THIRSTY CHINA

Extreme weather conditions have blighted much of China over the past year and a pattern of increasing drought has emerged. The problem is both economic and human. Swathes of farmland have been hit by drought leading to production losses and millions of people have had difficulty accessing fresh water. While the government is attempting to tackle the issue,increasingly dry weather is something that could prove a long-term problem for the countryA rare longdrought has had severe consequences across China and brought up difficult auestions about the thecause"Guilin tops the world in landscape"is a well-accepted saying for Chinese people. Guilin is a city and tourist resort in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and attracts many people because of its charming beauty,     

The Attitude towards Life and Death

TO be, or not to be, that is the question ..." to Hamlet and to the majority of people, who generally treasure life and fear death. In many cultures it is taboo to raise the topic of death in everyday discourse, but this is not the case with the Chinese people. To them life and death are a common conversational topic. Their matter of fact approach is illustrated in the sayings: "Human life is nothing but a stage over which the sun and the moon     

Ancestor Worship among the Yi People of MeiguText and Photos by Saguqure and Emuerpo

正Winter is a slack season in farming and is a good time for the Yi people of Meigu County in.Liangshan Mountain,Sichuan Province,to hold their"Ni Mu Cuo Bi(尼木措毕)"ritual,a ceremony of ancestor worship."Ni Mu Cuo Bi"in Yi language means to worship ancestors.It is one of the grandest and most important ceremonies for the Yi people in this mountain area.     

On Food and Related Issues

THERE is a famous saying from the chapter The Biography of Li Yiji in the Chronicles of the Han Dynasty: "A king’s life depends on the people, and food is the paramount necessity of the people." Professor Chang Kwang-chih, late Chinese anthropologist and member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, once asserted that the best     

Ambrosia of Ancients

IN 196 B.C. a Chinese philosopher observed to his ruler: "A lord's top priority is the welfare of his subjects; to the people, eating is foremost." Chinese ancients perceived clearly the essentiality of grain cultivation to the survival of the population and country as a whole. This is apparent in the pre-millennial term for "country" - sheji-literally translated as god of land and grain. To the peo-pIe of early agricultur-al China, land and grain were paramount.     

Nhere Westerners Stray in Their Exploration of China＇s Human Rights

Respecting and protecting human rights is an important fruit of the progress of human society and a significant landmark for a modern civil society. It is a common pursuit for people throughout the world and a long, sublime goal for the Chinese government and its people. Since the reform and opening up initiated in 1978, China has made unprecedented progress in both its human rights cause and modernization drive.     

“许乎”：越走越亲的人们（英文）

正From the Tibetan language "Xuhu" is transliterated to mean reliable friends, but the word is reserved to refer to friendship or harmony between the Tibetans and the Salar ethnic group in Salar Autonomous County of Xunhua, Qinghai Province. This bit of memory is part of the history of Qinghai. It is a reminder of the ethnic unity that grew between local Tibetans and Salar people.     

The CPC as the Core of Leadership Guiding the Development of China’s Human Rights Cause

Full enjoyment of human rights, a lofty ideal pursued by the human race for a long time, is what the people of contemporary China have spared no efforts to attain. The Chinese people were virtually denied human rights when the "three large mountains"-imperialism, feudalism and the bureaucratic bour-geoisie-oppressed them. To achieve national liberation, independence, democracy, freedom and human rights, the unyielding Chinese people fought protracted struggles for which they made huge sacrifices.     

FOR PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP

Africa, a vast continent, is endowed with rich resources. It has a long history and unique landscape. But constant wars and conflicts have not only deprived millions upon millions of African people of their lives, but also reduced the continent to the poorest and most undeveloped region in the world. The people of Africa suffer greatly from the chaos of wars long for peace. As a permanent member of the UN Security Council and an old friend of the African people, China has the responsibilit…     

Human Rights in China: Exploration and Development of Whole-process People's Democracy

Whole-process people’s democracy represents a new exploration of socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era as well as a novel and important method for protecting the human rights of the Chinese people· It is conducive to solving a multitude of problems hindering the protection of civil rights and political rights·The greatest highlight of whole-process people’s democracy is that the people are the masters of their own country and exercise the power to govern the state through “extensi...     

开放：见证平遥古城的世界影响

Small as it is, Pingyao is more often than not mentioned by people with blue eyes, blond hairs and strong noses as Pingyao has become the haunt of foreigners. “Going out” and “Coming in” are the two “wings” of reform and opening, with either of which missing, it is impossible to fly. Now the people of Pingyao, a people of a magnanimous character and open mind, have flung open the city gate, welcoming photographers from all corners of the world and receiving their cultural achievement. At the same time these visiting photographers or exhibitors will bring their work out to the world and subsequently bring Pingyao and its fame to the outside world.     

A Healthier Alternative

Dining is a very important part of daily life for Chinese people.Often, a standard form of greeting is"Have you eaten?"Usually,the Chinese ar- range lavish banquets for births,weddings and even funerals and prepare big meal celebrations for house-warmings,school admissions and job promotions.For thousands of years,the essence of China's unique and diverse food culture has formed the legacy of the nation.     

Where Westerners Stray in Their Exploration of China’s Human Rights

Respecting and protecting human rights is an impor-tant fruit of the progress of human society and a significant landmark for a modern civil society. It is a common pursuit for people throughout the world and a long,     

A Brief Account of China Friendship Peace and Development Foundation

The China Friendship Peace and Development Foundation is a national corporate organization setup on May 15, 1996 in Beijing with the approval of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People'sRepublic of China and the Head Office of the People's Bank of China. It is aimed at promoting friendlyexchanges and cooperation between the Chinese people and the people throughout the world, safe-guarding world peace and serving China's modernization drive and its social progress.     

“Harmony”Concept and China''''s Human Rights

What is summarized as"harmony is of paramount importance" is a most prominent philosophical approach embraced by China's Confucian culture. This is an extension of the approach summarized as "the people are of paramount importance." It calls for harmonious human relations, obliging one to respect others' rights and interests while protecting the rights and interests of one's own. Harmony as a philosophical approach manifests itself, in many ways, in the realm of human rights in China today. To name just a few: the country's political system of multi-party cooperation under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party, harmony that prevails between different religions in the country, and the country's call for international dialogue and cooperation to promote the human rights cause. As a fine Chinese tradition, this philosophical approach is being carried forward.     

A Chinese Odyssey

Like a modem version of the Klondike and California goldrush days,the lure of"Golden Week"holiday travel during the Spring Festival,May Day and October's National Day in China is irresistible to millions of adventure-starved people, Chinese and foreigners alike. From the very beginning,this"quest for gold"involves a seem- ingly inexhaustible stream of human bodies straining the capac- ity of a rnultifaceted transportation network to its limits.     

The Most Romantic Traditional Chinese Ethnic Sports Event——CHASING GIRLS ON HORSEBACK

Horses are probably the most central part of ethnic Kazak culture, and horse racing, practised since ancient times, is the main traditional sport of the group. It is both a test of physical strength and a good demonstration of Kazak people＇s spectacular horsemanship. For Kazak people, the sport is more about tradition than anything else. In the past, horse racing was one of the manly games a hero had to participate in to win his bride. Even today, it still plays an important role in courtship among young people.     

Home Sweet Home

A family-run nursing home that gives elderly people the feel of a real of a real home Jiang Shaoju's three-year-old family-run nursing home for the elderly in Dalian breaks all stereotypes people might attach to traditional homes for the aged.There are no nurses in uniforms,no numbered bedding and there is a lot of laughter. Jiang,56,has given almost every one of the 12 elderly women in her nursing home a nickname.She calls 92-year-old Xuan Shoulan"vice principal"because Xuan likes giving orders to others in the house and     

转场:从冬窝子走向春天的草原（英文）

正It is said that Kazak people travel the farthest and shift around the most.Some say that the Kazaks'splendid nomadic culture is an integral feature within their yearround migration.They are sometimes termed a"migrant people."In early spring when snow melts and the land returns to life,along the winter pasture of Kuokejiangbasi,     

Narrowing the Wealth Divide

The time has come for the government to act on China’s growing income gap"Common prosperity"an aspiration deeply rooted in the Chinese people is key to the sustainable economic and social development of the country.Fair and equal income distribution will help inspire a majority of laborers instead of a small coterie of company owners and managers.