Shanghai Standouts

Shanghai Federation of Trade Unions launched a project to single out front-line workers whose expertise, professionalism and spirit are helping the city achieve its goal of becoming a hub of innovation and a center for the Made in China 2025 campaign. Those honored represent a wide variety of vocations, including industry, horticulture, sports, arts and crafts, education, design and charity work.

Shanghai Federation of Trade Unions launched a project to single out front-line workers whose expertise, professionalism and spirit are helping the city achieve its goal of becoming a hub of innovation and a center for the Made in China 2025 campaign. Those honored represent a wide variety of vocations, including industry, horticulture, sports, arts and crafts, education, design and charity work.

Principled approach to learning earns top marks - Education in China

Principled approach to learning earns top marks

Huishi Primary School, founded in 1870, is one of Shanghai's oldest schools with around 2,600 students.

Medicine doesn't have to taste bad to be good - China In Focus News

Medicine doesn't have to taste bad to be good

A venerated factory in Shanghai makes traditional herbal pear syrup candies popular for soothing coughs.

2021-02-18 11:10 0

Goodbye to pain. The skilled hands that relieve misery - Wellness in China

Goodbye to pain. The skilled hands that relieve misery

A doctor and researcher for 30 years, Sun Wuquan prefers to use the Chinese term tuina instead of the more common "massage" to define his job.

2020-01-20 16:16 0

Savoring hairy crab: A chef's imagination knows no bounds - Art & Culture in China

Savoring hairy crab: A chef's imagination knows no bounds

Wang Hao has turned crab into more than 80 courses of dishes that comprise different variations of "all-crab feasts."

2019-11-29 19:56 0

A pair of hands creates a pear of distinction - Shanghai Metro News

A pair of hands creates a pear of distinction

Every year between June and September, the fruit markets in Songjiang District draw throngs of people. The object of the shopping frenzy is the Cangqiao crystal pear.

2019-06-10 18:17 0

Murder? Time to call in a forensic expert to sift through clues - Shanghai Metro News

Murder? Time to call in a forensic expert to sift through clues

As a teenager, Ma Kaijun wanted to become a doctor, but instead of investigating the scourges of health, he ended up investigating the blight of crime.

2019-04-20 00:30 0

Restoring dignity to the dead - Shanghai Metro News

Restoring dignity to the dead

Mortician Wang Gang is relentless in his pursuit of perfection in a desire to reconstruct the faces and bodies of accident victims and lessen the trauma of their loved ones.

2019-04-04 21:35 0

Tea master with the nose and nous to make a good cuppa - Art & Culture in China

Tea master with the nose and nous to make a good cuppa

Having selected, sifted, processed and tasted Qimen black tea for almost 40 years, Liu Tongyi is an acknowledged tea master and ultimate authority in the industry.

2019-03-26 16:14 0

Xu helps prison inmates heal their minds - Art & Culture in China

Xu helps prison inmates heal their minds

Many recipients of "Shanghai Standouts" awards are from the factory floor. Xu Dong is an exception.

2019-03-16 12:20 0

Making sure that everything is ship-shaped - Shanghai Metro News

Making sure that everything is ship-shaped

Gu Zhiyong is in charge of ensuring that vessels in dock are in ship-shape condition. He describes his work as as a "general medical practitioner for ships."

2019-01-07 12:07 0

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