China＇s Burgeoning Mobile Phone Industry

WHEN the cell phone first appeared on the Chinese market in the late 1980s it cost 10,000-20,000 yuan,and was the size of a brick.Regarded as the ultimate status symbol,it was called the da ge da,meaning very influential person.At that time,sales of mobile phones were under state control,and stocks were limited.Purchasers were required to place an order and make an 80 percent down payment.How things have changed!Mobiles are now available in multiple choices of size,color and function,on request.     

China＇s New Deal

In the months after the new leadership took power, China appears to have entered a period of accelerated reform.     

Generol Tso＇s Chicken

General Tso＇s Chicken is a signature dish of Hunan cuisine that is served in many Chinese restaurants in the U.S.     

Ningxia：Dramatic Changes Over the Past 50 Years——Ningxia＇s New Industries

Wang Zhengwei, chairman of the government of Ningxia Hui Autonomous region, summarizes its situation succinctly. ＂Ningxia is neither east nor west, but in the very center of China; Ningxia＇s altitude is neither high nor low,     

China＇s Changing Development Pattern

正DATA available on the world’s two largest economies,China and the U.S.,for 2013provide an opportunity to take stock of China’s immediate economic prospects and the more general challenges facing its economic development strategy.     

King Gesar- World＇s Longest Epic

IN Tibetan-inhabited areas, the name Gesar is a household word. The epic of King Gesar has him descending to earth at the behest of the God of Mercy to rule Tibet and to defeat demons.     

M. Noyan Rona＇s Chinese Dream

正I have been pursuing my Chinese dream for 30 years,"declared M.Noyan Rona at the International Dialogue on the Chinese Dream,held last December in Shanghai.In fluent Chinese,Rona,chief representative of the Turkish Garanti Bank’s Shanghai office,at the forum related his 30-year-long tryst with China.     

A New Dimension to China＇s Interactions with the World

正The Chinese Dream in Full Swing Speech Extracts from the International Dialogue on the Chinese Dream Forum THE Chinese Dream is as important to the whole world as it is to China’s material and spiritual prosperity.     

Hubei＇s Yichang—— Pearl of the Three Gorges

NESTLED near the mouth of Hubei‘s Xiling Gorge, Yichang is becoming an ever-stronger tourist magnet in the revamped Three Gorges area. Many traditional tourist spots have made way for China‘s huge navigation and hydroelectricity project on the Yangtze River, but Yichang, dubbed “Pearl ofthe Three Gorges,” retains its pullingpower, reinforced by the emergence of a new Three Gorges tourist area.     

The Road to Prosperity for China＇s Most Populous Province

Henan has the biggest population of all China's provinces, and is also home to the highest number of rural inhabitants. Of its approximately 100 million residents, 70 million are farmers, among whom 15 million earn their living from casual work in other provinces.     

Shenzhen： Lodestar of China＇s Reform and Opening-up

THE Third Plenary Session of the 1 lth Central Committee of the CPC in 1978 has always been regarded as the starting point of China＇s reform and opening-up drive. Since there was no previous development model to follow and most Chinese people were fettered by old conventions, the Chinese government decided to set up four experimental Special Economic Zones （SEZs） in the coastal cities of Shenzhen, Zhuhai and Shantou in Guangdong Province, and Xiamen in Fujian Province, in an attempt to find a suitable way to build socialism with Chinese characteristics.     

Abbas J. Kdaimy：An Iraqi＇s 15 Years in Beijing

ABBAS J. Kdaimy, 51, never thought he＇d call China home. He made his first trip to the country from his native Iraq 15 years ago - and has been here ever since.     

Suizhou＇s Continuing Success

THE ancient town of Suizhou is homeof the legendary Emperor Yan and of China‘s largest complete set of ancient chime bells extant. Today, conserved as one of China‘s famous historical and cultural cities, Suizhou‘s glorious past is concomitant with its modern development.     

Zhangzhou City,Port of Agriculture and Industry

ZHANGZHOU in China's southeastern Fujian Province has till now been known for its daffodils, but it is getting ready for a more profitable form of fame. Its almost completed port industrial zone at Xiamen Bay is expected to become one of     

CHINA＇ S POLICY TOWARD ETHNIC GROUPS AND THEIR COMMON PROSPERITY

V. Accelerate the Development of Ethnic Minority Areas Economic and Social Minorities and Ethnic