So much more than just a gold medal

The recent Athens Olympic Games witnessed a big vic-tory for China, with a total of 32 gold medals, surpassing the country's 28 won at the Sydney Olympics.Against the backdrop of an improved overall competing capacity, as many as 10,500 athletes participated in the Athens Games, providing harsher than ever competitions for gold medals. Before setting out for the Olympic Games, the     

China＇s Winter Olympians Set New Gold Standard in Vancouver

THE 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games ended on February 28, after two snow-and-ice-filled weeks of joy and peace. The Chinese delegation produced proof of their growing winter sports excellence, bringing home a sizable haul of five gold, two silver and four bronze medals. It was an impressive achievement from a country that had only won four gold medals in all the past winter Olympics combined.     

Asian Heroes

China,South Korea and Japan keep Olympic flag flying Atotal of 19 countries and regions of Asia competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, winning 86 gold, 54 silver and 72 bronze medals. Their gold medal haul accounted for 28.5 percent of the total 302 gold medals awarded. Of the Asian medal winners, China, Japan and South Korea were the top three accounting for 73 gold medals, and 84.9 percent of all medals won by Asian countries.     

100 Years of the Olympic Games and Chinese Sports

CHINA won 28gold medals at theSydney OlympicGames. This hasaroused a hightide of patrioticfervor amongst the Chinese people, who regard the gold medalwinning athletes as nationalheroes. Reportage on this stunningachievement, from both officialmedia and on the Internet, isunderstandably imbued withnational pride. Wherever the athletes go, they are surrounded andgreeted with prolonged applauseand rousing cheers.The honor of winning apart, ahandsome bonus also awaits themedal-winning athletes…     

A Festival of Chinese Sports Photographing

CCTV Chinese Sports Figures Photographing Competition was called a period on January 9. The competition combined the advantages of TV and photographing, best manifested the heroic bearing of Chinese athletes. 52 fine works came out, among which "The photo series of Chinese female hockey team", "Lifetime accomplishment" and the other ten works were voted to enter the second round to compete gold medals.The first round was held in Beijing King Wing Hot Spring Hotel. Based on the principle of being fare and square and open to public, the senate who were all experts in the field picked out the twelve works.     

Gold Medals and Overall Health

The 16th Asian Games concluded on November 27 in south China’s Guangzhou, Guangdong Province. The Chinese delegation set new records, with its number of gold medals and total medals, both far more than any other Asian countries and regions.     

A Continuing Camaraderie

正The Olympic Summer Games Tokyo 2020 concluded on August 8,and China took home a grand total of 38 gold medals and 88 medals,ranking second in the medal tally.When speaking of China's Olympic performance,one individual deserves some extra recognition.That is Juan Antonio Samaranch,the Seventh President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the man who supported China to resume its legitimate seat on the IOC as well as its bidding for the Olympic Summer Games Beijing 2008.     

PEOPLE & POINTS

正OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST INTO BADMINTON HALL OF FAME Chinese badminton player and Olympic gold medalist, Zhang Ning, has been officially inducted into the Badminton World Federation(BWF) Hall of Fame during a virtual ceremony hosted by the sport's world governing body on July 16. The brilliant all-round player was victorious at nearly every major event on the circuit, including the BWF World Championships in 2003, and guided China to team triumphs at the Uber Cup(2004, 2006) and Sudirman Cup(2005, 2007). She also won the women's singles Olympic gold medals consecutively in 2004 and 2008.     

China’s Gold Medal Potential

Cui Dalin, deputy director general of General Administration of sport in China, confirmed at a recent press conference: "It is estimated that a record 550 to 570 Chinese athletes will compete at the Beijing Olympics." China first fully competed in the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984, when the 15 gold medals it won gave the country a fourth world ranking. Twenty years later at the Athens Olympics, China won 32 gold medals, beating russia and giving it a world second ranking. shooting, diving, ta-ble tennis, badminton, weightlifting, gymnastics and judo are now the Olympic events that the world expects China to win. As regards the questions on everyone's lips -- how many gold medals will China win at the 2008 Beijing Olympics? and will it surpass the 32-medal record it set in Athens? -- Cui Dalin remains low-key. He is candid in his opinion that China lags far behind the u.s., and that there is also a yawning gap between it and russia. There are currently 1,300 Chinese athletes mak-ing intensive preparations for the Olympics.     

China at the World Expo

A good variety of industrial, agricultural and handicraft products from China appeared at the first World Expo in London in 1851. Silk sent by a Guangdong merchant Living in Shanghai won both the gold and silver prizes. The man. Xu Rongcun. got news of the expo from British diplomats and businesspeople in Shanghai, and shipped 12 packages of Yung Kee silk from his store. Due to the coarse packaging, the fine material was neglected for several months, but was immediately loved once opened. The queen personally handed the gold and silver medals and certificates to Xu Rongeun. Orders from both home and abroad soon flooded into his store.     

IN SEARCH OF GOLD

正The Chinese delegation holds a flag-raising ceremony at the Rio Olympic Village on August 3,two days ahead of the opening of this year’s Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro,Brazil.Over 400 Chinese athletes are set to compete in 210 events across 26 sports during the games,which last from August 5 to 21.China is expected to win a number of gold medals,particularly in sports in which Chinese athletes     

Gold Medal Glam

正When 21-year-old Yang Qian won the women's 10m air rifle competition,the first gold medal at the Olympic Summer Games Tokyo 2020,all eyes were on her.During the live-broadcast,close-ups of the event gave audiences detailed views of not only her performance,but also the accessories she donned,which included a yellow duck-shaped hairpin,an elastic hair band with a carrot-shaped bobble,and light pink nail polish dotted with small pearls.     

PEOPLE & POINTS

正OLYMPIANS ENGAGED IN RIO Olympic divers Qin Kai(left)and He Zi not only won medals but also made one of the most important decisions of their lives in Rio de Janeiro,Brazil.In front of a cheering crowd on August14,Qin got down on one knee and proposed to He with an engagement ring.He,who had just     

Market Watch

TO THE POINT: Spring Festival comes, and Spring Festival goes. The nation’s biggest holiday was rewarding for consumer products manufacturers and retailers. The festival period consumption jumped 15 percent compared with that of last year. Right after the seven-day carnival, China’s central bank showed its concerns over excessive capital liquidity and raised the bank reserve requirement ratio another 0.5 percent, a mild move to calm down the white-hot investment and stock market speculation. Also after the festival, which has always been a big test for China’s transportation capability, Air China and Qunar.com had announced an online ticket search and booking service for travelers’ convenience. The last week of February was a black week for most traders in the stock market. February 27 saw the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index drop 9 percent, the sharpest of its kind in a decade and many lost their money. For newcomers to the stock market, what they have lost is probably confidence. In a country low in inflation, individuals are still keen on buying gold for family financial stability in case real inflation takes place. Though gold output in 2006 reached an unprecedented high, the amount was still insufficient and will face strong demand in the future. Meanwhile, by the end of 2006, total banking assets in China hit a record high, accounting for 5 percent of the world’s total. The Big Four state-owned commercial banks are still major players with relatively good performance.     

PEOPLE & POINTS

<正>CHINESE DIAMOND LEAGUE CHAMPIONAthlete Gong Lijiao won the Women’s Shot Put with a throw of 19.6 meters at the 2017 IAAF Diamond League Final in Zurich,Switzerland,on August 25.The 28-year-old continued to perform outstandingly well in contending for the Diamond Trophy in Zurich,after she won the first individual gold medal at the 2017 International Association of Athletics Federation(IAAF)London World Championships on August 10.Prior     

MORE CHINESE CARS ON AFRICAN ROADS

China drives into the African vehicle market and meets the challenges head on with some advantages of its own High-quality but inexpensive Chinese automobiles have gradually won the confidence of the African market and are becoming a bright new link in Sino-African economic ties. On September 4, a total of 400 Polarsun minibuses, made in Shenyang, capital of northeast     

Reality and Imagination Meet

Book: The First CloseContactAuthor: Cat ZhihengPages: 224Price: 12.8 yuanPublisher: KnowledgePublishing HouseThe First Close Contactby Cat Zhiheng, a PhD inhydraulics, and a super netenthusiast from Taiwan, madeits debut on the net in 1998and achieved immediate success. By the end of 1999 over30 mainland publishing houses were grappling for its Publishing rights, which werefinally won by the KnowledgePublishing House. The bookwas a huge commercial hit,and its stage play and filmadapt…     

Fast and Furious

<正>How can road-borne rapscallions be reined in? A lime green Lamborghini and a red Ferrari crashed on a Beijing highway while racing on April 11.The collision left the front of the Lamborghini completely wrecked,while the Ferrari suffered damage to its side and rear.The scene was one that shocked China online and offline,with the overall picture resembling a scene from the popular The Fast and the Furious series of movies,the seventh installment of which had launched in China only two hours after the incident.The two drivers,both 20,were reported to     

PEOPLE & POINTS

正CHINESE DIRECTOR WINS SIFF AWARD Chinese director Zhou Ziyang,38,won the award for best director at the 25th edition of the Sofia International Film Festival (SIFF) in the Bulgarian capital on March 21.The award was given for Zhou's film Wuhai,which tells the story of a young couple who struggle with financial problems,split and get back together after a storm.     

Material & Cultural Life:Improve With the Times

The year 2001 was one of great historical significance for China in its reform and opening up. China was admitted to the WTO; it successfully hosted APEC leaders summit; and it won the bid for hosting the 2008 Summer Olympics. The human rights conditions developed side by side with the development of the whole society, leaving us a deep impression. We have collected a group of articles, which review, from different angles, the changes in the development of human rights in the country.