卢塞恩:小城故事多······

<正>卢塞恩又名琉森,一般港澳台人都这样称呼,大陆直译称为卢塞恩。卢塞恩是闻名的蜜月之城,城市围绕卢塞恩湖又名四洲湖(因为此湖连接瑞士4个州,故名)展开。抵达卢塞恩后,我第一站就跑到位于湖畔的卢塞恩火车站参观。这是一座具有罗马风格的建筑,火车站站房雕梁画栋,上嵌许多立雕和浮雕。     

悟·惧·奋·立·容

宋朝的苏洵在《谏论上》有一段话:"悟则明,惧则恭,奋则勤,立则勇,容则宽。致君之道,尽于此矣。"意思是说,有所领悟就会明理,有所敬畏就会谦逊恭让,有所振奋就会尽心尽力,有所坚强就会果敢。     

察·举·征·辟·制·刍·议

我国古代的选官制度作为社会政治制度的重要组成部分，在世界上是出现得最早和较严密的，尽管它带有强烈的“人治”色彩，但对巩固封建统治无疑起了重大的作用，并对西方国家产生了巨大影响。其中影响较大，经历时间最长的当属察举征辟制。在建设有中国特色社会主义民主政...     

改革·探索·渐进·创新

在发展民主政治的问题上要有自信心。我们完全能够创造出对人类有更大贡献的民主的好形式。(李君如)改革是个量变积累过程,"旧瓶可以装新酒",在原有体制下不断更新内容,采取渐进式变革。近30年来,人大、政协就处于不断完善中。(朱相远)     

桥梁·镜子·尺子·杠杆

中组部启动首次全国组织工作满意度民意调查,并公开调查结果,引起社会各界的高度关注和广泛好评。前不久,中组部负责人在答记者问时指出,组织工作满意度民意调查架起了组织部门问政于民、问需于民、问计于民的"桥梁",树立了组织部门认识自身差距和不足的"镜子",提供了客观评价组织工作的"尺子",并认为这也是     

Spring,River, Flower,Moon, Night

<正>The world premiere of Pearl electrifies Lincoln Center with its heartfelt tribute to one of America’s greatest novelists By Corrie Dosh Asmall girl named Pearl runs and skips along the banks of the Yangtze River, playing with peasant fishermen, mimicking the graceful movements of village girls,     

Ready,Aim, Fire

<正>Local conferences set their sights on new targets for development Since January 7,provincial regions and cities in China have started holding annual conferences of law makers and political advisers.By February 5,28 out of the 31 provincial regions had concluded two sessions of local people’s congresses and committees     

SIGNED,DEALED,DELIVERED

<正>Chinese Finance Minister Lou Jiwei signs the agreement for the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank(AIIB)in Beijing on June 29.Representatives of the 57 prospective AIIB founding countries signed the agreement at the ceremony.The signing wrapped up six months of negotiations and paved the way for establishing the Beijing-     

Yoga,Pray, Love

<正>Former ELLE editor forgoes the high life in quest of enlightenment following a journey to India If you have seen the movie Eat,Pray,Love,you must remember Liz Gilbert,a writer and the movie’s main character who gives up almost everything and starts a totally new life in her 30s.In today’s material world,how many people would possess the courage to do this for real?Well,51-year-old Yin Yan for one.In 2003,Yin was editor in chief of ELLE     

Muse,Music,Musings

EMBER Swift seems to be a walking collection of improbabilities and contradictions, which probably means she blends seamlessly into modern China. She is a white, foreign female singing original lyrics in both Chinese and English     

Yard,Net,Table

<正>E-commerce is the key to boosting slow produce sales Apples,pears and peaches color the landscape of Qianxian County in northwest China’s Shaanxi Province.However,since last winter,pear sales have fallen.In the county’s Yanghong Town alone,millions of kilograms of pears await buyers.     

Optimize,Balance,Boost

<正>First policy document of the year continues pursuit of agricultural structural reform Liandaowan,shaped like the curved blade of a sickle,is China’s corn belt.It stretches from the northeast to northwest, then extends to the southwest with most of the area lying in semi-arid and semi-     

Ready,Set, Go

正The Chinese people’s passion to run for fun and better health was taken to a new height by the Beijing Olympics. Situated among fascinating architectural structures,Beijing’s Olympic Forest Park is a special place.The 2008 Beijing Olympics organizers was made a wise decision to turn a huge nature reserve in a northern section of the city into a beautiful park open to all. Even on a very hot and humid day in late June, with temperatures     

FASTER,CHEAPER, STRONGER

<正>China's courier service industry has witnessed rapid development,thanks to the online shopping boomZhou Dingfang,a Chinese living in Boston,misses many things about her hometown—the delicious Chinese food,old friends to hang out with and made-in-China products which are much more affordable than in the U.S.But most importantly of all,the 32-yearold misses the more efficient and customer-     

One,Two, Three

正The three-child policy comes as a move to deal with demographic challenges in China The policy that supports every married couple to have up to three children in China has been rolled out far earlier than many expected. On May 31, one day before International Children's Day, a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China(CPC) Central Committee, which took place in Beijing, announced the new decision.Earlier in May, the results of the seventh national census were released to the public, demonstrating the country's multiple demographic challenges, including slower growth, a growing aging population and a shrinking working-age population.