An Affair to Remember

<正>Capturing the creations and inspirations of a Chinese painter It was a day like so many others in Maqu County of Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Gansu Province in 1979.A Tibetan woman was guiding her cow through the alpine wetland landscape when Wu Xi,in active search of inspiration,spotted the pair and penciled a quick sketch.Decades on,     

RUSTIC RETREAT

正Rural tourism has taken the lead in resuming tourist operations Since resuming business on April 12, Zhu Yanjie's guesthouse has become a popular destination for tourists and is fully booked through the end of August. Located in Zhujiagou Village of Kangxian County in Gansu Province in northwestern China, the guesthouse combining rustic beauty and modern design has become a popular local brand.     

池哥昼（英文）

<正>The Baima Tibetans are a subgroup of Tibetans living in Pingwu County,Jiuzhaigou County of Sichuan Province and Tielou Village bordering on Baima River,Wenxian County of Longnan City,Gansu Province,with a total population of 14,000.Every year,from the 13 th to the 16th day of the first lunar month,Baima people perform a traditional folk dance called Chigezhou,an appeal for auspiciousness     

Tourism Information

Fengguo Temple Located in Yixian County, Liaoning Province, Fengguo Temple was built in 1020. the ninth year of the reign of Emperor Kaitai of the Liao Dynasty (916-1125). Previously known as Dafo Temple or Qifo Temple, it got the current name in the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234). The Mahaviru Hall of the temple is the largest single-story wooden structure of ancient China, covering a land of 1,829 square meters. In the vestibule of the main hall are seven big Buddha statues on a xumizuo,a kind of platform carved     

MUDDY MISERY

Residents of Zhouqu County,Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Gansu Province,went to bed on the seemingly uneventful evening of August 7,but woke to floodwaters surging through their homes.     

索道医生邓前堆

During his 31-year career he has made over 5000 trip on the zip-line,trod hundreds of thousands of kilomete through the mountains and gorges of Nujiang Prefecture i Yunnan Province,and cured countless patients using ju the red-cross medical kit on his back.Deng Qiandui became a medical doctor in 1983.As th doctor to Lamadi Village in Shiyueliang town,Fugon County,     

Coming ome ——My Experience in Zhangjiachuan

<正>Zhangjiachuan Hui Autonomous County is in Tianshui, located in the southeast of Gansu Province and has a population of 320 thousand,207 thousand of which are...     

Birthplace of the Chinese Circus

ACROBATIC arts have a very long history in China and they are also the root of the Chinese circus tradition which counts as a precious cultural heritage. Several places in China are renowned for acrobatics, and among them are Liaocheng of Shandong Province, Yancheng of Jiangsu Province, and Tianmen of Hubei Province. In Wuqiao County in Hebei Province however, it looks like acrobatics may be the only game in this town of 280,000. Fully 10 percent of its small population is engaged in acrobatic-related work.     

From "Criminal on Death Row" to "Acquittal of Charge"——A showcase of China's human rights protection in the administration of justice

In Januaury 1996, a case of murder shocked the seat of Qiaojia County in Yunnan Province. Eight years later, in February 2004, the county town was again astir with the news that the alleged murderer Sun Wangang returned home after being acquitted of the murder charge.     

Making an Old Town New

正Shaxi Town along the centuries-old Silk Road forges a new path in restoration Between two of the best known tourist destinations in southwest China's Yunnan Province,Lijiang and Dali,another ancient town has sat,largely overlooked,for much of the past century.Shaxi,an extraordinarily well-preserved small town in Jianchuan County,houses trea-     

Fresh Start Through Art Rural Children Gain Access to an Arts Education

T0 the casual observer, Duancun, located loo kilometers from Beijing in Hebei Province, is a wholly unremarkable town. A narrow, dusty road meanders through the old town center; gardens stretch out behind residences, in which a variety of vegetables are grown, and recently harvested crops dry in the sun on rooftops and pathways.     

An Internet 'Davos'

正The first World Internet Conference,held in the small town of Wuzhen,hopes to bring the movers and shakers of the online world closer Wuzhen Town of Zhejiang Province is a typical southern waterfront town with rows and rows of whitewal ed houses reflected in the rivers running right through its center.The landscape is like a tranquil scene portrayed in traditional Chinese ink painting.     

Highway and railway to Tibet——Bruce Connolly travels by bus and traint hough one of the emptiest areas in China

One of the most fascinating journeys I have had in a life of travel was a recentbus ride from Gansu Province to Qinghai Province. A journey that took mefrom the Silk Road oasis of Dunhuang up to the remote town of Germu in thestunningly beautiful lands bordering the Tibet Plateau.Leaving Dunhuang shortly after 7.30 am just as the sun was rising, the bus passeda fort looking as though it had defended the area for hundreds of years. It was actu-ally built recently for movie productions. Ver…     

Fragrant Taohuatan Tea

JINGXIAN County, an area of 2,000 square kilometers, lies at the foot of Mt. Huang in southern Anhui Province, and 40 kilometers southwest of it is the town of Taohuatan, site of over a hundred ancient residences with carved beams and painted pillars. It …     

China Observes Day of Mourning as Relief Work for Mudslides Contmues

Mudslides buried and flooded hundreds of homes on Sunday, August 8, in Zhouqu,the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of northwest Gansu Province. The death toll from the massive rain-triggered mudslides in Zhouqu County had risen to 1,239 as of August 15, a week after the devastating mudslides hit the county, with 505 others still missing.     

Overcoming Language Barrier——Bilingual education in Dongxiang County,Gansu

Education has been underdeveloped in Dongxiang Autonomous County, Gansu Province, which is the only region in China where ethnic Dongxiangs live in compact communities. In primary schools there, only about 20% of the pupils achieve a passing grade for the two basic subjects of Chinese and mathematics, less than one-third of the average local rate. However, this has changed markedly thanks to a bilingual education experiment.     

Yuhuan,A Friend of Nature

LOCATED in the subtropicalzone along the southeasterncoast of Zhejiang Province,Yuhuan County is noted forits production of environment-friendly fillers that meet a broadscope of industrial needs. Thecounty, covering an area of 2,300square kilometers, and with a pop-ulation of 460,000, has invested700 million yuan in a state-levelenvironment research and devel-opment base, whose afforestationcovers 51.2 percent of the town. Inaddition, Yuhuan is a manufactur-ing base for vehicle and motorc…     

To the Edge of Ningxia

In September this year, I visited Yinchuan, capi tal of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. We now set off on a journey of discovery through the fascinating though little explored south and western parts of the Hui region.Several hours by bus southwest from Yinchuan and close to the border with Gansu is Zhongwei, a small pleasant town centred on a highly ornate red and green drum tower ('gulou'). The main attraction is the carefully restored 15th century Ming Dynasty (1368～1644) structure the Gao Miao Temple Originally completed during the rein of Emperor Yongle     

A Tale of Cotton Pickers

Cotton production in Xinjiang has boosted migrant farmers' income and self-confidence When autumn settles in the rolling cotton fields in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and the fluffy snowy flowers burst out of their shells,the cotton harvest season arrives.For farmers like Wu Caixia, a resident of Linze County in northwestern Gansu Province,it is time to embark on their     

The Lunar New Year Dharma Assembly at Labrang Lamasery

Labrang Lamasery is located in Xiahe County,Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture,Gansu Province.The lamasery is well known for its grand architecture,its fine collection of books and documents,and a history of more than 300years.As one of the six major lamaseries of Tibetan Buddhism＇s Gelug（Yellow hat ）sect,Labrang serves as the largest religious and cultural center for the Tibetan people of Gansu,Qinghai and Sichuan.