Ancient Canal Town——Tai'erzhuang

正IN June 2014,the 2,500-year-old Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal,running a length of 1,797 kilometers,made the World Cultural Heritage list.The 42.5-kilometer-long stretch at Tai’erzhuang(now a district of Zaozhuang City,Shandong Province),at the junction of the upper and middle sections,is widely known as the sole east-west waterway of the Grand Canal.Qing Emperor Qianlong(1711-1799)once praised Tai’erzhuang as"the world’s most affluent town"     

BY OUR STAFF REPORTER——UNHRC Holds First Session

The second human rights knowledge training class was held May 29-June 3 in Xiamen. More than 60 cadres in charge of international communication from the central government agencies and information offices of various provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities received training at the class sponsored by the Information Office of the State Council. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony were Wang Jinjun from the     

Mourning Hugh Deane——A Good Old Friend

HUGH Deane, who diedin New York in June thisyear at the age of 84,was a friend of China forover 60 years - also the dura-tion of our personal amity.We first met in 1940, duringChina's war of resistance againstJapanese aggression. I was trav-eling to Chongqing, wartimeprovisional capital of her thencentral government, from HongKong, where I had been workingwith the China Defense Leagueunder Soong Ching Ling (Mme.Sun Yat-sen). During the jour-ney along what was at that timea fatiguing a…     

Grassroots Democracy——Villager Autonomy in Suburban Tangshan

AS fanners constitute the foundation of Chinese society, villager autono- my represents democracy at the grassroots level. During the year 2005, at least 400 million farmers participated in the 300,000 villagers' com- mittee elections that were held in 18 provinces. The new wave of democracy and the positive changes it has brought are evident in remote villages around Tangshan, Hebei Province, from the smiling faces of their inhabitants.Everyone Has Their Say Democratic discussion is a cha…     

International Day of Peace——China-Finland Friendly Exchange Activity Held

September 21 is the UN-designated International Day of Peace. One of the activities in China to mark this year’s observation was a China-Finland friendly exchange activity held at the Beijing residence of the Finnish ambassador.     

National Model Procurator——Bai Jie

On July 8, 2008, a forum on how to implement the spirit of the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China（CPC） in improving procuratorate work was going on at the auditorium of the Supreme People＇s Procuratorate. Zhou Yongkang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the Central Committee of Law was listening attentively to the speakers：     

When Work Stops the Fun Begins——China's Happy Seniors

AT early morning and evening, groups of senior citizens doing their constitutional in the public squares and parks of China's small towns and big cities are a common sight The obvious enjoyment they take in ballroom dancing, toyji boxing and swordplay is representative of the generally happy state of mind of China's retired citizens - estimated at 143 million, or 10 percent of the population, at the end of 2005. Their physical and spiritual wellbeing is a matter of common     

Honour Belongs to Cultivator——Turkish Friendship Ambassador Kemal Baytas

In autumn in Beijing the sun shone brightly and the skywas clear. A milky white airplane of the Turkish Airliners slowly landed at the Beijing Capital International Airport. Mr. Kemal Baytas, president of the Turkey China Friendship Association (TCFA), dressed in a well     

Karakoram Highway——The Friendship Bridge Across the Himalayas

Travelling along the Karakoram Highway (KKH) is an unforgettable experience. Traversing some of the highest mountains of the world, it presents a picture of pristine beauty and scenery. It also makes one marvel at this engineering feat of Chinese and Pakistanis who worked to make it into a symbol of eternal friendship between Pakistan and China. The KKH winds its way through some of the world's highest mountain ranges, the Karakoram,     

MSCI Gives Foreign Investors a Chanceto Share China's Market Dividends

正With the inclusion of China A-shares on a key global index,a step has been made for more foreign investors to increase exposure to China's capital market and share its growth dividends.Global index compiler MSCI included226 China large-cap A-shares on its MSCI Emerging Markets Index at the close of trading on May 31.These stocks,at a partial inclusion factor of 2.5 percent,have an aggregate     

ALL FOR LOVE——Friendship between Helen Snow and Nancy Faman

During the last few years of her life, Helen Snow, anold friend of the Chinese peopleand renowned American writer,received good care from a friendwho never asked anything forreward. Her name is NancyFarnan.In May 1999. at the in-     

Lend a Hand to Vulnerable Groups——An Experience from Wuhan University

On May 25, 2002, the Wuhan University Center for the Protection of Rights of Disadvantaged Citizens marked its 10th founding anniversary at Luojia Hill. Attending the celebrations were more than 600 people, including Executive Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League Sun Jinlong, Vice-Minister of Justice Duan Zhengkun, Supreme People's Court Vice-President Wan E'xiang and Hubei Provincial Vice-Governor Deng Daokun.     

Chinese Version of Daughter of the Yellow Land—Princess Jincheng Published

The Chinese version of the novel Daughter of the Yellow Land—Princess Jincheng was launched at a ceremony in the Peace Palace of the CPAFFC on the morning of October 19, 2010.     

Choice Food,Choice Restaurant—Longmen Fishing Port

Longmen Fishing Port is in Longmen Building on West Business Street, Guiyang, Guizhou Province. This restaurant serves the cream of Chinese traditional gastronomy. Its menu comprises a range of exquisite dishes served at imperial banquets. Longmen Fishing Port is the first restaurant in western China to be awarded the Cordon Bleu at the international professional culinary competition and be accepted as a member of French Les Amis d‘ Escoffier Society.     

Praises to You, Beautiful Morning Stars——After Reading the Book Morning Stars

At the end of 1995,I receivedthe book Morning Starssent and autographed by Ms. LuCui. Putting aside other things,Iread it through almost withoutbreak. As I closed the book andthought over what I had read, ad-miration of the author rose fromthe bottom of my heart. I looked at the cover photo:     

BRICS New Development Bank——Promoting Reform with an All-Win Strategy

正ON July 15,2014,at the 6th BRICS Summit in Brazil,the heads of the BRICS countries signed the Fortaleza Declaration,which announced the founding of the BRICS New Development Bank(NDB)and an emergency reserve fund.The initial authorized capital of the bank will be US$100 billion with a first investment of US$50 billion contributed equally by each of the five member states.At the same time,a US$100 billion contingent     

From the Diary of the Friendship Society——A Visit to China

In May 2000, a delegation of the Israel-ChinaFriendship Society visited China at the invita-tion of the Chinese People's A ssociation for Friendshipwith Foreign Countries. The delegation spent tendays in China, visiting four cities-Beijing, Shang-hai, Harbin and Tianjin, in the last three of which     

Nuclear Energy——Proceed with Caution

AT the National Energy Work Conference in January 2011,the Chinese government doubled its 2020 target for installed nuclear energy capacity which was set four years ago,to 86 million kW.The country’s current energy shortage partly drives the decision as does its ongoing commitment to the international community for energy conservation and emission reduction.According to up-to-date statistics from the Nuclear Energy Institute of the U.S.that were made available at the conference,the number of nuclear power plants under construction in China accounts for more than 40 percent of the global total,ranking China first in the world for number of plants under construction.     

International Human Rights Conventions in China——An interview with Research Fellow Mo Jihong of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

On the advent of the ＂International Human Rights Day＂ on Dec. 10, 2007, our staff reporter Interviewed Research Fellow Mo Jihong of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences on how the international human rights conventions are implemented in China.
Born in May 1965, Mo Jihong is a native of Jingjiang, Jiangsu Province. He is a research fellow at the Law Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social sciences and a tutor for Ph.D candidates in the International Human Rights Law. He also serves as an executive member of the Society for International Constitution Studies and vice-president of the Constitution Chapter of the China Society of Law. He was a visiting scholar at the Human Rights Institute of Norway, and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. His principal works include International Human Rights Convention and China （2005）, Principles of Constitutional Sciences in Practice （2007） and In Defense of Legislation （2007）. He was elected as one of the ten most outstanding young jurists in China.
The following is the full text of the interview：     

From Noblemen''''s PreservesTo People''''s Real Estate——A Visit to the Potala Palace and Norbulingka

In late July we had a long-expected tour of Lhasa, capital of Tibet. The first place to visit was of course the PotalaPalace, the symbol of the city. The Potala, at an elevation of 3,763 meters above sea level, is the biggest extant cluster of buildings in Lhasa. With a his- tory of more than 1,300 years, it is an amalgamation of the essence of Tibetan architecture, painting and religious art. In 1994 UNESCO listed the palace as a World Cultural Her- itage site. The Potala is located o…