10-meter-tall King Kong to hit the stage in Hangzhou

A 10-meter-tall mechanical King Kong will take center stage when Kingdom of Kong arrives in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, this September.

August 18, 2026

2026 Hangzhou Open to bring top tennis stars in September

The 2026 Hangzhou Open will bring top players including Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev to the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Tennis Centre this September.

August 17, 2026

Wild swimming crabs hit Hangzhou markets as fishing season begins

Time to feast! The first batch of wild swimming crabs arrived in Hangzhou overnight, just days after the East China Sea fishing season opened.

August 17, 2026

Hangzhou's Xin'an River becomes summer paddling hotspot

A "natural giant fridge" — that's what locals call the 17 C waters of Xin'an River in Jiande.

August 17, 2026

China pilots 'quiet communities' to curb urban noise, disputes

When 72-year-old Shi Jikun opened his windows at home in Yuxi, Southwest China's Yunnan province, he used to hear the repeated thud of balls and blowing of whistles from an indoor sports venue near his residential community.

August 17, 2026

NEVs grab over 60% of deliveries in July

For the first time, China's new energy vehicles secured a more than 60 percent share of the country's overall automobile sales in July, under full-sector official statistics.

August 17, 2026

Pet cooling products are the cat's meow

August 17, 2026