Bridging Cultures

The Confucius Institute ushered in its second decade this year.Since the first Confucius Institute was established in Uzbekistan in 2004,472 such institutes and 730 Confucius Classrooms have been established in univer-sities,as well as elementary and secondary schools,in 123 countries and regions.Some 50,000 teachers and volunteers have been dispatched abroad,educating a combined total of approximately 850,000 students     

Bridging Evolutionary Gaps

Chinese paleontologists' remarkable fossil findings buttress and expand Darwin's theory Fossil discoveries across China are contributing, as well as offering new insights, to the ever-evolving theories presented by English naturalist Charles Darwin a century and a half ago.     

Bridging Cultural Gaps

Learning Chinese provides young people a different perspective to understand today's China My eyes witnessed the shining miracle,And my ears heard the sound of time flying;I met an old Chinese man,His words had tea garden, Kungfu and Tai Chi;I met a young Chinese man and he talked about Lights, skyscrapers and high technology.     

Bridging the Gap

<正>China’s translation industry steps up and embraces new possibilitiesMalatang,which literally means being numb,spicy and heated in the Chinese language,is a variety of street food adored by many Chinese.As the reputation of Chinese food continues to spread worldwide,malatang is gaining popularity among foreign epicures.Recently,things have become more convenient for malatang enthusiasts who cannot     

Bridging the Straits

<正>A new economic zone in China’s east coastal region will open new trade possibilities across the Taiwan Straits The State Council approved a program on March11 to develop the region on the west sideof the Taiwan Straits, another major step forward in turning the blueprint for the Western Taiwan Straits Economic Zone intoconcrete measures.     

Bridging East And West

<正>China Connect is the largest European gathering of experts specializing in Chinese consumer trends,particularly marketing,digital and mobile.This unique event reaches out to an audience of top-level European marketing and digital decision-makers from luxury,cosmetics,fashion,retail,fast-moving consumer goods,food and beverages,automobiles,services,communication,media and     

Bridging the Digital Divide

Beijing Review:The roundtable is called Spanish and Chinese Companies:Global Partners in a New Economic Model—what is this new economic model about?Jenaro Garcia:Society has three main pillars:civil society,administration and companies.Until now,governments thought they needed to provide for their citizens like small children,and that people did not know how to provide for themselves.My belief is that new technologies are giving power to citizens and governments and     

Bridging the Digital Divide

Information-based development in China has exceeded the world's average level and matched that of moderately devel-oped countries, said a blue paper released in Belling on August 19, 2010.     

Bridging the Digital Divide

She never thought the countryside scene could be so interesting. "The ancient fanners' houses of these Zhuang minority groups have three floors-the first is for raising animals like pigs and hens, the second is for people and the third is for storing grain and com. "It's a pretty smart design because it saves space and is very environmentally-friendly," says 11-year-old Tang Zijun,     

Hosting Exotic Cultures

正Foreign cultural centers thrive in China,as the countryfocuses on globalizing its own imageIs it feasible to enjoy a Romanian concert free of charge in Beijing?Can one take free Romanian-language classes with nativespeaker tutors available in China?Constantin Lupeanu,chief of the Romanian Cultural     

Cultures in Concert

<正>How a renowned composer and three of his protégés have sought to build a musical bridge between China and the United StatesWhat value can be ascribed to a once-ina-lifetime opportunity?The opportunity of a teacher who fosters a talented student that touches the entire world with his gift of music.This is the story of Chinese American composer Chou Wen-Chung and the opportunity he gave to three young Chinese     

Building Bridges Between Cultures

Subscribetodaytothefollowingforeignlanguageperiodicals;BeijingReviewisaweeklymagazinepublishedinEnglish,French,Spanish,GermanandJapanese.Sinceitsfoundingin1958,BeliingReviewhasbeenareliablesourceforreportsonChina'sdevelopingeconomy,politicalstances,scienceandtechnologicaldevelopments,cultureandsports.BeliingReviewtranslatesandpublishesChinesegovernmentandPartydocuments,significantspeeches,andlawsandstatutesstipulatedbythegovernment,thusputtingreadersintouchwithChinaaedperspectiveontheworl…     

Bridging a Cultural Divide With Music

<正>A talented young musician breathes new life into traditional Chinese music When Ma Lin rushed out of the New York subway for her interview appointment with Beijing Review with a heavy backpack on a cold and windy afternoon in March,she seemed more like an energetic college student than an elegant musician.     

Urumqi Where Different Cultures Meet

SOME 3,000 years ago, certain settlements in present-day Xinjiang uygur Autonomous region were sites of prosperous transcontinental commerce, with merchants coming from as far as Greece, rome and Arabia. many passed through Xinjiang on their way to China’s central plains.     

One Wedding,Many Cultures

My friend Liz was getting married.To Dima,another friend.I got the news from the couple in person one day when they came for dinner at my apartment in east Beijing.Dima lives in Tianjin,a short train-ride from the capital.Liz,a Torontite,had flown over for a new-year visit They’d been doing long distance for a year. I heard all about the proposal.Dima had dragged Liz from a bar mere minutes before the 2012 New Year countdown got underway,promising to show her his ’magic trick’ He barreled her up     

China and India: Bridging the Gap

Sino-Indian relations promise changes and challenges six decades on The simultaneous rise of China and India,     

Two Cultures,Two Different Shows

I am now yearning for my second home.China,you are very hard to get out of one’s system,and I will return in a couple of weeks!I have just spent three months back in Australia,where the cost of living is so high that it is almost impossible to live without a second source of income.Fortunately,in my case this comes from my writing.While in Australia I negotiated two contracts,one of which was