Wuzhou:Lingnan's Most Memorable City

正THE ancient city of Wuzhou is regarded as the cradle of two provinces.Emperor Taizong(993-997)of the Song Dynasty(960-1279)demarcated the area to the east of Wuzhou as Guangdong,and the western area as Guangxi.Today the city is known for its elegant natural scenery and industry as well as its antique culture.It has been recognized as a National Forest City,a world capital of artificial gemstones and a national model for recycling and green energy.Liang Yusheng,a famous Kung Fu novelist,set one of his stories among the spectacular natural wonders of Wuzhou.Wuzhou is a city built around rivers,and waterways are at the heart of city life.The Xunjiang and the Guijiang     

Protect Rights and Interests of the Handicapped

Yuncheng is a city in the southwestern part of North China's Shanxi Province. It has a handicapped population of 223,000 or 4.5% of the total population of 4.985 million. The city has made big progress in protecting the rights and interests of handicapped people since the handicapped associations were set up at the city and county levels.     

Small City in the Mountains

CHENZHOU is a small scenic city in the mountains and a major stop on the Beijing-GuangzhouRailway. The recently opened Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway and National Highway No. 107 pass through the city, and it is only a four hour drive to Guangzhou and Changsha. Since opening of the Guangdong-Hunan segment of the     

Folk Songs Flying in Nanning

NANNING, the capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southwest China, is a beautiful city with a lively culture and centuries-old history. It is located in the south of the Tropic of Cancer and has a sub-tropical climate. Abundant sunshine and precipitation fill the city with luxuriant plant life. Its lush green landscape has earned Nanning the name of Green City.     

Ancient City of the Minyue Kingdom

THE Minyue Kingdom city is35 kilometers north of theWuyi Mountains in FujianProvince, and has a history ofmore than 2,300 years. Constructedon the summits of a few foothills,the city faces the magnificent WuyiMountains to the west, and hills andmounds to its north and south. Agurgling crystalline stream originating in the Wuyi Mountains flowsfrom the west to the city and thengoes past it from north to south. Itsvast stretches of alluvial plains inthe east and north give this ancientcity a…     

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.     

Games Add Luster To Beijing

When first chosen as the venue of the 29th SummerOlympic Games in 2001, the city of Beijing was filled with im-mense joy and excitement. Local residents felt that Beijing isworthy of the trust and respect of the international community,because it is a city that has blended a glorious ancient past withthriving present and bright future.     

A Small City's Big Transformation

Jinjiang, a county-level coastal city in southeast China's Fujian Province, has blazed a unique economic development path for itself based on its own conditions over the past four decades of reform and opening up. Jinjiang is under the jurisdiction of Quanzhou, a city which was once the starting point of the ancient maritime Silk Road. Various religions including Islam, Buddhism and Manichaeism spread to the city via the ancient trade route, forming a unique culture, which is still traceable and visible in its cultural heritage sites and local legends.     

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-     

Kublai Khan's Safe Haven

Built to protect the capital of the Yuan Dynasty,Beijing's city wall is now a tourist attraction and a safety shelter in times of disaster Kublai Khan,the grandson of Genghis Khan,founded the Yuan Dynasty(1279-1368) and established the capital in Yanjing(the area of present day Beijing),which he named Dadu.Its city wall,a milestone in the urban construction history of China,was built,and Dadu became the last city constructed by an overall plan in Chinese feudal society.