达斯坦乐团:唯爱与艺术永存（英文）

正National-level performers,members of the U-Dastan Ensemble are skilled in singing,dancing,and playing musical instruments and have proved it on stages in a myriad of regions and countries.The group is an inheritor of the important Uyghur intangible cultural heritage asset known as the 12 Muqams.This music can be performed beyond boundaries,in city and countryside,indoors or outdoors,between minds     

DEVELOPMETN AND PROGRESS IN XINJIANG（Part three）

Ⅴ. Upholding Ethnic Equality and Unity
The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is multiethnic region. According to the fifth national census in 2000, it is home to 55 ethnic groups including the Uyghur, Han and Kazak. In 2008, it had a population of 21.308 million, 12.945 million of whom were of ethnicities other than the Han, representing 60.8% of the total. In 2007, three ethnic groups in the region had a population over one million each. They were the Uyghur with a population of 9.651 million, the Han, 8.239 million, and the Kazak,     

Visiting the Birthplace of the Hulusi—Lianghe

<正>Hegel once said: Music is an art of mood that focuses directly on the emotions.To become acquainted with a place or a people,we may begin by getting to know its musical instruments. Lianghe County,located in the Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan Province,is the birthplace of the hulusi -the calabash flute.The sound of the hulusi is soft,fine,mellow and pastoral,evocatively leading you to the county of its birth-Lianghe.     

十二木卡姆(英文)

正Muqam refers to an important category of traditional music among Muslim nationalities in China.There are several types of Muqam but,among them,the twelve compositions called The Twelve Muqam are special.In 2005,UNESCO designated The Uyghur Muqam of Xinjiang as part of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity.Involving folk ballads,dance,poetry,drama,and music on numerous instruments,the entire twelve can take more than 20 hours,although seldom performed in full.Muqam is an embodiment of the     

Special Stamps for the Year of Snake

The year 2001 is the Year of Xinsi in the Chinese calendar - the Year of theSnake. The She Postal Bureau has issued a set of two stamps commemorating theYear of Xinsi.The snake is famed as a miniature dragon in China, inspiring great awe andbeing a subject of worship for Chinese ancestors. The snake's tremendous supple-ness and agility has made it the symbol of flexibility and auspiciousness.The system of 12 symbolic animals, created 3,000 years ago by Chineseancients, is an easy method …     

From Noblemen''''s PreservesTo People''''s Real Estate——A Visit to the Potala Palace and Norbulingka

In late July we had a long-expected tour of Lhasa, capital of Tibet. The first place to visit was of course the PotalaPalace, the symbol of the city. The Potala, at an elevation of 3,763 meters above sea level, is the biggest extant cluster of buildings in Lhasa. With a his- tory of more than 1,300 years, it is an amalgamation of the essence of Tibetan architecture, painting and religious art. In 1994 UNESCO listed the palace as a World Cultural Her- itage site. The Potala is located o…     

Songs of Nature in the Mountains： Music of Zhuang in Black

There is an ancient, a mysterious branch of the Zhuang nationality that lives simply and peacefully in a stretch of mountains on China＇s southwestern frontier. The musical debut of this group at the opening ceremony of International Folk Song Festival in Nanning, Guangxi, in November 2011, was a smash hit. The performers＇ jet black clothing, solemn expressions, and heavenly songs unveiled the serenity and holiness unique to the Zhuang in Black.     

《早秋》悲情元素的反思(英文)

Short story is an an exquisite works of art in American traditional literature and Langston Hughes was one of the brightest stars in the night sky.Early autumn is the showcase of masterpiece of Langston Hughes.The work is the representative of real distill.It is a sad short story.After first contacted with it,the reflection of tragic elements on it made the author think deeply.Life is full of ups and downs.The lost love can not come back..A strong sense of frustration sometimes forms a kind of beauty and it is one part of our real life.The reason of frustration sometimes comes from unimportant reasons and things which hinder a happy ending,so the interpersonal communication can give the power and overcome it.     

Resounding Music Within the High Walls

The No. 4 Prison in Yunnan Province is resounded with beautiful music every day, striking the note of the care about the cultural life among the inmates inside the high walls. The prison organized the orchestra in October 1999. Despite the tight pocket of the prison, it spent nearly 20,000 yuan buying electronic organs, guitars, drums, violins, saxophones and trumpets and later to the orchestra were added such Chinese musical instruments as Sheng, Gu Zheng, Piba and clarinet. Now the orchestra boasts 53 pieces of musical instruments in 22 categories. The members of the orchestra have increased from the original 23 to 29. The name of the orchestra "Concern" signifies that the prison needs the understanding and support from the society and prison inmate needs social care and assistance in their correction. At the beginning, few of the members knew anything about music. The prison     

DADAWA INTERNATIONAL SUCCESS for Ethnic-inspired MUSIC

“If you find an album by a Chinese singer in a record store in Europe, it＇s bound to be by Dadawa.” This remark from someone in musical circles is perhaps something of an exaggeration; but the fact remains that Dadawa is the only Chinese recording artist whose albums have sold in more than 80 countries and who has won the American Independent Music Award.     

SUMMER PALACE,A Combination of Art and History

Yiheyuan, or the Sumrner Palace, is the best-kept existing royal garden in Beijing. With a concentration of the best of ancient buildings as well as styles of gardening, it is a virtual museum of traditional Chinese gardening. It is the largest ancient preserved garden in China and a former summer retreat for Emperors and the chosen few! The site includes more than 100 ancient style pavilions, mansions, towers, halls, temples, bridges and an     

Pionecring and mordern industry park in Maigaoqiao

The Maigaoqiao Pioneering Park of the Qixia Economic and Technological DevelopmentZone is situated at the northern area of Nanjing Municipality. The planning area is 3.84 square kilometers and it is the only urban type of an industrial park in the     

Badai：a living fossil of Miao History and Culture

＂＇Badai＂ is the name the Miao give to their shamans, who officiate at sacrificial and customary rituals and indeed all ceremonies for Miao social events. The culture of rituals is called ＂Badai culture,＂ and it holds a significant place in Miao culture. The process of rituals and ceremonies, the ＂living fossil＂ of Miao history and culture so to speak, enabling the Miao people of today to inherit their ancestors＇ culture and social conventions. A ceremony may involve from seven to 36 Badai, and it is they who have taken up the torch from their ancestors, perpetuating the survival of the ancient culture. Though predominantly an oral tradition, the words of the rituals have now been brought together in a 176-chapter, 2,866-section ＂classic.＂ It is an authentic record of Miao history and culture, with copious information about Miao religion, philosophy, history, arts, medicine, and health preservation.     

Chinese Gays Emerge from the Shadows

The 10th Asia-Oceania Conference on sexology concluded in mid-October 2008 in beijing. Although homosexuality was not the main topic of the conference, it is a topic of great interest to society in general. In contrast to just a few years ago, an increasing number of ordinary Chinese are now able to better understand and accept gay people.     

Tian Aiyun: Conserver and Exponent of Kaifeng Erjiaxian Opera

正ERJIAXIAN Opera originates in folk melodies in the area covering western Shandong Province,eastern and northern Henan Province,northern Jiangsu Province and northern Anhui Province,where it is most popular.Its main musical accompaniment is the sihu,a musical instrument with four     

陈新立:远眺心灵的风景（英文）

<正>What is conveyed in Chen Lixin’s figure paintings is often the physicality of the farming lifestyle in north China.Perhaps it is a way to recreate one’s roots in the land.Or,perhaps it is his way of capturing in bold lines and uncomplicated colors the state of life lived in this specifi c time,this place and under these conditions.     

Legal Aid in China——History,current conditions and future

Legal aid,also known as legal relief,is commonly adopted in many countries.In fact,it is an indispensable part of the legal system in a modern society ruled by law.It is an important guarantee for the fairness in the adminis- tration of justice and human fights relief. It is also an important mark of political civilization and social progress in a coun- try.     

Changes to the way and Beyond

WITH its back to the enchanting Taihang Mountains and its face to the Yellow River, Jiaozuo City in central China's Henan Province is traditionally known as the Golden Plain of Cornucopia. But until recently, its stunning scenery had a hefty price: its mountains and rivers practically cut the city off from the rest of the nation. This has all changed with the construction of an extensive highway network in the region. To the north, it is     

Scientific Approach to Development and Human Rights

The Third Plenary Session of the 16th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in October 2003 put forward a scientific approach of people-centered, all-round, coordinated and sustainable development and made it a strategy for governing the country, putting it in command of all economic and social development. Since reform and opening up in 1978, China has persisted in the central task of economic development and put development in the first place. The evolution of the concept "development is the     

Broad-based Network for Protecting the Rights and Interests of Women and Children——A story about the Women’s Federation of Qinhuangdao City

The room is in utter chaos, with chairs piling up in a comer and the cable TV not connected to the power source. But one thing is put in place： a slogan on the wall ＂Creating an outstanding WFQ team for the benefit of all women and children.＂