Sweet melons make Minqin ripe for profit
August 11, 2021Harvest season has brought an abundance of honeydew melons to Li Minzhong, a farmer in Minqin county, an artificial oasis located between the Badain Jaran and the Tengger, two of China's largest deserts, which together cover 85,000 square kilometers.
Prehistoric pottery suggests Europe trade link
August 11, 2021Prehistoric painted pottery has recently gained a lot of traction from archaeological experts both at home and abroad as the ongoing fifth Majiayao Cultural Festival boosts international research engagement and cooperation.
China-Pakistan science cooperation continues online
August 6, 2021Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 57-year-old Long Ruijun, a professor at Lanzhou University in Northwest China's Gansu province, turned to online lectures to help old friends in Pakistan fight energy and food shortages.
Three times around world, postal worker keeps going
June 29, 2021Over the course of 12 years, Tang Heshun has walked 130,000 kilometers, the equivalent of more than three times around the equator, carrying mail and parcels on his back.
E-commerce brings wealth to lily growers
June 17, 2021The "blind box" is not just a marketing tool for piquing people's curiosity, it can also be a useful way of helping villagers make a better living.
Hard early life provides gritty education for official
June 17, 2021Born in a backwater village in Lintan county in northwest Gansu province, Min's parents went to the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region for work when he was in junior high school, leaving him behind in the village.
Revolutionary past aiding development and growth
June 17, 2021Gansu was the province that saw the largest number of troops from the Red Army, a predecessor of the People's Liberation Army, passing through during the Long March.
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