Category: Travel

CGTN | 06-Feb-2023

Starting from the north of Beijing, the Grand Canal ends in Hangzhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province, making it the longest man-made waterway in the world and one of the greatest hydraulic projects in human history, with a length of 1,797 kilometers. Linking China’s northern and eastern plains, it once played an important role in transporting grain to northern China. This year, the country has launched a water replenishment project, bringing water to all of its dried-out sections for a full connection of the waterway for the first time in over a century. Watch the video to find more! Please like and subscribe to the channel. Continue reading “Explore the replenishment of China’s Grand Canal”

CGTN | 04-Feb-2023

The Start of Spring, or Lichun in Chinese, falls on February 4 this year. As the first solar term on Chinese traditional lunar calendar, it lifts the curtain of spring. The weather is expected to get warm, and everything is going to turn green and full of vigor. This day is usually marked with certain specific customs, like eating spring pancakes wrapped around fresh vegetables and meat, which is called bite-the-spring. Watch the video to find more! Please like and subscribe to the channel. Continue reading “Experience the Chinese customs of welcoming spring in Beijing”