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TO anyone in the know, Tong Ren Tang is a brand name synonymous with TCM (traditional Chinese medicine). Since China joined the WTO, foreign pharmaceutical groups have poured into China, and the century-old Tong Ren Tang has set its sights on trans-regional, trans-national, trans-ownership expan-     

Tong Ren Tang: Extending the Brand Name Worldwide-An Interview with Ding Yongling, Manager of the Beijing Tong Ren Tang Technologies Co., Ltd., Import and Export Company

Editor's Note: Beijing Tong Ren Tang is China's leading producer of traditional Chinese medicine, and has a history of over 330 years. After China's entry into the WTO, when foreign-made homeopathic medicine enters the Chinese market, how will Tong Ren Ta…     

Keidan Ben's Visit to China and Economic Discussions on Three Gorges Cruise

Late October, 1994, at theinvitation of the China-Japan Friendship Association(CJFA), a seventeen-memberstudy group of the China com-mittee of the Keidan Ren ofJapan headed by its executivedirector Kazuo Nukazawa cameto China to study Chinese econ-omy and take part in economicdiscussions. Upon arriving at theBeijing Airport, all members ofthe delegation were amazed to     

Leaf Whistles, Rattle Dances and Love Ballads at Raosanling

STICK brandishing dancers, nocturnal love ballads in the woods and whistles made from leaves are all part of the flamboyant Raosanling Festival of Dali City, west Yunnan. On the 23rd day of the fourth lunar month each year, the Bai ethnic group mark Raosanling with three days of song and dance. The festival takes place just before locals get down to farming in the spring, and has its roots in ancient religious rites. Raosanling itself can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty （618-907）, when the Nanzhao Kingdom was established in the area.     

Zhang Qing and His Meticulous Chinese Paintings

ZHANG Qing was initially drawn to the bird and flower paint-ings of the Tang and Song dynasties (7th-12th centuries). Later,Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) artist Ren Bonian, famous for hispaintings of figures, also became an important influence.Although Zhang Qing considers his style to be firmly rooted in tradi-     

Reception in Celebration of CPAFFC 50th Anniversary Held State Councillor Tang Jiaxuan Attends and Speaks

The CPAFFC gave a grand reception on the evening of May 20 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its founding. State Councillor Tang Jiaxuan attended and spoke at the reception.Tang Jiaxuan, first of all, extended cordial greetings and best wishes, on behalf of the Chinese Government, to those international friends who had been working over the years to promote friendship with China and those who had contributed to the cause of China's people-to-people diplomacy.     

A messenger of beauty-a sketch of a Japanese painter

The Sino-Japanese exchange of culture and painting reached its prime during ancient China's Tang and Song dynasties. However, in modern times, due to the sharp decrease in the exchange of painting between the two countries, we know little about each other's development.The Beijing International Art Biennale was held in this year's golden autumn, which included the Painting Exhibition of Takayama Tatsuo - one of the "Four Masters of Modern Japanese Painting". It is undeniable that the biennial event offers the general public a golden chance to have a close look at Japanese painting and appreciate its unique style and great charm from a closer distance.     

PRESERVATION AND PROSPERITY

正Traditional arts contribute to poverty alleviation in Tibet Tsamjo, a former farm worker, is from Tsethang in Tibet Autonomous Region in southwest China. The town is known for a traditional art that goes back for centuries, serge weaving. Soft, durable and static free, the Tsethang serge, a kind of cashmere unique to the area, is considered to be the finest of all Tibetan fabrics. It dates back to the Tang Dynasty(618-907) and was used to make the robes of the nobles because of its ornate patterns and elaborate weaving that takes 18 procedures.     

Constitutional Values of Protecting Human Rights of Disadvantaged Groups

The confrontation between the disadvantaged and advantaged groups is eternal throughout the competition for survival. But the human spiritual world has its humane aspect in addition to competition. The concern for and protection of the disadvantaged group is the moral law characteristic of humanity, just as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights says in its Article 1： ＂All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.     

Home away from Taiwan

Zhangpu exports most of its flower products.ZHANGPU County wasfounded in the year686,during the Tang Dynasty(618-907).It is located insouthern Fujian's goldentriangle,flanked by Shantou to the southand Xiamen to the north.In its1319-yearhistory,Zhangpu has earned various acco-lades.It is known as the home of Chinesefolk art of papercutting,and recognizedas a model county for improvements intelevision broadcasting and environmen-tal conservation.Zhangpu has a well-developed ag-riculture a…     

Photo News

January 12,2015Launch in the Palace Museum of the app that makes moving pictures based on the famous painting Han Xizai’s Evening Banquet.The picture shows a group of actors from the Han Tang Ensemble performing in the app.January 11,2015Beijing residents enjoy skating on frozen Kunming Lake.January 6,2015Domestic and overseas tourists flock to the Snow Sculpture Exhibition on Sun Island,part of the annual Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin,capital city of Northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province.     

BTG-Jianguo Hotels & Resorts

正A ceremony marking the cooperation between the BTG-Jianguo HotelsResorts Management Company and Italy’s ATAhotels was recently held at the Beijing Jianguo Hotel.Operating 21 high-end hotels,resorts and aparthotels,ATAhotels is the largest group of its kind in Italy.And BTG-Jianguo is one of the leading hotel management companies in China.The i rst step in the companies’strategic cooperation was to select eight member hotels from each group to share logos and l ags,and     

Right to Resignation——Thoughts of a lawyer

One day in March 2000, a young man came to the Qiankun Lawyer's Office, asking for help in a labor dispute. He is Tong Li, 25. He signed a "life-long" labor contract with the Beijing Fenghua Engineering Co. Ltd. in June 1999. On January 5 of the following year, however, he demanded termination of the contract on account that he was far from home and he had to take care of his ailing mother. But he was refused. Later on, the workers' congress of the company issued the rules on the management of labor contract and its detailed implementation rules.     

Steep Obstacles

The U.S.-led campaign is a heavy blow against Islamic State,but a decisive outcome is uncertain The Islamic State(IS)militant group has shown its extremely brutal face to the world in its attacks and occupation of many cities and towns in Iraq and Syria in the     

Japanese Young Dietmen''''s Delegation Visits China

Invited by the China-Japan Friendship Associ-ation, a seven-member delegation of Japanese young dietmen visited China from Jan-uary 11 to 14. Chinese Vice President ZengQinghong and State Councillor Tang Jiaxuan met with the delegation respectively. CPAFFC President Chen Haosu met with the delegation and hosted a banquet in its honour.     

Discover the Han Heritage in Xuzhou

THERE is a Chinese saying about the ancient city of Xuzhou： ＂Beijing is famous for its Ming and Qing cultures, Xi＇an is famous for its Qin and Tang cultures, while Xuzhou is famous for its Han culture.＂ With a rich and varied history, visitors to Xuzhou will discover a priceless assortment of Han Dynasty pottery warriors and horses, tombs and stone reliefs, and will hear riveting tales of the many historical figures who made the city famous. Among them was Pengzu （circa 2,000 B,C,）, who is widely considered to be the founder of Chinese culinary culture, and who lived in what was then known as Pengcheng.     

Scenes From Xinjiang

A group of photographers made an art odyssey to Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region last year, exploring its natural beauty and the colorful lives of the people there.Fifty-six ethnic groups, including Uygur, Han and Kazak, live in Xinjiang, making it one of the regions with the most ethnic groups in China.     

12th Edgar Snow Symposium Held in Kansas City of the U.S.

The 12th Edgar Snow Symposium was held in Kansas City,Missouri State of the United States from October 18 to 19,2006.The China Society for People's Friendship Studies sent a delegation headed by its Vice President Mei Ping to attend it.Tong Zhiguang,former president of the Export-Import Bank of China and former vice minister of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation(now the Ministry of Commerce),Fan Jinshi,director of the Dunhuang Research Institute,and Jiang Chengyu,professor of biology and biochemistry at the Research Institute of Basic Medical Science under the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences,were specially invited by the American side to attend the symposium.     

Golden Age of Think Tanks

正Research and ideas play an increasingly important role in China’s policymaking By Tang YuankaiOn April 19,the National School of Development at Peking University celebrated its 20th anniversary.Six foreigneducated economists,including Justin Yifu Lin,who went on to become the first chief economist and senior vice president of the World Bank