The Story of Stones

THE history ol humankind started hundreds of millennia ago when our ancestors learned to shape stones into working tools, thus distinguishing themselves from other anthropoid apes who knew only how to use stones to crack nuts.     

The Story of Xuer

Xuer, or "snow," lived in the world for six years. She was daughter of my wife and my best friend. Her father died of lymphoma six monthsbefore she was born, and I became her stepfather a month after her birth. We so named her because she was bom on a day when a sudden heavy snow hit Beijing. I promised my friend before his death to take good care of his wife, whom I loved secretly since I was in high school, and their unborn baby. But the happy days of the three of us lasted less than a yea…     

The Martial Monks of Shaolin Temple

AMONG the forest of steles in front of Shaolin Temple is that in-scribed by Li Shimin, second emperor(reigned 627-650)of the Tang Dynasty (618-907). Upon succeeding his father Li Yuan as emperor, Li Shimin ushered the country into a period of unprec-edented prosperity. The stele commends and commemorates the 13 Shaolin monks that rescued and protected this meritorious emperor from his enemies.     

The Story of Dolan Muqam and the Queen

Throughout the long history of Xinjiang, the Dolan Muqam has preserved the Dolan civilization through loud, long-drawn- out singing talks about human metaphors. Dolan Muqam contains thousands of years worth of wisdom, through which Dolan people express their desire for oasis and their life persectives in the form of poetry.     

The White Face Mask Story

It's a popular phenomenon to wear a white face mask against the SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) spreading quickly this spring. And also it's this spring that a woman writer Chi Li published a new timely novel entitled "Once in Large Charge, Cry" which was adopted in accordance with the American soldier's way of abreaction. Right now I don't know whether such a "cry" or appeal is effective or not, but I'd like to mention that my intelligent colleagues also borrowed     

The Story of a Laid-off Worker

WANGZhaolanlostherjobat34yearsofage.ShehadworkedasanoperatorintheBeijingRibbonTradeMarkWeavingMillfor14yearsuntilMay1992,whenherplantandthewholetextileindustrywerehithardbydepressedmarkets.Herfirstresponsewastohide,tostayathomeandrarelyventureout.Shewaswontedanddidnotfeelconfidentaboutfindinganotherjobbecauseshehadnootherskills.ThenthemillhelpedhertogetajobinthefamousGrandHotelBeijing.Itwasapositionthatsomeotherlaid-offworkersdidnotwant──cleaningtoilets.Themanagerwasastrictboss,andsev…     

The Real Story of Toy Guns

The truth of the matter is that I was actually dodging the Beijing street vendor a few weeks after asking him if he had anymoretoyfirearms:replicasofrealgunslike M-16’s and AK-47s.I had not seen the dark,wrinkled face of the Chinese man for a long time after happily purchasing two silver-toned     

The Success Story of the Datong Coal Mining Administration

DATONG inShanxi Provinceis noted for itsfamous YungangGrottoes. It hasalso been hailedas "Coal City" of China. DatongCity is justifiably proud of itsancient history and unique culturalartifacts, as well as its rich coalresources.Datong Coal MiningAdministration, the largest mederncoal mining enterprise in China,has developed diversified operations since it was reorganized intothe Datong Coal Mining Group.Besides coal production, the groupis also engaged in machinerymanufacture and rep…     

Story of the Stone

ForeignersinChinaUNFITtorepairtheazuresky,Ipassedsomeyearsonearthtonoavail;mylifeinbothworldsisrecordedhere;whomcanIasktopassonthisromantictale?"Inremoteantiquityheavenwasdestroyed.anditwenttoGoddessNitWa.who,accordingtoChineselegend,createdhumanbeingsfrommud,tomakerepairsForthismammothtaskshecollectedthousandsofstones,usingallbutone.TheoneleftoverstavedunheededinInfiniteSpacefortensofthousandsofyearsuntilitwasincarnatedinthepersonofaboy(JiaBaoyu)fromthefamilyofarichofficial.Thisisthefa…     

The Ancient Bell Museum in Dazhong Temple

THE Ancient Bell Museum in Dazhong Temple is in northern Haidian District, Beijing. Built in 1733 during the Ming Dynasty, the Dazhong (giant bell) Temple was originally named Juesheng Temple and was where emperors presided over rituals praying for rain. The local people preferred to call it the Dazhong Temple because it housed a giant Buddhist bell cast in the Yongle Period (around     

Preservation of the Waning Temple Opus

正Hu Qingxue,40,a farm lad from Gu’an County in Hebei Province began in his teens to learn traditional musical notation.At 17 he enrolled in the classes of Zhang Benxing,a master of Jing Music at Beijing’s Zhihua Temple,which dates back to the early Ming Dynasty(1368-1644).Hu is now a government-recognized successor to this national intangible cultural heritage.     

Telling the Chinese Story

"Anew milestone for Chinese drama,this is on par with Netflix,Amazon original works,"wrote a fan on U.S.-based video streaming website Viki after watching the Chinese historical drama The Longest Day in Chang'an.The TV series,which was launched on Chinese online platform Youku on June 27,became a hit this summer.From July 1,it has been put on partnering streaming platforms and TV networks in Japan,Malaysia,Viet Nam and Brunei.YouTube.     

藏族《诺桑王子》故事的印度渊源考

汉译佛典《根本说一切有部毗奈耶药事》卷十三、卷十四所载的《善财与悦意》故事与藏族《诺桑王子》故事非常相似,但它们之间却无影响关系。正是因为印度根本说一切有部在西藏佛教史上占有重要地位,使梵文本《根本说一切有部毗奈耶药事》中《善财与悦意》故事成为藏族《诺桑王子》故事的最初佛经故事之源。     

The Greatest Consumption Story in Modern History

STEPHEN S. Roach, chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia, has quipped that China’s 12th Five-year Plan is likely to spark the greatest consumption story in modern history. He pointed out that the 12th Five-year Plan focuses on three major pro-consumption initiatives, which will boost private     

The Story of a College Graduate Village Official

IN July 2007, Hu Jiandang packed a small suitcase and headed for the town of Panggezhuang in Daxing District on the southern outskirts of Beijing - a decision that, as it turned out, may affect his prosperity for the rest of his life. Shortly after graduating from Beijing Sport University he was hired as as-sistant to the Party secretary of Wangchang Village. Expecting to serve as a college graduate village official, he has in fact given shape to an entire career.     

An ‘Insider's' Story

正When the annual gatherings of China’stop legislature and its top body of politi-cal advisers, known as the Two Sessions(Lianghui), are held, everyone knows the leaders have to burn the midnight oil to meet public expectations and deliver the goods. However,there’s another tribe that too faces immense pressure—the reporters covering the Two Sessions who have to attend various media events, interview people, and be on call 24x7 till the sessions close. Besides the work itself, there     

Making Waves The Success Story of Entrepreneur Li Haojie

IN 1992, Deng Xiaoping, chief architect of China’s reform and opening-up drive, gave his famous Southern Tour talks while inspecting Wuchang, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Shanghai and a number of other cities. Deng enjoined the Chinese people to further the nation’s reform and openingup imperative and approach the changing times with courage and fortitude.     

庙会的传承与社会化--以武汉地区为例

庙会的传承，实质上是其遗传因素、主体能动因素与全部的社会环境因素互动的社会化过程。随着社会的发展，庙会逐渐游离于初始的、单纯的宗教信仰活动之外，成为集商贸、艺术、娱乐为一体的社会亚文化系统。历史证明：庙会只有不断吸纳先进的物质一文化成果，才能不断完善其社会性而与时俱变、与时俱新。