President Xi Jinping recently wrote back to a "friend of China "who founded a zoo in the Belgian city of Brugelette, encouraging him to keep promoting China-Belgium and China-Europe friendship.

China and the United States have agreed to actively explore travel market potential for more direct passenger flights.

Bar-headed geese (Anser indicus) fly over the Yanchiwan Wetlands in northwest China's Gansu Province, June 20, 2023.

The thorn pear, as its name suggests, is a wild fruit species that is adorned with thorns in its natural state. However, when juiced, it reveals a blend of sourness and subtle sweetness.

Luoyang, an ancient capital city in central China's Henan Province, has been a dazzling name amid the splendid Chinese civilization -- with over 4,000 years of history, the city served as the capital for 13 Chinese dynasties.

This year, more than 1,400 business representatives and over 7,000 professional buyers from China and 38 other countries and regions participated in the fair, which had a total exhibition area of 360,000 square meters.

The recent reduction in bank deposit rates is conducive to maintaining reasonable profit margins among banks and strengthening their capacity to generate capital through profits.

Short-haul trips with travel times of around one to two hours by rail have proved best sellers, according to travel agencies.

The exhibition displays cultural relics and archaeological achievements tracing the origins of Chinese civilization.

China has always supported openness and cooperation. It believes the biggest risk is noncooperation and the greatest security risk is lack of development, the premier said.