Chinese and UK principals engage in education exchange

Forty-eight primary and secondary school principals and education officials from the UK were invited by Hanban to visit Chinese schools last week to learn about local education systems, experience school culture and establish sustainable cooperation.

New acts revive an old theater

A wooden temple is hidden among the hutong south of Hepingmen. More than 300 years ago, it was a theater for Peking opera.

Old photos awaiting owners

More than 200 photos, taken by Jewish photographer Sam Sanzetti from the 1920s to the 1950s in Shanghai, have been posted online for people to identify the subjects that appear within.

A city without famers

Shenzhen, a pioneering city of the country’s reform and opening-up, refused to take part in Guangdong Province’s second farmers’ games by claiming there are no farmers in the city, sparking a nationwide debate, China Central Television (CCTV) reported last week.

Property tycoon mocked for own currency

Pan Shiyi, chairman of Soho China, the largest real estate developer in Beijing, said on his Sina Weibo microblog last Wednesday that he would like to publish a currency featuring his face. His message drew anger and ridicule.

Sophisticated kid genius

Zhang Xinyang has been in the limelight since he was 10, when he became the youngest person in the country to study at a university.