情满塞上 奋进逐梦——以习近平同志为核心的党中央关心宁夏发展纪实（英文）

正Dramatic history has taken place in Ningxia, from the rock paintings of the past to the modern cloud computing base in the west, from the notoriously barren Xihaigu to the productive frontier of small Jiangnan, from the birth of China's first county-level ethnic autonomous government to the joint efforts of all ethnic minorities to pursue their dreams. Ningxia     

Safety Umbrella for Rural Poor

For lower-income farmers in China,from those living in the generally well-off coastal regions in the east,to those in the relatively poor landlocked interior in the west,the recent news from Beijing no doubt brought smiles to tired and worried faces:the Central Government has decided to extend the safety net,literally dubbed the basic living guarantee system,to all the rural poor from this year.     

The Qinghai-Tibet Railway： Focus of World Attention

WHEN complete theQinghai-Tibet Railway, running from Xining City in QinghaiProvince to Lhasa in Tibet Autonomous Region, will be 1,956 kilometers long. The 814-km section from Xining to Golmud was built and put into operation in 1984. Construction of the 1,142-km section from Golmud to Lhasa, which includes renovation of the 32-km section from Golmud to Nanshankou and construction of the 1,110-km section from Nanshankou to Lhasa, began on June 29, 2001. It will take six years to complete.     

When the Desert Sands Run Out

正A desert in northwest China is poised to disappearthanks to greening Those who haven't been to the Mu Us Desert in northwest China may not have an opportunity to do so as the desert is disappearing from the map.According to recent statistics from the Shaanxi provincial forestry bureau,93.24 percent of the desert land     

Hotel Information

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A Meeting of Transatlantic Minds

<正>Compared with the cold weather that plagued the 2019 and 2020 Munich Security Conference(MSC),it was unusually warm outside the Hotel Bayerischer Hof,where the MSC 2023 was set to take place from February 17 to 19.Nevertheless,when hundreds of people from around the world gathered in the conference hall—the largest-scale meeting of the MSC since the COVID-19 pandemic erupted in early 2020—to discuss topics ranging from war to climate change,     

Beijing seen from above

Nothing can compare to looking down this old city from above. Beijing's physical growth during the last 30 years makes it difficult to appreciate the layout of the city and the relationship of each district to the city as a whole. It would be great to actually see it from the air, but the city's airport is to the east of the built-up area and only on very clear days can the whole city stretching to the Western Hills be seen during descent. Maps of Beijing, updated with the layout of the city every year, can give a two-dimensional view of the city's shape and particularly the development of the urban highway network. However, nothing can compare to looking down from above.     

Looking at the Aegean Sea from an Elevation

In triumph the great hero returned from the isle,Forgetting to change the colour of his sails.The old father lost all hope,Jumped down from the cliff to die in the sea.     

Inspirational Journey

Artists from across Europe and Asia ventured into the remote Chinese countryside to seek inspiration from the Miao Ethnic group "I've never been to Asia before and everything is strange and wonderful:supermarkets and shopping mails,even the air- port seemed exotic!"wrote Ula Sickle,a choreographer from Poland on her blog under the name"chopstick diaries."Ula was one of the 18 foreign and domestic artists participating in a cultural exchange project called the Pointe to Point: Asia-Europe Dance Forum.It aims to empower aspiring young artists from Asia and Europe to reflect upon their views of     

So Much to Learn

One of the main reasons that China sought to host the 2010 Expo, aside from showcasing the country's ancient cultural glory and recent economic miracle, is to learn from other countries, developed and developing ones alike. Shanghai, the host city, is the "best student" among Chinese regions, which is always ready to learn from foreign experience and follow trendy fashions in the world.     

Expo Puts Shaoxing on the Textile Industry Map

THE China Shaoxing International Textile Expo has become an annual must-see event for those in the textiles industry-a four-day whirlwind of the latest fabrics, machinery, and textile science and technology. Constant fashion shows allow industry personnel to see the fruits of their labors and provide a break from fever-pitch trading. Since the first event in 1999, the number of booths has exploded from 333 to 1,229. while the total Value of transactions at the expo has swelled from RMB 0.5 billion to RMB 3.858 billion. The eighth expo, held from October 21 to 24, 2007, attracted thousands of visitors.     

The Shanghai School

THE decades from the mid 19th century to the early 20th century were years that saw the migration of many painters to Shanghai from its neighboring provinces Jiangsu and Zhejiang. The phenomenon gave rise to the Shanghai School, which corresponded to the Beijing School in the north. Artists in this school made innovative efforts to integrate genteel techniques and sensibilities with the exuberance of folk art,     

GYANTSE-Historical Destination on the Roof of the World

Gyantse was once Tibet's third most important city lying astride the main trade routes from India, Bhutan and Nepal to Lhasa. For many centuries yak caravans carried bags of sheep and yak wool from the north of Tibet to Gyantse from where it was exported to the southern countries.     

Beijing's Stalled Traffic

Beijing authorities recently announced the extension of the city's vehicle restrictions for another year, from April 11, 2009 to April 10, 2010, excluding legal holidays. According to the first round of auto restrictions designed for the Beijing Olympics, private vehicles were banned from roads from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, alternating     

Keeping the Lights On China reorganizes its power sector to improve efficiency and reliability

Sinohydro Group Ltd.,the world's biggest hydropower and water conservancy facilities construction company,took to the road from September 20 to 21,from Shenzhen to Beijing,to promote its upcoming initial public offering (IPO)planned for the Shanghai Stock Exchange this October.     

Auto Sales Recovery Hopes High After Temporary Slump

Though auto sales and production have taken a hit from the novel coronavirus outbreak,industry insiders expect a rebound in April if the epidemic is brought under control.The retail sales of passenger vehicles plunged 92 percent on an annual basis in the first 16 days of February,according to a report from the China Passenger Car Association(CPCA).The industry association attributed the fall to the delayed consumption demand due to the earlier start of the Lunar New Year holiday when consumers shop less,and also due to the novel coronavirus outbreak,which has prevented people from going out to public spaces.     

Alarm Bells Are Ringing

As China prepares for a battle against H5N1 bird flu, health authorities are tracking new global developments of the virus Since a highly pathogenic strain of the bird flu virus made the leap from birds to humans in Hong Kong in 1997, the threat of an all-out pandemic has never been more serious than right now. Having spread to 15 countries, from Iraq to Austria and then into Nigeria in the past month alone, the total number of countries with a confirmed presence of the virus has risen to more than 30. According to statistics from the World Health Organization     

读读西欧

Speaking of Europe, Western Europe in particular, there is a range of topics to talk about. From ancient Greece, old Rome, the Middle Ages, to Renaissance, the bourgeois revolutions; from Plato, Thomas Aquinas, to Francis Bacon, Ren(?) Descartes, to Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Martin Heidegger; from Jean Meslier, Charles Fourier, to Karl Marx, Frederick Engels; from Homer to William Shakespeare; from Euclid, Sir Isaac Newton, to Albert Einstein, counting all the way down-all of them, we have noticed, were located in the western hemisphere.Wherever we go in Western     

Former Zambiao President Kaunda Visits China

At the invitation of the CPAFFC, former Zambian President Kenneth David Kaunda paid a visit to China from November 11 to 17,2009, during which he took the opportunity to visit the former home of the late Chairman Mao Zedong,where he fondly recalled the great help and advice he received from hiselder brotherthe founder of the PRC.     

A New Climate Across the Sahara

Since Sudan declared independence from Britain in 1956, it has been mired in long-term unrest. It witnessed two civil wars between the north and the south from 1955 to 1972, and from 1983 to