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Archaeologists discover innovative 40,000-year-old culture

March 4, 2022715 Views

Well-preserved Palaeolithic site in northern China reveals a new and previously unidentified set of cultural innovations The discovery of a new culture suggests processes of innovation and cultural diversification occurring in Eastern Asia during a period of genetic and cultural hybridization. Although previous studies have established that Homo sapiens arrived in northern Asia by about 40,000 years ago, much about the lives and cultural adaptations of these early peoples, and their possible interactions with archaic groups, remains unknown. In the search for answers, the Nihewan Basin in northern China, with a wealth of archaeological sites ranging in age from 2 million to 10,000 years ago, provides one of the best opportunities for understanding the evolution of cultural behavior in ...

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Volcanic eruptions contributed to collapse of China dynasties

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November 12, 2021649 Views

Eruptions create sulfuric acid clouds in the upper atmosphere and can cool the climate Volcanic eruptions contributed to the collapse of dynasties in China in the last 2,000 years by temporarily cooling the climate and affecting agriculture, according to a Rutgers co-authored study. Large eruptions create a cloud that blocks some sunlight for a year or two. That reduces warming of the land in Asia in the summer and leads to a weaker monsoon and less rainfall, reducing crop harvests. The 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines temporarily cooled the global climate. The June 12 eruption (shown here) was followed by a larger one three days later. Many eruptions in various places were larger during imperial China. “We confirmed for the first time that collapses of dynas...

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Beijing has first snowfall 23 days earlier than normal

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November 7, 20211052 Views

China's weather agency issued the winter's first snowstorm orange alert, the second-highest level, on Sunday while nationwide cold wave alarms fuelled concerns over traffic disruptions and flu outbreaks amid rising COVID-19 cases. The National Meteorological Centre forecast blizzards in northeastern China, with some regions getting 45 millimetres (1.8 inches) of snow over 24 hours and heavy snow across the northern part of the country. Tourists are seen at an entrance of the Forbidden City amid snowfall, in Beijing, China November 7, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang The capital Beijing welcomed its first snow of the season 23 days earlier than normal years, while temperatures on Sunday night are expected to fall to their lowest for the period in the past decade. A cold snap is also ...

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Asia tourism reopens with big-spending Chinese stuck at home

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November 5, 2021838 Views

Asia's gradual easing of international travel curbs is proving a welcome relief for the region's hard-hit tourism operators slowly opening up to visitors from around the world - with one giant exception. China, previously the world's largest outbound tourism market, is keeping international air capacity at just 2% of pre-pandemic levels and has yet to relax tight travel restrictions as it sticks to zero tolerance for COVID-19. That has left a $255 billion annual spending hole in the global tourism market for operators such as Thailand's Laguna Phuket to try and fill. Foreign tourists are seen next to the Reclining Buddha at Wat Pho, a day after country's reopening campaign which is a part of the government's plan to jump start the pandemic-hit tourism sector in Bangkok, Thailand,...

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Universal Studios Beijing draws eager throngs

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September 21, 2021379 Views

Universal Studios' Beijing resort opened its doors to the public on Monday after a two-decade wait, including delays because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The highly anticipated opening takes place amid U.S.-China relations that have deteriorated in recent years. Visitors queue up to enter the Universal Beijing Resort as the Universal Studios theme park opens to the general public, in Beijing, China, September 20, 2021. REUTERS/Florence Lo The park will be U.S.-based Universal's largest and its fifth globally. It is also a first for Beijing, which lacks a big branded theme park to rival the Disney resorts in Shanghai and Hong Kong. And, it will be the first Universal park with a section dedicated to the movie "Kung Fu Panda" and includes an area based on the Harry Potter franchise...

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China tourists take a leap in world’s highest bungy jump

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July 31, 2021412 Views

Straddled between two cliffs in China's Hunan province, a 430-meter glass-bottomed suspension bridge offers the world's highest bungy jump from a footbridge. Visitors to the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge can take a leap from a height of 260 meters, a stomach-churning way to take in the views of the surrounding Wulingyuan wilderness, a UNSECO World Heritage site. The area, a popular international tourist attraction, is famous for its quartzite sandstone pillars and peaks extending into the clouds, along with deep ravines and gorges. The bungy jumping operation opened at the end of 2020, delayed by restrictions imposed by the Chinese government because of the coronavirus pandemic, which included some of the world's toughest border restrictions. Operator Jonni Deaker ...

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China unveils 600 kph maglev train

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July 20, 20211134 Views

China unveiled a maglev train capable of a top speed of 600 kph on Tuesday, state media said. The maximum speed would make the train, self-developed by China and manufactured in the coastal city of Qingdao, the fastest ground vehicle globally. A high-speed maglev train, capable of a top speed of 600 kph, in Qingdao, Shandong province, China July 20, 2021. cnsphoto via REUTERS Using electro-magnetic force, the maglev train "levitates" above the track with no contact between body and rail. China has been using the technology for almost two decades on a very limited scale. Shanghai has a short maglev line running from one of its airports to town. While there are no inter-city or inter-province maglev lines yet in China that could make good use of the higher speeds, some cities...

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Elephant herd trekking across China leave one behind

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June 11, 20211443 Views

A herd of wild elephants trekking across China took a break to forage and play in a forest in China’s Yunnan province, after one animal became separated from the group. The main herd of 14 foraged and played in the forest after passing through Yuxi city on Friday. The group had earlier entered and left Yunnan’s capital city of Kunming, defying attempts to redirect them after a journey of several hundred kilometres from forests to the south. An aerial view shows wild Asian elephants drinking water from a pool at a village in Hongta district of Yuxi, Yunnan province, China June 2, 2021. China Daily via REUTERS Amid fears the elephants could encroach upon human settlements, tracking teams are currently working around the clock to monitor their movements. More than 400 emergency res...

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China to create ‘line of separation’ at Everest summit on COVID fears

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May 9, 2021470 Views

China will set up "a line of separation" at the summit of Mount Everest to prevent the mingling of climbers from COVID-hit Nepal and those ascending from the Tibetan side as a precautionary measure, Chinese state media reported on Sunday. Everest base camp on the Nepalese side has been hit by coronavirus cases since late April. The Nepalese government, starved of tourism revenue, has yet to cancel the spring climbing season, usually from April to early June before the monsoon rains. FILE PHOTO: Light illuminates Mount Everest, during sunset in Solukhumbu District also known as the Everest region. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar It was not immediately clear how the line would be enforced on the summit, a tiny, perilous and inhospitable area the size of a dining table. A small team of ...

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China’s Yunnan vows ecological ‘security barrier’ to limit disease risks

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March 18, 20211094 Views2

In the border district of Xishuangbanna in southwest China’s Yunnan province, the global pandemic has put residents of the small ethnic minority village of Mandian under pressure to change old habits. Behind a traditional homestead with a small garden of medicinal herbs and a veranda lined with beehives, a sign posted on the edge of the forest says, “Do not enter the protected zone without authorisation.” “Because of environmental protection, we aren’t allowed to go in anymore,” said local resident Yu Yao. She said inspectors come and visit every month to ensure the new restrictions are being enforced, adding that permission is needed even to fell a tree. Residents sit by a house at Mandian village in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province. REUTERS/David Stan...