An Incredible Journey

Knowledge gained from tracking a migratory bird boosts its protection During the Beijing summer,people used to see and hear flocks of Beijing swifts circling around the city’s historical places such as the Summer Palace and the Temple of Heaven.The Beijing swift is a typical cavity-nesting bird that often nests inside the holes and crevices in old constructions.     

A Journey to Ancient China

正‘Jesus!This thing looks like a time machine!"——That was the first thought that shot through my mind when I first saw the newest generation of China’s bullet train.On my recent trip to Xi’an,I finally     

难忘的宝岛之旅

应台湾传统伦理文化发展协会陈孝忠理事长的邀请,我和几位同事,随同由北京京剧院青年团的年轻演员们组成的“北京京剧艺术交流团”一行32人,于2007年12月13日至20日赴台湾南部进行慈善演出。短短8天的宝岛之旅,给我留下了难忘的印％．     

认同与误读:勃兰兑斯在中国的世纪之旅

为什么勃兰兑斯在西方早已被人遗忘,却在中国找到了知音?如果这种命运的巨大反差并非偶然,那么又说明了什么?在评述勃兰兑斯的文学史观和批评方法的基础上,回顾勃兰兑斯在中国的世纪之旅,可以反思近百年来在引进和借鉴西方文学批评方面的经验教训。     

Journey of Joy

正Traveling during Spring Festival season gets smoother and smarter As always, the Spring Festival, or the Chinese New Year, which falls on January 25 this year, is heralded by a travel rush, known as the largest human migration on Earth. During the 40-day period from January 10     

Journey through Time

If you have时间(shíjiān),time,I will take a moment to explore时间观念(shíjiān guān niàn),Chinese notions of time.The character for时(shí),time,originally written时,is a compound of three elements:日(rì),sun or day,土(tu),derived from止(zh),advance,and寸(cùn),meaning"take hold of"in ancient times.The four seasons are called四时(sìshí).When followed by间(jiān),space,it forms the word时间(shíjiān),which     

A New Journey

Man ageme nt of crises.Meeti ngs of top leaders.Upturn in relations.These three phrases have characterized China-India relations in recent years.This year marks the 70th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.As Preside nt Xi Jin ping said in a congratulatory letter to his Indian counterpart Ram Nath Kovind,China-India relations have made a remarkable journey in the last seven decades.They have established a strategic and cooperative partnership for peace and prosperity and are working to build a closer developmental partnership,with deeper exchanges and cooperation across the board and growing coordination on major international and regional affairs.     

A Pictorial Journey

<正>An exhibition showcases six decades of change and progress in Tibet Beijing resident Ma Cuiling is always nostalgic about her younger years working in Tibet.She had worked in Tibet since1965.Ma said she was     

Journey of Discovery

正Why an ancient civilization has not only survived but is thriving When my family and I came to Xiamen in southeast China for the first time in1988, I quickly fell in love with China and became a foreign teacher at Xiamen University. At that time, the living conditions wereharsh.Everyday,therunningwater was out once or more, power outages were frequent, and transportation wasn’t convenient. But the people were warm, friendly and     

Journey to The West

A Chinese classic gets a new twist with the help of Western musical collaborators Do not annoy Buddha, even if you’re a cloud-jumping monkey super fighter who just stole the peaches of heaven.Life had been looking up for the Monkey King. After hatching from a stone egg and going     

Journey to the West

Yunnan is a remote place of profound spiritual mystery and delicious yak kebabs.Go west,young man,go west and grow up with the country, is a phrase most commonly attributed to newspaper editor Horace Greeley in 1865,as American westward expansion hit a fevered pitch at the end of the U.S.Civil War(1861-65).The romantic ideological spirit of manifest destiny inspired the occidental ambitions of many young people seeking new opportunities.     

Journey to the West

Afanti,a legendary hero who fights for the poor against miserly land barons,is the leading character of the best-known Chinese animation series after his name.The cartoon image of Afanti,a humorous and wise Uygur man riding a donkey,is a lasting childhood memory for many Chinese. Qu Jianfang,director of the animation series and designer of the cartoon image of Afanti,was therefore given the name of"Father of Afanti."He was also the first to get Chinese cartoons into the international market and one of the forerunners of exploring the animation derivative market in China. During the Third China International Cartoon and Animation Festival held in Hangzhou,Zhejiang Province,in late April,Qu sat down with Beijing Review reporter Lu Ling to share his views on the development of China's cartoon and animation industry and his experiences introducing Chinese cultural works to the Western market.Excerpts of this interview follow:     

Journey to the West

Sanlian Life Weekly Issue No.1,published on January 5,2015The very name"Silk Road"evokes exotic,legendary historical images.The places along it–Turkestan,Samarkand,Bukhara,Fergana,Tbilisi–all arouse the image of caravans,the gorgeous colors and subtle fragrances of their wares,the ringing of mosque bells,and the glory of ancient empires.Secular and religious civilizations mingled without incident along this ancient thoroughfare.Our reporter traveled west to revisit the ancient Silk Road,with the aim of re-discovering this corridor connecting Asia     

Chronicling China's Political Journey

Leading Chinese political scientist Zhao Baoxu has produced an overview of the evolution of China’s political structure, its political studies as well as its foreign policy over the past six decades in his latest book In Pursuit of Harmony: An Academic Anthology of Zhao Baoxu. The English edition of this anthology was published by the Beijing-based Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press in November 2008. In its preface, former Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing called it a crystallization of a seasoned professor’s research efforts over more than half a century. In a critique for Beijing Review, Wang Yong, a professor of the School of International Studies at Peking University and Director for the Center for International Political Economy at the university, underlined the relevance and significance of Zhao’s views. Edited excerpts follow:     

漫长的多中心之旅

本文讨论了我的个人经历、我们之中与印第安纳大学政治理论与政策分析研究所相关的许多人的努力,即研究在不同背景下,制度是如何影响行动和后果的。首先,我回顾了我作为年轻学子的经历和我的早期职业生涯,旨在激励那些面对难题的人们。然后,我讨论了我们的制度分析和我们对于都市治理和公共池塘资源的研究,这些研究帮助我逐步发展了分析复杂制度的较为一般的框架。这一框架已经能够使我们发掘和分析制度结构、行为和后果,做出和检验内在一致的预测,并且建立更好的理论。最后,我就未来学术发展方向,与大家分享了一些看法。     

An Expat Christmas in China

There is a delicious irony of buy ing Christmas decorations in the Western world with the tag, "Made in China," and then being present for the holiday in the land where they're manufactured. They seemed oddly out of place on the store shelves in Beijing, but not in my apartment. Chinese New Year is celebrated and recognised globally by everyone, including me. But, a Chinese Christmas - well, that was something else to be reckoned with.     

A Day's Journey Into Night

正August 14, 2020. In the morning. The sun has not yet risen from the Yellow Sea, but three researchers from Beijing Forestry University are already hastening across the mudflats toward a distant tidal channel to observe the migratory birds that visit the area each year.     

The Long Journey of Return

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Movie Journey To the East

正American actor finds success in his 20-year career in China By Yuan Yuan Getting up at noon and going to bed at6 a.m.—this has been American actor Jonathan Kos-Read's schedule for the past month.Currently on location in Guiyang capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province,he is acting in a movie soon to be released on the Internet.The story concerns a group of heroes protecting Earth from invasion by dark wizards,and