The feel of an old street in Jilin City

Every day, I take the same road on my way to the office and back home. Few people know how that road was given its name or ask themselves about its meaning. That old road, Henan Street, has a history of over 300 years. In my childhood, my grandfather told me about it and other stories about my city's past.That city is Jilin, located in the province of the same name, in the northeast part of China. The Songhua River, in a beautiful wide vista, divides the city into two parts, which is the only city in China that shares the name of the province to     

Ancient City of the Minyue Kingdom

THE Minyue Kingdom city is35 kilometers north of theWuyi Mountains in FujianProvince, and has a history ofmore than 2,300 years. Constructedon the summits of a few foothills,the city faces the magnificent WuyiMountains to the west, and hills andmounds to its north and south. Agurgling crystalline stream originating in the Wuyi Mountains flowsfrom the west to the city and thengoes past it from north to south. Itsvast stretches of alluvial plains inthe east and north give this ancientcity a…     

RIDING IN STYLE

Beijing is upgrading its bus fleet to make commuting more comfortable and environmentally friendly As part of the Beijing Municipal Government's efforts to promote public transportation, the city is upgrading its fleet of buses to provide the latest in comfort and to meet more stringent pollution emission standards. People may remember a line from the American sitcom Friends describing Beijing buses in 1996 as "easily 200 years old...200 at least." If the cast of the television show paid a visit to China now, however, they would be surprised by the efforts the city has made in the past 10 years. Buses remain one of the major daily transportation modes in Chinese cities, thanks to their low ticket price. People's Daily report-     

MECHANIZED HARVEST

正Agricultural machinery is used to harvest wheat in Xinyi Township in Handan City, Hebei Province,north China, on June 5.Large-scale reaping in Hebei started from Handan in the southern part of the province on June 5 and is expected to be finished in its northern city Tangshan around June 21.     

A Pearl Embedded in the New Silk Road——An Exclusive Interview with Mayor of Kaifeng Ji Bing

正KAIFENG,located in the heart of China,was the world’s biggest and busiest city during the 11th and 12th centuries.As the intersection of the land and maritime Silk Roads,it was a place from where goods were dispatched and traders from the East and West met.Today,it is a major city in the central China economic region due to its integrated development with Zhengzhou,capital of Henan Province.     

Governor of St. Petersburg Matvienko’s Visit to Qingdao

St. Petersburg, the second largest city in Russia, is located at the Neva River Delta at the eastern end of the Gulf of Finland. It is Russia's gateway to Europe. The city which had been the capital of Russia for two centuries during the rule of Tsars is still a political, economic and cultural centre of the country only next to Moscow, and the central city of the Russian northwestern region. St. Petersburg, with its     

Qinhuangdao Takes Advantage of the Beijing Olympics to Move Ahead——A Conversation with Zhu Haowen,Mayor of Qinhuangdao

QINHUANGDAO in Hebei Province is famous for its section of the Great Wall and pristine beaches.But it is more than just an ideal summer resort.In 2008,it attracted world attention as the only prefecture- level co-host city of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games,staging not only some memorable Olympic football matches, but also taking advantage of the opportunities created by the Games to move ahead in terms of development. China Today spoke with Zhu Haowen, the city＇s mayor,and he described Qinhuangdao＇s unique charm with seven key words.     

Nanjing''''s new green-project of ecology—Interviewe with Sheng Jinlong vice-mayor of Nanjing municiple government

Nanjing is located in the developed economic delta as a central city in the mid-lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The municipality made a decision on rapidly developing its urban forest project. Chinaweek reporter had an interview with Mr Sheng Jinlong, one of Nanjing's mayors, to talk something about what readers both at home and abroad are much more concerned. Reporter: Building Nanjing into a green city is a system of ecological project that will serve the present and benefit the future. First of all, I'd like to ask a question about the historical background by taking such a great measure.     

Xiaojinkou Town

Located in the northern part of the district, Xiaojinkou Town is 5 kilometers from the city proper, and covers an area of 66.7 square kilometers. Its population of 100,000 includes 28,000 permanent residents and 72,000 migrants. In 2004, its total industrial and agricultural output value amounted to RMB 2.73 billion, with GDP of RMB     

Out of the Valley

Sichuan Province is struggling to rejuvenate its tourism industry, and itscapital city Chengdu sets a good example in this regard situated in the depths of the moun-tains in China's southwesternSichuan, Jiuzhaigou, or Nine-VillageValley, is home to nine Tibetan vil-lages.     

Changing the World,One City at a Time

In this series,Beijing Review will profile several "sister city" relationships between the United States and China.Washington,D.C.-based Sister Cities International facilitates the city pairings,as part of a 50-year-old mission to promote"citizen diplomacy."Our first sister city profile is on Pasadena,California and its counterpart Xicheng District in Beijing.     

The green leaves of Nanjing

August 1989Hot town, summer in the city, with temperatures in the high 30s. Amazingly enough, the heat is bearable because there is plenty of shade. Nanjing is famous for the plane trees that line its streets and avenues. It's a good thing for people like me who have little vegetation on their heads: we don't have to worry about getting sunburnt on top.1989 being a year when nothing much is being done by way of business, I have plenty of time to travel around different parts of China. Nanjing most certainly is one of the nicer destinations among the places I am visiting. One of the most beautiful features of the city is the Zijin Shan (Purple Mountain) right in the middle of it. Few places I have been to can boast of such an attraction. Miles and miles of woodland to climb, and then     

Hometown of Ethnic Culture,Venue of Hakka Reunions

Hezhou in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Re-gion is a compact community of Hakkas. From No-vember 6 to 7 the city hosted the ASEAN HakkaFraternity Meet and concurrent trade talks. Morethan 1,000 people of Hakka origin from around theworld, mainly from ASEAN countries, gatheredfor a reunion in the city.Sitting at the junction of Hunan, Guangdongand Guangxi, Hezhou covers 11,855 square ki-lometers and has a population of 2.1 million. Itlies within the southern part of the sub-tropical zonea…     

Nanjing Software： The New Brilliance of an Ancient City

TOGETHER with Dalian and ＇Chengdu, the city of Nanjing is a major producer of computer software in China.People may wonder what in the world has made Nanjing, a city known for its cultural and historical heritage, a leader in China＇s software industry. And how did this seem to happen overnight？ In spite of its relatively low profile, Nanjing has a few tricks up its sleeve the other cities don＇t.     

Protect Rights and Interests of the Handicapped

Yuncheng is a city in the southwestern part of North China's Shanxi Province. It has a handicapped population of 223,000 or 4.5% of the total population of 4.985 million. The city has made big progress in protecting the rights and interests of handicapped people since the handicapped associations were set up at the city and county levels.     

ALEX MURRAY Good Friend of Haikou People

Sir Murray is back again to Haikou. Sir Alex Murray is former provost of the Scity of Perth, Scotland of Great Britain, the friend- ship city of Haikou, Hainan Province of China. He is a honorary citizen of Haikou and old friend of the people there. Speaking of Murray, I must start from 1989. At that time, as the provost of Perth, Murray, despite all different opinions, advocated to develop friendly relations with Haikou, and in- vited Haikou to send a troupe to take part in the perfor…     

Artistic Impressions of Hutong Charm

KUANG Han came to Beijing in 1989, and immediately fell in love with its hutong. He spent his spare time wandering about and sketching Beijing's boulevards and alley- ways until he had amassed a 3,000-pic- ture portfolio. It helped him to draw accurately the gates and houses of old Beijing, as well as the street life that was and still is the cultural heart of this 3,000-year-old city. Kuang's works portray ordinary life and its everyday kindnesses and are imbued with a strong sense of his-…     

Ma‘anshan——Regional Economic Powerhouse

MA'ANSHAN, in eastern Anhui Province, is an iron and steel industry based city that has developed since the founding of new China. Ma'anshan is not one of Anhui's largest cities, as regards territory, population, and aggregate economy, yet its per capita major economic indexes have ranked first in the province for successive years. China's huge population dilutes per capita resources, so integrated and coordinated development of the regional economy is vital. Nanjing, capital city of neighboring Jiangsu Province, is just a 30-minute drive away, which has prompted Ma'anshan to take the initiative of merging into the Nanjing Megalopolis* and the Yangtze River Delta Economic Belt* (*see the reference box at the end of the article).     

Morning Sunshine

As the capital city of the last dynasties in the history of China,Beijing developed a com- plicated fortification system,consisting of city walls,gates,watchtowers and moats.Although most of the defense architecture has been dismantled to make way for modern infrastructure, some old names still stay with the city.Chaoyang District in the northeasteru part of the city proper earns its name from the east gate of the ancient inner city:Chaoyang Gate.     

Jourism Information

Suzhou City A city known for its history, culture and tourist attractions, Suzhou is located in the southeast part of Jiangsu Province, right in the middle of the Yangtze River Delta, in an economically developed coastal region. Suzhou borders Shanghai in the east, Zhejiang Province in the south and Wuxi in the west, with the Yangtze flowing across its northern edge. The cultural heritage of Suzhou plus the beauty of its classical gardens contributes its fame as a "paradise on earth."