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     

Commercial Success and Sustained Regional Culture

CHAOZHOU is the starting point of the ceramics sea trading route that flows through the old Chinese ports of Guangzhou (Guangdong Province), Yangzhou (Jiangsu Province), Wenzhou (Zhejiang Province) and Quanzhou (Fujian Province) to Southeast Asia, Africa and Europe. Chaozhou people first began to appear in Southeast Asia during the Song Dynasty (960-1279). Today,