Railway History

China opens the world’s longest high-speed line,but has it won over the public? By Deng Yaqing and Elvis Anber when Zhang Xi,the operator for the G801 high-speed train,made a hand gesture to signal the vehicle’s departure from Beijing     

经济史与社会经济史

传统的经济史研究侧重"国计"方面,对"民生"问题注意不够.如果能与社会史交叉,用"社会经济史"的思路进行选题和研究,可以拓展选题的范围,更重要的是能够提供观察问题的新视角.     

A Railway Blueprint

正Plan to build a modern railway network with international competitivenessand influence by 2035 The last batch of 500-meter rails were laid down on August 17 for a highspeed intercity railway linking Beijing and Xiongan New Area in neighboring Hebei Province in north China,marking the beginning of the countdown to the line's full operation.     

Restart Railway Reform

正Former Minister of Railways Liu Zhijun is still facing criminal procedures for corruption,and the shadow of the high-speed train accident that killed and hurt more than 300 people in July last year has not yet disappeared. These two events drove calls by the Chinese public to reform the railway sector.On March     

Rediscovering History

正The recompilation of lost family trees is gaining popularity By Yin PuminFifty years after the old family tree of the Sun family in Guiyang,southwest China’s Guizhou Province,was burned as"feudal garbage,"a new version of the family tree was released to the descendants of the Sun family in Guiyang in early May."The idea of recreating the family tree was conceived in 2004,"said Sun Weihong,a     

History Testifies

Tibetisoneofthemostfrequentlydiscussedplacesintheworld,butfewpeoplereallyknowit.NomatterwhetherinpeacetimeorduringthechaosofwartheChinesegovernmentsofsuccessivedynastieshavealwaysmaintaineditssovereignrights,astestifiedtobythearchivesfromtheYuanDynastytonow.Ashardfrommorethan4,500yearsagotellsusthattheTibetanculturehasalwayshadcloserelationshipswiththeChinesehinterland.HElargestexhibitionofTibetancultureeverheldinChinatookplaceattheBeijingExhibitionHallfromMarch8-16,1999.Itwastitledthe"S…     

Presenting History

Ancient city bears witness to 5,000 years of Chinese civilization Twelve-year-old Shan Yujia, wearing a long flowing traditional dress with floral embroidery and holding a delicate silk fan, stood out from the crowd in the Palace Museum, once the royal palace, in Beijing.     

Preserving History

Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan recently revealed plans to donate four ancient Chinese buildings that he had collected to a university in Singapore. The Huistyle structures,     

Lessons on Railway Reorganization

CHINA has announced reorganization of its railways. For most people from the U.K. this news might evoke apprehensive shudders. Reorganization of Britain’s railways led to successive disasters.First the system was privatized, and a catastrophic series of fatal rail crashes followed.The railway track and other infrastructure were     

Railway Runs to Lhasa

“It is a magical road, tak-ing us to paradise onearth; dragon afterdragon climb ridgesand mountains, bring-ing prosperity to the snowy plateau ..."This is part of a song titled HeavenlyRoad eulogizing the Qinghai-TibetRailway.The Qinghai-Tibet Railway ru…     

Witness to History

正A veteran member looks back at the milestones,especially in African tiesA military band and 21-gun salute.That’s the kind of fanfare nations use to announce a valued relationship with another nation. But when it comes to political parties,they prefer to make friends in a quieter way. Though the Communist Party of China(CPC),one of the largest parties in the world with extensive relations with like-minded orga-     

洋车身世

在上一个世纪以前,中国人日常用品中出现不少带"洋"字的东西.如洋灯、洋火、洋油、洋腊、洋胰子、洋袜子不一而足.     

Diving Into History

Three divers have made history at the 13th FINA World Championships held in Rome on July 17-August 2. Guo Jingjing, the Chinese diving queen who clinched the gold in the women's 3-meter springboard on July 21, became the first     

Wisdom From History

At a special session of the China Development Forum in Beijing on September 1, participants reviewed the history of China-U.S. relations and drew lessons fo r the two countries to conquer current difficulties and move the relationship forward.     

Swirling Through History

Artworks explore the origins of the Yangtze River An ongoing exhibition at the National Museum of China in Beijing themed on the Yangtze River makes visitors feel like they’re embarking on a journey through time and space.Scheduled to run until March 23,the exhibition celebrates the history of China’s artery,the Yangtze River.     

History for Sale

"One day, two robbers entered the Winter Palace. One looted, another burned. The victor may be a thief, it would seem. A great devastation was made between the two winners. All the treasures of our cathedrals together does not equal this beautiful and wonderful museum of the Orient. One of two winners had filled his pockets, seeing the other had filled his coffers, and we returned to Europe, arm in arm, laughing. To history, one of the two bandits is named France, the other is named England."     

光辉记忆——中央民族歌舞团影像纪录

新中国成立之初,为了疏通民族关系,维护民族团结,增进各民族的了解,加强同少数民族的联系,中央人民政府派中央访问团到民族地区访问,其中成立民文艺组,为少数民族群众演出,向他们学习,为他们服务。     

Views of History

Chinese and Japanese historians survey differences for a common future chinese and Japanese scholars have recently reacknowledged that Japan had been the aggress or when it     

Shaanxi History Museum

NORTHWEST China’s Shaanxi Province has arich historical and cultural background.Astwelve of China’s feudal dynasties chosecities in Shaanxi as their capital,many cultur—al relics reinain there,earning Shaanxi the epithet“natural museum of Chinese history.”The ShaanxiHistory Museum,in the southern suburbs of Xi’an,