Nhere Westerners Stray in Their Exploration of China＇s Human Rights

Respecting and protecting human rights is an important fruit of the progress of human society and a significant landmark for a modern civil society. It is a common pursuit for people throughout the world and a long, sublime goal for the Chinese government and its people. Since the reform and opening up initiated in 1978, China has made unprecedented progress in both its human rights cause and modernization drive.     

Wife Cake（Laopo Bing）

The ＂wife cake＂ or ＂sweet- heart cake＂ is a popular pastry from China＇s Guangdong Province and its nearby areas. The pastry features a light and flaky outer layer, with a soft and smooth tilling and slightly sweet flavor. There is a touching legend that explains the origin of its name. Once upon a time, there was a couple that loved each other very much but lived in poverty.     

Rural Women＇s Land Rights and Interests Merit Close Attention

At the present stage in China, land is rural women's most basic means of production and life and most important material guarantee. Land contracting and related rights and interests have a direct bearing on the interests of rural women. Guaranteeing rural women's land contracting right and related economic rights and interests is of immediate significance for safeguarding their rights and interests and mobilizing them in active participation in the construction of a new socialist countryside. It will also have a far-reaching significance for promoting social fairness and justice and building a socialist harmonious society.     

Yin He：Dream of a Wilderness Comes True in Tibet

Ilanded a job in a Beijing bank in ：2OLO after graduating with a master＇s degree. I was lucky. A job in a bank in the metropolis is well paid with bright career prospects,and consequently much sought after. But it didn＇t appeal to me. I found that sitting in a cubicle clad in a sharp suit from nine to five, five days a week was slowly eroding my ambition and spirit. I soon felt isolated in this cell of cement, steel and glass. I itched for the freedom of a great wilderness - a world of clear blue skies and lush meadows strewn with wild flowers extending to an open horizon. Although devoid of modern amenities, to me the wild blue yonder teemed with promise and opportunities that would renew my youth and vigor.     

Love as Beauty

HE is a good teacher. As a part-time professor at a Shanghai university, he is loved by his students. He also showed potential as a lawyer, jour-nalist and a TV anchor. What did he become? A pastor. Many people can be excellent teachers, lawyers and journalists, but far fewer can become good pastors, particularly one who loves life and art.     

Keeping Up With Change

Some 40 foreign diplomats attended a launch ceremony for China and the World in a Changing Context:Perspectives From Ambassadors to China,hosted by the Center for China and Globalization(CCG)in Beijing on March 15.The book brings together observations on a range of bilateral and multilateral issues,including trade and investment,regional economic cooperation,sustainable development,technology and innovation,and entrepreneurship.Nineteen ambassadors to China and some international relations experts shared their insights during a round table discussion at the event.Edited excerpts of some statements follow.     

“City Hoisting”Strategy in Meihekou Promotes Its Development

MIEIHEKOU was originally the seat of Hailong Prefecture and of the Dongbian Circuit Commissioner. It was for a time the region's political, economic and cultural center. When talking about Meihekou's development, Mayor Zhang Hongren says, "The city is both a symbol and a carrier of economic development, and nurtures motivation to develop. Today's Meihekou is rapidly becoming a hot spot for overseas investment, and acts as an impor-     

Learn from the Past,Look to the Future——On 30 Years of Reform and Opening-up

BUILDING socialism in a country with a large population and a weak economic foundation has entailed successful experiments as well as detours. Since 1978, reform and opening-up has seen China undergo rapid, sustainable and sound economic development.     

China’s Unique Political Institution

China boasts a large population,a vast land,a long history and a rich cultural heritage.As a result,it has unique political institutions.Every government in Chinese history has tried to cope with disasters and special challenges of an expanding population and territory in order to maintain the legitimacy of their rules.During this long history,the Chinese people have formed a distinctive political ideology.The Chinese are far-sighted and attach more importance to the whole rather than to the individual parts.They place political stability and prosperity at an important position.The prosperous dynasties of the past were all governed by strong and open-minded governments.     

Fried New Year Cake

China’s Spring Festival comes after the la month(the twelfth month)of the lunar calendar,when families join their relatives for a reunion dinner.In China,rich gourmet food is considered an indispensable part of the festive celebration.Niangao,New Year cake,is a homophone for"better year"and represents wishes for a happy life and prosperity in the coming year.This makes it a popular gift for friends and relatives during the New Year period.Niangao are often shaped like gold or silver bars,representing good fortune,or a pair of carps and ingots,a symbol of surplus and a welcome to the God of Wealth.     

Nuptials That Can Last Three Years

The Qiang are a monogamous people. Before a couple become husband and wife, they go through a good many rites such as engagement and wedding ceremonies. When a young man takes a fancy to a young woman, he sends a matchmaker to sound out her family. After getting approval from the head of the family, the husband-to-be goes to his fiancé＇s home to organize an engagement banquet and consults to fix the date of the wedding. At the appointed time he entertains his fiancé＇s relatives and friends at her home, and prepares the betrothal gifts. During the whole engagement process, the bride-to-be is supposed to keep out of public view, hiding away in her room or at the home of a relative.     

DV:The Coming of an Individual Video Age in China?

DV is cheap, convenient and fun. DV is art and entertainment. DV is freedom; it's versatile -a noun and a verb. Most importantly, DV is a tool; one aspect of a revolution. According to China's Media Report, a recent survey by     

World Domination

The announcement that Google will invest $550 million in JD.com is a fi rst between a major U.S. technology company and a heavyweight of Chinese e-commerce. This groundbreaking partnership is important for the long-term consumer ecosystem and tech-driven commerce as a whole, as well as the shared ambitions of both companies in the short term. More significantly, the deal is a result and harbinger of the future goals of a select group of global "super companies" who envision a single global consumer and services market driven by consumption, cross-border trade and technology.     

Year of monkey Chinese up for celebration

ASIA is a home to diverse cultures where various ethnic groups with different languages, cultures and lifestyles mingle in harmony. These diverse cultures have been sources of creation while being a guardian of a priceless legacy of historical and traditional assets.VarietyAs so, every country has vivid culture and observes them in their own way. The traditional festive-activities and the way a country observes them form the culture of a country. A country's rich and     

Club Oasis Fitness & Spa at Grand Hyatt Beijing

<正>Our luxurious club features a spa, a wel-equipped fitness center and a 55-meter resort-style indoor swimming pool with a virtual sky.Enjoy relaxation and recreation at Club Oasis, where you can find sanctuary from the rigors and hustle and bustle of the city.Therapies and treatments are also on offer.At the spacious Club Oasis Spa,there are a multitude of ways to in which     

Small City in the Mountains

CHENZHOU is a small scenic city in the mountains and a major stop on the Beijing-GuangzhouRailway. The recently opened Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway and National Highway No. 107 pass through the city, and it is only a four hour drive to Guangzhou and Changsha. Since opening of the Guangdong-Hunan segment of the     

HOTEL INFORMATION

Minzu Hotel's Free Gym for Guests Going to the gym helps people escape the madness of the metropolis and find a quiet place to develop a healthy lifestyle.Minzu Hotel opened its gym- nasium in a grand ceremony this spring,offering urbanites a place to relieve the pressures of modern life and pursue relaxation of the mind.The gym is located on the second floor in a quiet and elegant environment.Going to the gym regularly can help a person reduce fat and mold the perfect body.Minzu Hotel's gym will give you a new outlook on life and put a spring in your step.     

A Customer-centered Brand Building Strategy——An Interview with Zhang Zhanxin,General Manager of the New Mainland Hotel

Over the past three decades of reform and opening-up, the garment in- dustry in China has seen fast development. Liuhua Garments Commercial Circle has had a prominent place in Guangdong Province＇s wholesale garment market, and even the greater China market. The area boasts varied styles of clothes and a large number of vendors selling to niche clients. As an important part of Liuhua Garments Commercial Circle, New Main- land Garment Wholesale Market is a professional large-scale marketplace which realized the importance of subdividing the market and brand building at a very early stage. In keen market competition, New Mainland Garment Wholesale Market has gone through ups and downs, transforming from a state-owned operation into a joint venture, and finally returning to state ownership. However, it has continually striven to build a professional market environment and brands for its vendors.     

秀外慧中:当东方遇上西方（英文）

正The group"In Side Out,"composed of Mark Levine,a Jewish-American,and Fu Han,a Chinese of Tujia nationality,fuses the indigenous and the foreign.For Westerners it represents China and Chinese ethnic groups.Levine,a foreign expert,musician and songwriter,earned a Beijing Friendship Award and permanent     

Choice Food, Choice Restaurant: Beijing Golden Sun Hotel

The Beijing Golden Sun (Jintaiyang)Hotel is a three-star business hotel whichoffers accommodation, bars and restaurants,entertainment, leisure facilities, as well ashairdressing and beauty therapy. It is a 12-story building, with a floor space of 12,000 square meters.The hotel has a 24-hour tea and snackbar, and a Shanghai-style restaurant thatoffers a variety of delectable dishes, wherediners can taste authentic Shanghai cuisine.Dishes include the set meals: fresh shrimp-meat and tomato wi…