Buddhism in China

During its 2,000 years in China, Buddhism has absorbed Chinese culture and influenced the Chinese way of life. Today this foreign-born religion is a constituent of traditional Chinese culture as well as a lifestyle.     

Tibetan Cultural Heritages under Protection

From the annual grand gala celebrating the Spring Festival on the state broadcaster China Central Television to the World Expo in Shanghai in 2010,Tibetan culture is a highlight in the show,which has grabbed the attention of do-mestic and international audience with its uniqueness and rich diversity. Its pre-sentation has been regarded as a result of protection efforts of intangible Tibetan cultural heritages over half a century.     

First International Winter Dragonboat Race

THE dragonboat race has a history of thousands of years,Today,it hascrossed the national border to become an integrated facet of internationalChinese sport and culture.Chinese sport and culture. Jilin City,situated at longitude 126 degrees east and latitude 43 degreesnorth,has four distinct seasons.The source of its Songhua River,the world'sonly ice-free lake in the frigid zone,is in Changbai Mountain.The river flows     

Observers Report on the Election of President of The Republic of Uzbekistan

I.Things You Might Not Know1.What is it like in Uzbekistan?Located in a narrow stretch of land from east to west,Uzbekistan has the largest population in Central Asia.Renowned as one of the most important countries along the ancient Silk Road,it has a rich culture and history.The cotton and wheat designs on its national emblem introduce Uzbekistan as a great agricultural country.Given the cold weather upon our arriv-     

A Small City's Big Transformation

Jinjiang, a county-level coastal city in southeast China's Fujian Province, has blazed a unique economic development path for itself based on its own conditions over the past four decades of reform and opening up. Jinjiang is under the jurisdiction of Quanzhou, a city which was once the starting point of the ancient maritime Silk Road. Various religions including Islam, Buddhism and Manichaeism spread to the city via the ancient trade route, forming a unique culture, which is still traceable and visible in its cultural heritage sites and local legends.     

如痴如醉的追求──记山水画家王大理

Mr. Wang Dali was born to an intellectual family in Shouyang, Shanxi in 1944. For many years, he has been painstakingly seeking the quintessence of the Chinese ink－ and－ water free style paintings, madly looking for the deepest layers of“ sediment” deposited by China’ s 5,000－ year civilization and its perfect sublimeness, and unswervingly plugging along the road of creating a style of his own by combining the Chinese culture with western culture. He said that painting was indeed an al…     

Haidian District:Beijing's‘Smart Reservoir’

Located in the northwest of Beijing,Haidian District has residents from all 56 ethnic groups in China, making it the most ethnically diverse area of Beijing. In June 1954, Haidian, the name of an administrative district, officially appeared on the map. Over the last 20 years, the area has developed from an outskirt of the city into a modern district with science and technology,educa- tion and culture as its core industries. Zhongguancun is a very famous place in Haidian District,which is renowned as the"Silicon     

Keeping Rural Traditions Alive

正Shandong Province in east China,renowned as the birthplace of Confucius,is steeped in culture.To showcase its diverse folk art forms,the National Museum of China opened an exhibition titled Nostalgia in Mind in mid-July.The over 1,500 exhibits bring a fusion of Yellow River and littoral cultures,which Shandong has inherited by virtue of being on the lower reaches of the Yellow River and surrounded bythesea.     

Preserving the Past,Presenting the Future

正Through preservation and innovation,China is bridging the gaps between past,present and future.Ancient culture and modernity intertwine in the nation's rapid economic growth and daily life.And so it happened that21 young international professionals met in the heart of southwest China in early June.Their objective:to explore a land of contrasts seen as representative of China in its totality,aka Sichuan Province.Though landlocked,Sichuan has always maintained solid political and economic ties with its Southeast Asian neighbors as well as with Europe and the rest of the world.     

HOTEL INFORMATION

In November 2005, Minzu Hotel established its own magazine, The Landscape of Business, after its full renovation. The establishment of the magazine indicated that as a first class business hotel, Minzu Hotel is seeking not only perfection in hardware but also excellence in software and business culture. Minzu Hotel has upheld the tradition of being an upscale business hotel since its inception,     

Choice Food ,Choice Restaurant

Karamay Snow Lotus HotelXinjiang, in northwest China, has lushpastureland, and a long history of grazing, whichhas shaped its unique culinary culture. The dis-tinctive Xinjiang flavor has become very popularin Beijing, and the Karamay Snow Lotus Hotel,whose main ingredients are all transported fromXinjiang, is one of the city's restaurants special-izing in Xinjiang cuisine.Rainbow Mutton is a Snow Lotus Hotel spe-cialty. The main ingredients are high-grade mut-ton and mutton chops, that…     

Wind-and-Rain Bridge Builder Yang Siyu

EACH of China’s ethnic minorities has a discrete building style that immortalizes its culture and anchors its esthetics. That of the Dong     

Peacock Dance

CHINESE folk dance is a microcosm of the country’s rich culture.The Peacock dance of the Dai ethnic group is one of the most traditional folk dances in China.The presence of the Dai was first recorded in Han books in the f irst century.This ethnic group is mainly found in Yunnan in southwest China,the province known as the "land of eternal spring." It has its own language,calendar and medical science.Though being in a border area,the Dai people have always maintained contact with the heartland economy and culture.     

Folk Songs Flying in Nanning

NANNING, the capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southwest China, is a beautiful city with a lively culture and centuries-old history. It is located in the south of the Tropic of Cancer and has a sub-tropical climate. Abundant sunshine and precipitation fill the city with luxuriant plant life. Its lush green landscape has earned Nanning the name of Green City.     

Traditional Tibetan Culture Transmitted——An Interview with Zhou Wei,director of the Institute for Socioeconomic Studies,China Tibetology Research Center

ZHOU Wei,born in Qamdo in 1958,holds a doctorate in Tibetology,and writes and speaks Tibetan fluently.His tanned complexion stems from the annual field investigations of several months duration that he has made on the plateau.As the world witnesses the marked improvement in the local economy and people’s livelihood in the autonomous region in the 60 years since its peaceful liberation,Zhou Wei points to how well traditional Tibetan culture is being transmitted in a modern society.     

Meritocracy Is a Good Thing

Political meritocracy is the idea that a political system is dcsigned with the aim of selecting political leaders with above average ability to make morally informed political judgments.Political meritocracy has been largely eclipsed from political theorizing in the modern world,but there are three important reasons for reviving and reinterpreting this political ideal,particularly in a Chinese context.First,political meritocracy has been,and continues to be,central to Chinese political culture.Second,democracy is a flawed political system and meritocracy can help to remedy some of its flaws.Third,the Communist Party of China (CPC) itself has become a more meritocratic organization over the last three decades or so.     

Chinese Wisdom in Architecture

Approaching China Through Its Architecture Compiled by Li Qiong, Reviser: Qin Ling 275 pages Published by New Star Press in July 2012T HE architecture of a civilization is an expression of its culture at a speciic time and place. Chinese architecture itself has a distinctive position in the world’s architectural heritage, developing in parallel with Western architectural traditions originating from ancient Greece and Rome. While Western architec- ture generally puts emphasis on the size, shape, and     

The Development of Hebei''''s Ports

Hebei Province has a long history and splendid culture. It liar atthe very heart of the Bohai region.The province has a487.3- kilometercoastline and is an important transportation hub in China. SinceChina's reform and opening, Hebei has given high priority to port construction, having increased its portsfrom just one to six within a shortperiod. It has three category-oneports (Qinhuangdao andJingtanggang seaports, andShijiazhuang Airport), and threecategory-two ports (Shijiazhuangand Ha…     

China's Rising Role in the World

Socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era is a historic redefi nition of China's current situation by the recently concluded 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. This new era means more than China's great leap from standing up to becoming rich and strong;it implies that China has already taken world center stage, contributing Chinese wisdom and Chinese approaches to the world's development based on its success in socialism with Chinese characteristics in terms of theory, system, culture, etc.     

Revival of a Venerable Performance Art

EVER-HIGHER disposable incomes and a broader scope of entertainment in an up-tempo social setting all work to imperil the survival of traditional forms of Chinese recreational culture.Lu Opera,which originated in Hefei,Anhui Province two centuries ago,has risen admirably to this challenge by updating its repertoire to reflect contemporary life.Wang Yang,deputy director of the Culture Bureau of Changfeng County,Hefei,accompanied the Lu Opera A Female Village Head on its maiden circuit of Anhui.It was a huge success and played to packed theaters,was his jubilant appraisal of the tour."More than 8,000 people came to the show in Chaohu.Many stood for the whole 90-minute performance."