An Emerging City on Meizhou Bay''''s Southern Bank

FACING Taiwan Island, the legendary birthplace of sea goddess Mazu, Mei-zhou Bay extends along the coast of southeast China's Fujian Province. Surrounded on three sides by verdant hills, the Bay's mouth opens to the southeast, and forms a natural harbor for local boats to take shelter from the wind.     

Fujian／Taiwan Agricultural Cooperation Prosperity

SINCE implementation of the reform and opening policy, Fujian Province has seen rapid economic growth. Located on China‘s southeast coast across the Taiwan Straits from Taiwan,Fujian is this island province‘s nearest neighbor and has benefited greatlv from their cooperation, particularly in the agricultural field. In the early 1980s, Fujian‘s GDP was only 1/40 that of Taiwan. By the early 1990s, this ratio had narrowed to 1/13,     

Xinghai Bay Central Business District

As site of the Central Business District, Xinghai Bay is at the forefront of Dalian’s opening to the outside world.DALIAN is a coastal city on the southern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula in Northeast China. Of the 30 bays of various sizes that are scattered along its 1,906km coastline, Xinghai Bay has the distinction of being at the heart of the city. As site of the Central Business District, Xinghai Bay is at the forefront of Dalian’s opening to the outside world.     

Clean Energy on the Sea

正With climate change looming,a new power source is expandingAgainst the foil of blue sky and boundless sea,a slice of pinwheel-like whiteness shines with metal luster under the blazing sun.Having withstood the recent typhoon Hato,the colossus—a5-megawatt(MW)wind turbine independently developed by a Chinese company—now expects more of its breed coming from both home and abroad to settle down in Xinghua Bay,Fuqing,in southeast China’s coastal     

Marriott International Hainan Hotels Collaborate and Launch '3 for free' MICE Offer

Hainan, China’s only tropical island, is home to four Marriott International properties. Sanya Marriott Yalong Bay Resort & Spa is nestled on China’s most famous beach, the picturesque Yalong Bay. Sanya Renaissance Resort & Spa is set in the tranquil surroundings of Haitang Bay while Sanya Marriott Hotel Dadonghai Bay combines the best of the city and the beach, being located in downtown of the popular Dadonghai Bay. Haikou Marriott Hotel, in contrast, is close to Haikou’s central business district and right next to Haikou Convention and Exhibition Center. Whatever the reason for holding meetings,incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) in Hainan, Marriott International is in a position to meet and exceed all needs.     

Suspended Operations

A ship from China’s State Oceanic Administration (SOA) evaluates ConocoPhillips’s clean-up efforts in the Bohai Bay on September 2.That day, the SOA ordered the U.S. oil giant to cease all operations on the Penglai 19-3 Oilfield after the company failed to plug leaks in the oilfield by the administration’s August 31 deadline.The oil leaking from the oilfield caused by ConocoPhillips at the Penglai 19-3 Oilfield in the Bohai Bay was first spotted in June. The oil has since spread to beaches in China’s Hebei and Liaoning provinces, causing huge losses in the provinces’ tourism and aquatic farming industries.On September 7, ConocoPhillips said it will establish a fund to compensate victims of the oil spill in line with Chinese laws and to benefit the general environment of the Bohai Bay.     

Photo News

正September 7,2014Thousands of lanterns take to the skies in Yichun City of Jiangxi Province during a local Moon Culture Tourism Festival.September 1,2014Students at a primary school in Taizhou,southeast China’s Zhejiang Province sprint around the country’s first rooftop running track.     

Maritime Connection Under Discussion

<正>The International Seminar on the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road Initiative was held in Quanzhou,southeast China’s Fujian Province,on February11-12.Beijing Review reporter Zhou Xiaoyan spoke to attendees of the seminar to hear their viewpoints on the most pressing questions related to the initiative.Edited excerpts of their views follow:     

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.     

EMBRACING THE MARITIME BELT

Xiamen has been speeding up efforts to shape the city into an industrialhub along the 21st century Maritime Silk RoadXiamen.a coastal city in southeast China’s Fujian Province,is proud of its marine entrepreneurial spirit Since Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed the construction of the     

The Westward Transplantation

The Xibe nationality originated in the northeast stretches of the Mongolian grasslands. For generations, their ancestors lived in the Great Khingan Range, southeast of the Erguna River. In early times, most Xibe people lived on fishing and hunting in the basins of the Nen and the Songhua rivers. After the 31st year of Kangx＇s reign （1692） when a great number of them moved to Shengjing （present-day Shenyang） and eisewhere, they changed their livelihood, chiefly to agriculture.     

Baiquan’s Balancing Act

HEILONGJIANG Province at the northern end of the Chinese map is often referred to as an ocean of trees and a land of snow.Along the province’s frigid border with Russia rise the majestic Greater and Lesser Hinggan Mountain Ranges,cloaked in primitive forests.To their southeast,in central Heilongjiang,the terrain flattens,though not completely.     

THIS WEEK

PUPPE TSHOW The Quanzhou Marionette Troupe of China presents a traditional play in Jakarta,Indonesia, on March 24.Quanzhou, a city of southeast China’s Fujian Province, is home to the most sophisticated form of marionette performance in the country. The Quanzhou puppetry, rootedin     

A LEGACY OF THE SPICE TRADE

<正>Pu Lianggong,63,is the inheritor of the local incense-making tradition in Yongchun County,Quanzhou City of southeast China’s Fujian Province.With a long history,Yongchun incense is made of hundreds of Chinese herbs using ancient techniques.The production needs to go through over 10 procedures and requires finesse.Pu has always adhered to traditional tech-     

A Journey of Love

AFAMILY walk after din-ner, mom’s praise for doing well in an exam, a shopping trip to town on the back of dad’s bike...These basic but essential parts of a child’s life are luxuries to Mai Yao, a 12-year-old girl from Matu Village in Hengshui Town, Chongyi County, Jiangxi Province in southeast China.     

A TALE OF TWO VILLAGES

<正>Rural deputies step up to serve the greater good Ten years ago,a group of young adults arrived in Rongzhong Village of Fujian Province in southeast China to learn from the village’s development experience.They came one month after Xi Jinping,General Secretary of the Communist Party of China(CPC)Central Committee,had visited the village and called on his fellow Chinese citizens to "work together in the pursuit of a prosperous life." At that point,     

Another hit by Japan＇s Walt Disney--Hayao Miyazaki

Howl‘s Moving Castleproves once again that Japan‘s animation king of Hayao Miyazaki has a great fascination with flying, one of the basic elements heavily relied upon in his films to develop his plots. Miyazaki has end owedthe power of flight to Princess Nausica in Nausica of the Valley of the Winds, the airboat in Laputa: The Castle in theSky, Totoro in My Neighbour Totoro, Kiki in Kiki‘s Delivery Service, the aeroplane in Porco Rosso, as well as the moving castle in his latest hit,Howl‘s Moving Castle.     

A Fresh Lacquer On Tradition

<正>A lacquerware adapts the traditional art form to modern lives As soon as the first ray of sunshine pierces through the air in southeast China’s Fujian Province,a lacquerware workshop opens its doors for business.The workshop’s owner is Li Changmin.He is a senior lacquer artist and a second     

DEVOTED ALLY

##正##While fighting Japanese aggression,China’s contribution to WWII helped raise its status in the eyes of the worldOn September 3,1945,people around the nation of China poured onto the streets to celebrate,and with good reason.The day before,Japan had signed its formal surrender to the Allies,including China,on board the U.S.S.Missouri in Tokyo Bay,finally bringing to an end what had been a harrowing non-stop war.     

SOCIETY

正Welcoming Spring Residents in Fuzhou, capital of Fujian Province in southeast China, visit a park on February 25.SeaRail Service The sea-rail transport service between the Port of NingboZhoushan and Yiwu, famed for the world’s leading small commodities market, has resumed daily operation. Both places are in Zhejiang Province, east China.On February 14, 45 containers of solar accessories arrived at the port via the railway, ready to be shipped to overseas markets. With the service resumed, more com