It＇s Only Because I Love You- Ethnic Valentine＇s Customs

The Chinese have long ago found strange and interesting ways to express love on their own traditional Valentine equivalents.     

The Attractions of China＇s “Tin City”

Early one January morning I sat in a modern Daewoo coach of Yunnan Express as it pulled out of Kunming‘s Long Distance Bus Station. I was heading to the warmth of southern Yunnan, to Gejiu, capital of Honghe Prefecture.     

Drung Women＇s Facial Tattoos

THE Drung is one of China‘s smallest ethnic groups. Most of its 5,000 number live in the isolated Drung River valley region of Yunnan Province. Enclosed by Gaoligong Mountain in the east, Dandanglika Mountain in the west and     

Sorcerer＇s Dance in Huiyuan Monastery

RESIDENTS of Xiede Township, Dawu County. Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture tell a centuries-old legend of how the region was created by the gods. The area was a vast ocean before the God of Yala Snow Mountain dropped a lotus into its waters, which transformed into lotus-shaped land. The mountains that surround the area are its petals, while the Tibetan Buddhist temple of Huiyuan in the center is its stamen.     

Chuxiong＇s Medicine Boom

YUNNAN Baiyao, a white medicinal powder produced by the Yunnan Laoboyun Pharmaceutical Company, is well known for its miraculous treatment of hemorrhages, wounds and bruises. The Yi ethnic minority group of Chuxiong, Yunnan Province discovered it some 300 years ago.     

Tropical Magnet and Wator-Splashor＇s Delight

CHINA‘S only preserved rainforest can be found in the frontier region of southwestern Yunnan Province. It is Xinshuangbaansole oasis in the Tropic of Cancer,habitat of 13 Chinese ethnic minorities ad home to elephants,peacocks and all manner of plant species.     

Shanyan＇s Mystical Patrilineal Tribes

SHANYAN, “perilous terrain“ in Tibetan, is believed to be site of the largest primitive forest in the upper reaches of the Jinsha River. Located south of Baiyu County in Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, Shanyan is characterized by its harsh torrents, hazardous reefs and daunting mountain ridges. These topographic barriers have isolated the township and preserved the tribal traditions of the ethnic minorities that live here.     

Nanjing＇s Glories Past and Present

Acity with such a brilliant history is bound to have charm. Nanjing, capital of the Republic of China (1912-1949), has mystique, elegance, refinement, and melancholy, says Pan Feng, 59, a retired middle school history teacher. Every morning, Pan goes to Dazhong Pavilion at Gulou to do taiii exercises and listen to Peking     

因头饰而得名的哈尼排角人

哈尼族排角人自称“出说”,意为“舒服”,排角是他称,因排角人头饰以黑布扎成弯牛角状,故称“排角”,现对外也称自己为排角人。排角人居住在勐腊县勐伴镇勐伴村委会曼冈村,有41户175人。曼冈村的排角人是1944年从老挝乌得县曼欠寨迁来,几经搬迁后,1967年搬到现址。现老挝有三个     

Valentine＇s Day the Chinese Way：Love and the City

WITH increasing exchanges between China and the West, many Western ideas and customs are modifying Chinese lifestyles, and Valentine＇s Day is one of them.     

China＇s Railroad Through No Man＇s Land

THE last sleeper was laid at Lhasa Railway Station on October 15, 2005. sig naling completion of the world's highest railway.According to a project spokesman, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway's trial operation is set for July 1, 2006, and its formal in- auguration is scheduled to take place a year later, on July 1, 2007. Tibetan peo- ple living on the "roof of the world" will then have access to railway transporta- tion for the first time ever. The Qinghai-Tibet Railway stretch- es 1.956 kilome…     

KFC and McDonald＇s —Models of Blended Culture

Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot Colonel Sanders first knocked on Beijing‘s door in 1987.Since then,his symbolic smiling face has been radiating throughout China.     

Yunnan＇s Intent to Innovate

TOWARDS the end of last year, a Chinese magazine released a list of the country’s buzzwords of 2006. It was no surprise that     

Exchange and Communication Creates Value ——Notes on China＇s nationalities hiaher-education and culture deleaation＇s trip to the USA

order to further strengthen international cultural exchanges and promote international cooperation in the field of higher education for China＇s ethnic groups, a delegation of six colleges and universities led by the State Ethnic Affairs Commission （SEAC） visited the United States at the end of April to hold a series of educational and cultural activities,     

Beijing＇s Green Courtyard

正NANLUOGUXIANG Street,one of the oldest communities in Beijing,is usually thronged with tourists.One of the most captivating features of the area lies in the old courtyards.However,due to disrepair and poor living conditions,this unique construction,the symbol of Beijing,is on the brink of disappearing.To fi ght this threat,the old constructions are transformed to meet the de     

The Dolan＇s Three Maps

Geography is of great significance in the birth of the Dolan culture and three separate maps are necessary in its geographical analysis.