The China Dream： A Dream of Human Rights for the Chinese People

This year, nothing has sparked so much interest both at home and abroad as the ＂China Dream＂ concept initiated by Xi Jinping, president of the People＇s Republic of China and general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China （CPC）. It not only represents a dream of national rejuvenation, prosperity and the people＇s well- being that has been pursued from generation to generation in China, but also a dream of human rights for which the Chinese people have long strived.     

Revamping Rural China

正National rural vitalization strategy invigorates villages across the nation Despite being only 10 minutes by road from the nearest city now, Gaohuai Village, located in Deyang in Sichuan Province in southwest China, was once a poor and isolated backwater. Now it has been reborn into a place for urbanites to get together and relax at weekends. The cafés in the village are a symbol of     

High Numbers,Low Quality：Chinese TV Dramas

LIKE Prison Break＇s Michael Scofield in the United States, the character Xu San-duo has become something of a household name in China since the top-rating Chinese drama Soldier＇s Sortie debuted in 2007. The 30-episode series follows Xu＇s travails as an ordinary soldier from rural China. In 2007, an average of 40 episodes of TV drama were produced per day in the country. ＂China has become the world＇s largest producer and broadcaster of drama for television,＂ said Hu Zhanfan, deputy director general of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television.     

Intangible Yet Whimsical

<正>UNESCO recognizes Weifang as City of Crafts and Folk Arts Nie Xiwei, a colored clay sculptor from Niejiazhuang Village in Weifang, a city in Shandong Province, has been practicing his craft for over six decades. Local colored clay sculpture handicraft, which originated in the Ming Dynasty(1368-1644), is a part of China’s national intangible cultural heritage(ICH).     

CHINA’S DIPLOMACY IN TRANSITION

正The new Chinese leadership aims to create a favorable international environment for the country's developmentChina’s diplomacy in 2013 was eye-catch ing due to the leadership change in the country and the reinvigoration of reform The spirit of reform and a world vision,which China’s new leadership inherits from their pre decessors,are the soul of Chinese diplomacy today.Today’s world The current situation is quite different from when China’s reform and opening up started in the late 1970s.China’s national strength has grown exponentially since then.As a result,the     

走进南岗古瑶寨（英文）

<正>Nangang Village refl ects the unique folk customs and traditional culture of the Yao people.Experts say that the Yao stockades here are the largest,oldest and most distinctive in China,perhaps in the world.The village,which has earned the title of"No.1 Yao Stockaded Village in China,"is protected as a national treasure.     

The Legacy of Reform

正Xiaogang Village renews its relevance to reform and opening up 40 years on Yan Yushan left home after graduating from middle school with nothing but a few books and the dream of making it in the big city.The year was 1992,when China’s urban centers began to get a facelift from the country’s renewed efforts toward reform and     

Xie Qingliang——Inheritor of Liu Sanjie’s Ballads

Xie Qingliang lives in Dongping Village,Qingyuan Town,Yizhou City of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.In2012,he was included in China’s National Intangible Cultural Heritage Inheritor List as a champion of folk singing.Now in his 60s,Xie recalls his love of singing folk songs that stems from his childhood.Over the decades,he has garnered a bunch of honors as a folk singer.In 1989,Xie won a local folk song competition,thus earning the title of     

What Can the World Expect From China?

正The core of the message to the outside world lay in President Xi Jinping’s assertion that the international community expects to hear China’s voice and be aware of China’s plans and China will not be absent from the world’s debate.This is not new,of course.For some time now,the world has recognized China as a force to be reckoned with.But in order to understand what the world can expect from China in 2016,it is useful to analyze the carefully considered content of the president’s     

China＇s Greatest Contribution to the World Lies in Safeguarding Democracy and Wellbeing for One-Fifth of Humanity

China has a population that is one-fifth of humanity. Most of its people live in rural areas. This country has been built and developed on the ruins of semi-colonialism and semi-feudalism and on a foundation of ＂poverty and blankness.＂ The founding of New China created the political condition for the advancement of people＇s democracy. Since the adoption of reform and open policies, or gaige kaifang, China has gradually found an effective way, suited for Chinese conditions,     

歌情舞韵满眼春

Folk songs and Xiaohuaxi or Small Lantern Dance, originated in Zuoquan County, have come a long way, from an immature to a mature form, from simple local theaters to grand concert halls, from coarseness to elegance. A full em-bodiment of intelligence and talent of the Zuoquan people, these folk songs and dances are gaining ever-wider recogni-tion in China and even in the world.The Zuoquan folk songs and dance witnessed a golden time in the nineties of the 20 century: following the medal won…     

RUSTIC RETREAT

正Rural tourism has taken the lead in resuming tourist operations Since resuming business on April 12, Zhu Yanjie's guesthouse has become a popular destination for tourists and is fully booked through the end of August. Located in Zhujiagou Village of Kangxian County in Gansu Province in northwestern China, the guesthouse combining rustic beauty and modern design has become a popular local brand.     

China＇s Monocameral System Opens Up

DEMOCRACY is a topic often mentioned when certain Western people talk about China. China has chosen to practice a form of democracy that is different from that in Westem countries. As early as in 1987 Deng Xiaoping said, ＂In the West, democracy means separation of the three powers and multi-party elections. We have no objection to their doing so, but in the Chinese mainland we don＇t practice multi-party elections, separate the three powers, or use a bicameral system. We practice the monocameral system - the National People＇s Congress. This bests suits China＇s realities.＂     

China Ramps up Anti-Corruption Efforts

WE are in a new era, and China＇s anti-corruption drive is pressing ahead with new momentum. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China （CPC） the central leadership has cracked a series of high-profile corruption cases that involve bothhigh-ranking ＂tigers＂ and lowly ＂flies＇; as well as those who have fled the country, demonstrating its zero-tolerance for such misfeasance. It has been evident, particularly since the Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee, that top leaders＇ pledges to ＂contain power in the cage of systematic checks＂ and ＂work in a down-to-earth way and achieve tangible results＂ are not empty words     

Jiaozuo-Boom Town

JIAOZUO in Henan Province, a place known as ＂Coal City,＂ has been transformed from a drab and foggy convenience to today＇s civic emerald. The Taihang Mountains anchor and the Yellow River meanders, fusing with Jiaozuo＇s historic culture and making this city, among all the former resource-based cities in China, an especially good model of successful transition to an information-age economy.     

Intangible Yet Whimsical--UNESCO recognizes Weifang as City of Crafts and Folk Arts

Nie Xiwei, a colored clay sculptor from Niejiazhuang Village in Weifang, a city in Shandong Province, has been practicing his craft for over six decades. Local colored clay sculpture handicraft, which originated in the Ming Dynasty(1368-1644), is a part of China’s national intangible cultural heritage(ICH).     

Reconsidering the Role of Real Estate

正China’s real estate market is in a stage of cyclical adjustment.Data from the National Bureau of Statistics show that in April,secondhand housing prices in 22 of the country’s 70large and medium-sized cities dropped from the previous month,and newly built housing prices in eight of the 70 cities declined over those of a month ago.In the last several years,the country’s real estate industry has developed very rapidly,pushing up overall economic growth.However,     

Pool of People Power Works Wonders

THE Puzhou-Hanyang Peasants Association has over3,800 members from 43 villages of Puzhou and Han-yang towns under the jurisdiction of Yongji City. Its office is based in Puzhou’s Zhaizi Village. The associationis a union of specialized farmers’ cooperatives, which currently number 22.     

Reforms Prop up Growth

<正>China’s economy grew 6.9 percent in the first half of 2017.This figure somewhat reduces the worry that China’s economic slowdown will cast a shadow over the world economy.In the past two years,the rhetoric about the collapse of China’s economy has continued to resurge from time to time.However,the economic growth of the past one and a half years shows a steady and upbeat momentum.     

BETTER SERVICES

At 9 a.m. every morning, many foreigners swarm the Ruili Service and Administration Center for Foreigners in Ruili City in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Due to its unique geographical location on the border of China and Myanmar and the deepening of China’s reform and opening up, Ruili has attracted an increasing number of foreigners, especially from Myanmar, to work and live in the city.