China: Wedding Feast Carries On as Heavy Rain Floods Venue in Shaanxi

This unforgettable scene was captured in Weinan, Shaanxi Province, on May 18, 2026. It looks like a party on a river, but it’s actually an outdoor wedding feast. A sudden heavy downpour flooded the square with dozens of centimeters of water. Relatives and friends sit around dozens of round tables, watching the ceremony and waiting for the meal. Thankfully, the organizers set up cozy canopies and fences, keeping guests dry. Rain can’t stop love and blessings—everyone shows up in the storm to celebrate the newlyweds.

CHINA-BEIJING-HUMAN RESOURCES & SOCIAL SECURITY-PRESS CONFERENCE (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-HUMAN RESOURCES & SOCIAL SECURITY-PRESS CONFERENCE (CN)

(230302) -- BEIJING, March 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- China's Minister of Human Resources and Social Security Wang Xiaoping (2nd L) and vice ministers of human resources and social security Li Zhong (2nd R) and Yu Jiadong (1st R) attend a press conference on employment and social security held by the State Council Information Office in Beijing, capital of China, March 2, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei)

(1)Japan's Tomita takes silver in parallel bars

(1)Japan's Tomita takes silver in parallel bars

ATHENS, Greece - Parallel bars silver medalist Hiroyuki Tomita of Japan (L), gold medalist Valeri Goncharov of Ukraine (C) and bronze medalist Li Xiaoping of China wave to spectators during the award ceremony at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games individual gymnastics competition at the Olympic Indoor Hall on Aug. 23.

Discovering ancient Chinese writing brush craftsmanship

STORY: Discovering ancient Chinese writing brush craftsmanship DATELINE: April 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: NANCHANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the townSOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): CHEN YUSHAN, Xinhua correspondentvarious of the production baseSOUNDBITE 2 (Japanese): SUZUKI TAKAHIRO, Japanese teacher at Jiangxi University of Finance and EconomicsSOUNDBITE 3 (Japanese): CHEN YUSHAN, Xinhua correspondentSOUNDBITE 4 (Japanese): SUZUKI TAKAHIRO, Japanese teacher at Jiangxi University of Finance and EconomicsSOUNDBITE 5 (Japanese): CHEN YUSHAN, Xinhua correspondentSOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): LI XIAOPING, Inheritor of the Wengang brush-making techniquesSOUNDBITE 7 (Japanese): CHEN YUSHAN, Xinhua correspondentSOUNDBITE 8 (Japanese): SUZUKI TAKAHIRO, Japanese teacher at Jiangxi University of Finance and EconomicsSOUNDBITE 9 (Chinese): LI XIAOPING, Inheritor of the Wengang brush making techniques STORYLINE: How did ancient Chinese make Chinese ink brushes? Follow a Japanese expat in east Ch

Chinese politician Wan Li dies at 98

Chinese politician Wan Li dies at 98

China's reformist Communist Party elder Wan Li, shown in this file photo taken in May 1992, died in Beijing on July 15, 2015. He was 98. The former chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress was instrumental in carrying out Beijing's reform policy led by paramount leader Deng Xiaoping. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

(1)Japan's Tomita takes silver in parallel bars

(1)Japan's Tomita takes silver in parallel bars

ATHENS, Greece - Parallel bars silver medalist Hiroyuki Tomita of Japan (L), gold medalist Valeri Goncharov of Ukraine (C) and bronze medalist Li Xiaoping of China wave to spectators during the award ceremony at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games individual gymnastics competition at the Olympic Indoor Hall on Aug. 23. (Kyodo)