White Paper： China＇s Policies toward Ethnic Minorities Well Fit National Conditions and Win Support from All Nationalities

The State Council Information Office published on September 27, 2009, a white paper entitled China＇ s Policies toward Minorities and Common Prosperity and Development of All Nationalities. The white paper says that the policies well fit the national conditions and are correct. They are instrumental to promoting harmonious coexistence of all nationalities that work with one heart and one mind and in mutual cooperation; they have helped open up a good national situation characterized by economic development, political stability,     

China＇s Ethnic Sports vs. Globalization - Chinese Scholars＇ Views on Ethnic Sports in the Process of Globalization

Examining sports from a cultural perspective rather than their technical aspect, we will see that hidden in the process of globalization is a need to discuss the special values of ethnic or traditional sports. Covered up by the socalled ＂universality＂ of sports in general, these special values determine the cultural uniqueness of China＇s ethnic sports, which is often reduced to oblivion as sports, taken as a whole,     

Paper-Cuts： Among China＇s Ethnic Groups

People believe that paper-cuts can bring good fortune and exorcise ghosts, can exhort for good and warn against punishment. The creative approaches include abstraction,exaggeration, repetition, symbolism, and decoration. As regards colors, they go in for red, yellow, orange, blue, and purple, red being a particular favorite. There is great stylistic variety in paper-cuts among China＇s ethnic groups.     

China＇s Ethnic Films Visualizing Diverse Cultures

<正>The First Beijing International Film Festival will presen China’s Ethnic Films Festival,including a series of activitiessuch as Beijing Ethnic Film Salon,Chi...     

China＇s Top Coaches and Their Nicknames

MARKSMAN Xu Haifeng became China＇s first ever Olympic gold medalist in Los Angeles in 1984, and over the years, China has won 112 additional gold medals at the summer Games. Ever since Liu Changchun became the first Chinese athlete to participate in the Games, also in Los Angeles, in 1932, China＇s Olympic sportsmen have been national heroes,     

Family Planning among Ethnic Minorities： a Review

It is known to all that China, the world＇s most populous country with 1.3 billion people, has been practicing a stringent family planning policy as part of an endeavor to ensure a sustainable development. Does this policy of allowing most couples to have only one child apply to China＇s 55 ethnic minority groups？ To put it another way, what is exactly the government policy toward family planning among ethnic minorities,     

Make All Ethnic Minorities Prosper, No Ethnic Minority Be Left Behind

Of the 55 ethnic minorities, 22 each has a population of less than 100,000. These minority people are relatively backward in economic and social development and poverty haunts them. In 2005, the State Council launched a 5-year program to support the development of these small ethnic minorities and the State Development and Reform Com-     

China＇s Diet and Health Maintenance

正IF you turn on the TV at 5 p.m.in China,you will find a multitude of programs about diet and health maintenance,and such programs are becoming increasingly popular.The high audience rating of these shows in China is far above what is expected in France for the same type of program,despite its own culinary global influence.Among the best-known Chinese food programs,which are well received by all ages of the population,are Hubei Satellite TV’s Gourmet,CCTV International’s Traditional Chinese Medicine(usually ranked fi rst among health programs),Hunan Satellite TV’s Encyclopedia(presented sometimes by foreigners,and often occupies second place in national audience ratings),as well as BTV’s Yangshengtang(health maintenance lecture).Many of these programs are sponsored by brands of medicines or tonic foods,a mark of their great inf luence.     

Commercialization： A Prolonged Process for China＇s Traditional Ethnic Games

As the old saying goes, the rarer a thing is, the greater will it be priced. Rare as they are, China＇s traditional ethnic games should have vast commercial potentials. Here is question： can these games be commercialized？     

Origins of the Names of Chinese Ethnic Minorities （5）

Bouyei
The Bouyei people have a long history. In their own language, ＂Bou＂ means ＂ethnic group＂ or ＂people,＂ and ＂yei＇＂ and its variants refer to the name of an ethnic minority. Thus, in the old local chronicles, the Bouyei nationality is sometimes recorded as ＂Yei nationality＂,＂Yei family ＂ or ＂Yei people.＂ As well as their self-appellations, the Bouyei people in different areas referred to other groups of Bouyei as ＂Bulong Buna Butu Budou Buyang ＂ and ＂Bulongha＂ etc.     

China Southern Airlines--Yours,China＇s and the World＇s

China Southern Airlines operates the largest and most technologically advanced airline fleet, as well as the most extensive domestic air network in the People＇s Republic of China.     

A Harmonious World and China＇s Responsibility

Building a harmonious world is an extension of the Chinese concept of building a harmo- nious society,and is at the core of China's diplomatic strategy in the new century.Building a har- monious world reflects a historical devel- opment trend,and is the common wish of     

China＇s Space Exploration

The three phases of outer spaceexploration are:the launch ofman-made satellites,mannedspace ight and lunar explora-tion.After more than 50 yearsof perseverance,Chinese scien-tists,relying solely on their ownexpertise and technical know-how,have become the world'sthird most signi cant explorersof outer space.     

China＇s New Deal

In the months after the new leadership took power, China appears to have entered a period of accelerated reform.     

China＇s Valentine＇s Day Love Affair

LIFE in China has become ever more diversified in recent years,allowing more space for Western fashion and convention. Today Valentine‘s Day and Christmas are widely celebrated, particularly among the young, who jump at every chance to party,revel and romance.