Zhou Hua’s Visions of Tibet

ZHOU Hua grew up in Lhasa, capital of Tibet Autonomous Region, where she embarked on her painting career and has since worked as an independent artist. Her works are themed on personal observations of life in Tibet.     

Going Once,Going Twice…Zhou Chunya’s Sheep Shearing

ZHOU Chunya’s 1981 oil painting Sheep Shearing was sold at a recent China Guardian auction for RMB 30.475 million (US $4.79 million). This is a record for a work by Zhou. Sheep Shearing is representative of Zhou’s early work as a student majoring in woodblock painting at the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute.     

Wang Guangmei＇s Personal Photo Album （1）

In Chinese history this case was unprecedented and unlikely to be repeated： the wife of the PRC president was charged, framed, and imprisoned for 12 years during the ＂cultural revolution.＂ Wang Guangmei＇s legendary life was linked to a tumultuous period of history for the Communist Party of China and the People＇s Republic.     

Facts and Figures

China Development Bank(CDB)CDB,founded in March 1994,is under the direct leadership of the State Council of China.CDB has been a major player in long-term financing     

Album of Classical Landscape Paintings

Name and Specifications: Album of Classical Landscape Paintings by Wang Jian of the Qing Dynasty (10 Pages). Format: 28.8 cm x 21,3 cmMarket Value: Its pre-sale estimate having been fixed at 1.4-1.8 million yuan (US $160,000-200,000), the album actually sold for an incredible 12.65 million yuan (US $1.52 million) at the China Guardian Auctions Company autumn 2004 auction.Wangjian and His Paintings: Wangjian (1598-1677) was a renowned painter of the early Qing Dynasty. Having passed the imperial examinations at provincial level in 1633, the Ming imperial court appointed him prefect of Lianzhou. When Qing     

A Father’s Chatter,A Father’s Love

My tather is an excellent surgeon and has just retired from the town hospital. Whenever 1 think of my father, his voice rings in my ears, always soft and encouraging. As time passes, I better understand my father and his seemingly endless and boring prattle.     

Syria’s Future

<正>With reform pledges and public support,the Bashar al-Assad administration is likely to survive protests The Syrian domino has finally fallen,joining many other Arab and Middle East nations embroiled in unrest.Demonstrations burst out in southern Syria in mid-March,and rapidly spread to other     

Mom’s Verdict

NEARLY every mother nurses a hope-the hope of keeping her child far away from Internet pornography and indecent content. In January 2010, a group of mothers were selected from a shortlist to be deputized for the     

APEC’s Moment

<正>International forum must seize opportunity to lead The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC)forum has always been an organization that has a lower profile than it deserves.Set up as an initiative of the then-Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke in early 1989,its annual meetings are better known for the photo shoots showing the 21 leaders attending in the national costume of the host country than for substantive policy accomplishments.This is a pity.APEC does serve an important     

Europe’s Predicament

<正>Europe is currently suffering the most serious migrant crisis since the end of World War II.Tens of thousands of refugees from the Middle East and North Africa are crossing the Mediterranean Sea into Europe,while thou-     

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…     

Pepsi’s Challenge

<正>Uncertainty surrounds Pepsi’s planned partnership with Tingyi’s bottling operations Despite its global success,PepsiCo has not been as prosperous in the Chinese market as its rival Coca-Cola.Buta recent alliance may give aboost to the U.S.soft drink giant.     

Shanghai’s Transformation

ON April 29, 2009, the Chinese government announced that by the year 2020 Shanghai will have become an international center of finance and shipping compatible with China’s economic strength and the international standing of the RMB.     

Premier’s Concerns

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao paid his second visit to the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu in northwest China’s Qinghai Provinceon May 1-2. The prefecture had been severely hit by 7.1-magnitude     

Pakistan’s Ambitions

The perce ption that Pakistan is a country beset with terrorism is totally wrong , according to Pakistani Foreign Minister Khurshid M. Kasuri. He argues that, unlike what is often seen in the media, the number of people affected by terrorism is “next to nothing” compared with his country’ s largepo pulation. In an interview with Beijing Review reporters Pan Shuangqinand Yan Wei during his recent trip to Beijing, Kasuri addressed a number of issues ranging from terrorism to trade and investment .     

WTO’s Woes

The General Council of the World Trade Organization(WTO) approved the appointment of Brazilian diplomat Roberto Carvalho de Azevedo as its next director general in May,meaning that the most important multilateral institution coordinating the global economy will be again headed by someone from a developing country for at least the next four years beginning September 1.     

2006 International Children’s Day and Children’s Articles Expo

The 2006 InternationalChildren’s Day andChildren’s Articles Expojointly sponsored by theCPAFFC,the China Council forthe Promotion of InternationalTrade,the National Children’sWork Committee,the China As-sociation of Youth Palaces andthe Jinan Municipal People’sGovernment,with the theme ofJoyful Childhood under the SameSky was held in Jinan,ShandongProvince from July 7 to 9,2006.Jiang Daming,deputysecretary of the ShandongProvincial Committee of theCPC and secretary of theJ…