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Exposition Park Opens at Northwest A&F University - Shaanxi

Students sketch a woolly rhinoceros specimen at the Animal Museum of the Northwest A&F University Exposition Park in Yangling, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Oct. 26, 2025. Photo by Li Yibo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exposition Park Opens at Northwest A&F University - Shaanxi

A giant panda skeleton specimen is pictured at the Animal Museum of the Northwest A&F University Exposition Park in Yangling, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Oct. 26, 2025. Photo by Li Yibo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Offshore Yellowfin Tuna Breeding Base - China

Qin Chuanxin, a researcher at the South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, shows a specimen of yellowfin tuna in Lingshui Li Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province, on Sept. 17, 2025. In recent years, Hainan Province has accelerated the development of its fishery industry by giving full play to its advantages in marine fisheries. Thanks to technological breakthroughs, the South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences established an offshore yellowfin tuna breeding base in Lingshui, which has achieved artificial spawning and hatching of yellowfin tunas. Photo by Xinhua/Guo Cheng/ABACAPRESS.COM

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A Biodiversity Center To Safeguard Over 13M Specimens - Canberra

This file photo taken on July 9, 2025 shows an insect specimen as part of the Australian National Insect Collection in Canberra, capital of Australia. Australia's national science agency has opened a biodiversity center to safeguard over 13 million specimens. The new building, named Diversity, in the capital Canberra, unites the Australian National Wildlife Collection and the Australian National Insect Collection under one roof in temperature-controlled, bushfire- and pest-resistant vaults, according to a statement released Thursday by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO). Photo by CSIRO/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Natural History Museum in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - OCTOBER 5, 2024 - Children look at a polar bear specimen at a natural history museum in Qingdao, east China's Shandong province, Oct 5, 2024.

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Natural History Museum in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - OCTOBER 5, 2024 - Children view a specimen of a musk ox at a natural history museum in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, Oct 5, 2024.

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CHINA-CHONGQING-OLD STREET-URBAN RENEWAL (CN)

(240729) -- CHONGQING, July 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Zeng Jin, a young entrepreneur, makes a specimen at her studio on Longmenhao old street in Nan'an District in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, July 28, 2024. Longmenhao old street, featuring more than 200 ancient architectures built in different forms and periods, was listed in the first batch of urban renewal pilot projects launched by Chongqing. In recent years, local authorities have been integrating natural, cultural, artistic, digital and other elements into the renovation of the street, and readjusting the layout according to its historical and cultural characteristics. The creative renovation and upgrading have incentivized young entrepreneurs, injected new vigor into the street and attracted more visitors. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-OLD STREET-URBAN RENEWAL (CN)

(240729) -- CHONGQING, July 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Zeng Jin (1st R), a young entrepreneur, explains knowledge of specimen to tourists at her studio on Longmenhao old street in Nan'an District in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, July 28, 2024. Longmenhao old street, featuring more than 200 ancient architectures built in different forms and periods, was listed in the first batch of urban renewal pilot projects launched by Chongqing. In recent years, local authorities have been integrating natural, cultural, artistic, digital and other elements into the renovation of the street, and readjusting the layout according to its historical and cultural characteristics. The creative renovation and upgrading have incentivized young entrepreneurs, injected new vigor into the street and attracted more visitors. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-SOUTH CHINA SEA-NEW VAMPIRE SQUID SPECIES (CN)

(240711) -- BEIJING, July 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on Sept. 13, 2016 shows the specimen similar to Vampyroteuthis infernalis collected in September 2016 at depths between 800 and 1,000 meters in the South China Sea. Chinese scientists have identified a new species of vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis), only the second known vampire squid species in the world. TO GO WITH "Chinese researchers find new vampire squid species" (South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-INSECT CLASSIFICATION RESEARCHER (CN)

(240501) -- LHASA, May 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Dawa looks at a butterfly specimen at the regional institute of plateau biology in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 22, 2024. The 55-year-old Dawa is an associate researcher at the regional institute of plateau biology in Xizang. He has been engaged in insect classification research for more than 30 years. For years, Dawa and his colleagues would conduct more than 140 days of field research every year in the region. So far they have discovered more than 300 new species of butterflies in Xizang. Dawa said that collecting insects helps better understand and protect these rare species, and provides a scientific reference for protecting the ecological balance of the plateau. (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-RESEARCHER-CORAL (CN)

(240312) -- KUNMING, March 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows Luo Jie, an associate researcher from the Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, collecting coral specimen in a laboratory of the institute in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 17, 2024. TO GO WITH "Across China: Researcher safeguards undersea garden against coral bleaching" (Xinhua/Yue Ranran)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-TIBETAN MEDICINE-PRACTITIONER (CN)

(230430) -- LHASA, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Buchung Tsering inspects the production of Tibetan medicine in Tibet Ganlu Tibetan Medicine Co., Ltd. in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 20, 2023. Buchung Tsering has been engaged in the field of Tibetan medicine for about 20 years. He is the manager of the production department of Tibet Ganlu Tibetan Medicine Co., Ltd. Tibetan medicine, known as "Sowa Rigpa" in Tibetan, dates back 2,500 years. It has absorbed the influences of traditional Chinese, Indian and Arab medicine and is mainly practiced in Tibet and the Himalayan region. Since 2008, Buchung Tsering has been committed to making use of modern science and technology to boost the production of Tibetan medicine. He launched a specimen gallery for Tibetan medicine in the company, and invited well-known experts to identify and fix the weak links in medicine production. Buchung Tsering has also compiled some instruction manuals of Tibetan medicine. In 2021, he was awarded the t

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-TIBETAN MEDICINE-PRACTITIONER (CN)

(230430) -- LHASA, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Buchung Tsering gives a lesson to his students in a specimen gallery for Tibetan medicine in Tibet Ganlu Tibetan Medicine Co., Ltd. in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 20, 2023. Buchung Tsering has been engaged in the field of Tibetan medicine for about 20 years. He is the manager of the production department of Tibet Ganlu Tibetan Medicine Co., Ltd. Tibetan medicine, known as "Sowa Rigpa" in Tibetan, dates back 2,500 years. It has absorbed the influences of traditional Chinese, Indian and Arab medicine and is mainly practiced in Tibet and the Himalayan region. Since 2008, Buchung Tsering has been committed to making use of modern science and technology to boost the production of Tibetan medicine. He launched a specimen gallery for Tibetan medicine in the company, and invited well-known experts to identify and fix the weak links in medicine production. Buchung Tsering has also compiled some instruction manuals of Tibetan medicine.

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-TIBETAN MEDICINE-PRACTITIONER (CN)

(230430) -- LHASA, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Buchung Tsering inspects the production of Tibetan medicine in Tibet Ganlu Tibetan Medicine Co., Ltd. in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 20, 2023. Buchung Tsering has been engaged in the field of Tibetan medicine for about 20 years. He is the manager of the production department of Tibet Ganlu Tibetan Medicine Co., Ltd. Tibetan medicine, known as "Sowa Rigpa" in Tibetan, dates back 2,500 years. It has absorbed the influences of traditional Chinese, Indian and Arab medicine and is mainly practiced in Tibet and the Himalayan region. Since 2008, Buchung Tsering has been committed to making use of modern science and technology to boost the production of Tibetan medicine. He launched a specimen gallery for Tibetan medicine in the company, and invited well-known experts to identify and fix the weak links in medicine production. Buchung Tsering has also compiled some instruction manuals of Tibetan medicine. In 2021, he was awarded the t

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-TIBETAN MEDICINE-PRACTITIONER (CN)

(230430) -- LHASA, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Buchung Tsering gives a lesson to his students in a specimen gallery for Tibetan medicine in Tibet Ganlu Tibetan Medicine Co., Ltd. in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 20, 2023. Buchung Tsering has been engaged in the field of Tibetan medicine for about 20 years. He is the manager of the production department of Tibet Ganlu Tibetan Medicine Co., Ltd. Tibetan medicine, known as "Sowa Rigpa" in Tibetan, dates back 2,500 years. It has absorbed the influences of traditional Chinese, Indian and Arab medicine and is mainly practiced in Tibet and the Himalayan region. Since 2008, Buchung Tsering has been committed to making use of modern science and technology to boost the production of Tibetan medicine. He launched a specimen gallery for Tibetan medicine in the company, and invited well-known experts to identify and fix the weak links in medicine production. Buchung Tsering has also compiled some instruction manuals of Tibetan medicine.

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-TIBETAN MEDICINE-PRACTITIONER (CN)

(230430) -- LHASA, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Buchung Tsering and his students learn about the policies related to developing Tibetan medicine in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 20, 2023. Buchung Tsering has been engaged in the field of Tibetan medicine for about 20 years. He is the manager of the production department of Tibet Ganlu Tibetan Medicine Co., Ltd. Tibetan medicine, known as "Sowa Rigpa" in Tibetan, dates back 2,500 years. It has absorbed the influences of traditional Chinese, Indian and Arab medicine and is mainly practiced in Tibet and the Himalayan region. Since 2008, Buchung Tsering has been committed to making use of modern science and technology to boost the production of Tibetan medicine. He launched a specimen gallery for Tibetan medicine in the company, and invited well-known experts to identify and fix the weak links in medicine production. Buchung Tsering has also compiled some instruction manuals of Tibetan medicine. In 2021, he was awarded the title

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CHINA-SCIENTISTS-FRESHWATER SNAIL SPECIES-DISCOVERY (CN)

(240112) -- KUNMING, Jan. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 17, 2022 shows the specimen of Helicostoa species. A group of international scientists has rediscovered a sessile freshwater snail endemic to China after it had disappeared for more than 100 years. TO GO WITH "Freshwater snail species spotted in south China after over 100 years" (Xinhua)

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Archaeology gaining popularity among young people in China

STORY: Archaeology gaining popularity among young people in China DATELINE: Oct. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the students studying relics 2. various of the museums in China STORYLINE: The number of graduate students pursuing archaeology has significantly increased in recent years as more young people are enthralled by the rich contents of traditional Chinese culture. Echoing the increasing public attention to history and traditional culture, China has formulated an ambitious archaeological plan stretching until 2025. The country also plans to build national archaeological laboratories with international influence and competitiveness, eight to 10 regional labs, and 20 national archaeological specimen warehouses in key regions. China registered 382 more museums in 2022, bringing the total number of museums nationwide to 6,565 as of last year, according to the National Cultural Heritage Administration. The museums hosted 34,000 exhibitions an

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Japan crown prince in Vietnam

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (far L) looks at a goby specimen donated by his father, former Emperor Akihito, during a visit to a museum in Hanoi on Sept. 23, 2023. (Pool photo)

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