Little Theater Big Market

IN 2009 Beijing＇s little theaters staged 3,200 performances, an increase of 1,000 productions over 2008,＂ said Fu Weibo, general manager of the Oriental Avant- Garde Theater. ＂Schedule of our theater has been booked through the end of 2011 ,＂ he says excitedly.     

Suffer the Little Children

<正>Three years on from a similar incident,another tragedy involving left-behind children—those who remain in rural areas while their parents work in cities—has hit Bijie,southwest China’s Guizhou Province.     

Little Name,Big Value

<正>E-commerce leader Alibaba’s financial arm hopes to share the benefits of growth with the public Ant Financial Services Group(Ant Financial),a leader in China’s Internet finance sector,announced on July 3 that it had completed its first round of fundraising;notably,however,it did not disclose the exact amount.The company,an affiliate of China’s largest ecommerce business Alibaba Group,is devoted     

Big Mission for Little Kids

E VERY Sunday, when the f irst ray breaks over Dawan Village in Wuwei City, Gan- su Province, 14-year-old Cai Hui leaps out of bed and hops on her bike. She pedals furi- ously to her friends' homes in neighbor- ing villages, and wakes them up one by one. Then all six of the sleepy-headed kids make the 15-kilometer journey to the Tengger Desert, buckets and spades in hand. After a 40-minute tractor ride along the bumpy road, they reach the 800-sq-km desert, and begin their work – affores…     

Little Investments Go a Long Way

WUYUN Sandan and her family live a spartan life in Inner Mongolia, relying mainly on the crops and animals they raise on their 20 mu (1mu=1/15 hectare) of land. With a little investment, this land could provide 44-year-old Wuyun a much more comfortable life,     

Mighty Oaks from Little Acorns Grow

Gao Xinjun of the Central Compilation and Translation Bureau has for many years been engaged in the comparative study of different political and economic systems, local governing systems, grassroots democracy and political reform, as well as China's triple issue of agriculture, farmers and the countryside. After examining U.S. practice, he published Investigation and Case Studies of American Local Governments and Governance Systems. China Today interviewed Mr. Gao on issues relating to Chinese democratic...     

A Little City with a Big Heart

IF you are planning a visit to Zhangjiajie, the natural reserve in Hunan Province, you could do yourself an extra favor with a stopover in     

Langfang： Beijing＇s Little Brother

AN older brother often eclipses a younger one - perhaps because he makes more noise. Cities are little different. Beijing, for instance, is a bustling metropolis, brash and arrogant, while its sibling, Langfang, though just 40 kilometers distant, is a world away. And yet, like many competing brothers, it is the more unassuming who sometimes wins the day.
For better or worse, Beijingers consider Langfang as their backyard, and every weeKena ouses ply the expressway between the two. In YanNiaying, a village famed for its eeo-fanning, most of the cars parked near the farmyards bear outside license plates.     

A Little Charity Goes a Long Way

<正>Micro-charity through the Internet makes giving more accessible and affordable Boiled rice with an egg and kidney beans were the first free lunch forstudents in Hongban Primary School in Zhongjian Township of Qianxi County in China’s Guizhou Province.The meal was served on April1.Though     

要有一点书卷气

在把公安基层基础工作融入经济社会发展大局的实践中，许多公安机关力创学习型机关。众多公安民警坚持认认真真读书学习，踏踏实实力求创新，兢兢业业力推新举，他们不断培养自身的书卷气。     

Linxia ——Western China＇s ＂Little Mecca＂

The Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture,known in ancient times as Hezhou,is located on the upper reaches of the Yellow River in south-central Gansu Province in western China.     

当前党建实证研究特点探微

党建实证研究兴起于上世纪末，研究时间还不长。但是，由于实证方法对深化党建研究．拓宽研究视野，丰富研究手段具有重要意义。因此．当前对党建进行实证研究逐渐成为一种趋势。     

维修和保护世界遗产要遵循"少干预"原则——访北京大学教授晁华山

我国的世界遗产现状再认识【背景】1985年,我国加入《保护世界文化和自然遗产公约》。1987年,中国提名的长城、北京故宫、敦煌莫高窟、秦始皇陵及兵马俑、周口店北京人遗址和泰山等6项遗产首次被世界遗产委员会通过列入《世界遗产名录》。1991年,在缔约国第11次大会上,中国首次     

大学生村官的角色定位与功能拓展

作为社会工作者的大学生村官,其角色不仅仅限于＂管理者＂或者＂服务者＂,还是农村社会问题的发现者和研究者、社会资源的动员者和组织者、政策法律的宣传者、农村社会问题的协调者、农民与政府之间的联络者。与传统的村官相比,大学生村官的功能也有多方面的拓展：从＂访贫问苦＂到完善农村社会保障系统、从＂大包大揽＂到发展村民自治、从＂上传下达＂到建立农村社区的发展规划、从＂丰富生活＂到全面提高农村精神文明水平。     

过半数被消费侵权的北京市民维权意识薄弱

由于社会经济生活的日益复杂化和市场秩序管理的不规范化,作为弱势群体的消费者的权益经常会受到侵害,这已经成为了一个屡见不鲜的社会问题。要杜绝消费者侵权行为,不是单靠一己之力能够达到的,从政府角度来看,要着力创造良好的消费环境、建立有序的消费市场;从经营者角度来看,     

小众化是当代文学的出路吗——与摩罗先生商榷

摩罗先生认为精英知识分子"一直严重脱离民间社会"、与底层民众对立的观点是不正确的。中国现代小说一直存在着大众化的传统,老舍与赵树理就是与底层大众精神世界和情感世界相融合的文化精英典型。摩罗先生主张以"小众化"解决当代小说困境,其实当代小说困境另有根源。"去政治化"和"物质主义"使当代小说陷入困境。突围之道不是"小众化",而是重新"大众化",即赓续现代文学作家与底层大众相融合的精神血脉,建构代表底层弱势群体利益的当代大众文学。     

东亚“四小龙”工业化进程中工资水平的决定及特点

东亚“四小龙”以其工资水平较低的优势,以劳动密集型工业为起点,大力发展外向型经济,在短短的20—30年间使经济得到起飞。当经济发展到一定水平后,工资水平有了较大的上升,这使劳动力相对优势减弱,出口产品的国际竞争力受到影响。为此,东亚“四小龙”又不失时机地调整产业结构,使经济始终保持在较高的发展水平。可以说,在东亚工业化进程中,工资机制起着十分重要的作用。     

中国在消除对妇女的暴力方面所面临的新挑战--对女童和青年妇女以劳动剥削为目的的拐卖

人口拐卖是1995年第四次世界妇女大会以来国际社会所关注的重要的性别平等问题,是消除对妇女的暴力方面所面临的新挑战。人口盲目流动造成被拐卖的风险,以各种形式的劳动剥削(包括性剥削)为目的拐卖问题正在中国逐渐增多,女童和青年妇女的多重脆弱性,使她们成为以劳动剥削(包括性剥削)为目的的拐卖的最大的受害者。本文针对既往在人口拐卖问题上的政策空白和认识盲区,结合对女童和女青年的多重脆弱性的分析,提出综合性的防止以劳动剥削(包括性剥削)为目的的拐卖的政策建议。     

法的“大传统”与“小传统”相互结合的实证分析——以中国重要报纸对“枫桥经验”的报道为对象

“枫桥经验”是法，是以“小传统”为基础，由“大传统”介入而形成的一种法的“小传统”与“大传统”互相结合的产物。本文以国家级重要报纸代表法的“大传统”、地方级重要报纸代表法的“小传统”为前设，对“中国重要报纸数据库（2000--2009年）”中所有报纸报道，输入主题词“枫桥经验”搜得的所有152篇报道为对象，按照不同标准对其进行分类而展开研究。实证研究结果证明了理论论证的正确性，即“枫桥经验”是法，是法的“大传统”与“小传统”互相结合的产物，是法的“大传统”与“小传统”相互结合的典范。