The Marriage Law——The First Law Promulgated After the Founding of the People's Republic of China

WHEN reporter Li Zhongkui from the Nationality Pictorial went on an assignment 1957 to Pingxiang City in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous     

Memories of the Noonday Gun

Buzz is really the one word that sums up how I feel about Hong Kong. The crowds, the frenetic pace, the relentless jackhammers, the 12 lane highway (probably the most polluted place in Hong Kong-the entrance to the Cross Harbor Tunnel at TST East) that I crossed every morning to     

Praises to You, Beautiful Morning Stars——After Reading the Book Morning Stars

At the end of 1995,I receivedthe book Morning Starssent and autographed by Ms. LuCui. Putting aside other things,Iread it through almost withoutbreak. As I closed the book andthought over what I had read, ad-miration of the author rose fromthe bottom of my heart. I looked at the cover photo:     

The Marriage Law-The First Law Promulgated After the Founding of the People＇s Republic of China

WHEN reporter Li Zhongkui from the Nationality Pictorial went on an assignment in 1957 to Pingxiang City in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, he happened to witness a young woman named Nong Lanying of the Zhuang ethnicity registering her marriage.     

The Last of the Candy Men——Masters of Blown Candy

THEY boil sugar and water until it thickens, take a dollop and knead it into a hollow ellipsoid. One end has a long tail with a pinhole into which they blow, turning it around so as to fashion it into the required shape. Within one minute the raw candy is transformed into an animal.This is the craft of candy-blowing; its masters are called candy men.     

Chongzuo：A Frontier City at the Forefront of Development

WHILE China＇s eastern seaboard has been experiencing rapid development for close to two decades, the Chinese government has recently been taking steps to try and foster similar progress in other parts of the country. Chongzuo City, near Vietnam in China＇s far south, is an example of a previously obscure area that has started to undergo the kind of dazzling changes that cities like Guangzhou, Shanghai and Beijing have been experiencing for many years.     

Is a ‘National Reading Day’ Necessary to Promote The Love of Reading?

Books are the ladder of humanprogress, but the Chineseseem to have for gotten thi spearl of wisdom from theirown past. In the last six years     

The Battle of Muye—The First Massive Battle in the History of China

Xinxiang is located at the southern foot of Taihang Mountain and at the northern foot of the Yellow River. It was here that took place a great event which changed the history of China. This was the Muye battle. After this decisive battle, Zhou Dynasty (11th century -221 B.C.) replaced Shang Dynasty (16th-11th century B.C.). The Chinese history entered a new horizon.In ancient times, the place of Muye referred to land "From the south of Chaoge (the capital of Shang Dynasty, lies in Qi county of Henan province) to Qing Shui (Wei River, which originated from Huixian of the city of Xinxiang, runs into the sea in Tianjin city.)"(By Li Daoyuan who was a geographer of Beiwei Dynasty) It means that the broad area included from northern shore of Weihe river to Weihui County.     

The mystery of the gigantic ships——What''''s the size of Zheng He''''s Bao Chuan

Six hundred years ago,Zheng He,with order from Em- peror Yongle of the Ming Dynasty(1403-1425),started his seven voyages down to the Western Ocean(around the area of the South- east Asian archipelago,the Indo-China Peninsular,the Indian Ocean, the Arabian Peninsular and the eastern coast of Africa.) AS the leader of the fleet.Zheng He is undoubtedly the most outstanding navigator in the thousands of gears of Chinese history.His mammoth fleet with numerous,ships has made it legendary.     

An Examination of the "Post-70s"─A Review of The Gun as a Lighter by Lin Yuanzhong

OVER the pasttwo years, anumber of influential literaryperiodicals havemade a concerted effort to promote a group ofwriters born since the 1970s, whowere later known collectively asthe "Post-70s." What most interests me is: what kind of mentalityand disposition do these writersintended to reflect in their works?Why do they have that particularmentality? And what are the similarities or differences between the"Post-70s" and the earlier "LaterGeneration" writers?My reading of "Post-70s"works…     

The Changing Life of Farmers： After Working in Cities

THE village of Xujiawan is a quiet place these days. Except for a couple of old people chatting in front of their homes, there are no young people to be seen. ＂All the young people have gone, working in the cities to make money,＂ Wang Lirun, the village Party secretary, said.     

A Glimpse at the Li People of Hainan——The charm of folk culture

The Li people,the indigenous inhabitants of Hainan Island,have developed a strong culture,long untouched.In Dongfang city,I was fascinated by Li vernacular architecture.Built from bamboo or wood,their thatched cottages are in the shape of a pyramid or boat hence their name ＂boat-shaped cottages.＂     

The Environmental Human Rights under the Perspective of Basic Rights——An Analysis of the dilemma Facing the legalization of environmental Rights

Given the dilemma facing legalization on environmental rights, it is necessary to re-examine the nature and function of environmental human rights under the theoretical system of basic rights. Its justification approach follows a logical chain from a rights-based approach to basic rights. The difficulty in legalizing environmental rights reflects the disputes over the basis for environmental law. Reconstructing the right-based approach in environmental law can justify the rights-oriented path to the environmental rule of law. The basic rights system with human rights as the core can explain the constitutional environmental human rights. As the basic rights not enumerated in the Constitution, the environmental human rights have such functions as the right of self-defense, the right to benefit, and institutional, organizational and procedural guarantees due to its dual nature of subjective right and objective law.     

The End of the Honeymoon

China's once prosperous nonferrous metal industry has fallen on hard timesas demand and metal prices have dropped     

The Year of the Horse

The year 2002 is the Year of the Horse, and the State Postal Bureau has issued a set of two stamps in its honor. One stamp pictures a white clay horse sculpture set against a red background, and on the second is printed the old-style complex Chinese chara…     

The Year of the Dog

This coming Sunday, January 29, ushers in the Year of the Dog for Chinese worldwide. As you may know, this traditional Chinese New Year is to the Chinese what Christmas is to     

The Magnetism of the Bund

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The Year of the Rat

Do you know what your Chinese sign of the zodiac is? According to the Chinese lunar calendar,every year corre- sponds to one of twelve animals(rat,ox,tiger,rabbit,dragon, snake,horse,sheep,monkey,rooster,dog and pig)and these animals are used to identify years. After the Lunar New Year in 2008 we enter the rat year. All those born in 1996,1984,1972.1960,1948,1936 or 1924, also have a rat as their sign.     

The Pulse of the Nation

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