A Brazilian band performs in an outdoor show in Weiyang District of Xi an, northwest China s Shaanxi Province, April 16, 2020. Founded about 3,100 years ago, Xi an, which is today the capital of China s Shaanxi Province, served as the capital for 13 dynasties in Chinese history. It is also the starting point of the ancient Silk Road. Various kinds of music around the world such as rock and roll and Qinqiang Opera, a Chinese folk opera genre, meet here via cultural communication.
Civil affairs officials in Jiangsu province are calling for more measures to reverse downward trends in marriage and fertility, as the province released new data just before Valentine s Day.
Cities nationwide are bracing for peaks of COVID-19 infections by adding critical-care beds and expanding the capacity of fever clinics ahead of the Chinese New Year travel rush in January.