Judge becomes actor
After retirement as a judge in Tianjin six years ago, Zhao Shixuan moved to Beijing to find something interesting to do.
Man paints masks on egg shells
Fei Yongquan, 77,a real Peking opera fan in Shanghai, started learning egg painting since 2005.
Cares for old books
Narcissa Sun came to the United States at 18 to study at the University of Illinois.
Novel way to escape heat
As most parts of China enter the hottest season of the year, some Chongqing residents have discovered a novel way to escape the heat: Play mahjong in a cave.
Note for parents taking plane
The instructions are three pages long. They contain an itinerary, points of attention, and useful dialogue written in both Chinese and English.
Couple fired for showing love
A couple working in the same company were fired for "disturbing the office by showing off their romance".
Family gets girl quadruplets
After giving birth to a daughter a year ago, a couple planned to have a second baby - specifically a son.
Cake breaks Guinness record
Cake fans in Changsha, Hunan province got a bite of a 4.5-ton cake that broke a Guinness world record.
Salary weighs 3 kilograms
Have you ever brought 3 kilograms of salary home?
'Fake policemen' on duty
Policemen sometimes appear at the most unexpected places.
Reality show denies faking
Popular singing competition The Voice of China has denied misleading viewers after some noticed the hairstyle of one of the judges changed while she was commenting on a performance.
Fake car model discovered
Car show models are so popular in China that some people not only want to see them, but are inspired to play that role.
Airplane part falls off
Internet users posted photos showing a huge crack on the roof of a factory in Shanghai and said what looked like part of a plane had fallen through its roof.
Fireflies light up the forest
Every summer night, a cluster of fireflies appears around a river on Zijin mountain in Nanjing, Jiangsu province.
Cicadas bring cash
For most people, cicadas mean endless annoying noise in summer. But for residents in Huaibei, Anhui, it means a bit more money in the bank.