Carry Forward the Cause and Forge Ahead into the Future——Meeting of Leaders of the Chinese and Japanese Nongovernmental Organizations

At the beginning of the New Year, China and Japan greeted the 30th anniversary of thenormalization of China-Japan relations. On Janu-ary 28, 2002, leaders of 53 Chinese and Japanesenon-governmental organizations gathered together     

Sound of the Dragon——Chinese Cultural Relics and Bell Art Exhibition

Sound of the Dragon-Chinese Cultural Rel- ics and Bell Art Exhibition coordinated by theCPAFFC and jointly sponsored by the Paris Mu-sic City and the Institute of European Bell Artwith the participation of the Beijing Great BellTemple Ancient Bell Museum and the Hubei Pro-vincial Museum was held in the Music City in Paris     

As Kith and Kin——A Visit of the Chinese Governors'Delegation to Thailand

At the invitation of the Ministry of the Interiorof Thailand, a Chinese Governors' Delega-tion, consisting of Lei Yu, vice chairman ofGuangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jia Xitai,deputy governor of Qinghai Province, Xu Qun,     

100 Years of the Olympic Games and Chinese Sports

CHINA won 28gold medals at theSydney OlympicGames. This hasaroused a hightide of patrioticfervor amongst the Chinese people, who regard the gold medalwinning athletes as nationalheroes. Reportage on this stunningachievement, from both officialmedia and on the Internet, isunderstandably imbued withnational pride. Wherever the athletes go, they are surrounded andgreeted with prolonged applauseand rousing cheers.The honor of winning apart, ahandsome bonus also awaits themedal-winning athletes…     

To Chinese and Foreign Friends——A Speech Made at the Reception Marking the Publication of “Anthology of Contemporary Chinese Poetry” in Spain

Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to our reception today. May I say a few words about the cooperationbetween the Chinese People's Association forFriendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) andthe Fernando Rielo Foundation of Spain on thepublication of the "Anthology of ContemporaryChinese Poetry" in Spain. At the invitation of Chen Haosu, vice presi-dent of the CPAFFC, Jesus Fernandez Hernan-dez, vice president of the Fernando Rielo Founda-tion, paid his first visit to China in April 1992,     

Chinese Qi Gong and Magic——the Rage in Namibia and Zimbabwe

On the occasion of the 5thanniversary of the inde-pendence of Namibia and the15th anniversary of the indepen-dence of Zimbabwe, a 9-mem-ber group of Chinese Qi Gong(deep-breathing exercise) artistsand magicians sent by theCPAFFC paid a friendly visit toNamibia and Zimbabwe fromMarch 15 to April 25, 1995 atthe invitation of the educationand cultural ministries of the two     

Seventh Meeting of the Council of Chinese and Japanese Nongovernmental Figures

The Seventh Meeting of the Council of Chi-nese and Japanese Nongovernmental Figureswas held in Tokyo from August 31 to Septem-ber 3.Both the Chinese and Japanese sides attachedgreat importance to the meeting convened on the     

Fruit of Cooperation and Friendship Between China and Germany——Ceremony Celebrating Publication of Chinese Version of Daughter of the Yellow Land—Princess Jincheng

On October 19, 2010, a ceremony celebrating the publication of the Chinese version of the book Daughter of the Yellow Land - Princess Jincheng was held in the Peace Palace of the CPAFFC.     

Hongkong and the Chinese Economy

HEimpactofHongkong'sreturnontheChineseeconomyhasbecomeatopicofnationalconcern.Sincethe1980s,theChineseeconomyhasmaintainedveryhighgrowthrates,whileHongkonghasstoodoutasoneofthefeweconomicallyvibrantareasoftheworld.In1993,percapitaGDPintheregionreachedUS$18,000,higherthanthatoftheUnitedStates,GreatBritainandFrance,andthirdafterSingaporeandJapan.Hongkongisanimportantfinancialandtradecenter,anditsreturntoChinaaflgreatlyenacttheChineseeconomy,bothimmediatelyandlongterm.EconomicsandTradeHo…     

Bamboo and the Chinese Spirit

THE bamboo plant, fargesia spathacea, is the staple food of the giant panda anda cultural icon in Chinese history. In sharp contrast to other plants, the bambooonly blossoms every 60 to 80 years, and perishes soon after. It takes one tothree decades for its seeds to grow. In the past 3 million years bamboos haveundergone more than 50,000 extensive blooms. Pandas survived by migrating,but this is no longer an option owing to the sharp decrease of bamboo forests. The lasttwo bloomings of bamboo caused 250 giant pandas to starve to death.     

The Sixth Meeting of the Council of Chinese and Japanese Non-governmental Figures

The Sixth Meeting of theCouncil of Chinese andJapanese Non-governmental Fig-ures was held in Beijing fromApril 3 through 5, 1996 andachieved complete success. TheChinese Government attachedgreat importance to the meeting.     

Chinese Weekend:The Long and the Short of It

ＣｈｉｎｅｓｅＷｅｅｋｅｎｄ：ＴｈｅＬｏｎｇａｎｄｔｈｅＳｈｏｒｔｏｆＩｔＡｌｌｗｏｒｋａｎｄｎｏｐｌａｙｍａｄｅＣｈｉｎｅｓｅｗｏｒｋｅｒｓｄｕｌｌ－ａｎｄｔｉｒｅｄ，ａｎｄｕｎｐｒｏｄｕｃｔｉｖｅ．Ａｌｉｔｔｌｅｅｘｔｒａｔｉｍｅｏｆｆｈａｓｂｅ...     

Promotion of Mutual Understanding and Friendship Between the Chinese and German Youths

On June 7, 1995 a silvery Boeing 747 carriedthe German Young Politicians' Delegationfrom Frankfurt to the capital of China--Beijing.These young German friendship envoys were invit-ed by the Chinese People's Association for Friend-ship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) to pay agoodwill visit to China. The expressway leading to the downtown, thebroad and bustling tree-shaded streets, modernbuildings of different styles and shuttling vehiclesall left deep impressions on the members of thedelegation. Mr. Markus Sackmann, head of thedelegation, and Mr. Udo Schuster who had visited     

Chinese Version of Daughter of the Yellow Land—Princess Jincheng Published

The Chinese version of the novel Daughter of the Yellow Land—Princess Jincheng was launched at a ceremony in the Peace Palace of the CPAFFC on the morning of October 19, 2010.     

Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Cantonese

The world of traditional Chinese medicine is quite mysterious. In the early times of the Western Zhou Dynasty(BC IO46-BC 256), Chinese people started to use snake liquor to cure illnesses. Even old baked clay roof tiles can be considered to be traditional Chinese medicine due to their ability to stop thirst and dispel heat.     

Sex and the Contemporary Chinese Woman

A full 90.6 percent of the women that participated in the investigation spoke openly on the topic of their sexual desires and 75.1 percent of them expressed satisfaction with their sex life.     

Promotion of Economic Cooperation Through Peopli's Friendship——Chinese Mayors Visit the Netherlands,Finland and Iceland

AT the invitation of the Nether-lands Atlantic and PacificExchange Programme, the Asso-ciation of Finnish Local Authori-ties and the Association of LocalAuthorities in Iceland, the Chi-nese mayors delegation led bySong Fatang, vice governor ofShandong province and compos-ed of eight members includingBian Qingzu, deputy head of thedelegation and vice director offairs of the Chinese People's As-     

Space and Time——Chinese Style

China has far too many people.It's too crowded here.And every-where I go,whether by foot,on bike or in a vehicle,I alwaysencounter a bottleneck somewhere along the line.Waiting to walk through a ticket gate to get on a train,trying to enter the metal gates of my university or even traveling by car and encountering toll booths blocking the road-     

First Time Chinese Participant and Winner of the Paris Autumn Salon

CAI Zhisong puts down his boaster, and pushes the baseboard lightly with his foot, sending the statue of a woman upon it spinning. He then steps back and scrutinizes his work, chin cupped in hand. Outside, stars twinkle in the dark night sky. Cai appears accustomed to working in the Central Academy of Fine Arts studio at such a late hour.Prior to April 2002, Cai was little known outside of the small, select art circle of which he was a part. He attracted widespread attention on receiving     

Envoy of Friendship Between the Chinese and Israeli Peoples——Mr.Teddy Kaufman,President of Israel-China Friendship Society

It was on the third day after Iarrived in Israel at the recep-tion in celebration of the found-ing of the Chinese People's Lib-eration Army in the Chinese Em-bassy that I first met Mr. TeddyKaufman. Ambassador Lin Zhenintroduced me to him. After ex-