A Cultural Journey Through European Civilization in Beijing

正LI Sisi,a sophomore of the Central Academy of Fine Arts,cannot take her eyes off a bust of the Goddess Isis.She marvels at the perfection of the statue dated to 150-250,taking photos of it from different angles.On the other side of the exhibition hall at the National Museum of China(NMC)in central Beijing,a middle-aged couple is looking for the route of the Crusades on a map of the ancient Mediterranean.Such scenes replay every day at the"Mediterranean World from the Collections of the Musée du     

A GLOBAL CONSENSUS Common values bring China closer to the world

正Historians of the future will probably define the year 2017 as a watershed moment in the development of globalization and the first year in the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.At the beginning of the year,when Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech at the opening session of the World Economic Forum Annual     

SUCCESS OUTSIDE THE CITY

Coming as a much-needed boon for the countryside,this year's No.1 Document,jointly released by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council,pledges a series of concrete measures to propel improvements in the rural economy and the livelihood of farmers.Nevertheless,rural prosperity in line with the success of urban areas will prove to be a challenge.The foundation of the agriculture sector remains fluid,and farmers lack a stable source of income and a reliable social safety net.     

A Harmonious World and China＇s Responsibility

Building a harmonious world is an extension of the Chinese concept of building a harmo- nious society,and is at the core of China's diplomatic strategy in the new century.Building a har- monious world reflects a historical devel- opment trend,and is the common wish of     

Property Law Enacted for People＇s Wellbeing

On the morning of March 16, 2007 the 10th National Peo- ple's Congress passed the Property Law of the People Republic of China(referred to as the Property Law below)with a major- ity of votes.Having gone through 13 years of deliberations and discussions,this law sets a record in China's legislation history as a single bill that has gone through the great- est number of examinations.Enactment of the law has great significance for China's economic reforms,the effort to make China a rule of law country and the safeguarding of people's interests.     

Provide Equal Protection to Property Under All Ownerships

Question: The formulation of Real Rights Law of the People's Republic of China is now a hot topic of debate with- in China's legal community. To the gen- eral public, however, the law is entirely new. Would you tell us the main con- tents of the draft law and what the law means to the Chinese society? Answer: Real right, also known as right of property or property right, refers to the right of a natural person and a corpo- rate entity to the disposition of a certain piece of property. Real…     

Traditional Folk Toys

ZHU Jianshen（1447-1487）,a Ming Dynasty sovereign of the Forbidden City from 1465 to 1487,was more of a romantic artist than an emperor, and he was fascinated by the lives of those beyond the imperial walls. During the Lantern Festival of 1485,he ordered a duplication of folk celebrations in the palace.In no time,a spacious courtyard was converted into a lantern fair;     

Japanese Porcelain Artwork “Blue Planet of Human Life” Donated to CPAFFC

On March 22, a donation ceremony of the Japanese porcelain artwork the "Blue Planet of Human Life" was held in the Peace Palace of the CPAFFC. This huge spherical porcelain art-work, with a diameter of 1.05 meters, a total height of 2.1 meters and a weight of 300 kilograms, was designed and     

一山一水总关情——朱镕基总理山西考察纪实

From March 29 through April 2, with the care of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the State Council, Zhu Rongji, a standing committee member of the Politburo of CPC and Prime Minister of the State Council, paid a second inspective visit to Shanxi Province after a space of three and a half years. For 5 days, the premier traveled thousands of kilometers in a bus, through dusty mountains; for 5 days, the pre-mi-er visited farmers' homes, toured factories and mines, having heart-to-heart talks with the people and showing concern and care for     

Higher Standards,Wider Cooperation

On January 31,China unveiled its latest i action plan for guiding the construction of a high-standard market system in the next five years.The plan proposes more than 50 specific measures covering five aspects:the basic institutions of the market,efficient allocation of factor resources,market environment and quality,highlevel opening up and the oversight mechanism of the modem maricet system.The creation of such a high-standard market system is both a crucial decision for forging a new development model,and a major step toward the improvement of a socialist market economy system with Chinese characteristics.     

Sleepless in Beijing

Beijing by night reveals a different side of the smog-ridden, traffic-jammed, mad rush of a capital we see by day. As the sun goes down and millions of people head home for the evening meal and sleep, seize the opportunity and take the city by storm.Unlike the Beijing of the early 90s, the city now has a huge assortment of bars, clubs and discos for denizens of the dark side. With epicenters in Sanlitun and Haidian, a galaxy of the interesting and banal awaits your patronage. Also awaiting your arrival is a cast of characters-both local and foreign-from all walks of life around Beijing and the world.Back in the days before Third Ring Road made a continuous (in stop-and-go) loop around Beijing, there were few ven-     

Beautiful Friendship and Happiness Accompanied——Mianyang Qiang Song and Dance Troupe Visits ROK

Gangneung is a city of some 230,000 people in Gangwon-do, on the east coast of the Republic of Korea popular as a tourist site for viewing the sunrise. It also has its annual "Danoje Festival", an event that, since 2005, has always had a strong presence of Chinese performers from Sichuan Province.In 2012, it was the turn of a 21-member delegation of the Qiang Song and Dance Troupe of the Mian-yang Art College of the Sichuan Conservatory of Music to accept an     

Modernity Awaits

Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), has called for the development of a modernized economy to push the country's development to the next level. Xi made the remarks while presiding over the third group study of the Political Bureau of the 19th CPC Central Committee on January 30. Xi called developing a modernized economy "a key subject in theory and practice, a strategic goal for the country's development, and an imperative for the shift of the development mode, economic structure and growth momentum."     

One Community in Cyberspace

The season of the fragrant osmanthus is also the time for Wuzhen,a picturesque river town in Zhejiang Province in east China,to welcome its annual moment in the spotlight Once regarded as a land of rice and fish and the home of Chinese silk,the ancient town with more than 6,000 years of history has been given a new name by the media—the future of the Internet.     

Delivering the Goods

A scooter,a sack full of parcels and a hand on the throttle bumping up the speed—these are the characteristic traits of the Chinese deliveryman.In the age of e-commerce and digital purchases,they have become a face of today’s China.Once a familiar sight as they weaved in and out of the bustling traffic on high streets and crowds in back lanes,this tribe has recently come under the spotlight due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.     

扎根基层书写公正的人民法官邓兴

On the bank of the Nujiang River,a Communist Party member has been working as a judge for over a decade.His painstaking effort has added gleam to the image of the Party and the authority of law.He is Deng Xing,vicepresident of Fugong People’s Court.On the first day Deng Xing began to work in the court back in April 1999,he was determined to be a good judge in a down-to-earth way.In his years＂on the bench,＂     

A Clean Drive

SHANXI is well known as a major source of the energy driving China＇s social and ecorromic development. The province supplies a quarter of the nation＇s coal, two-fifths of its coke and one- 17th of its coalgenerated electricity. And as anywhere in the developing world, the boom of its energy and chemical industries, two of the mainstays of the.local economy, has come at a cost to the environment and the region＇s resources.     

INTERN AFFAIRS

A favorite summer activity for Chinese students is the internship - but is it worth the trouble?GLOBULES of sweat splash off the desk as the invigilators gather up the last of the exam pa- pers. Somewherein the distance a shrill bell sounds, and a stampede of students charges down the steps and out the college gates for a two month break from the books. Many full-time employees today recall such a scenario with the fondest of memories - school's out for the summer. Two long months to slouc…     

Changzhou： Mystery and Flow

ACANOPY of foliage and a silky drizzle turned the water city of Changzhou into a poetic dreamland when I was visiting it this summer. Like other southern watertowns, the ancient city is endowed with a robust system of waterways, comprised of the Grand Canal, the Yangtze River, misty Taihu Lake and a reticulation of large and small canals.     

Zhinese Image AbroadCritical to Its Relationship with the World

SEVERAL elements have failed to keep pace with the swift development of China since it opened up, and the national image, a component of the so-called "soft power," is among them.At a panel discussion during the 2013 sessions of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Zhou Mingwei,a member of the CPPCC national committee and president of China