Volunteers uproot introduced mikania micrantha on Wutong Mountain on Sunday. More than 200 volunteers joined the activity aimed at freeing the “Lung of Shenzhen” of garbage and mikania micrantha, a perennial climbing vine known for its vigorous and rampant growth. A native of Central and South America, the vine retards or kills other plants […]

China powerboat team CTIC thrills crowd Han Ximin CTIC China Team thrilled the crowd with a historic breakthrough at the U.I.M. F1 H20 Powerboat World Championships that ended at Shenzhen Bay Inner Lake Park in Nanshan District yesterday. China team’s Philippe Chiappe took second place only 1.95 seconds behind the champion, Singha Beer’s Francesco Cantando […]

Residents pose for photographs at a chrysanthemum exhibition in Donghu Park in Luohu District yesterday. More than 30,000 pots of chrysanthemums in full bloom attracted tens of thousands of residents to the park after it opened Saturday. The exhibition, themed on the Shenzhen Universiade to be held next August, will run until Dec. 14. Sun […]

Universiade, 1 year to go! Fireworks illuminate Universiade mascot UU at Shenzhen Stadium on Thursday. Li Hao COLORFUL and changeable in shape, the 2011 Universiade torch was unveiled Thursday night, when a spectacular celebration was held at the Shenzhen Stadium to mark the one-year countdown to the Games. Bearing a Universiade logo, the torch is […]

The rise of Chinese women’s tennis Peng Shuai Zheng Jie MILESTONES in the progress of Chinese women’s tennis after Li Na reached the final of the Australian Open on Thursday: 2004 August: Sun Tiantian and Li Ting win China’s first Olympic gold medal in the sport in the women’s doubles at the Athens Games. 2006 […]

Metro Line 2 to open next week       A Shenzhen Metro staffer answers questions from journalists during a trial operation of a section of the Metro Line 2 in Shenzhen yesterday. The section from Window of the World to Chiwan in Shekou will open Dec. 28. Wu Kaifeng Han Ximin Metro Line 2, a […]

Police officer detained for DUI   Wang Jungang receives a breath test in Luohu District on Saturday morning. Li Weiwen   Han Ximin A POLICE officer in Luohu District was detained Saturday for driving while drunk. Wang Jungang of the Luohu police patrol would be dismissed from office, according to a Ministry of Public Security […]

      A chef from a Shenzhen restaurant preparing hand-stretched Lanzhou noodles attracts Franc Josiane from France (3rd L), manager of International Affairs of City School of Art and Design, and other two guests at the New Technology, New Media and Gourmet Food Workshop at Seaview O. City Hotel in Shenzhen, part of the UNESCO […]

Giant grouper becomes a delicacy   The giant grouper being displayed in front of the restaurant in Luohu District on Saturday. Guo Xianzhong   A GROUPER, weighing 271.5 kilograms, became a delicacy for customers in a restaurant in Luohu District on Sunday. The restaurant owner, Chen Hanzong, bought the fish from fishermen in Shanwei in […]

‘Patchwork building’ attracts attention The patchwork building. Xie Yinbo A BUILDING in Bao’an District has been dubbed a “patchwork apartment” for the different colors and style of each floor. At the junction of Fuyuan Road in Fuyong Subdistrict, the inside of the building resembled a labyrinth with more than 100 rooms, the Daily Sunshine reported. […]