Upgrading the＂Kingdom of Bicycles＂

With the rapid increase of motor vehicles, people are more and more perplexed about the best means of transport. Is it a bicycle, private car, or bus？     

Harmonising ＂hukou＂

When Du Yumeng was born in December 2005,she was probably not aware that she had been classified into a different category from other babies—a category which includes people toting wheelbarrows of fresh fruit,selling steamed buns from a corner booth or ped- dling phone cards.They all share one thing in common—a rural"hukou",or house- hold registration. Set up in 1958 in order to control mass urbanisation,China's hukou system effec-     

Adventures in ＂Big Charity＂

THE aftermath of spectacular success is often a look back over the shoulder, and Chinese entrepreneurs-cum-philanthropists are busy trying to give back to their societies. As it turns out, corporations are discovering philanthropy is a lot more complicated than they thought. When life was simple, the donor could see where the donation went. When donors and benefactors rubbed elbows, good was done, and seen to be done. But these are the days of ＂big charity＂ - the needs may be great or small, or the beneficiaries far or near, but the management of foundations is complicated now; it isn＇t easy to follow the money and it isn＇t all about money anymore.     

Cities Harbor the＂Floating Population＂

THEY may love or hate it, approve its promise and generosity or resent its prejudice and miserliness, but migrant workers don＇t hesitate to throw themselves into the embrace of the city; their longing to fall into its open arms has never abated.     

＂Running China in Accordance with the Law＂ Ensures Development of Human Rights

I. A Review of China＇s Judicial Protection for Human Rights
To effectively protect human rights, a country needs to specify in its laws a complete series of basic rights its citizens shall enjoy. Meanwhile, the legal rights for an individual citizen would be meaningless even though such rights are prescribed in laws if, when the person＇s rights are infringed upon, he or she has no access to judicial relief. Administration of justice is the last resort, in fact the most effective, means.     

A Success Story of ＂Localization＂

For many Chinese, Buddhism is their philosophy of life, or it has tinted their philosophy of life, advertently and inadvertently. This fact, perhaps, renders Buddhism the most successful case of localization of a foreign religion in China.     

＂Benzhu＂ Culture among the Bai People in Dali

Benzhu Worship
Benzhu,which means ＂local lords or gods,＂is the name of the religion of the Bai people in Dali.     

＂Brilliance of Hebei＂ Unfolds the ＂Cultural Gateway to China＂

THE first program of the ＂Cultural Gateway to China＂ opened to the public in the Beijing Capital Intemational Airport last April, with the ＂Brilliance of Hebei＂, an exhibition and performance staged at the Beijing Capital International Airport, turning out to be more than just a nice distraction for travellers, The full-scale production was an unqualified hit. a real draw for admiring passengers who turned the airport lounge into a kind of temporary club.     

Partnership in the Community ＂Going Green＂ Program

On the lawns and central garden of a community in the Haidian District of Beijing, called ＂Enjili＂, one can see a number of signs with the ＂Michelin＂ logo standing as tall as a man.     

Salt Well Town on the ＂Roof of the World＂

EVER since I heard of Yan-jing (salt well in Chinese) in Tibet as a child, the place has held fascination for me. A recent work trip gave me the chance to see Yanjing and all of Tibet's breathtaking landscape first hand. Yanjing is in a valley in Markam County, on the border of Sichuan and Yunnan provinces. The Jingsha, Nu and Lancang rivers converge in the region,     

Manzhong Norbusitar: the Lure of the Thangka简

正FORTY-six-year-old Manzhong Norbusitar is a national inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage of Thangka painting,a traditional Tibetan art form.The fourth generation in a line of Tibetan artists,he showed a strong interest in Thangka from a young age.Thangka painting involves highly skilled,geometric painting on cotton or silk and usually depicts a Buddhist deity,a ritual scene or symbol.Norbusitar learned the necessary techniques from     

The story of the ＂stilt horse＂

How did a traditional folk game of an ethnic minority group in China evolve into a modern sports event adopted at the national-level games？ The story of the ＂stilt horse＂ will give you an answer.     

A Cultural Nod to‘Sparing the Rod'

<正>Everyone is probably familiar with stock cultural figures of the Tiger Mom,or the obnoxiously loud,pushy sports-obsessed dad.If you are a Westerner and have participated in Little League Baseball as player,fan,or coach,you will know the scene only too well:a parent publicly berating his or her youngster for a lackluster performance.Sympathetic onlookers know better than to intervene,preferring     

＂Setting the Warp＂

There is a ballad Miao weaving process that goes like this;Select the cotton,pound the cotton,     

Where's the Backwater Now?

I used to be amused by the commonly held belief among my friends back in Canada who spoke about China in a certain way. Whether they had ever visited the country or not didn't matter, China was, to them, quaint. They considered it a "backwater." This is a slang term in English used to describe an area that is perceived to be culturally or economically stagnant.     

Chasing the Sun

0n August 1, a full solar eclipse passed across part of China. I, like many oth-ers, made a journey to see it. This is my account of the experience, for bet-ter or worse.     

Miao Embroidery Art Database： Recording ＂History Worn by the Miao People＂

The Beijing Ethnic Film Festival kicked offon 6 May 2010. Throughout this three-month festival, over 300 diverse ethnic films will be shown in cinemas, or to neighborhoods via outdoor digital projection.     

Battle for the New Year Crown

THE turn of the year is the high season for China＇s film industry, when three major festivals come in a row： Christmas, New Year and Spring Festival （or Chinese New Year）.With a steep increase in the number of moviegoers, this period of a month or more （Spring Festival can fall anywhere between late January to early February） is always marked by hectic competition among established directors intent on refreshing their reputations, and newcomers eager to carve out a niche. This year the battleground was particularly crowded.     

＂Avian International Airport＂- Wetlands in the Yellow River Delta

WETLANDS are a vital link in the global ecosystem, the "kidneys of the earth" fil-tering water flows and pro-viding a fertile habitat for countless organisms. The Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve in North China is a particularly rich "biological su-permarket" packed with 1,922 species of plants and animals.     

Clearing the Air

Care, or gimmick: Can foreign corporations make a difference to China’s environment?AS headlines go, this one was a dream for a corporate PR team: “Swiss Re Offers RMB 31,000 to Each EmployeeCommitting to Reduce Personal Carbon Footprint.”