservoir in Wuwei, Gansu province. SHEN LONGQUAN/FOR CHINA DAILY ...

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A giant panda cub rests on a tree at the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in Southwest China's ...

Vitol Group, the commodity trading giant, is reducing its thermal coal trading business in China that it has recently acquired, sources familiar with the plans told Reuters on Friday. Vitol is ...