Ningbo:Beautiful Coastal City

NINGBO is a tranquil coastal city, its 500-km coastline forming a scenic seascape. The HemuduCulture of 7,000 years ago records the lives of ancient ancestors that inhabited the region, and the Sun and the Moon Lakes,dug in the seventh century. are a particularly beautiful sight. The peopleof Ningbo have throughout their history had a deep affinity for the ocean. Two thousand years ago. XU Fu, a necromancer of the Qin Dynasty (221-207 B.C.). led a fleet from here. thus becoming the firs…     

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Minzu Hotel's Free Gym for Guests Going to the gym helps people escape the madness of the metropolis and find a quiet place to develop a healthy lifestyle.Minzu Hotel opened its gym- nasium in a grand ceremony this spring,offering urbanites a place to relieve the pressures of modern life and pursue relaxation of the mind.The gym is located on the second floor in a quiet and elegant environment.Going to the gym regularly can help a person reduce fat and mold the perfect body.Minzu Hotel's gym will give you a new outlook on life and put a spring in your step.     

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.     

SUCCESS OUTSIDE THE CITY

Coming as a much-needed boon for the countryside,this year's No.1 Document,jointly released by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council,pledges a series of concrete measures to propel improvements in the rural economy and the livelihood of farmers.Nevertheless,rural prosperity in line with the success of urban areas will prove to be a challenge.The foundation of the agriculture sector remains fluid,and farmers lack a stable source of income and a reliable social safety net.     

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,＂     

Zhouzhuang-a wonderland of my dreams

Zhouzhuang is well known for its beautiful environment and architecture. Like a lotus on the water, the town is surrounded and bisected by rivers. Walking by the waterside, along a road, or over a bridge, the peace of the calm water and clear sky create a harmonious setting.     

Does All Life Have the Same Value?

When the Chongqing court handed down a ruling to compensate the families of three schoolgirls who died in a horrific traffic accident, they did not realize the eruption it would cause within the community. Two of the girls were city residents and their families each received more than 200,000 yuan in compensation. The family of the third victim, a country girl named He Yuan, received only 90,000 yuan. In China, the household registration system, with a history of over 50 years, divides the population into urban and rural residents. In general, household registration of a rural resident will not be changed even if the person moves to a city. This is the reason He Yuan was still registered in a rural area, despite having lived in the city with her parents for many years.     

Farewell My Concubine Blazes a Trail for Chinese-made Opera in the West

JANUARY 2008 will see a new version of the age-old Chinese tale Farewell My Concubine （Bawang Bie Ji） performed as a Western-style opera in the United States. At the invitation of the American Foundation for U.S.-China International Cultural Exchange, the China National Opera House will tour the show, sung in Mandarin, to San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., New York, Huston and Dallas. It is the first time a Chinese company has staged a Western-style opera based on a Chinese story in the U.S.     

Eyes Behind Me

IT was a wild boar.Bright moonlight illuminated the billowing field of tall crops and a wild boar coveting the ripe maize.The boy’s eyes opened wide,and the same was true for the wild boar.The two stared each other out.Behind the boy in the dense corn field was a makeshift shack that had taken his father a whole afternoon to complete some days ago.As the wind blew,the crops     

Internationalization of the Geely Brand Green Growth简

正Atest car drives through a rolling Middle Eastern desert.Negotiating a sharp turn at170 km/h,the car,due to a lapse by the driver,lurches and twists,and comes to a stop badly wrecked.Spectators rush to the rescue,expecting the worst for the four people inside.Amazingly,apart from the front-seat passenger who suffers a dislocated shoulder,all three others are pulled out unscathed.     

Toil and Real Estate Trouble

Nearly two years after the financial crisis,the Chinese economy is faring well-maybe too well.A recent Ministry of Land and Resources (MLR) report stated a dangerous bubble is expanding in the property market,raising concerns among policymakers. The price surges came as a surprisewhile the financial crisis plunged the world into a deep recession,sending a chill through the once-booming Chinese economy,the real estate market staged a defiant comeback.According to data from the China Land Surveying and Planning Institute,the country's average residence price ,soared 25 percent in 2009 from the previous year,a record rate since 2001.     

Student Delegation from Luxembourg Visits China

At the invitation of the CPAFFC, a delegation of students from Luxembourg, headed by Mrs. Catherine Herr, paid a goodwill visit to China from October 26 to November 3, 2002.Mrs. Catherine Herr is a friend of the Chinese people. In 2000, at the invitation of the CPAFFC, she led a wind quintet from Luxembourg on a performing tour in China. In early 2002,     

Should Elite Universities Only Be Open to the Wealthy?

Attending a prestigious university is the dream of almost every young person. But for children from poor families in China, it remains only a dream, because the annual tuition can be several times the family income. Since China started its economic reform in the late 1970s, the country has gone through the transformation from a planned economy to a market economy. In the     

The Arabic Dream Learns from the Chinese Dream

正Speech Extracts from the International Dialogue on the Chinese Dream ForumFOR countries in transition,a national dream is a national project.In China,the Chinese Dream m e a n s n a t i o n a l r e j u v e n a t i o n,a project driven by Chinese leadership.Thus the Chinese Dream is a growing and developing vision or a goal for the future.These visions are normally far removed from reality,and difficult to     

＂Ping-Pong Diplomacy＂

The scene was the 31st World Table Tennis Championships held in Nagoya.Japan from March 28 to April 7,1971.On the afternon following the lounch of the competition,American player Glenn Cowan missed his team＇s bus after practice,and stood at a loss in the training area.At that moment the Chinese team offered his a litt to the competition venue.During this shuttle bus run,Chinese player Zhuang Zedong greeted his,presenting him with a small giff.This friendly gesture won the attention of the international media.     

Paying in RMB

正A U.S.clearing and settlement bank for the RMB is a step toward the currency’s internationalization The growing role of the Chinese renminbi(RMB),also known as the yuan,as a global currency and the designation of a clearing bank for it in the United States were a hot topic at the first-ever Shanghai Financial Innovation Forum in New York City,held on October 14.RMB reforms have been a marketdriven process following the growth of     

No Terror or Tension

One who has not been to Kashi has not been to Xinjiang, as a saying goes. Once a bus-tling trade hub on the Silk Road, today the city is a typical multiethnic community in the southwest of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.The city is close to China's border with India in the south and central Asia to its west. Marco Polo (1254-1324), one of the first Westerners to travel to China along the Silk Road, once described Kashi as the "Cairo of the East."A terrorist attack erupted on the morning of August 4 this year, when terrorists attacked a group of border policemen jogging in Kashi. Using a dump truck, homemade grenades and knives, they killed 18. Three months have passedsince August when nightmare haunted the city, and life is gradually brought to normal. Cheng Gang, a correspondent with the Beijing-based Global Times made a trip to Kashi in October. Below are excerpts from his account of the journey.     

Sleepless in Beijing

Beijing by night reveals a different side of the smog-ridden, traffic-jammed, mad rush of a capital we see by day. As the sun goes down and millions of people head home for the evening meal and sleep, seize the opportunity and take the city by storm.Unlike the Beijing of the early 90s, the city now has a huge assortment of bars, clubs and discos for denizens of the dark side. With epicenters in Sanlitun and Haidian, a galaxy of the interesting and banal awaits your patronage. Also awaiting your arrival is a cast of characters-both local and foreign-from all walks of life around Beijing and the world.Back in the days before Third Ring Road made a continuous (in stop-and-go) loop around Beijing, there were few ven-     

Election Aftermath

In the U.S.midterm elections on November 2,Republicans obtained a majonty in the House of Representatives and the ruling Democrats barely retained their majortity in the Senate.The result created a Congress with more restraints,as well as a weakened president,and means a bigger challenge for future US.diplomacy.     

宽甸:满族乡村的民俗记忆（英文）

正On the mountain slope the sleighs pulled by panting dogs rush through the snowy forest.In a yard below,grain is being ground into flour on a stone roller,and the smell of wheat pancakes float into the cradle hung on a wooden beam.The baby in it is giggling at a sunbeam:Scenes in a typical Manchu village along the