Some applicants in Beijing may wait as long as eight years to receive the license plate required for a new-energy vehicle, according to data released on Tuesday.

The clear water of the famous Grape Well - which has a history dating back to the Three Kingdoms (220-280) - drained away just hours after the recent earthquake in Sichuan.

Unhealthy traditions in some rural areas - such as extravagance and waste in hosting weddings and funerals - have become obstacles to rural rejuvenation and must be eliminated, Han Jun, vice minister of agriculture and rural affairs, said on Monday.

A total of 242 tourist attractions in the Yangtze River Delta region, including 20 in Shanghai, are expected to include age as the criteria for free admission for children, in addition to height.

Six residential communities in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, installed special surveillance cameras earlier this month to monitor falling objects or objects thrown from heights, which has become a huge safety concern following several recent incidents across the country－two of which have lead to the deaths of two children.

Mini cameras may be causing big problems in China, after media reports exposed this device secretly filming people at many hotels. The derivative industry chain may earn more than 1 million yuan ($150,000) per year.

Tourists experience drifting in Shenlong Canyon scenic spot in Chongqing, southwest China, June 22, 2019. People across China try various ways to cool down in hot summer.

Higher education institutions in China have begun to provide enrolment counselling services to high school graduates following the National College Entrance Exam, or "gaokao".

Salt Lake of Yuncheng, a famous inland salt lake in China, entered into the harvest season for salt. 

The pleasant summer of Harbin in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province has attracted tourists from all over the world to celebrate the two-month-long beer festival, which kicked off on Thursday.