Ta'meyya,the New Old Falafel

Whenever my Egyptian friends in Beijing and I get together,we won’t stop ranting about being stuck with no prospects of visiting home in the foreseeable future,thanks to COVID-19-related travel restrictions and quarantine measures.Of course,it goes without saying that we miss our family and friends.What we all seem to agree on missing the most,however,is the appetizing smell of golden ta’meyya balls frying away on a quiet Friday morning on the backstreets of Cairo.Strange,eh?     

Honoring the Old,Building the New

正Beijing’s factory buildings transform into innovative and cultural hubs Founded in 1951,the Beijing Foreign Language Printing Factory(BFLPF)was initially a printing company in China’s capital.With over 1,200 employees,the state-owned company was dedicated for over half a century to printing books,     

New Administration,Old Policies

正Kishida unlikely to improve Sino-Japanese ties On October 4, Fumio Kishida replaced Yoshihide Suga as Japan's prime minister. In his inauguration speech, delivered on October 8, Kishida vowed to stay ahead of the COVID-19 crisis, implement new capitalism and strengthen diplomatic and security guarantees.     

Old Tricks,New Tracks

With 102 evidences of U.S. interference from five aspects, Fact Sheet: U.S. Interference in Hong Kong Affairs and Support for Anti-China,Destabilizing Forces, released by China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 24, is considered by experts to be a strong response to the U.S. bullying acts.     

Old City,New Looks

AUNT Fei lives in Yan'an W.Street of Huai'an City,Jiangsu province.This community,little more than a slum just five years ago,is now generally     

Old Craftsmanship,New Value

<正>Gold-inlaid lacquerware finds new market ‘When the greasy filth is wiped off, those vessels appear in front of me, beaming and shining. I feel like I am traveling back to ancient times to talk with my ancestors,” Hou Xue says proudly whenever he mentions repairing and restoring cultural relics in the Palace Museum in Beijing.     

Old Trade, New Opportunities

ANIMAL husbandry is the new leading industry within Fujian's rural economy and in certain localities contributes appreciably towards increasing farmers' incomes. In Guangze County, for instance, more than 60 percent of rural households are involved in animal husbandry, and earnings they generate from it account for 55.6 percent of their total income. "In the past, farmers earned RMB 400-500 per mu (15 mu = 1 hectare) of farmland. Since the Sheng-nong Group was established in Guangze County, they have been making almost     

Old Tibet,New Tibetans

EDITOR'S NOTE: From August 11 through 21, 2005, Fernando Garcia, a reporter of Spain's ABC newspaper, undertook a reporting tour of Tibet at the invitation of China. After he returned home, Interviu, a Spanish magazine, carried his story titled Viejo Tibet, Nuevos Tibetanos. Following is his story translated from its Chinese version.     

Old Tradition,New Lifestyle

<正>Large numbers of tourists stroll in a park in Zhengzhou, Henan Province,during the Spring Festival, which fell on February 3 this year.Statistics from the National Tourism Administration of China     

Dishing Out A New Business

<正>With online food services added to the menu,the sector’s main players are looking at acquisitions and diversification to beef up their share Lou Mei,a 30-year-old employee with a foreign Internet company in Beijing has seen her eating habits change recently."I used to stroll out with my colleagues to have lunch in the shopping malls near my office but as my work schedule has     

Russia’s New Old President

正Vladimir Putin is elected Russian president for a third term The West and the opposition have denounced him as an "autocrat." But many Russians regard him as the hero of Russia and are crazy about him. Vladimir Putin declared victory in     

New Efforts in an Old City

Known as the gateway to Guangxi, Wuzhou has long been a significant trade hub in southern China. It became a trade port in 1897 and a customs office was built in the same year. Over the next half-century, it became known as a "mini Hong Kong." During the 1930s the Encyclopedia Britannia defined it: "Wuzhou, the largest commercial city in Guangxi."     

老纽约社会的婚姻--论伊迪丝·华顿的纽约小说创作

20世纪初,美国文坛上升起了一颗璀璨之星,即女作家伊迪丝·华顿。她运用细腻的人物心理描写和精当的语言描绘了一幅“老纽约”贵族女性的生活蓝图,以独特的视角审视上流社会中女性的地位及其命运。本文在仔细研读华顿作品的基础上,分析其小说创作中的婚姻主题,认为她通过对这些贵族女性的生活际遇以及她们所处社会环境的错置现象的叙写,揭示出女性在父权制社会中的从属地位,进而窥视其反抗的声音以及日益增强的女性自我意识。     

Beijing： The Old and the New

As the 2008 Olympic Games draw near, Beijing, a dynamic modern city undergirded by 3,000 years of history, is throwing open its celebrated nine gates to the world.     

New Life for the Old Industrial Bases

IT was at the beginning of the1950s that Chairman Mao Ze-dong decided to develop heavyindustry in China's northeasternprovinces of Jilin, Heilongjiangand Liaoning. Soon, with the guidanceand supervision of experts from theSoviet Union, a host of automobile,heavy-duty machinery, petrochemicaland other industrial giants were up andrunning in China. The next few decadessaw a prosperous Northeast, as state-owned enterprises provided millions ofjobs, as well as housing for employeesand schoolin…     

Staying in,Working Out

<正>Online platforms spark a wholesome pandemic fitness wave The past two months have been an emotional rollercoaster for He Ting. Since mid-March, the building where she resides in Shanghai has been under lockdown due to COVID-19. At first, despite a hint of concern,     

New Life for Old Plastics

<正>Recycling joint venture utilizes innovative technology to reuse plastics Recycling,despite its green connotations,can be a messy business.In China,more than 400,000 companies are engaged in plastic recycling,but 70 percent of them are family enterprises,     

New Vision for Old Ties

On the 40th anniversary of the normalization of China -U.S. diplomatic relations, a diverse group of diplomats, athletes, entrepreneurs and economists has advocated a more creative approach to resolving trade tension between the two largest economies in the world, with the bottom line that the bilateral relationship had endured in the past and would continue to do so in today's era of greater engagement.     

Life in Tianjin-Old and New

THE history of Tianjin, a port city near the Chinese capital Beijing, dates back some 600 years to 1404. The old city had a population of 80,000, and over the years, its people have borne witness to Tianjin's many changes. As time passed, the origi-nal city grew older, and a large concentration of traditional, single-story houses formed within the new city. In 1995, Tianjin began to renovate its run-down areas. Residents were relocated, and although happy to move into their brand-new apartments, when the day came, they were also a little sad at leaving their past behind.     

Old Days and New Life

SIXkilometersawayfromGyangzeCountyseatinTibetAutonomousRegionandlocatedonthesouthernbanksoftheNyangRiveratanaverageof4,000metersabovesealevel,NudoiVillageisanexampleofculturalandethicalprogressinChina.Itissaidthatthepeoplehereliveandworkinperfectharmonyandpeace,andhelpeachotherwithoutstealing,robbing,arguingandcheating.Withdoubtfulmindsandmorethanalittlecurious,wedrovetothevillageintheafternooninearlywinterThevillageissurroundedbyaring-likemountainandinfrontofitisaleveledplain.Oneafterano…