Fuqing, an Old City in New Appearance

Fuqing is a beautiful city in Fujian Province, in the Min River Golden Triangle Economic Belt. Located on the Taiwan Strait, it has been a famous city throughout Chinese history. It was set up as a county in 699, in the Tang Dynasty (618-907). In December 1990, it was upgraded to a city with the approval of the State Council. Covering 2,430 square kilometers of land and 911 kilometers of coastal waters, it has a population of 1.18 million and 20 townships under it. Advantageous Geograp…     

The Provincial Capital's Future

A new city is in the making on the eastern outskirts of Guangzhou.In lieu of the average citizen,the city will be home to thousands of biotech engineers or new energy researchers.It will be a green city.It will be a hi-tech city.It will be a city of the future.     

Kublai Khan's Safe Haven

Built to protect the capital of the Yuan Dynasty,Beijing's city wall is now a tourist attraction and a safety shelter in times of disaster Kublai Khan,the grandson of Genghis Khan,founded the Yuan Dynasty(1279-1368) and established the capital in Yanjing(the area of present day Beijing),which he named Dadu.Its city wall,a milestone in the urban construction history of China,was built,and Dadu became the last city constructed by an overall plan in Chinese feudal society.     

Folk Songs Flying in Nanning

NANNING, the capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southwest China, is a beautiful city with a lively culture and centuries-old history. It is located in the south of the Tropic of Cancer and has a sub-tropical climate. Abundant sunshine and precipitation fill the city with luxuriant plant life. Its lush green landscape has earned Nanning the name of Green City.     

No Terror or Tension

One who has not been to Kashi has not been to Xinjiang, as a saying goes. Once a bus-tling trade hub on the Silk Road, today the city is a typical multiethnic community in the southwest of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.The city is close to China's border with India in the south and central Asia to its west. Marco Polo (1254-1324), one of the first Westerners to travel to China along the Silk Road, once described Kashi as the "Cairo of the East."A terrorist attack erupted on the morning of August 4 this year, when terrorists attacked a group of border policemen jogging in Kashi. Using a dump truck, homemade grenades and knives, they killed 18. Three months have passedsince August when nightmare haunted the city, and life is gradually brought to normal. Cheng Gang, a correspondent with the Beijing-based Global Times made a trip to Kashi in October. Below are excerpts from his account of the journey.     

平遥国际摄影大展——中外文化交流的盛会——中共山西省委常委、宣传部长、2003平遥国际摄影大展组委会主任申维辰访谈录

Pingyao is a symbol of civilization in human history: Its city, listed as a World Heritage Site, is the best-preserved an-cient city of the Han ethnic group with its unique structure and historical landmarks packed with philosophical meanings and showing a brilliant civilization. The "Rishengchang" is where the first Qing money shop in China was located; the "Ming-Qing Street", still bustling today, is a showcase of the glory of Shanxi mer-chant culture in the golden days of yore.Pingyao p…     

Tianjin：Past and Present

TIANJIN is a vibrant seaside city in northern Chi- na. The city got its name in the early years of the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644), when Emperor Yongle, named Zhu Di, described it as "the ferry point where the son of heaven (the emperor) makes his crossing." During the Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911) it transformed from a small fishing village and military base into a bustling trading port. Today, it is one of China's biggest cosmopolises and one of the country's four municipalities un- der th…     

Protect Rights and Interests of the Handicapped

Yuncheng is a city in the southwestern part of North China's Shanxi Province. It has a handicapped population of 223,000 or 4.5% of the total population of 4.985 million. The city has made big progress in protecting the rights and interests of handicapped people since the handicapped associations were set up at the city and county levels.     

The City of Tomorrow Urban Best Practices Area a Peek into the Future

TEXT and the city - a lot is being said about Shanghai 2010, so let＇s not forget this is the first time in the past century and a half that a city has ＂attended＂ the World Expo as an independent participant. The Urban Best Practices Area on the south- em bank of the Huangpu River is certainly making the most of that spotlight and is expected to be the highlight of the World Expo 2010. For an exhibition of 15.08 hectares （only 3 percent of the entire Expo space） this may seem ambitious,     

My father''''s automotive dream

Memories of Changchun Changchun literally means 'Long Spring'. The city is located in northeast China's Jilin province, which literally means 'Lucky Forest'. Since my father is an old worker of Changchun's Yi Qi(the abbreviation of Changchun First Automotive Factory) plant - China's earliest automotive plant, I have spent 60 years in the city, graduating from the well-established Jilin University and currently working for a periodical association. A friend from Beijing encouraged me to write my family's history, and since my family's story is really a story about the good name of Changchun, an automotive city and a college town, I couldn't refuse.     

The Red Engine

In the stereotypical ideology of Western societies, a communist party can only work within a system of public ownership. It is therefore hard for them to imagine how the Communist Party of China (CPC) has worked in a city where 95 percent of the economic volume is produced by private enterprises. Jinjiang, a city in southeast China's Fujian Province, provides the answer.     

Shanghai Days： A City of Contrasts

AS a world-famous-metropolis, Shanghai has everything - the air is thick with nostalgia and at the .same time bubbling with new trends; sobering civilization and the sprightly avant-garde all have a say here. Everyone will find a face they like in Shanghai, a city instrumental in establishing the very meaning of ＂modem city.＂ What better place to explore the theme of the 2010 Expo, Better City Better Life.     

Small City in the Mountains

CHENZHOU is a small scenic city in the mountains and a major stop on the Beijing-GuangzhouRailway. The recently opened Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway and National Highway No. 107 pass through the city, and it is only a four hour drive to Guangzhou and Changsha. Since opening of the Guangdong-Hunan segment of the     

Glory of Gilt

正Chaozhou,a city in Guangdong Province,south China,is known as one of the birthplaces of the Chinese tea ceremony.Itis famed for an ancient art as well.Its delicate woodcarving,which originated in the Tang Dynasty (618-907),is a masterly skill that was recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2006.     

Qinhuangdao：Where the Great Wall Reaches the Sea

SEEN from a distance, the Great Wall looks like an enormous dragon, and the city of Qinhuangdao is where the dragon’s head dips into the sea. Qinhuangdao is located in Hebei Province, a city of strategic importance linking Northeast China with North China. It is 280 kilometers east of beijing and 370 kilometers southwest of shenyang.     

Back in Bloom

Once the city hardest hit by the COVID-19 epidemic in China,Wuhan is now back in full swing Hongshan Gymnasium in Wuhan,the capital city of Hubei Province,has taken on multiple roles since last year.It served as a temporary hospital when the city was in the throes of COVID-19.     

Ningde＇s Burgeoning Port

NINGDE in Fujian Province is a burgeoning city lying on China＇s southeast coast, built around Sandu＇ao Port. As a key free-trade harbor approved by the State Council, Sandu＇ao has given great impetus to the city＇s development, and is playing a crucial role in the economic strategy of the area west of the Taiwan Strait.     

Will Exam Credits for Women Help Erase Gender Inequality?

Xinyang,a city in central China's Henan Province,is well known for the green tea it produces called Xinyang maojian,a rare brew that is much in demand.Recently, however,the city made headlines for an en- tirely different reason—a new set of policies to take care of its women.     

A Profile of Dongying City

Dongying City, founded in October,1983, is a prefecture-level city under thejurisdiction of the Shandong provincialgovernment. Dongying City covers anarea of 8,053 square kilometres, includ-ing two districts and three counties, andhas a total population of 1.7 million.Dongying is a center city on the YellowRiver Delta.     

Common Prosperity

"Guilin's scenery is the best in the world." This is a popular Chinese saying in praise of the beauty of Guilin, a city in China's