Building Nanjing at High Qrality and Upgrading a New Image in a Leaping Manner——An Interview with Mr.Dai Yongning,Vice Mayor of Nanjing City

Nanjing has a history of over 2, 470 years and is one of the four ancient cities in China. It is famous for its beautiful mountains, rivers and its history for an ancient capital of six dynasties.Nanjing is surrounded by mountains, lakes and rivers. Its mountains, lakes, rivers, and forest are integrated into a whole body and the city is noted for its excellent physical geographical     

Jiangxinzhou-Emerald on the Yangtze River

Jiangxinzhou, green as jade and shaped like a green plum, is inlaid on the Yangtze River, in the western part of Jianye District in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province. It is only 6 kilometers away from Xinjiekou, the downtown commercial center, and is separated from the new modern city, the New District of Hexi in Nanjing, with a strip of water. The river with a distant source and long stream is just like the arms of a mother to embrace the green island of 15 kilometers and to nourish the 12,000 residents at the island.     

Taipingnanlu street -the old business street in Nanjing

The old commercial street of Taiping Southern Road has a length of 2,040 meters. Its original name is Taiping Road and has been a very famous commercial street in the ancient city of Nanjing. As one of the most famous old commercial streets in Nanjing, its business advantages are at the top of the trade because its geographical superiority is better than any others. It is adjacent to the Daxing Palace in its north, the Fuzi Temple is in its south, and the     

Teaching at Nanjing Union Theological Seminary

On a back lane in the bustling Xinjiekou District of the city center of Nanjing is a quiet almost hidden "oasis", the campus of Nanjing Union Theological Seminary. This is temporary home to nearly two hundred students preparing for leadership and teaching for the Chinese Protestant Church. Union Theological Seminary (UTS) Nanjing is the national seminary of the China Christian Council. It has 27 fulltime Chinese teaching staff. The addition of a few foreign teachers is a new experiment. The hope seems to be that the foreign teachers will bring different experiences, perspectives and teaching methodologies into the faculty mix. The first two foreign faculty members taught at UTS in the 2001-02 year.     

Nanjing''''s new green-project of ecology—Interviewe with Sheng Jinlong vice-mayor of Nanjing municiple government

Nanjing is located in the developed economic delta as a central city in the mid-lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The municipality made a decision on rapidly developing its urban forest project. Chinaweek reporter had an interview with Mr Sheng Jinlong, one of Nanjing's mayors, to talk something about what readers both at home and abroad are much more concerned. Reporter: Building Nanjing into a green city is a system of ecological project that will serve the present and benefit the future. First of all, I'd like to ask a question about the historical background by taking such a great measure.     

Ma‘anshan——Regional Economic Powerhouse

MA'ANSHAN, in eastern Anhui Province, is an iron and steel industry based city that has developed since the founding of new China. Ma'anshan is not one of Anhui's largest cities, as regards territory, population, and aggregate economy, yet its per capita major economic indexes have ranked first in the province for successive years. China's huge population dilutes per capita resources, so integrated and coordinated development of the regional economy is vital. Nanjing, capital city of neighboring Jiangsu Province, is just a 30-minute drive away, which has prompted Ma'anshan to take the initiative of merging into the Nanjing Megalopolis* and the Yangtze River Delta Economic Belt* (*see the reference box at the end of the article).     

Nanjing Software： The New Brilliance of an Ancient City

TOGETHER with Dalian and ＇Chengdu, the city of Nanjing is a major producer of computer software in China.People may wonder what in the world has made Nanjing, a city known for its cultural and historical heritage, a leader in China＇s software industry. And how did this seem to happen overnight？ In spite of its relatively low profile, Nanjing has a few tricks up its sleeve the other cities don＇t.     

Greatland

Nanjing University is of one of the oldest institutions of higher learning in China. It is located in Nanjing, China's capital for six ancient dynasties and site of some of the country's richest cultural heritage. Founded in 1902 as Sanjiang Normal School. today's Nanjing University is based on the merging of National Nanjing University's arts and sciences colleges with those of the famous University of Nanking in 1952. It consists of 10 schools: Humanities. Law, International Business. Foreign Studies, Natural Sciences, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Technology, Geoscience Life Sciences and Medicine. With the tradition of "being rigorous, truthful, diligent and innovative," Nanjing University promotes all-round training and a consolidated foundation for students of various aptitude.     

Nanjing:Improving Water Environment,and Creating New Image

Nanjing is an ancient city with a long history of more than 2,470 years. It used to be the capital for ten dvnasties, which leads it to be one of     

Magnificent Jinling——The Nanjing Cultural and Art Festival

It is in a season with its air filled with the scent of golden osmanthus that ancient Nanjing, capital fo East China's Jiangsu Province, will see the Third Nanjing Cultural and Art Festival focusing on a theme of "magnificent Jinling."To carry forward the spirit of the 16th National Congress of the Party, the festival will use various stage performances     

The green leaves of Nanjing

August 1989Hot town, summer in the city, with temperatures in the high 30s. Amazingly enough, the heat is bearable because there is plenty of shade. Nanjing is famous for the plane trees that line its streets and avenues. It's a good thing for people like me who have little vegetation on their heads: we don't have to worry about getting sunburnt on top.1989 being a year when nothing much is being done by way of business, I have plenty of time to travel around different parts of China. Nanjing most certainly is one of the nicer destinations among the places I am visiting. One of the most beautiful features of the city is the Zijin Shan (Purple Mountain) right in the middle of it. Few places I have been to can boast of such an attraction. Miles and miles of woodland to climb, and then     

Modern Art in an Ancient Setting——Beijing's Red Gate Gallery

A SCENDING the ancient stone steps to Red Gate Gallery reveals the quintessential Beijing pan orama. The gallery is housed in Dongbianmen Watchtower, a Ming Dynasty structure straddling the last crumbling vestiges of Beijing＇s city wall. Like a besieged bastion of the city＇s imperial past, the watchtower is hemmed in by railway lines and Beijing＇s Second Ring Road. The glass and steel edifices of the CBD loom in the distance. It＇s appropriate that this ancient fortress, surrounded by a cornucopia of modern development, houses a gallery that has long been a cultural bastion of a more contemoorary kind.     

Bazhong——A City of Tranquility and Beaut

IN northeastern Sichuan Province,diminutive Bazhong City exudes a pastoral sparkle and tranquility.It makes one wish to blend in with its unique natural environment.A walk through Bazhong,it is said,is like a hazy drizzle that awakens people’s memories.The picturesque city,resembling a Monet oil painting,lies inlaid within the southern foothills of the towering and extensive Daba Mountains.Situated at the center of three large cities of Chengdu,Chongqing and Xi’an,Bazhong also sits along the dividing line between south and north China.Covering 12,000 square kilometers,the city combines both the grandeur of northern China and the warmth of southern China,with distinctive vistas of mountains and rivers,as well as places of historical and cultural allure.It has also been a historical channel for cultural exchanges between north and south China,witness to the Qin and Han dynasties,the Three Kingdoms,and the Red Army.People here easily sense the pulse and echoes of history.     

Folk Songs Flying in Nanning

NANNING, the capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southwest China, is a beautiful city with a lively culture and centuries-old history. It is located in the south of the Tropic of Cancer and has a sub-tropical climate. Abundant sunshine and precipitation fill the city with luxuriant plant life. Its lush green landscape has earned Nanning the name of Green City.     

Shichahai—historical district becomes a top spot in modern Beijing

It seems ironic that Beijing has a water shortage for it is water that enhances the city's beauty. Although on the edge of a dry zone, China's capital is actually home to many fine waterways and a network of man-made lakes virtually in the city centre.     

Qinhuangdao：Where the Great Wall Reaches the Sea

SEEN from a distance, the Great Wall looks like an enormous dragon, and the city of Qinhuangdao is where the dragon’s head dips into the sea. Qinhuangdao is located in Hebei Province, a city of strategic importance linking Northeast China with North China. It is 280 kilometers east of beijing and 370 kilometers southwest of shenyang.     

The new image of Nanjing:a green city

Now Nanjing boasts 17115 hectors of parks and greenbelt, including 222 square kilometers in constructed area and 8675 hectors of green area, The proportion of the green belt is 39%, and the rate of green space in urban has reached 43%. Given that the per capita possessive of the public greenbelt is 9.51 square meters, Nanjing is now holding a leading position in this field among the big cities in China, including the provincial capitals and the cities directly under the jurisdiction of the central government. The green belt system consisting of various types serving versatile purposes has been built up and has become a proud of the city.     

Xuzhou—the "Athens of the Orient"

正LOCATED at the junction where north meets south and between Beijing and Shanghai,Xuzhou City boasts a long history,rich culture and gorgeous landscape.Its reputation as a famous Chinese historical and cultural city attracts tourists from far and wide.Wondrous Culture of the Chu and Han Dynasties Xuzhou has a history of over 6,000 years and was established as a city about 2,600 years ago.It is the hometown of Peng Zu,legendary figure in Chinese history,the place where Liu Bang,first emperor of the Han Dynasty,was born and the former     

Protect Rights and Interests of the Handicapped

Yuncheng is a city in the southwestern part of North China's Shanxi Province. It has a handicapped population of 223,000 or 4.5% of the total population of 4.985 million. The city has made big progress in protecting the rights and interests of handicapped people since the handicapped associations were set up at the city and county levels.     

Wuzhou:Lingnan's Most Memorable City

正THE ancient city of Wuzhou is regarded as the cradle of two provinces.Emperor Taizong(993-997)of the Song Dynasty(960-1279)demarcated the area to the east of Wuzhou as Guangdong,and the western area as Guangxi.Today the city is known for its elegant natural scenery and industry as well as its antique culture.It has been recognized as a National Forest City,a world capital of artificial gemstones and a national model for recycling and green energy.Liang Yusheng,a famous Kung Fu novelist,set one of his stories among the spectacular natural wonders of Wuzhou.Wuzhou is a city built around rivers,and waterways are at the heart of city life.The Xunjiang and the Guijiang