Circle of Life——A young entrepreneur’s lasting passion for rural rejuvenation

Du Haotian first visited Tsinghua University, a prestigious seat of learning in China, in the summer of 2013 to install air conditioners. At the time, he was a high school graduate with a part-time job in Beijing, awaiting his enrollment notification from Shenyang Agricultural University in northeast China.     

Quality Medical Services at Doorway——Beijing's community-based medical institutions

For years suffering from hypertension, Mrs. Zhang, now in her 60s, is a frequent visitor to Beijing Dewai Community Hospital in her neighborhood. "I feel too painstaking to go to a 'big hos-pital,'" she says. "Buses are always overcrowded and slow, not suitable for people like me. Besides, community-based medical institutions charge less for treatment of the same diseases." In China, a "big hospital" is a medical institution large in size and fully equipped, in many cases staffed by some of the most reputed medical experts locally or nationwide. Meanwhile, community-based hospitals and clinics are often referred to as "small hospitals."     

From Trespasser to Honorary Citizen——Life of a British Great Wall Preservationist in China

Roaring on the streets in Yulin in northwest China＇s Shaanxi province, some vehicles were escorting the town＇s newly-named honorary citizen, William Lindesay from Britain, to a ceremony to award him the title of honor.     

Weidianying——China's Great Love for Small Movies

正IN 2012,the short film A Bed Affair became an Internet sensation in China.Through the eyes of a thief surprised by the sudden return of the flat owners during his foray,director Zhang Yuan allows the audience a 36-minute,fly-on-thewall look into an ordinary Chinese bedroom.However,what the viewers are confronted with are not intense love scenes,but a fierce quarrel that flares up between Zhang Cheng(played by Shen Teng)and his wife Li Xiaoyun(Li Xinyun)over a missing condom.     

Painting for His Life—The Beginning of the Story of Jimmy Liao

JIMMY Liao is undoubtedly one of the hottest illustrators in Chinese publishing circles. The Taiwanese artist has published 17 popular books so far, and they have been translated into English, French, German, Greek, Japanese, Korean and other languages. It seems difficult to define his literary genre; imaginative and a riot of color, they are often called children＇s books; however, the readers are usually adults living in urban centers the world over.     

An Appreciation for A Psalm of Life

English poetry is one kind of the most beautiful flowers inEnglishliterature .In order to give an appreciation for poetry inEnglish,the author wouldlike to pluck one of the fragrant flow-ers -A Psal mof Life , written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow-toillustrate the beauty of English poetry.There are many aspects from which to appreciate Eng-lish poetry . This paper concentrates just on the poemitself .In other words ,the paper gives the appreciation for A Psal mof Life from a pure poetic …     

Top Ten Cities for Quality of Life

THE recently-concluded 2005 Chi- na City Forum Beijing Summit marked publication of the Report on the Quality of Chinese Urban Life. The report was researchedand compiled by the Beijing International In- stitute for Urban Development, and took a year to complete. It includes an index of urban life quality in China's top 100 cities, ranked accord- ing to their average GDP from 2001 to 2003. The final ranking was based on statistical evalu- ation and an Internet survey. The Internet su…     

For the Bright Eyes of Kids——An eye specialist's care for kids

Worries"I had not known that my kid had a nearsightedness o1 800 degrees.Conse- quences would have been unthinkable if eye specialists from the city had not treated him,"said Yun Za.father of a student attending the No.5 Middle School of Jarud Banner(county)in Tongliao Municipality. Inner Mongolia.He is all gratitude for doctors of the Tongliao Prevention and Treatment Center for Students' Eye Dis- eases(Tongliao Eye Center). On October 27,2006,six doctors of the     

New Lease of Life for an Old Plant

CHINA'S Three GorgesWater Conservancy Project,with the huge amount ofhydropower it generates, istransforming some of thetraditionally tourist-oriented cities alongthe Yangtze River. Manufacturing isbooming, and Hubei's Yichang City hasseen the birth of a phoenix - the YichangChangjiang Machine Technology Co.,Ltd. (Changjiang Machine).Changjiang Machine rose from theashes of the now defunct ChangjiangMachine Tool Plant. The new company,with its advanced production facilities,occupies…     

Important Guarantee for The Basic Rights of Citizens——China's State compensation system

A common folk can sue an official? This was hardly possible in the past in China where the old feudalistic tradition dies hard. But this is really possible today when the common people cannot only sue officials and also get compensation if they are wronged. State compensation system It would be inevitable for government functionaries to cause damages to some citizens, legal persons or other organizations in the course of their management of the society. That is why China has established a State compensation system to compensate for the damages to citizens, legal persons and other organizations caused by government functionaries in exercising their power.     

The 2009 Job Fair for Foreigners In Beijing——A Great Success

The 2009 Job Fair for Foreigners in Beijing hosted by China job.com on April 18 proved a great success.More than 1,200 foreigners at-tended the fair, and 67 exhibitors participated, 90 percent of whom said     

Will Paid Leave for Taking Care of Parents Help?

<正>The implementation of the family planning policy for more than three decades has left China with a huge number of one-child families.As many of these families now have parents older than60,they are more prone to illness and hospitalization than before.When parents fall ill     

A Beautiful Life——Notes on Opening of Exhibition on History of CPAFFC

The opening of the Exhibition on the History of the CPAFFC in the beautiful compound of the CPAFFC is like one of its evergreen trees,with blossoms and fruits pleasant to the eye and uplifting the hearts.     

Happy Life at the Foot of the Imperial City Wall——A Glimpse of Community Life in Dongcheng District, Beijing

Grandpa Qin, now 74, has returned to where he had lived for more than six decades in the company of his daughter. In front of him, the old dilapidated scenes have all disappeared. The former nine 1.9-meter-wide lanes have become 12 six-meter-wide roads. The former crowded courtyards, 11 stairs down the lanes, have completely changed their outlook. The only things that seem to have not changed are the old Beijing style of blue tiles and gray bricks and the imperial city walls nearby that are the witnesses to all these changes. Grandpa Qin is among the 300 households who have returned after the rebuilding project was completed. Qin's family lived in the Nanchizi community for five generations. The big     

Five Acts of Life——Lao She’s Short Stories

This year marks the 111th anniversary of the birth of Lao She, one of the most influential playwrights and novelists in China. To pay homage to this literary master,     

Special Care for the Special You—The Story of a Japanese and a Chinese Village Teacher

In March when the Chineseredbud were in full bloom,the Guangdong Provincial Peo-ple's Association for Friendshipwith Foreign Countries(GPPAFFC) received a specialguest who, on the second day ofher arrival in Guangzhou, set outat dawn to Xinyi in the poormountainous region inGuangdong accompanied by a     

Tradition and Modernity——The Life of the Hui People in Ningxia

LOCATED in northwest China, Ningxia is the country’s only Hui autono-mous region. Of its 6 million inhabitants, more than 2 million are Hui. While embracing modern life, the Hui people still keep faith with their own traditions and beliefs.     

Noodles at Coffee Garden——Weekend Life Picks for as little as RMB68

Starting from March 2002, every Saturday and Sunday, the Coffee Garden at The KerryCentre Hotel is offering tantalizing NOODLES from various Asian cuisines. The seductivearoma of noodles, fresh vegetables, ingredients and sauces - sizzling in the pan, gre…