Olympic Maps Available

Beijing is publishing a set of Olympic maps covering everything from the location of sporting venues to the city's history As soon as Zhou Liyi hopped off the train from Shanghai to Beijing, he hurried to Wangfujing Xinhua Book Store,one of the largest of its kind in Beijing,to buy an Olympic map. Zhou is a Shanghai resident who came to Beijing on business and plans to return as a     

Ideas That Matter

<正>On the sidelines of a Chinese-American think tank forum that took place in Beijing in mid-December,a group of prominent scholars answered questions from Chinese media professionals on a range of issues.They spoke candidly about problems hindering bilateral ties and proposed ways to prevent them from escalating.Beijing Review reporter Liu Yunyun brought their opinions back to present them to our readers.Edited excerpts follow:     

AIRLINE INFORMATION

Air Berlin ? Five non-stop flights per week from Beijing and Shanghai to Dusseldorf ? Connecting flights to major European cities Air Berlin today inaugurated a new non-stop service from the Chinese capital city Beijing and the commercial metropolis of Shanghai to Dusseldorf in the heart of Germany and central Europe. Air     

Delegation of Kenyan Provincial Commissioners in China

At the invitation of the CPAFFC, a delegation of commissioners from Kenyan Central, Coast, Nyanza and Rift Valley Provinces and Under Secretary Wenslas Ongayo of Kenyan President Office paid a visit to Beijing, Zhejiang and Shanghai from April 2 to 8, 2003.     

Two Reporters,One Destination

<正>This March 28 marked the 63rd anniversary of the emancipation of serfs in Tibet.Chen Zonglie,born in 1932,was a photojournalist who worked for Tibet Daily from 1956 to 1980,then Beijing Review from 1981 to 1996.He witnessed and recorded the changes in local people’s lives before and after the 1959 democratic reform in the region.Li Nan,born in 1982,is a reporter with Beijing Review.She visited Tibet Autonomous Region every year from 2017 to 2020.     

Marriott Taking Up Hoops With Diplomatists in Beijing

<正>After a day of fierce fighting,the third Embassy Basketball Game successful y drew to a close.A total of 16 teams participated including 72 diplomatists and 27 associates from Marriott Hotels in Beijing.With participation of Marriott associates from Beijing hotels,this year’s hoop fest is the largest of its kind in terms of activities,number of     

Respecting and Promoting Human Rights And Constructing a Harmonious World

ESITOR'S NOTE: An international symposium held in Beijing with the theme of "Respecting and Promoting Human Rights and Constructing a Harmonious World" was held in Beijing from November 22 to 24, 2006. The following are excerpts from the speeches and papers of some partcipants.     

Human Rights Donates Magazine To Migrant Workers

On the construction site of the National Swimming Center, a venue for the Beijing Olympics in 2008, a gathering to donate books to migrant workers in Beijing was held on Jan.29, sponsored by the Municipal Commis-sion for the Building of Spiritual Civiliza-tion in Beijing, Beijing Construction Com-mission and Beijing Television Station. Among the 300 representatives from press and publication circles and migrant workers organizations attending the gath-ering were Prof. Dong Yunhu, vice-…     

Hotel Information

Kempinski Hotel Beijing Lufthansa Center Matthias Kann (second from right), Managing Director of Kempinski Hotel Beijing Lufthansa Center, holds a cocktail reception, in conjunction with the Rotary Club Beijing, to welcome 9-year-old Kong Li (center), who just returned from a successful heart operation in New York. Kong is pictured during the cocktail reception, accompanied by his father (second from left), H.C. Kwok (first from left), Chief Ref & Country Director China of Continental Airlines, and Ruby Chang of Rotary Club Beijing.     

What Is Happiness?

The concept of happiness differs from person to person and country to country. Beijing Review asked two people—Zhao Xingzhou,a doctor at a hospital in Baoding,north China’s Hebei Province,and Niu Fenglei,a white-collar worker at an IT corporation in Beijing—to share their ideas about happiness.