Baoding - from the Capital＇s South Gate to Back Garden

THE city of Baoding, in Hebei Province, borders the national capital Beijing, 140 kilometers to the northeast. The city＇s name, roughly interpreted as ＂protecting the capital,＂ refers to the city＇s immediacy to Beijing. Due to its geographic location, Baoding has been of great military import since ancient times.     

The Eternal Couple Taishan Mountain and Tai＇an City

TAI＇AN City is located in the center of Shandong Province, home to the ancient states of Lu and Qi. Built in homage to Taishan Mountain （Mount Tai）, one of China＇s sacred peaks, the city was named after an old saying： ＂If all is well on Taishan Mountain, the world will be at peace.＂ ＂Tai＇an＂ literally means ＂peace upon Taishan.＂     

Modern Art in an Ancient Setting——Beijing's Red Gate Gallery

A SCENDING the ancient stone steps to Red Gate Gallery reveals the quintessential Beijing pan orama. The gallery is housed in Dongbianmen Watchtower, a Ming Dynasty structure straddling the last crumbling vestiges of Beijing＇s city wall. Like a besieged bastion of the city＇s imperial past, the watchtower is hemmed in by railway lines and Beijing＇s Second Ring Road. The glass and steel edifices of the CBD loom in the distance. It＇s appropriate that this ancient fortress, surrounded by a cornucopia of modern development, houses a gallery that has long been a cultural bastion of a more contemoorary kind.     

Nanjing University

Nanjing University is of one of the oldest institutions of higher learning in china.It is located in Nanjing,China‘s capital for six ancient dynasties and site of some of the country‘s richest cultural heritage.Founded in 1902 as Sanjiang Normal School,today‘s Nanjing University is based on the merging of National Nanjing Universtity‘s arts and sciences colleges with those of the famous University of Nanking in 1952.     

Ancient Labyrinthine Town

THE ancient town of Long-men is 50 kilometers south-west of Zhejiang’s provincial capital of Hangzhou. It is a typical example of the water towns on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, but is rare in having so far eluded overt commercialization.     

The Most Romantic Traditional Chinese Ethnic Sports Event——CHASING GIRLS ON HORSEBACK

Horses are probably the most central part of ethnic Kazak culture, and horse racing, practised since ancient times, is the main traditional sport of the group. It is both a test of physical strength and a good demonstration of Kazak people＇s spectacular horsemanship. For Kazak people, the sport is more about tradition than anything else. In the past, horse racing was one of the manly games a hero had to participate in to win his bride. Even today, it still plays an important role in courtship among young people.     

Under the Sea

An ancient shipwreck’s unveiling is a triumph of China’s underwater cultural relic protection programsAn exhibition showcasing the remains of an ancient sunken ship recently drew a flood of attention in Beijing upon its opening on August 22.The ancient ship named Huaguangjiao 1,enchanted the capital with its mysteries after laying untouched for almost800 years underwater.Huaguangjiao 1 was first discovered by a fisherman at the bottom of the South China Sea in 1996.It is also the first ancient ship found by the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea.As a merchant ship,it was found full of items for trade,including porcelain,bronze ware and stone implements.Huaguangjiao 1was originally built in southeast China’s Fujian     

For the Children of the Grasslands

HAS Uyanga is a pupil of the Mongolian School in Hohhot, capital of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Mongolian is her mother tongue but Has also studies Chinese and English at school. ＂My name means ＇jade＇ in the Mongolian language,＂ the girl introduces herself.     

牛街民族团结小区

In the Liao, Song and Yuan dynasties many Muslims from Central Asia settled in northern China, and the Niujie section is the largest Hui community in China＇s capital city. Dating back with a history of more than a thousand years, the term Niujie, oxen street, today is commonly used to refer to an area of some 60 winding alleyways, or hutongs, with a central ＂Niujie＂ in its midst.     

Official： Real Purpose of Urumqi Riot Is Splitting China

The real purpose of the July 5 rioters in Urumqi, capital of northwest China＇s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, was seeking ＂Xin-jiang＇s independence,＂ an official said in Beijing on July 21.     

Callingraphy of Chinese Emperors and Contemporary Leaders

CHINESE calligraphy is widely recognized as an important element of the nation＇s ancient culture.the art of writing with brshes originated in China.     

~New Model of Urbanization

XI＇AN and Xianyang in west China＇s Shaanxi Prov- ince are among the oldest cities in China and both once served as the country＇s capital in an- cient times. In May 2011, the central government decided to create a new district at the junction of the two cities that feature both idyllic sceneries and modern amenities. This project is an exploration of a new path to China＇s urbanization.     

China＇s Ethnic Sports vs. Globalization - Chinese Scholars＇ Views on Ethnic Sports in the Process of Globalization

Examining sports from a cultural perspective rather than their technical aspect, we will see that hidden in the process of globalization is a need to discuss the special values of ethnic or traditional sports. Covered up by the socalled ＂universality＂ of sports in general, these special values determine the cultural uniqueness of China＇s ethnic sports, which is often reduced to oblivion as sports, taken as a whole,     

Tang Renaissance

China's ancient capital Xi'an, famous for the Terracotta Warriors, is going through a cultural and economic revival Xi'an, the provincial capital of Shaanxi Province in central China, is one of the most important cities in the country's history. Under the name of Chang'an,     

Tianjin Port： World-class Nexus

THE rise of the Port of Tianjin to China＇s world-class nexus is more than a case of being in the right place at the right time.True that the largest man-made harbor facility in China enjoys its geographic/ economic advantage of sitting simultane- ously on the eastern end of the Eurasian Continental Bridge and at the intersection of the Beijing-Tianjin City Belt and the Bohai Rim Economic Circle. But its determined managerial and technological advances have really been its ＂human capital＂ edge.     

Small Loans, Mighty Impact

WENZHOU has cultivated the most vibrant private capital market in China, estimated conservatively at RMB 342 billion by the Wenzhou Branch of the People＇s Bank of China, or a steeply higher RMB 600 million by other experts. China＇s Banking Regulatory Commission published Advice on Experiments with Small Loan Companies in May of 2008, clarifying the nature of these financial entities and setting rules for their operation. It is widely believed this is a move by the state to give private capital its long awaited legitimacy. So far eight small loan companies have been established in the city, all closely watched by the financial sector of the nation.     

People＇s Communes

CHINA＇s individual agricultural economy based on private ownership was transformed into cooperative economy based on public ownership between 1949 and ＇ 1956. During this time span the ＂communistic commune;＂ the ＂col ective farm＂and the ＂people＇s commune＂ successively appeared in rural areas. In 1958, shortly after Chairman Mao Zedong said, ＂It is good to establish people＇s communes,＂ the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China established people＇s communes throughout the country. Documents at that time stated： ＂The realization of communism in our country is not a thing of remote future. We must actively establish people＇s communes and explore a concrete way to communism.＂ By the end of October 1958, more than 26,000 people,s communes housing 120 million rural households -- 99 percent of all rural households in China - had been set up.     

Making Use of Waste

IN Ganbai residential courtyard in Beijing＇s Dongcheng District, four dustbins bearing distinctive labels are lined up side by side： ＂kitchen leftovers,＂ ＂recyclable rubbish,＂ ＂batteries＂ and ＂other waste.＂ More than half of the capital＇s residential communities now sort rubbish in this way.     

Xi＇an -A Living Monument to Chinese History

CHINA＇S three most visited cities each offer a distinct experience： Beijing is the central witness of the creation and growth of the People＇s Republic, Shanghai is the nation＇s pulsating 21 st century metropolis, while Xi＇an is China＇s living monu- ment to the country＇s ancient past.     

Beijing Ready for the Olympics——Beijing Olympics - Striving for the Highest Quality Services

August 8, 2008 will see the grand opening o1 the ⅩⅩⅨ Olympic Games in Beijing, when athletes from over 200 countries and regions will gather in the capital.
With a 3,000-year history, and serving as China＇s capital for about eight centuries, Beijing boasts a number of historical sites and a rich cultural heritage. Over the last 800 years, it has been the political and cultural center of China, and it is now emerging as one of the world＇s most bustling metropolises.