A Skillful Qiang Embroiderer Will Never Want for a Husband

When you walk around a Qiang village, your attention is drawn to the dominating Diaolou towers, tens of meters high. Qiang menfolk, who built ancient defense systems based on such towers to command the heights, won for their people the accolade of “smart and valiant fighters.” By contrast, Qiang womenfolk, sitting below the Diaolou, through the busy plying of their needles and thread, created an equally beautiful culture—the culture of Qiang embroidery.     

Exploring Beijing's fascinating Zhonggulou district

In 1402 Ming dynasty, emperor Yongle decided to make Beijing his capital. This became a time of much building and even restoration of parts of the city which had suffered hundreds of years of decay and neglect.Yongle was the emperor who erected the walls of the inner city characterised by its huge gate towers. They are remembered today often by their names alone. Some do still remain as testimony to the strength of the former defensive barriers.     

Brick by Brick

Our neighborhood had its roads and sidewalks redone;quite the impressive sight to behold.Every morning we venture outside for our morning exercise and pass by the team of workers preparing for the day’s operations with their collection of equipment-cutters,sweepers,milling machines,pavers,and rollers-standing by.     

Drum Towers of the Ethnic Dong Gruop

The ethnic population of the Dong people is about 2.5 milion.They live in the border area of Guizhou and Hunan provinces and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southwestern China and north Hubei Province in central China.Drum towers are found wherever the Dong live.Indeed,the towers are the most distinguishing symbol of their culture,which is why experts have chosen to call the ethnic Dong cultule the ＂drum tower culture.＂     

Heroes of Our Times

The course of China’s modern history,revolution and nation building has been indelibly impressed by the selfless contributions of Party members.The following "hall of fame" highlights a few names from that huge galaxy.From disparate backgrounds and in varied occupations,their common denominator is the desire to work for the greater good of the country and its people,and to do all in their capacity to achieve this goal.To reflect on their stories is also to remind us that what qualifies them for inclusion is intimately bound up with the values and conditions of the various periods in which they lived.     

The Vote Against Development

<正>Western countries, joined by the Republic of Korea and Japan,voted against economic development and poverty reduction resolutions considered by the UN General Assembly in December 2022. The stance of these countries and their partners reflects the power of finance capitalism and its longstanding support for neoliberal economic policy to the detriment of developing nations.     

Experts on Protection of Workers'''' Right to Remuneration in Accordance With Labor Law

Adozen experts of law gathered on April 1, 2003 to share their views on protection of the workers' right to remuneration for their work in accordance with the Labor Law of the People's Republic of China. That took place at a seminar jointly sponsored by the Human Rights and the Beijing-based Democracy and Law magazines and the Branch of Labor and Social Security Laws of the Beijing Society of Law. Participants were from the All-China Federation of Trade Unions,     

Meeting Halfway

正China and Arab states create top-level plans for collaborationWhen a group of Arab states launched their"looking to the East"strategy several years ago,their aim to seek development opportunities in the Far East held China as one of its major targets.Now,China and Arab states are picking up the pace for broader cooperation as the former moves to open up to its west by building"one belt and     

同心协力共创未来在二十国集团领导人第四次峰会上的讲话

Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Dear Colleagues, It gives me great pleasure to attend the fourth G20 Summit in Toronto and discuss with you the important subject of promoting full recovery of the world economy. Let me begin by thanking Prime Minister Harper and the Canadian Government for their active efforts and thoughtful arrangements for this meeting. I also wish to take this opportunity to express thanks to all of you for giving valuable support and assistance to Expo 2010 Shanghai.     

A TRIP OF FRIENDSHIP, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY——Chinese Teenager Astronautics Summer Camp Delegation in Russia

Invited by the Russian organi- zation concerned the Chinese Teenager Astronautics Delegation of 51 members jointly sent by the CPAFFC, the China Association for Science and Technology and the Chi nese Soc iety of Astronautics, went to participate in the astronautics summer camp in Russia from July 12 to 21. It is most accurate to call their visit to Russia a “trip of astronautic science and technol- ogy”. The delegation visited the Space Museum of Rocket and Space Corporation Energ…     

Victims of Fortune

Beijing’s old alleys and residences are preserved on film before they make way for new real estate projects Dubbed the "best place to see before it’s gone" by Time magazine in 2010,the old alleys,or hutongs,and quadrangle courtyards around the Bell and Drum towers of north Beijing will officially undergo a facelift,beginning the end of February this year.     

LETTERS

I came across an album of photos put online by a charity group last year and was appalled by the inhumane condition of some of the poorest in this country. It is hard to believe that in a time when I and people around me complain about bad traffic or plan summer vaca- tions in Europe for our kids, some people deep in the mountains of Guizhou Province are still struggling to fill their stomachs and their children     

问玉昆仑(英文)

<正>If there is a deity in a mountain,the ancients believed,jade is to be found there as well.The ideal location for this semiprecious stone will include the embrace of nearby fast-flowing rivers,for jade requires an environment of both rock and water as well as and the hastiness of people making their homes close by.All these are     

全面推进中加战略伙伴关系在加拿大总理哈珀举行的宴会上的讲话

The Rt. Hon. Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Friends, Let me begin by expressing heartfelt thanks to Prime Minister Harper for hosting this grand banquet and delivering warm remarks. I also wish to take this opportunity to extend appreciation to the Canada China Business Council (CCBC) and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) for their efforts to organize the Fourth China Canada Business Forum. Over the years, the CCBC and all of you present have made active contributions to deepening mutual understanding and friendship between our two peoples and pushing forward relations between our two countries. I wish to extend my heartfelt appreciation to you and, through you, to the people from various sectors of Canada who have cared for and supported the growth of China-Canada friendship.     

Landscape in Guilin by Tan Zhengrong

The mountains and rivers of Guilin are the foremost representative of Chinese scenic beauty. Those who choose the Guilin landscape as the subject matter for their Chinese ink painting add an esthetic element to their work by this choice. Tan Zhengrong, a painter of Maonan nationality draws on the landscape in Guilin in his paintings.     

To Enter a Totally Different Culture

Editor's Note: In the 30 years since China and the US opened their doors to each other the people of both countries have achieved a measure of mutual insight. However there is still a long way to go in this regard, particularly for the young people. Towards the end of last year a group of American teenagers were invited to visit China. On their return, a number of the group members wrote up their travel notes, which were later published by the Hong Kong China Profiles P…     

Putting the Brakes on Government Vehicles

正Central authorities release regulations to further reform the public-funded provision of cars for officials By Yin PuminThe issues associated with government vehicles,including the huge costs involved in their purchase and maintenance on top of their misuse as private vehicles,have long been criticized by the public in China.According to the National Bureau of Statistics,of the Central Government's 2013     

Tai Chi Goes Global

正It's not easy for people to understand tai chi.The traditional Chinese exercise is not a religion,a science or a sport.Instead,it can be thought of as a system for developing people's ability to connect with their inner energy,or life force,and to use it to empower the body and mind.Tai chi was likely first practiced by Taoists centuries ago with the objective of purifying the mind and building the body's ability to     

Solving Financing Difficulties

The problem of financing for small and micro enterprises remains prominent in spite of the Chinese Government's efforts over the past decade.Recently, the People's Bank of China (PBC)— China’s central bank—and the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission set a goal of increasing the balance of loans to these businesses granted by the five major state-owned banks by over 30 percent year on year in 2019 and reducing their financing cost by 1 percentage point .     

CPAFFC and ING Insurance Sign Cooperation Agreement

On November 9, the CPAF-FC and ING Group held atPalace Hotel in Beijing the sign-ing ceremony for an agreement ontwo projects of cooperation for1995. It was signed by CPAFFCVice-President Chen Haosu andMr. Herman Huizinga, memberof the Executive Board INGGroup, on behalf of their respec-tive organizations to the effect that(1) the CPAFFC will organize inApril and May 1995 a three-week programme for 20 Chinesefinancial businessmen to attend