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Gan Wenyongs first-ever exposure to extracurricular reading occurred at the age of nine, when he encountered the book The Little Prince by French author Antoine

Pic story: rural library kindles childrens passion for knowledge in Yunnan-

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A girl from China who once grabbed national headlines by crossing a formidable river using a cable pulley to get to school every day is returning to her hometown to repay her community after graduating from medical school. Yu Yanqia, a member of the Lisu ethnic minority, nicknamed "cable girl" comes from high up in the mountains of Yunnan province's...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 18 — A woman in China, who captured the hearts of the people as a child by crossing a raging river using a steel cable, has decided to return to her village...

When millions of graduates left university campuses and became busy finding a job, 23-year-old Yu Yanqia of Lisu ethnic group, graduating from Kunming Medical University, had already made her decision – to serve as a local medical worker in her hometown - Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture in Yunnan province.

Lacking a written language, the Nu people have been passing down their folklore, customs and way of life orally for centuries. The ethnic group is one of the few in China that transitioned directly from a traditional agricultural and hunting society to modern society after the founding of the Peoples Republic of China in 1949. Nearly 10 years ago, they were hidden in villages scattered around the primeval forests along Chinas southwestern borders, but now there are many young Nu people entering ...

Data from images captured along the Nujiang River valley in Dengchen county, Tibet autonomous region, shows that the area is a good ecosystem for at least six types of carnivores, the Shanshui Conservation Center said.

Data from images captured along the Nujiang River valley in Dengchen county, Tibet autonomous region, shows that the area is a good ecosystem for at least six types of carnivores, the Shanshui Conservation Center said.

Data from images captured along the Nujiang River valley in Dengchen county, Tibet autonomous region, shows that the area is a good ecosystem for at least six types of carnivores, the Shanshui Conservation Center said.