Mukeng：Sea of Bamboo

CROUCHING Tiger,Hiden Dragon was the dark horse in the 73rd annual Academy Awards race in 2001.It unexpectedly picked up four Oscars：for best foreign language film,     

Wanfenglin： Forest of Peaks

AFTER an unusually bleak winter, spring has returned to Wanfenglin - literally the ＂forest of ten thousand peaks.＂ The area is famous for its picturesque natural scenery and the unique cultural practices of the Bouyei and Miao ethnic groups. In recent years it＇s also been one of China＇s pilot ＂folklore tourism＂ development sites.     

Chaozhou：Ceramics Capital of China

THE ancient city of Chaozhou is known as "ceramics capital of China" due to its dynamic production and marketing capacity. It is China's largest export base for artistic and daily-use ceramics.     

Yangjiang：Hawaii of the Orient

YANGJIANG inGuangdong Province can be summed up by the superlative "largest." The city is the largestfruit jelly producer in Southeast Asia, the largest knife producer and exporter, and the largest shark fin producer in China. It is also the hometown of kites and has recently emerged as a popular lourisl city.     

Zhangjiajie： A Celebration of Nature

ZHANGJIAJIE is a risingtourist city in northwestern Hunan Province, site of China‘s first national forest park, whose core scenic area,Wulingyuan, the State Council named a key area of national scenic and historic interest in October 1988. In December 1992,Wulingyuan was designated UNESCO World Natural Heritage.     

A Matter of Taste：Cultivating the Vineyards of the Future

The chateaux vineyards of France may have something to worry about; an ambitious and venerable Chinese winery is determined to make its mark on the international wine market A look at China＇s vineyards; a look at the future of wine.     

1KG： The Joy of Giving

1KG has become a popular charitable program among backpackers in recent years. The project calls on selfreliant travelers to bring along with them an additional kilo of books or stationery for distribution to impoverished schools and children at their destinations. Participants are called 1KGers on the Net.     

Heihe：The Pioneer of Sino-Russian Trade

SITUATED in northern Heilongjiang Province, Heihe looks across the Sino-Russian border at Blagoveshchensk, the administrative center of Russia's Amur Region. At their closest point, the two cities are just 750 meters apart. Their histories are therefore closely interrelated. The Gift Swap That Launched a Thousand Deals In September 1987, Heihe presented Blagoveshchensk with 208 tons of watermelons, or one kilogram for each of its citizens. In return, it received 306 tons of fertilizer from its Russian neighbor. This gift swap sparked off a flurry of border trade between the two nations, and much of it was carried out through these cities. Border trade quickly expanded to every aspect of business. Merchants brought diverse cargoes such as furs, toys, razor blades, and tableware from Russia and other CIS countries to Heihe, and returned with many China-made goods like jewelry, sportswear, and down-padded anoraks.     

Zhang Boju：Collector of National Treasures

EVERY lifetime has its unforgettable moments. My visit to Zhang Boju （1898-1982） in 1981 was among them.Although just one of many interviews during my career as a professional photographer, it was special. Zhang was one of the few celebrities that I truly looked up to, respected and admired. He was, and remains, the greatest art collector of modem China. His dedication to protecting China＇s historical and cultural relics and artifacts transcended not only the value he placed on family property, but also his life.     

Kunming Hi-tech Zone：Star of Innovation

The investment-soliciting build-ing in Kunming Hi-tech Zone.KUNMING,capital ofYunnan Province insouthwest China,is adeveloping city withhuge potential.Knownas"city of perpetual spring,"its in-habitants are the envy of northerners,because while northern China is cov-ered in snow,Kunming residents arein unlined garments feeding seagullsby Cuihu Lake.Kunming's main geo-graphic advantage is its adjoining theASEAN countries;border trade is oneof its main characteristics.Yunnan's Sole Nati…     

Beyond Oil：The Example of Daqing

DAQING, in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, first emerged from the wilderness 49 years ago when drilling began in the region’s 5,000-square-kilometer oil field, China’s largest. After many boom years, however, the city has finally reached the point when it must begin questioning seriously the sustainability of its social and economic development models, as its oil, however abundant, cannot gush forever.     

Zhangjiajie：A Wonder of the World

IN an article entitled “China＇s Ancient Skyline” published on July 15, 2007 in The New York Times, American journalist Simon Winchester wrote about his tour of Zhangjiajie, describing scores of mighty towers climbing endlessly into the foggy sky, like some surreal and unexpected ruined city. “It is a sight utterly to astonish the unprepared, akin only perhaps to the moment when a Midwestern soybean farmer is flushed out of the Lincoln Tunnel into the canyons of Midtown Manhattan.” He added, “In terms of astonishment I found myself saying time and again, as I gaped from cliff-edge and bridge and viewing tower： This is as great as the Great Wall.”     

Iveco： Standing the Test of Time

IN January 1975, a new company was born in Italy from a merger of the country＇s top five commercial vehicle producers： Fiat Veicoli Industriali, OM, Lancia Veicoli Speciali, Unic and Magirus-Deutz.Three decades on, Iveco,the result of that merger, has become a leading European brand in the transportation sector and a household name in China.     

Chinese Reform：Thirty Years of Progress

A Western journalist covering the Beijing Olympic Games said that what touched him most were the smiling Chinese faces he saw, and that remark highlighted the fundamental changes that the past three decades of reform and opening-up have brought to the country. Indeed, compared with the smiles, which beam an increasing confidence, the sprawling cityscape of high-rise buildings has become an old story.     

Property Law：A Decade of Efforts

Having undergone seven readings in 13 years,there has been longer deliberation of this civil law than of any other in the history of NPC legislation.