Everyday China
Who cooks at a robot canteen?
The restaurant has a precise address, rather than being an unnamed glimpse of the future: the second floor of Building 1 at the China Agricultural…
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Everyday China
Would you buy a snack from a robot?
A tiny Shanghai shop had a robot handing out drinks and snacks. It made an ordinary purchase into a test of what a machine can really do.
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Everyday China
What would you ask an astronaut in class?
A live lesson from China's space station gave students a chance to see experiments in orbit. The most useful part may be learning to ask a sharper question.
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Everyday China
Can a telescope listen to space?
China's FAST telescope in Guizhou studies radio signals rather than taking ordinary photographs of stars.
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Everyday China
The water ball that refused to fall
Chinese astronauts have used water experiments in live space lessons. A floating ball makes a familiar liquid behave in a way you cannot try at your kitchen table.
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Everyday China
Is two kilograms of Moon rock a lot?
Chang'e-6 returned less than two kilograms of material from the lunar far side. For scientists, a small box can hold a huge number of questions.
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A call to the far side of the Moon
Chang'e-6 worked on the far side of the Moon, where Earth is out of sight. A relay satellite helped the mission talk to home.
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History, Arts & Traditions
Beyond the terracotta army postcard
The famous ranks of figures are part of a much larger burial landscape near Xi'an.
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History, Arts & Traditions
How can a river be guided without a dam?
The Dujiangyan system near Chengdu began more than 2,000 years ago and still helps direct river water across the plain.
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Places & Regions
Could a whole family live in one round house?
Fujian's tulou are large earthen buildings made for communal living. From outside, they can hide a whole little world.
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History, Arts & Traditions
Why do terracotta soldiers have different faces?
The terracotta army near Xi'an is astonishing in a photograph. Look closer and its sculptures become a lesson in craft, not just size.
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History, Arts & Traditions
The Great Wall was built in chapters
The Great Wall was built and changed over many centuries. The famous brick sections are only part of a much bigger story.
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