Lijia ZhangPublished: 9:30am, 15 Jan 2026“Rural heating problems in Hebei cannot wait any longer” declared a recent report in Farmers’ Daily. It described a disturbing reality in parts of northern China: elderly villagers who would rather shiver through freezing temperatures than turn on their heat»»»

The authorities of Sanhe, Langfang city, Hebei province, are caught up in a whirling vortex these days after they enforced a sweeping ban prohibiting shop signs, advertisement boards or other public signs using the colors of black, red and blue. The local government has instructed that the three co»»»