Magic Makeover

<正>An ancient Silk Road hub creates ripples with reforms.As an entrepreneur,over the past 20years Su Yashuai has witnessed impressive changes in his hometown,Quanzhou in southeast China’s Fujian     

Magic Fountain

<正>We’ve all heard the tales surrounding past legends of people motivated by special quests.King Arthur sought the holy grail,Christopher Columbus sought a magic way to India for riches,and Ponce de Leon searched for the fountain of youth.Fables,     

Magic Numbers

THE last digit of my home phone number in Beijing is 4. "So what?" European readers might ask. This was my attitude when I first lived in China; I couldn't under stand why Chinese friends were so shocked at my indifference to the number 4. But China brings new discoveries every day, and I have since seen the light. I know now     

Magic Needles

Acupuncture and moxibustion inscribed on UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage on November 16, UNESCO officially approved the inclusion of acupuncture and moxibustion, a traditional Chinese medicine therapy, on its Representative     

Magic Carpet Ride

Last month cabin fever overwhelmed me. I desperately needed a break: from my polite but wily students, from my unsatisfactory yet demanding lover, and from my overpopulated and mundane Chinese city. But going abroad took too much time, money and planning. Suddenly, in a flash of insight I recalled Kashi, the Chinese Silk Road city 400 km from the Afghan border. "It's a fabulous forgotten world,"     

Magic of Conservation

正What happens to cultural relics during the whole process from being unearthed to well restored?An exhibition showcasing the results of the work and devotion of specialists brings the past back to life. From Terracotta Warriors to bronzeware, silk pieces and paintings, the 50-odd cultural relics gathered inside a gallery of the Capital Museum in Beijing pay homage to those cultural relic doctors who gave them a second life in the public eye.     

China Loves Magic!

MGICIANS from all over the world descended on Beijing in late July for the World Championships of Magic（MCM）,aka Magic Olympic Games,＂For the first time,this elite magic event came to a developing country＂.     

Choral Magic in a Dong Village

Every Spring Festival, the Dong people in Yandong, a village of Liping County in Guizhou Pravince, get together in their drum-towers and public rooms for grand song performances. The venues are chosen mostly for their~convenience, ensuring no interruptions from bad weather and providing a warm and cozy welcome inside.     

The Magic of Dough

At the Asian Cuisine Festival started on May 16,an event affiliated with the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations,dough was spotlighted.An ordinary ingredient,it turned into various dishes with distinguish!ng flavors in the hands of chefs from around Asia,telling the story of different civilizations.The main venue of the six-day festival was the square by the National Stadium,or Bird's Nest with six added locations around Beijing and three cities outside the capitaluangzhou in south China's Guangdong Province,Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province and Chengdu in southwest China's Sichuan Province.     

Here Comes Disney Magic

正After a decade of planning,Shanghai Disneyland will open in June Disney’s Pinocchio promised us that when you wish upon a star,anything your heart desires will come to you.Now,millions in China are getting their wishes granted with the     

Nurturing the Seeds of Musical Talent

A LTHOUGH auditions kick offat 9am and don＇t finish until 6：30 in the evening, students from the Middle School affiliated with Beijing＇s Central Conservatory of Music maintain their enthusiasm and energy all day. Bright-eyed and fashionable, they look much the same as other youngsters their age. But when you hear the emotion that pours out as they play, you begin to understand these are talented people. Paul Dornian, director of Canada＇s Mount Royal Conservatory and the initiator of the Morning-side Music Bridge （MMB） scheme, attends the auditions as a judge, but acts more like a kindly father. He eases the students＇ anxiety and coaxes the very best out of them.     

Musical Upward Mobility

LI Juan has been taking her son, Dong Ziyan, to his weekly piano class on the back of her bicycle since he was four years old.     

Harry Potter Weaves His Magic in China

ON a stormy night so severe that dozens of trees were knocked down in the innerBeijing suburb of Dongzhimen, local girl Zhang Jing braved the harsh weather and empty streets to make her way to a cinema. Inside Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was playing on the silver screen. ＂HP fans＂ with Zhang Jing＇s dedication are by no means rare in China. Despite hitting local screens a month behind the global release date, enjoying only limited publicity and suffering from a small number of film prints in circulation, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was a certified blockbuster in China, grossing over RMB 110 million in just nine days.     

亚洲魅力之都——首尔

首尔是大韩民国的首都,是韩国政治、经济和文化中心。它位于韩半岛中西部,地处韩半岛西侧的中心。首尔的面积为605．77平方公里,占全国国土面积的0．6％,由25个自治市政区构成,下面又分为522个洞一级的地区单位,人口超过1000万,相当于全国人口的四分之一。首尔曾举办过1986年亚运会、1988年奥运会及2002年世界杯的赛事,是一座现代化的国际都市。     

运用好解放思想这一法宝

30年前的"实践是检验真理的唯一标准"大讨论引发了一场广泛深刻的思想解放运动.解放思想从此成为发展中国特色社会主义的一大法宝.在新形势下,同样要运用好解放思想这一法宝,以新的勇气推进改革和中国特色社会主义的发展.     

Magic Weapons of the Chinese Table Tennis Team

LASTAugust,Chineseplayersmadethe45thWorldTableTen-nisChampionshipsinEindhoven,theNether-land,winningallfivetitlesandsilvermedals.ThisisthethirdtimetheChineseteamhaswonallfiveworidtitles-thefirsttimewasinl98latthe36thWorldTableTennisChampi0n-shipinNoviSad,andthesecondwasin1995atthe43rdChampionshipinTianjin-Remarkably,dur-ingthemixeddoublefi-nals,allthetopeightpairswerefromtheChineseteam.Overthepast40years,sinceveteranChinesetabletennisplayerRongGu0tuanwonthefirstchampionshipforChinain…