Inspirational Role Models

Winners of the annual Touching China Award recognized for their good deeds She carries the medical kit on her back,and her husband carries her on his.For 20 years,the couple has crossed over towering mountains and winding rivers,in sunshine or moonlight,to deliver medical services to people inthe village.It’s just another day in the life of Zhou Yuehua,a     

Strategic Convergence Or Just Optics?

U.S.President Donald Trump’s maiden visit to India on the last leg of his presidency has been a momentous event for both sides.This showcasing of his popularity in a country with the second largest population and fi fth largest economy could improve his popularity in the presidential election with a large number of Americans being of Indian origin.It is certainly going to bring some excitement to India’s economic slowdown in recent times.     

The Changing World of Social Work

WEARING a ponytail, 29-year-old Wang Qi has an infectious smile and a bright, capable look about her. In spite of her youth, she is director of the Donggaodi Community service station in Beijing’s Fengtai District. In the three years that she has dedicated herself to community-based social work, Wang admits that she has had to learn a lot on the job. The residents in the community highly appreciate her efforts.     

20 YEARS IN MY EYES

<正>This year marks the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to the motherland.In the past 20 years,Hong Kong has made remarkable achievements in many aspects.Every individual in Hong Kong has his or her own story to tell.Ten residents in Hong Kong shared their stories of the past years and talked about their expectations for the future.     

Unpleasant Nights at The Museum

<正>A slew of scandals involving the Palace Museum has drawn attention to the plight of China’s public museums The curator of Beijing’s Palace Museum,Zheng Xinmiao,has been a largely low-profile figure,and his name only became known to most average Chinese citizens after the Xinhua News Agency released an interview with him in August,in which Zheng apologized for a string of mishaps in the institution that houses the largest collection of China’s national treasures.     

The Antisocial Network

Smart phones are intruding on people’s lives at a much faster pace.It is getting more difficult to get up in the morning for Liu Juan,a freshman in central China’s Wuhan University.Liu received an iPhone 4S from her parents as her college admission gift in September and since then the phone has become an irreplaceable part of her life.     

Japan Bids Farewell to Pacifism

正ON July 1,2014,Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s administration adopted a cabinet resolution to"reinterpret"the constitution and so allow the country to exercise collective self-defense.Since Abe took office in December 2012,his administration has consistently sought to break with the restrictions of Article 9 of Japan’s pacifist constitution,which renounces"the threat or use of force as a means of settling international disputes."The resolution in effect reflects Abe’s ultimate aim.Although the Abe administration has issued specific restrictions on the right to collective self-defense,and there are constraints on Japan’s use of military force,this reinterpretation nonetheless marks a turning point in Japan’s histori-     

One-Touch Lifestyle

<正>The rapid development of the Internet in China in the past 30 years has seen technology inexorably alter people’s way of life Francisco Little enjoys a stable lifestyle in Beijing.Every workday,he rides a bicycle provided by Mobike,one of the shared bike brands,from his apartment to the subway station and takes the subway to his place of     

Gaokao Looks to Entrepreneurs

It was recently reported that Ningbo Polytechnic, a vocational college in east China’s Zhejiang Province, released an independent recruitment policy stating that any applicant who has a credit of five diamonds or above by owning an online store at Taobao. com, will get up to 50 extra points added onto the original score of his or her gaokao, or college entrance examination. By doing so, the school hopes to attract more innovative and hard-working     

扎根基层书写公正的人民法官邓兴

On the bank of the Nujiang River,a Communist Party member has been working as a judge for over a decade.His painstaking effort has added gleam to the image of the Party and the authority of law.He is Deng Xing,vicepresident of Fugong People’s Court.On the first day Deng Xing began to work in the court back in April 1999,he was determined to be a good judge in a down-to-earth way.In his years＂on the bench,＂     

Work Ethic Overrides Family Values

AFTER caressing his sleeping baby daughter’s face, Zhang Jie sets out each Monday to Friday at 7 a.m. on the two-and-a-quarter hour commute from his home in Beijing’s western suburbs to his company in the eastern downtown area. He does not get home till 9 p.m., so hardly sees his four-month-old daughter other when she is asleep. He is so tired at the end of a working day that he barely has the energy even to converse with his wife. As he     

The Chanel of China

正Grace Chen has turned haute couture into design diplomacy By Sudeshna SarkarYuan Yuan If Grace Chen had not watched Vivien Leigh and Elizabeth Taylor in Hollywood films of the 1930s and'60s as a schoolgirl,her life could have turned out differently.But it was as if fate took a hand in propelling her to become a fashion designer,with her father,a college teacher who was deeply interested in art,encouraging his two daugh-     

FROM TE TO TEA

正From a mere drink,the beverage has become one of the props of Xiamen’s thriving exhibition economy Acup of hot oolong tea blended with the aroma of the sweet-scented osmanthus flower. That is a special drink Chen Guixiang makes for her customers. Both the tea and the flowers are grown in her family’s own gardens in Anxi, a county in southeast     

A Matter of Public Interest

A traditional Chinese saying goes, “Married daughters are the water splashed out,” meaning in a patriar- chal system, a married woman is the property of her husband’s family and has nothing to do with her parents’ family. Old biases die hard. The same…     

When Virtual Faces Reality

At the end of last year,Cui Xiaopan won the outstanding employee award for her performance at China’s leading real estate developer China Vanke.Since joining the Finance Department of Vanke in February 2021,she has quickly learned how to spot problems in processing data.In the eyes of her superiors,Cui is a fast learner and can work thousands of times more efficiently than her colleagues;what's impressive is that she is able to work year-round without taking a day off-or getting paid.     

Lotus Painter Cai Qibao

THE studio is small and cramped. One has to edge one’s way along it to avoid knocking over the tools of his trade - brushes, sticks of ink, paper, inkstones, and stamps - and a pile of letters on his work table. Cai Qibao jokes that his studio is possibly the smallest in Beijing.     

Middle Kingdom and Dark Continent Remain Obscure to Each Other—An Interview with He Wenping,Director of the Institute of West Asian and African Studies,the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

SINO-AFRICAN cooperation has a long history with many high points, but there is a wide gap between the Chinese and Western world views in terms of Sino-African relations. China Today interviewed He Wenping to explore this difficult territory from her perspective as director of the Institute of West Asian and African Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He Wenping obtained her bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees from the School of International Studies, Peking University.     

Nuptials That Can Last Three Years

The Qiang are a monogamous people. Before a couple become husband and wife, they go through a good many rites such as engagement and wedding ceremonies. When a young man takes a fancy to a young woman, he sends a matchmaker to sound out her family. After getting approval from the head of the family, the husband-to-be goes to his fiancé＇s home to organize an engagement banquet and consults to fix the date of the wedding. At the appointed time he entertains his fiancé＇s relatives and friends at her home, and prepares the betrothal gifts. During the whole engagement process, the bride-to-be is supposed to keep out of public view, hiding away in her room or at the home of a relative.     

Watchers on the Wall

<正>A British researcher’s dedication to protecting and studying the Great Wall "I pledge my life and honor to the Night’s I Watch,for this night and all nights to come,"members of the Night’s Watch in George R.R.Martin’s epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire,vowed as they dedicated their lives to defending the wall in the novels.Like them,British Beijing resident William Lindesay has devoted his life to the defense of a great northern wall of epic proportions.However,     

Partners,Not Foes

<正>Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wrapped up his official visit to China in late October,following a visit to India by his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang in May,the first stop of his maiden voyage abroad as China’s new premier.The past decade has seen fruitful exchanges through a series of encounters between leaders of both countries.