Quitting Yet Again

正U.S. exit from nuclear treaty triggers concerns about new nuclear arms race After months of signaling, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo finally announced on February 1 that the United States was withdrawing from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces(INF) Treaty signed with the former Soviet Union     

Intangible Yet Whimsical

<正>UNESCO recognizes Weifang as City of Crafts and Folk Arts Nie Xiwei, a colored clay sculptor from Niejiazhuang Village in Weifang, a city in Shandong Province, has been practicing his craft for over six decades. Local colored clay sculpture handicraft, which originated in the Ming Dynasty(1368-1644), is a part of China’s national intangible cultural heritage(ICH).     

Slower,Yet Promising

China’s economy grew 7.4 percent year on year in the third quarter of 2012,slower than the 7.6 percent growth in the second quarter and the 8.1 percent in the first, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced on October 18.     

Visible,Yet Indivisible

National defense white paper sheds light on readiness and encourages transparency On April 16,the Chinese Government published a national defense white paper,The Diversified Employment of China’s Armed Forces.China’s armed forces comprise the People’s Liberation Army(PLA),the People’s Armed Police Force(PAPF) and the militia.The white paper,the eighth of its kind issued by the Chinese Government since 1998,     

Threatened, Yet Undaunted

正China joins the world community in addressing evolving terrorist threats Since Al Qaeda’s devastating attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001, terrorism has emerged as a pressing challenge to world peace.     

Car Sharing - Logical Yet illegal

RESIDENTS in China's large cities have coined a new but widely used slogan: "Bikes are too tiring, buses are too slow, subways are too crowded, and taxi fares and private cars too extravagant, so why not promote the idea of car sharing?" Why Use One Car? The concept of car sharing, where car owners drop their neighbors off at their     

A Battle Not Yet Fully Won

In 1949, before the People’s Republic of China (PRC) was founded on October 1, the average life span in China was just 35 years. Today, it has risen to 77, more than doubling in 70 years.     

Protecting Heritage

Since the first batch of cultural and natural sites of China were inscribed on the UNESCO world heritage list in 1987, China now has 40 listed sites, ranking third in the world in terms of the number of listed sites.     

Heritage Protection

China ups Grand Canal protection ahead of World heritage Committee review "Our job is done," said Chai Maoshan,reinforcement engineer at the Xiejia Dam, the Cangzhou section of the Grand Canal in Hebei Province.     

Heritage Protection

正The 44 th Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee is currently underway in Fuzhou, Fujian Province. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, this is the first time for UNESCO to review World Heritage applications online. A series of operational norms for online review were established and adopted at this session and will become an important reference for the combination of online and offline platforms in the World Heritage field.     

Heritage Dream

During the 33rd Session of the World Heritage Committee at the end of June, Wutai Mountain in north China's Shanxi Province was inscribed on the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization     

Intangible Heritage Lives

<正>Experienced craftsmen share their works of art in downtown Beijing On Beijing’s Qianmen Avenue,hidden between two alleyways a few steps from Tiananmen Square is the small workshop of Yao Huifen.From the outside,you would have a hard time believing that this new and modern-looking shop contains a world of millennial treasures.Yao is a master craftsman of traditional     

Heritage Boosts Income

When Yang Mei was unable to continue working as a construction worker after her back was severely hurt in an accident 10 years ago,she didn't expect a skill she had learnt as a kid to offer her another chance to earn a living.Yang,now 46,is leading a wax painting collective involving over 300 women in her hometown,Zhongying Village in Bijie,Guizhou Province in south west China.She is also running her own wax painting company.     

Preserving Cultural Heritage

<正>Ecomuseums help prevent the present from ruining the past Settled in the mist-covered mountains of Liuzhi Special Zone in southwest China’s Guizhou Province,the Soga people,a subgroup of the Miao ethnic group with a population of less than 5,000,are mysterious to the outside world. Today,Soga people still adhere to traditional primitive practices,with men     

Preserving Rural Heritage

正Private contractors hired to develop tourism and protect cultural heritage in ancient villages bring mixed results Fans of Ang Lee's film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon may recognize the simple but elegant antique houses found in Hongcun Village in Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, where scenes     

Grotto Heritage Highlight

Chinese-Japanese scientists make conservation breakthrough on 1,500-year-old Buddhist caves After eight years of hard work, the conservation and restoration project at the Kumtura Thousand Buddha Caves in China's     

Exploring Hakka Heritage

The Hongkeng Hakka Tulou Village is a self-contained tulou wonderland in Yongding County in southwestern Fujian Province.     

Sizzling Cultural Heritage

Chongqing, Yunnan, Sichuan, from city cravings in below-zero temperatures to finger licking fondue-styled provincial penchants, hot flashes of steamy nights flare before the hungry eyes… Yep, we're talking hotpot.Chinese hotpot (aka huoguo) is one of the most popular meals in China. So where does it actually come from? Why is it so important in Chinese cuisine? What's in it? Why is it an ever sweltering topic? How does it stand the test of time? Time to dip into the hotness.     

RMB Reform: Flexible,Yet True to Form

Signs of a stable recovery are becoming more noticeable in China,especially after the People's Bank of China,the central bank,decided to proceed with efforts to reform the renminbi(yuan)exchange rate regime and improve the currency's flexibility.Several experts recently shared their views on thereform's principle,content and influence on Chinese exporters and the economy with Xinhua News Agency.Edited excerpts follow:     

A Tea-Making Heritage

<正>With morning dew still sparkling on the leaf tips of tea plants,Zhang Yuehua,a tea farmer who lives deep in the countryside in southwest China,leaves his home,a century-old dwelling built by his forebears,to pick tea leaves.Picking and making tea keeps him busy every spring season.The 58-year-old grew up in a tea-planting family in Mengding Mountain of Sichuan Province.At the age of 12,he began to learn traditional tea-making skills from his father.The skills have been passed down in his family for five generations.Zhang has devoted himself to