A DESERT ODYSSEY TO THE PEARL OF THE SILK ROAD

正Making my way slowly along the cliff face, I gazed at the ornate facades of each temple I passed on my way to the upper-tier caves. As I entered the first cave and stared up at the swirling feitian—the flying Apsaras of Buddhist art, I wondered how many hundreds of thousands of others, from near and far,     

PEARL OF THE SILK ROAD

<正>With its well-preserved ethnic culture,Xinjiang,the most western region in China,is drawing the eyes of the world Many visitors to Kashgar,the westernmost city in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region,may well be lured by a widespread saying that"you’ll not know the true face of Xinjiang if you don’t go to Kashgar."With Uygur people accounting for around 90 percent of its population,the oasis city west of the Taklamakan Desert is called a living museum of Uygur culture owing to its preservation of ethnic lifestyles amid modern trappings.     

PEARL IN THE GOBI DESERT

On June 12-16, in the run-up to the launch of the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft,a Beijing Review reporter entered the rarely visited Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in     

入世后加快我国私营经济发展的对策思考

当前我国私营经济的发展尚缺乏公平的竞争环境 ,企业的内部治理也存在着诸多问题。加入WTO将给私营经济的发展创造更公平的竞争环境和广阔的发展空间。入世后 ,私营企业将是我国参与国际竞争的重要生力军。     

走出生产力理论误区实现新世纪理论创新

江泽民"七一"讲话,从总结过去、瞻望未来、立足现实、面向世界的高度,对"三个代表"这一重要思想,给予了深入浅出的精辟论述和科学回答,表现了马克思主义与时俱进的理论品质,体现着解放思想和实事求是的结合、理论与实际的结合、继承运用与理论创新的结合.按照"讲话"关于"始终代表中国先进生产力的发展要求"同党的建设联系起来的精辟论述,认真清理建国后至十一届三中全会前长达30年之久的关于生产力理论的种种认识误区,更有助于深刻领会讲话是又一次思想解放和理论创新,对发展马克思主义做出了新的贡献.     

论邪教犯罪对刑法法益的侵害及其认定

邪教犯罪不是一般的有组织犯罪,而是对社会危害特别严重的有组织犯罪.邪教犯罪的危害与一般的有组织犯罪不同,它至少侵害了四种刑法法益对其成员实行精神控制,非法限制他人的宗教信仰自由权;进行恐怖暴力活动,破坏社会秩序和公共安全;制造故杀、自杀、自焚、自残事件,直接或间接地剥夺他人的生命权、健康权;疯狂的敛聚财物,侵犯他人的财产权.打击邪教犯罪,必须正确理解邪教犯罪的犯罪构成和有关的司法解释,正确区分罪与非罪,此罪与彼罪的关系,这样才能发挥刑法打击罪犯,保护社会利益的功效.     

注重发挥领导干部在公民道德建设中的带头作用

领导干部在公民道德建设中当好表率,是公民道德建设对共产党人最基本的道德要求 ,是新形势下重塑道德新风尚、身体力行“三个代表”重要思想的客观需要和重要体现。发挥共产党员和领导干部在公民道德建设中的带头作用 ,应着力加强学习、提高素质,拒腐防变、严以律己 ,接受监督、强化他律 ,践行宗旨、改造世界观 ,开拓创新、当好表率 ,全面提高公民道德建设水平。     

THE PRELUDE TO THE PAGEANT

Torch relay ignites enthusiasm for the grandest of athletic events On February 2, the second day of the Chinese New Year, the flame of the Beijing 2022 Games arrived at Beijing Winter Olympic Park in Shijingshan District, Beijing.     

科技全球化背景下中国科技发展的机遇和挑战

随着科技全球化的日益彰显 ,其在对中国的科技体制、科学研究、产业研发、人力资源、知识产权建设等方面提出了极为严峻的挑战的同时 ,也为中国的科技发展带来了不可多得的机遇。     

WELCOME TO THE ELITE

<正>What’s next for China after the yuan’s inclusion to the IMF currency reserve?By Zhou Xiaoyan China has entered the big league with its currency’s inclusion into the International Monetary Fund(IMF)’s basket of reserve currencies,but analysts are already looking to see what the next move is as the country continues to reform and open its financial markets.Experts interviewed expect more reforms like those that led to the IMF’s decision,including allowing the yuan’s value     

MOVING TO THE BEAT

<正>A young,hearing-impaired man finds success in ballroom dancing Growing up with a hearing impairment,20-year-old Liang Yuangang said that he had little hope for a happy and bright fu-ture.Today,he is a successful ballroom dancer.The social work major at China Youth     

COMMITMENT TO THE COUNTRYSIDE

Officials take a hands-on approach to poverty alleviation When Xi Changlin, a former oil worker who now runs a homestay business in his home village Zhangjiagou,found the power supply insufficient for hisguests, he turned to village official Ma Jian for help.Ma, a government worker in Yan'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, is stationed in the village on a two-year term under the government's poverty alleviati on program. His title is first secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Zha ngjiagou Village Branch.     

JOURNEY TO THE PAST

Red tourism destinations with unique features gain increasing popularity Since childhood,Mao Haofu has been hearing stories about revolutionary figures and the revolutionary base in his hometown—Jinggangshan City in Jiangxi Province—from his grandfather Mao Binghua,former curator of the Jinggangshan Museum.     

ROADS TO THE WEST

正Geopolitical spectacles make it impossible to see the solutions For the last several years or so, Western mediaandmainstreampoliticians have chosen to largely ignore the Belt and Road Initiative, which Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed in 2013. The initiative, consisting of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the     

GO TO THE FIELDS

正China finds ways and difficulties in spreading new farming techniques in rural areas At the end of 2011,Jiang Peize,a member of the Technical Task Force(TTF) in Xuanen County,central China's Hubei Province,visited Yuheping Village in the county and showed local farmers how to use straw to protect their tea seedlings from winter frosts. There are more than 300 TTF members in Xuanen.They help farmers deal with practical     

RISING TO THE CHALLENGE

<正>The China International Search and Rescue Team has grown up amid disasters Xue Xiao,a student at the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, recently traveled to Beijing to thank the people who saved his life after the Wenchuan earthquake in southwest China s Sichuan Province on May 12, 2008.     

COMING TO THE RESCUE

<正>Soldiers help residents in a village in Tingri County,Xigaze,southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region,by setting up tents on April 28 after an 8.1-magnitude earthquake hit Nepal,also affecting Tibet,three days earlier.By April 28,the death toll in Tibet had reached 25,with four people missing and 383 injured.The earthquake affected nearly half of Xigaze’s 700,000 residents.Gyirong,Nyalam and Tingri,which lie along the China-Nepal border,were the worst hit.Relief efforts are underway in quake-stricken areas.By that day,the Ministry of Civil Affairs had sent20,000 tents,50,000 quilts,50,000 cotton-padded coats,15,000 folding beds and 15,000 sleeping bags to the affected areas.     

LISTENING TO THE PEOPLE

<正>Citizens get more involved in the decision-making process at the community level Zhang Si,a 24-year-old village assistant in Zhouliang village,Baodi District in the northern port city of Tianjin,gathers opinions from villagers every day.She began her current job in September last year.     

THE WAY TO CONFIDENCE

<正>Agro-based businesses embrace technology and innovation to build up their brands The fair was a feast for both the eyes and the tongue. The booths were manned by exhibitors who wore colorful ethnic costumes and the products were mouth-watering.     

POWER TO THE PEOPLE

<正>Hydropower changes lives in Equatorial GuineaBefore the Djiploho Hydropower Station(DHS)was built,Djiploho was a secluded forest village in Equatorial Guinea.The change has shone a spotlight on the Wele River,now quite literally the center of power.Liu Bao,chief supervisor of the DHS project,said the power plant satisfies more than 90