https://www.scmp.com/rss/299446/feed For more from the SCMP's award-winning graphics team, go to www.scmp.com/topics/infographic en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com https://www.scmp.com/infographics/china/article/3292034/how-terracotta-army-buried-xian-western-china-was-created?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/china/article/3292034/how-terracotta-army-buried-xian-western-china-was-created?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Dec 2024 04:30:08 +0000 SCMP Graphics SCMP Graphics Like all of us, giant pandas, too, need their mothers to learn how to survive in the world. https://www.scmp.com/yp/spark/stories/article/3282916/infospark-year-life-newborn-giant-panda?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/spark/stories/article/3282916/infospark-year-life-newborn-giant-panda?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 23 Oct 2024 02:00:09 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/infographics/hong-kong/article/3275641/what-are-hong-kongs-baby-panda-twins-track-their-growth-and-daily-activities?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/hong-kong/article/3275641/what-are-hong-kongs-baby-panda-twins-track-their-growth-and-daily-activities?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 Aug 2024 09:00:22 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/20th-party-congress/explainers/article/3268389/chinas-power-players-visual-guide-countrys-key-political-economic-and-military-leaders?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/20th-party-congress/explainers/article/3268389/chinas-power-players-visual-guide-countrys-key-political-economic-and-military-leaders?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 28 Jun 2024 04:30:09 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/infographics/asia/south-asia/article/3264547/how-stay-safe-during-severe-flight-turbulence-visual-explainer?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/asia/south-asia/article/3264547/how-stay-safe-during-severe-flight-turbulence-visual-explainer?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 31 May 2024 04:15:09 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/infographics/asia/article/3228984/korean-war-visually-explained-history-maps-casualties-military-forces-and-key-players?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/asia/article/3228984/korean-war-visually-explained-history-maps-casualties-military-forces-and-key-players?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 27 Jul 2023 02:30:12 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/infographics/world/europe/article/3218969/coronation-britains-king-charles-visual-guide?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/world/europe/article/3218969/coronation-britains-king-charles-visual-guide?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 May 2023 08:00:13 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/infographics/world/russia-central-asia/article/3168280/russia-attacks-ukraine?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/world/russia-central-asia/article/3168280/russia-attacks-ukraine?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Feb 2022 13:50:19 +0000 Tap here to launch this special feature https://www.scmp.com/infographics/hong-kong/article/3157467/memory-darren-long-1967-2021?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/hong-kong/article/3157467/memory-darren-long-1967-2021?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 26 Nov 2021 11:17:20 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/infographics/china/article/3142519/chinas-henan-province-inundated-catastrophic-floods?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/china/article/3142519/chinas-henan-province-inundated-catastrophic-floods?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 26 Jul 2021 07:05:09 +0000 SCMP Graphics SCMP Graphics Cryptocurrencies have many theoretical advantages over fiat money. They do have, however, many real and practical benefits for speculators, criminal gangs, ransomware hackers and money launderers. In the first case of its kind, Hong Kong customs has shut a local money-laundering syndicate that processed more than HK$1.2 billion (US$155 million) in illegal funds using a cryptocurrency. Given the overseas prevalence of criminals using such methods to launder money and make all sorts of illegal... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3142169/hong-kong-must-not-pay-virtual-money-crime?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3142169/hong-kong-must-not-pay-virtual-money-crime?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 22 Jul 2021 21:20:06 +0000 From Marx to Mao and from Hu to Xi: Hundred years of Chinese Communist Party https://www.scmp.com/infographics/news/china/article/3139331/ccp-100year-anniversary/index.html?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/news/china/article/3139331/ccp-100year-anniversary/index.html?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 Jul 2021 07:00:14 +0000 Tap here to launch this special feature https://www.scmp.com/infographics/world/united-states-canada/article/3116843/what-happened-us-capitol-stormed-pro-trump?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/world/united-states-canada/article/3116843/what-happened-us-capitol-stormed-pro-trump?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 Jan 2021 04:00:08 +0000 Tap here to launch this special feature https://www.scmp.com/infographics/economy/china-economy/article/3111636/rcep-what-it-so-special-about-trade-deal-and-how?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/economy/china-economy/article/3111636/rcep-what-it-so-special-about-trade-deal-and-how?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Dec 2020 03:00:39 +0000 The South China Morning Post has discovered that modern mixed martial arts was being practised on the streets (and more often the rooftops) of Hong Kong long before Rorion Gracie, Art Davie and John Milius’ brainwave to organise a formal competition among practitioners of various disciplines and call it The Ultimate Fighting Championship. A group, consisting of sports administrators, martial arts teachers and local law enforcement, had the idea to mix the disciplines in crowd-drawing contests,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/article/3088741/how-bruce-lee-and-street-fighting-hong-kong-helped-create-mma?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/article/3088741/how-bruce-lee-and-street-fighting-hong-kong-helped-create-mma?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Jun 2020 04:46:53 +0000 This week, the People's Republic of China marked its 70th birthday with a grand parade in Beijing.  Over the past seven decades, the country has evolved from a battle-scarred backwater to a rising potential superpower. Last year, China contributed one-fifth to the global economy, as measured by purchasing power parity. It has come a long way.   Check out the following nine graphs to get a sense of the monumental changes that have taken place in the country:  GDP per capita In 2010, China... https://www.scmp.com/china/peoples-republic-china-70-years-changes/article/3031416?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/peoples-republic-china-70-years-changes/article/3031416?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 03 Oct 2019 11:08:11 +0000 This year there will be six teams who fancy their chances in what is lining up to be the most evenly poised Rugby World Cup, ever. Tap here to launch this special feature https://www.scmp.com/infographics/sport/rugby/article/3028045/rugby-world-cup-2019-look-six-top-teams-competing-japan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/sport/rugby/article/3028045/rugby-world-cup-2019-look-six-top-teams-competing-japan?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Sep 2019 09:15:13 +0000 Unprecedented scenes of violence broke out at the Hong Kong International Airport after thousands of anti-government protesters occupying the airport terminal building brought flights to a halt for two days straight. This is how the events unfolded Tap here to launch this special feature https://www.scmp.com/infographics/hong-kong/society/article/3022630/protesters-bring-hong-kong-airport-halt?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/hong-kong/society/article/3022630/protesters-bring-hong-kong-airport-halt?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Aug 2019 13:21:55 +0000 Sport climbing is set to make its first appearance at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, and the first round of qualification tournaments take place from August 11-17 in Tokyo. Climbing has made the leap from mountain skill toathletic event, and now indoor climbing gets the Olympic nod.   Three forms of climbing – speed climbing, indoor bouldering, and indoor lead climbing – will be present under sport climbing umbrella in Tokyo.  This handy infographic explains everything you need to know about... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/extreme-sports/article/3022409/tokyo-2020-olympics-sport-climbing-explained-combined?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/extreme-sports/article/3022409/tokyo-2020-olympics-sport-climbing-explained-combined?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Aug 2019 06:10:40 +0000 The match schedule for the 2019-20 edition of the English Premier League has been released. This handy grid shows each team fixtures throughout the season. https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3014480/english-premier-league-2019-20-fixtures-full-match-schedule-coming?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3014480/english-premier-league-2019-20-fixtures-full-match-schedule-coming?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Jun 2019 04:50:29 +0000 The South China Morning Post has discovered that modern mixed martial arts was being practised on the streets (and more often the rooftops) of Hong Kong long before Rorion Gracie, Art Davie and John Milius’ brainwave to organise a formal competition among practitioners of various disciplines and call it The Ultimate Fighting Championship. A group, consisting of sports administrators, martial arts teachers and local law enforcement, had the idea to mix the disciplines in crowd-drawing contests,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/mixed-martial-arts/article/3010993/how-bruce-lee-and-street-fighting-hong-kong-helped-create?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/mixed-martial-arts/article/3010993/how-bruce-lee-and-street-fighting-hong-kong-helped-create?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 May 2019 00:00:08 +0000 Tap here to launch the special feature https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/2125058/collection-best-infographics-2017?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/2125058/collection-best-infographics-2017?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 21 Dec 2017 02:30:00 +0000 Click to view the full-size infographic in high resolution. https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1919005/infographic-better-use-time?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1919005/infographic-better-use-time?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Mar 2016 00:51:02 +0000 READ: Hong Kong restaurants say 'yes' to breastfeeding mothers: new measures adopted to give privacy, gain acceptance https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/1885120/hong-kong-breastfeeding-map-restaurants-welcome?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/1885120/hong-kong-breastfeeding-map-restaurants-welcome?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Nov 2015 07:30:30 +0000 Click to view the full-size infographic in high resolution. https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1854629/infographic-how-china-will-rebuild-its-peoples-liberation-army?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1854629/infographic-how-china-will-rebuild-its-peoples-liberation-army?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 Sep 2015 01:15:45 +0000 Click to view the full-size infographic in high resolution. https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1846950/infographic-mystery-mh370?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1846950/infographic-mystery-mh370?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Aug 2015 01:00:30 +0000 Click to view the full-size infographic in high resolution.  READ MORE: Retired Chinese general Guo Boxiong expelled from Communist Party for alleged corruption https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1845439/web-influence-fallen-guo-boxiongs-connections-chinas?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1845439/web-influence-fallen-guo-boxiongs-connections-chinas?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 31 Jul 2015 05:45:00 +0000 View the full-size infographic https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1815618/infographic-yangtze-river-tragedy-what-happened-eastern-star?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1815618/infographic-yangtze-river-tragedy-what-happened-eastern-star?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Jun 2015 02:15:30 +0000 View infographic https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1775508/infographic-electing-hong-kongs-chief-executive?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1775508/infographic-electing-hong-kongs-chief-executive?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Apr 2015 09:15:15 +0000 Click to view the infographic https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1772291/infographic-territorial-disputes-between-china-and-philippines?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1772291/infographic-territorial-disputes-between-china-and-philippines?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 20 Apr 2015 13:47:56 +0000 Investigators found more than 200 million yuan (HK$252 million) in local and foreign currency at the home of a mainland energy official - the biggest haul of corrupt cash since the establishment of the People's Republic. It confirms media reports from earlier this year that Wei Pengyuan, deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission's (NDRC) coal department, was under investigation as part of the sweeping crackdown on corruption in the energy sector. Click to view the... https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1629813/show-us-money-what-corrupt-chinese-officials-200m-yuan-stash-could-look?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1629813/show-us-money-what-corrupt-chinese-officials-200m-yuan-stash-could-look?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 01 Nov 2014 04:30:45 +0000 With over 700 dead in six accidents in little more than six months, 2014 is likely to be one of the worst years in recent history for commercial aviation. Link to the full size infographic https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1559044/infographic-historical-look-aviation-accidents-2014?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1559044/infographic-historical-look-aviation-accidents-2014?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 25 Jul 2014 08:45:15 +0000 'The Way of the Intercepting Fist': Also known as jeet kune do, it is a hybrid of different martial arts and philosopies founded by Lee. It promotes minimalism in combat and fluidity. As Lee had suggested, one should "be water". It also allows practitioners to incorporate their own fighting styles into already existing techniques, fulfilling its ethos of "style with now style". https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1286902/bruce-lees-best-moves?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1286902/bruce-lees-best-moves?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 20 Jul 2013 04:20:05 +0000 On July 6, an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 crashed while landing at San Francisco International Airport. This accident injured more than 180 people and killed two. This was the Boeing 777's first crash involving fatalities since it began commercial service in 1995. Here we look at the history of aviation accidents and what causes them.   [Correction: An earlier version of this graphic published the wrong date of the Ueno, Japan, crash. It happened in 1985, not 1885.] https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1279319/historical-look-aviation-accidents?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1279319/historical-look-aviation-accidents?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Jul 2013 23:36:17 +0000 Russell Street in Causeway Bay surpassed New York's Fifth Avene last year to become the world's most expensive shopping street. Here we examine just how much money has been spent to ensure a spot in the city with the highest prime retail rent. https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1270882/russell-street-hong-kong-more-expensive-new-yorks-fifth-avenue?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1270882/russell-street-hong-kong-more-expensive-new-yorks-fifth-avenue?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 28 Jun 2013 02:47:45 +0000 Possible options available to US whistle-blower Edward Snowden in his fight to remain in Hong Kong. https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1260452/edward-snowdens-options-possible-extradition?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1260452/edward-snowdens-options-possible-extradition?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:26:45 +0000 Also known as the Tuen Ng Festival in Hong Kong, today's Dragon Boat Festival takes place each year on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, and celebrates the legend of Qu Yuan during the Warring States Period. People observe the occasion by eating rice dumpings and racing dragon boats, which demands great strength, endurance and team work. https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1258927/beating-drum-dragon-boat-festival?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1258927/beating-drum-dragon-boat-festival?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:48:18 +0000 Sixty years ago, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest, known as Qomolangma in China and Chomolungma in Tibet. Their bavery and resilience set an example for many other adventurers in the following decades. The challenge of scaling Everest still attracts thousands of people from all walks of life who want to push themselves to the limit. Hong Kong-based mountaineer Paul Niel successfully reached the top of the 8,848-metre Everest last... https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1248804/allure-climbing-mount-everest?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1248804/allure-climbing-mount-everest?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 May 2013 02:27:26 +0000 May marks the start of the monsoon season, when umbrellas and wellington boots are everywhere and sunshine is a novelty. Tropical cyclones and typhoons will soon follow, dominating the skies and news channels. Here we look at some of the wettest and driest days since 1990. https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1243242/rain-patterns-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1243242/rain-patterns-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 May 2013 00:54:35 +0000 Angelina Jolie recently revealed that due to her defective gene BRCA1, she has undergone a preventive double mastectomy to reduce the risk of getting breast cancer from 87 per cent to 5 per cent. In Hong Kong, breast cancer is the most common cancer and the third leading cause of cancer deaths among women. Here we look at some facts, figures and fixes on breast cancer and its effect on the female population. https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1241161/breast-cancer-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1241161/breast-cancer-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 May 2013 05:05:14 +0000 The UN Food and Agricuture Organisation has just published a report on the promotion of entomophagy - the consumption of insects as food. It is a practice that has been around for millenia. Artistotle having waxed lyrical on cicada many a centuries ago. Not only do insects contain great nutritional values, but they have also proven to be more environmentally friendly than raising some livestock. Here we look at some of the more popular insects consumed around the world. https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1238110/entomophagy-consumption-insects-food?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1238110/entomophagy-consumption-insects-food?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 May 2013 01:59:10 +0000 The devastating earthquake that struck Sichuan province five years ago marked one of a series in the earthquake-prone region. The earthquake occurred in an area that is deforming as two tectonic plates - the Indian plate and the Eurasian plate - collide. https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1236032/may-12-2008-sichuan-earthquake-context?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1236032/may-12-2008-sichuan-earthquake-context?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 May 2013 06:35:46 +0000 Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah in his budget yesterday stressed the need for projects that will ensure growth and jobs in the long term. Here are some of the major infrastructure works Tsang is banking on to spur Hong Kong's prosperity in the coming years, and a summary of where the city's money will go to and come from in the next financial year.  This infographic appeared in the print edition on February 28, 2013 https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1194593/john-tsangs-2013-budget-aims-spur-prosperity?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1194593/john-tsangs-2013-budget-aims-spur-prosperity?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 Mar 2013 07:01:35 +0000 Kowloon Walled City, located not far from the former Kai Tak Airport, was a remarkable high-rise squatter camp that by the 1980s had 50,000 residents. A historical accident of colonial Hong Kong, it existed in a lawless vacuum until it became an embarrassment for Britain. This month marks the 20th anniversary of its demolition. https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1193675/remembering-kowloon-walled-city?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1193675/remembering-kowloon-walled-city?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 Mar 2013 07:31:41 +0000 China unveils a more streamlined government, dissolving some agencies and consolidating others to boost efficiency. It is the seventh reshuffle since market reforms began more than three decades ago. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1193668/infographic-chinas-new-streamlined-government?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1193668/infographic-chinas-new-streamlined-government?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 Mar 2013 07:18:29 +0000 Premier Li Keqiang's team is expected to focus on narrowing the income gap, shifting a heavily investment-reliant economy to a more consumption-based one, as well as taming property prices. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1193601/infographic-whos-who-chinas-new-cabinet?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1193601/infographic-whos-who-chinas-new-cabinet?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 Mar 2013 05:13:45 +0000 The cities are ranked by taking the number of completed high-rise buildings – in the Emporis database - and assigning points to each building based on its number of floors. The figures in brackets are the number of high-rise buildings included in the rankings. https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1287701/high-society?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1287701/high-society?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Dec 2011 16:00:33 +0000 Accelerates two beams of protons around a 27km ring and smashes them together at 99.99% the speed of light. Its 9,300 magnets guide the particles through a vacuum, recreating conditions moments after the big bang https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1287696/infographic-cerns-large-hadron-collider?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1287696/infographic-cerns-large-hadron-collider?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:00:26 +0000 Germany plans to shut down all its nuclear power plants in the wake of the Fukushima disaster, and expand use of renewable energy sources https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1293063/saying-no-nuclear?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1293063/saying-no-nuclear?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:00:34 +0000 Hong Kong health check-up: men and women compared https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1293061/hong-kong-health-check-men-and-women-compared?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/1293061/hong-kong-health-check-men-and-women-compared?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:00:53 +0000