Environment
Strange phenomenon before earthquake kills 118 people in China
Two days before the 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Jishishan, Gansu Province, many local residents captured images of a flock of black birds flying in strange circles.
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A series of photos of natural disasters devastating the world in 2023
Devastating natural disasters and extreme weather have killed and displaced tens of thousands of people around the world.
Archeology
Discover the remains of the Buddha in China
The cremated remains of Buddha, also known as Shakyamuni Buddha (Siddhārtha Gautama), were found in a porcelain ark in Jingxuan County, Gansu Province, China.
Archeology
Reveal more ruins of Van Ly Truong Thanh after 2000 years
Recently, archaeologists have discovered the remains of the Great Wall along the border of the Ningxia Autonomous Region (Ningxia), Northwest China and Gansu Province (G…
Archeology
Found many relics on the Silk Road
Chinese media reported in early 2013, archaeologists discovered more than 1,700 relics of the Buddha in Gansu province (China) on the Silk Road.
Archeology
China found 7 million years old bird fossils
The Hezheng Animal Fossil Museum in Gansu Province, northwestern China on August 19 said it had discovered the intact fossil of a bird dating back more than 7 million ye…
Archeology
China discovered traces of glaciers 2 million years old
Chinese scientists have discovered the area once covered by a glacier about 2 to 3 million years old.
Archeology
Found the ancestors of modern birds
The 100-million-year-old exotic fossils found in China with bones, feathers and leg pads indicate that birds are now evolving from waterfowl.
Space science
Chinese private company first launched satellites into orbit
Chinese media reported that the SQX-1Z rocket was launched from the launch site of the Jiuquan Satellite Center, Gansu Province, northwest of China last week.
Space science
China successfully launched the Shenzhou 8
At 5:58 pm on November 1, 2011 (local time), China's Shenzhou 8 unmanned spacecraft was launched into space at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu Province. , N…
Space science
China built a fourth space airport
In order to promote its space programs, China is promoting the construction of the fourth space airport, after nearly 50 years since the first space airport in Gansu pro…
Animal world
Discovered fish living at the same time as dinosaurs
A rural farmer in Gansu province in China found a strange fish in the field when he was digging. Gansu National Forest Protection Administration, Longxing, has confirmed…
Environment
The Chinese city was 100m high in the sand wall
According to the South China Morning Post (SCMP), the central and western regions of Gansu province, stretching over a range of 1000km, were struck by a sandstorm on Nov…
Environment
Heavy snowfall on Chinese streets is unusually mid-autumn
Many places in northern China have just picked up the first fall of snow after cold air spilled down, causing the temperature to drop suddenly.
Environment
Video: Huge sandstorm 'devour' a whole city in China
The city of Jiuquan, Gansu Province, northwestern China has been attacked by a sandstorm, with the size of local newspapers being like Bible events.