Lasting Memory Centennial of Dr. Kotnis—Father’s Comrade-in-Arms

The 100th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Dwarkanath Shantaram Kotnis is approaching. I have read many relevant articles about him on the Internet bringing back memories of past events and my father.     

Dr.David Iancu’s Family China Visit

I think I’ve always been fasci-nated by this faraway coun-try——China.When my father was opening hisChina items box,items that he brought back at theend of World War II,I was en-tering a world of wonder.Hewould take out the medals re-ceived from the commander ofhis unit,where he had been thechief medic;he would take outthe ivory chopsticks and showus how to hold and how to usethem;he would take out his lionshapedjade sealbearinghisname,and he would show us how towrite our family name,Ianc…     

My Father and His Old-fashioned British Camera

Can you believe it that an old Britain cam era changed a peasant's life? He is my fa ther Li Tianbing. For his doing well in tak ing pictures, the villagers call him "Master Tianbing".My father is 68 years old now, still living in the corner of Makeng Hua'an county, the mountain areas of Southern Fujian Province. He is famous there. And he is famous for his old-fashined British camera. Never look down upon this camera! When my father was young, he and his folks were so poor that no one knew camera.     

A New Year’s Nightmare

<正>Thirty-six people die in a stampede on New Year’s Eve in Shanghai ‘I feel terribly guilty that I couldn’t protect you.Watching you die in my arms is a nightmare that will haunt me for the rest of my life,"wrote Zheng Hong(pseudonym)on social networking website Renren.com,after his girlfriend died in a fatal stampede in Shanghai.     

The Story of Xuer

Xuer, or "snow," lived in the world for six years. She was daughter of my wife and my best friend. Her father died of lymphoma six monthsbefore she was born, and I became her stepfather a month after her birth. We so named her because she was bom on a day when a sudden heavy snow hit Beijing. I promised my friend before his death to take good care of his wife, whom I loved secretly since I was in high school, and their unborn baby. But the happy days of the three of us lasted less than a yea…     

Sino-Indian People’s Ambassador WEI FENGJIANG

I was revising an article on the evening of March 9, 2004 when the telephone rang. I picked up the receiver and heard a wom- an’s sob from the other end. Who was it weeping so grievously late in the evening? “It’s me, Wei Chaoyun, Mr. Xu. My father Wei Fengjiang passed away on March 5 ...” My heart tightened. Holding the receiver in one hand, I could not utter a word for quite a while. Then, all of a sudden, tears gushed from my eyes, wetting the front of my jacket. I. Establishing a…     

A Reformer’s Victory

Holding high the banner of economic prosperity,pragmatic politics and dynamic culture as three pillars in managing the country,Hassan Rouhani emerged victorious in Iran’s most recent presidential election as a large turnout of voters expressed belief in his vision for changing the future of the Islamic republic In his inaugural speech to parliament Rouhani vowed to deal earnestly with the country’s social and economic problems and to launch "constructive interactions"with the world to mend Iran’s global image and to seek a     

My father''''s automotive dream

Memories of Changchun Changchun literally means 'Long Spring'. The city is located in northeast China's Jilin province, which literally means 'Lucky Forest'. Since my father is an old worker of Changchun's Yi Qi(the abbreviation of Changchun First Automotive Factory) plant - China's earliest automotive plant, I have spent 60 years in the city, graduating from the well-established Jilin University and currently working for a periodical association. A friend from Beijing encouraged me to write my family's history, and since my family's story is really a story about the good name of Changchun, an automotive city and a college town, I couldn't refuse.     

A Jade Sculptor’s Dream

A craftsman’s journey from one art to another Give Lang Xiaofeng a jade stone and he can transform it into a splendid work of art. At his studio in Beijing,Lang was carving a small piece of jade under the light of a table lamp. Around Lang there were many uncut and finished     

LETTERS

It＇s interesting to see the diversity in people＇s affifudes toward birth.My grndparents have five children（excluding one who died soon after birth）,a normal figure for those of their age.My father has two children,and his siblings each have only one,I have one child,and my younger brother,who is 32 and has been married for quite a few year,has none.     

Humanity on Sinners

When inmate Li Changsong at the Luoyang Jail in central China's Henan Province learned that his cancered father wished to see him in his last days, the man could no longer keep peace in mind. But he was not entitled to any special treatment as his performance in prison was not so outstanding, and a day off to bid farewell to his father was ruled out. It was prison officer Ning Hongwei who found a solution to make both father and son feel comforted. With a video tape he bought, Ning had the…     

A Town’s Hopes Are Back on Track

IN 1993, Hu Jianzhong, a young man in Chongfu Town of Tongxiang City, decided to give up his timber business and turn instead to the more profitable leather and fur sector.     

Dreams That Ride the Rails A Jiashan Farmer’s Hopes

IT’S October 25 and, as he stands in front of his new house clearing the last bit of mud off his shovel, Liu Aiguo, a farmer in his fifties, struggles with mixed feelings. On the one hand, building the new house has     

Oils in All Weathers

WU Hao is a rising star in the mainstream arts world. His works are among those most sought by both overseas and domestic art dealer, among the latter China Guardian Auctions, Poly Auctions and the Beijing Hanhai Auction Co., Ltd. Wu Hao was born in 1973. His family's artistic traditions are eminent in his father, Wu Jiankun, who designed the landmark souvenir sheet of stamp, Stage Art of Mei Lanfang. Wu Hao has been immersed in his own art since childhood. "Nothing ever interrupted the flow of my art studies, which is probably why my work always got the top marks in exams and competitions," he says, candidly. Having graduated from the Central Academy of Arts and Crafts in 1996, in 1998 Wu went to France to continue his studies. His exceptional talent gained him direct entry into the 4th grade of the Ecole Nationale Superieure de Beaux Arts of Paris. He graduated with the DNSAP, one of the highest degrees in plastic arts that France awards.     

The Hetzel Family＇s Friendship with China

AT the National ReAdvocacy Meeting to Eliminate IDD (Iodine Deficiency Disorders) held in October 2000 at Beijing‘s Great Hall of the People, Dr. Basil Hetzel, Chairman of the International Council for Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders,and a major contributor to IDD control in China, spoke of the strong bond between his family and the Chinese people, and how it started with his father, Dr. Kenneth Hetzel. The course of this longstanding relationship is related by Ma Tai, former Chairman of the IDD Advisory Group of the Chinese Ministry of Health.     

No Child’s Play

All-out efforts needed to shield minors from gaming disorder As a doctor in a psychiatric hospital in north Beijing,Liu Huaqing has witnessed how Internet addiction shatters the life of children and their families.One of his patients at the Beijing HuiLongGuan Hospital was a 12-year-old boy who had not been to school since November 2020.Instead,he stayed at home,glued to his smartphone for more than15 hours a day,playing games and watching short videos.He often went to bed at 3 or 4 a.m.and stopped following the most basic daily hygiene routine such as brushing his teeth or taking a shower.     

A mante Girolamo--A Good Friend of Chinese Workers

In Germany, I went to visit my German friend Amante Girolamo who had worked in China at his home. Entrusted by the workers of our factory, I brought him a large parcel filled with presents-Chinese-style baby clothes, dragon-head baby footwear, embroidered bibs and baby toys for his soon-to-be-born grandchild, and chopsticks, a silk     

Sky’s Limits

Modern Sky’s Jinhui Meng talks about pop, poverty and nding the next big thing on China’s indie scene.YOU find him down at the pit every week- end. He shu es from foot to foot during the opening acts. And then he bobs up and down, face lighting up with the house lights when theygo on.They are his band, his and, and they’re going to be big. A diminutive, intense gure in denim, Jinhui Meng is a kind of Colonel Parker for China’s struggling rock musicians. One of the most talked-about n…     

In the Shadow of Mental Illness A flawed education system and changes to families are pushing young people over the precipice of sanity

Jun Cai from a village in central China's Hunan Province was a model student.A talented writer,he had dreamed of pursuing a career in writing since childhood.But his father,a doctor,hoped he would study medicine.When Jun was in his second year of high-school,his grandmother suffered a fatal stroke and Jun's father made him swear to enter medical school in front of his dying grandmother.     

Xinjiang People： A Local Photographer＇s Portfolio

I was born and brought up in Xinjiang, and my Iongtime friends often warn me, a photographer, not to take pictures in dangerous places. As a matter of fact I have received many such phone calls in recent years. Each time I finish the call, I become lost in thought. Scenes of experiences in past decades, together with those photos, materialize before my eyes. I decide I will, with my camera and my utmost good faith, continue to record the land and its people that I dearly love.