20 h. ago Chinese man, 35, refuses to work or get married, lives in a cave for 4 years

A 35-year-old man in China who believes work and marriage are redundant notions has been living in a cave for four years. Min Hengcai from southwestern China’s Sichuan province calls home the adapted cavern in the town where he was raised. At the end of 2021, he gave up a ride-hailing driving job, which earned him 10,000 yuan (US$1,400) a month in the city, and returned home to live a life of seclusion. Min said he found work meaningless. He had previously worked for 10 hours a day to repay a...

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4 d. ago Chinese TV host praised for helping tourist with altitude sickness in scenic spot

A renowned Chinese television host has been praised for helping a tourist suffering with altitude sickness. The plaudits came after curious online observers dug into her past life and discovered her legendary history. On May 28, television personality Zhu Xun and her colleagues came across a group of tourists after attending an environmental protection event in Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan province, southwestern China. One woman from the group was suffering from altitude...

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5 d. ago Chinese man who killed mum, lover, caught after decades on the run with brother’s wife

A case in China involving a fugitive who killed his mother and girlfriend before absconding with his sister-in-law for 32 years has recently come to light, captivating mainland social media. The man, surnamed Li, was 29 when he used a kitchen knife to stab his mother and his 17-year-old girlfriend to death at their home in a village in Weiyuan county in southwestern China’s Sichuan province, on July 22, 1992. Li was arrested only in September last year. At the end of May, state broadcaster CCTV...

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8 d. ago Riverside houses collapse after heavy rainfall hits southwestern China

Houses near a river collapsed after heavy rainfall hit southwestern China’s Yunnan province. The downpours caused flooding and triggered landslides in the region.

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1 week ago Chinese man lives in mountains, creates 300 cars, including ‘work

A Chinese man has dedicated seven years to living in the mountains and crafting 300 innovative and functional vehicles – including some capable of floating on water or climbing steep terrains – capturing widespread attention and astonishing many online. Gu Yupeng, 42, originally from Heilongjiang province in northeastern China, relocated to a remote mountainous region in Yunnan province, southwestern China, in 2018 after experiencing a series of unsuccessful business ventures. Previously, Gu...

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3 w. ago Chinese, Algerian presidents hail successful launch of communications satellite

President Xi Jinping and his Algerian counterpart Abdelaziz Bouteflika exchanged congratulatory messages on the successful launch of Alcomsat-1 in the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China's southwestern province of Sichuan early Monday.

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