Reflecting the Changes in Time

<正>On June 7,Xinhua News Agency published an article on its website on how the essay topics of the gaokao,the national college entrance examination,mirror the changes in China.The following is an edited version ofit:With this year’s national college entrance exam,which took place on June 7-8,Gan Fubao has col ected all 40 exam papers since the test was resumed in 1977.The 70-year-old from Nanchang,capital of east China’s Jiangxi Province,holds a deep     

When Yangzhou Lacquerware Meets Japan

Lacquerware is the most representative handicraft of Yangzhou with a history of more than two thousand years.It originated in the Warring States Period(475-221 BCE),thrived in the Han(206BCE–220 CE)and Tang(618-907)and peaked in the Ming(1368-1644)and Qing(1644-1911)dynasties.Yangzhou lacquer articles were sent to International Expos in 1910,     

Libraries on the Way

<正>An NGO campaigns to help rural students find the joy of reading Tan Li joined the Gan Quan Library,a Trural library in Chengde,north China’s Hebei Province,after graduating from the Shanxi University of Finance and Economics in July.     

Reflecting the Changes in Times

With this year's national college entrance exam, which took place on June 7-8, Gan Fubao has collected all 40 exam papers since the test was resumed in 1977.     

A Giant Leap

<正>Enhanced capacity-building protects national security "We must think of danger in times of safety and always get prepared."This ancient political wisdom has become the consensus in China.In the decade since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) took place in 2012,China has made strides in enhancing national security.     

Judicature Is a Reliable Guarantee for Human Rights

<正>"Respecting an densuring human rights"has been included in the General Provisions of the CriminalProcedure Law in an amendment tothe law after the term was writteninto the Constitution,and has beenspecified as an important task of theCriminal Procedure Law.As the finalguarantee for the implementationof the principle of"respecting andensuring human rights,"the People’sCourts pay much attention to hu-man rights protection in the field ofjustice.During fair and effective ju-     

Tibetan School''''s Road to Fame

The city of Hezuo, located on the border of Gansu, Qinghai and Sichuan provinces in northwest China, has since ancient times been a communication hub between China's central areasand Tibetan region of Anduo. It is now the seat of the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Gannan, Gansu. But a lot of people know of Hezuo through the fame of a Tibetan middle school named after the city. "The Hezuo Tibetan Middle School has won the first place in the prefecture for ten consecutive years in term…     

National Human Rights Action Plan as a Milestone

Since "the state respects and protects human rights" was written into the Constitution in 2004, the Chinese government has issued many white papers during a short period of a few years and has included "respect and protect human rights" in the 11th Five Year Plan of national Economic and Social Development. "Respect and protect human rights" has risen from     

Everything Old Is New Again: Classical Chinese Furniture

INFLUENCED by policies suppressing the real estate market, overall sales of Chinese furniture declined in 2011. However, market demand for classical Chinese furniture, especially that made of "red wood," a category consisting five rare hardwood species, has seen robust growth. The average price for classical furniture has risen by 50 to 60 percent since last year, and prices for those of scented rosewood, red sandalwood and Dalbergia, the most sought-after "red wood," have increased as much as fourfold. Yang Bo, general manager of Yuanhengli Classical Furniture Company who has been in the business for 13 years, said this year he has witnessed the biggest cost jumps in "red wood" furniture in his entire career.     

An Unfortunate Patient''''s Good Luck——Story of a Rural Woman and a Pharmaceutical Company

Xi Jianying is unfortunate and fortunate at the same time. Now in her late 60s, the woman in Shandong Province, eastern China, has suffered an unknown pain in her head since young. She is fortunate in that for the past 20 years, a pharmaceutical company in Jinan, the provincial capital, has done everything it can to relieve her of the pain. Believe it or not, the Dongfeng (meaning East Wind) Pharmaceutical Factory has been producing a "miracle" medicine just for one patient, for Xi, who lives in a mountainous village on the suburbs of Tai'an City, in total disregard of the huge cost involved and the loss thus incurred.     

A Loving Community

THIS year has been designated the "Year of People’s Livelihood" in Nanming District of Guiyang, capital of Guizhou Province in south-western China. A series of programs and initiatives are being run in the district to help needy families and enhance the general level of community care.     

The Dragon Bone Collectors

Finding of a dinosaur fossil skeleton sparks excitement among paleontologists and locals in a poor Henan village Avillager's accidental discovery four years ago has made known to the world a rich mine of dinosaur fossils in Ruyang County,central China's Henan Province.At the same time,the fate of the small village has been changed. Li Chui,a farmer in Shaping Village, thought he had found bones of a"dragon"when he dug up stones for his new house on an April morning in 2005.     

Protection of Women’s Rights and Interests in Macau

I. Introduction With China’s reform and opening up,great achievements have been witnessed by all of us in the protection of human rights, the basic pursuit of which is gender equality. Remarkable achievements have also been accomplished in the protection of women’s rights and interests. it has been 12 years since Macau’s return to its motherland. Over these years,Macau, under the framework of the "Basic Law," has successfully practiced the great concept of "one country, two     

Standing Free from America

THROUGHOUT China's drive to get into the mainstream, modernization has been synonymous with Americanization, and American influ-ence has permeated all areas of Chinese society. The concept of "de-Americanization" recently raised in the media has consequently triggered off hot debate.     

Kunshan： Creating a Well-off and Harmonious Society

Kunshan, a county-level city in east China's Jiangsu province, has become known nationwide for howcasing the target of China's economic and social reforms that aim at building up a "harmonious society under socialism," a "society of relative affluence in all aspects." Speaking on the city's achievements, Li Yuanchao, secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, has had the following to say. "Tangible benefits for the people are the point of departure and end result of the reforms." "Old Sixth"     

Comprehensive Preservation of Human Rights in the Context of “Comprehensively Advancing the Rule of Law”

The Decision made at the Fourth Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China(CPC)on comprehensively advancing the rule of law is an ambitious plan for ensuring human rights through the rule of law.The Decision has fully embodied the constitutional spirit of"respecting and preserving human rights,"and reflects the strategies and plans of the CPC to comprehensively preserve human rights in the course of"comprehensively advancing the rule of law".In the process of comprehensively preserving human rights,the leadership of the CPC has to be upheld.The relationship between the CPC and the rule of law is the core issue in lawbased governance and also the core issue in comprehensively preserving human rights.     

QUALITY OVER QUANTITY

Over the many years of accelerated economic growth in China,there has been a general tendency in m any corners to fetishize GDP growth rates as paramount indicators of economic developm ent The simple logic of "bigger is better" has always been an easy sell to citizens and investors alike,and particularly in the wake of China’s joining the WTO,it has been the story above all others,arguably,that has captivated international attention,along with the persistent concern that at some point,those rates would decline and then,perhaps,all bets would be off.     

Building Peaceful Borders

China's efforts to build a harmonious world begin with establishing peaceful borders with its neighbors China's recent contribution to the world of international relations is the promotion of "building a harmonious world together," put forward by President Hu Jintao at the 60th anniversary of the UN in September 2005. As the core of the country's peaceful foreign policy in the new era, this approach has been well received and widely discussed in the international community. Meanwhile, Chinese foreign policy has always adhered to the strategic guidelines of     

A University in Paradise： Zhejiang University

Founded in 1897 and one of the oldest institutions of higher learning in China, Zhejiang University has the reputation as "Cambridge of the East." It has always been one of the top universities in China, in terms of its comprehensive academic strength in teaching, research and facilities. In September of 1998, a new Zhejiang University was established on the basis of amalgamation of the four former individual universities, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou University, Zhejiang Agricultural University and Zhejiang Medical University, all located in the garden city of Hangzhou. Endowed with a pleasant climate, picturesque surroundings and a favorable academic atmosphere, Zhejiang University is an ideal place for teaching, research and learning.     

Farmers' Self-decision Right in New Countryside Construction——An interview with Lu Xueyi,a specialist on rural issues

EDITOR'S NOTE: In October 2005, the central government of China put forward the historical task of constructing a socialist new countryside. Since then, China has adopted many practical and effective measures for the construction of a socialist new countryside. This year farmers had a good harvest of grains, incomes for fanners have continued to increase and execution of social programs in the countryside has accelerated. It can be said that construction of a new socialist countryside has had a good beginning. How to evaluate the current state of affairs relating to the building of a new countryside? How to respect and safeguard farmers' human rights in constructing a new countryside? What issues should be paid attention to in the protection of farmer's rights and interests? Lu Xueyi, a specialist on "san nong"-related issues ("san nong" refers to agriculture, the countryside and peasantry), addresses these questions in a recent interview.