Major International Award-winning Films from the Chinese Mainland

1983 STRANGE FRIENDS won a special award at the 33rd West Berlin International Film Festival.1985 YELLOW EARTH garnered the Silver Leopard Award at the 38th Switzerland Locarno International Film Festival and the London Film Institute Film Award at the 29th London Film Festival.1988 RED SORGHUM clinched a Golden Bear at the 38th West Berlin     

Underground" Movie Dire ctors Emerge

THE Chinese censor recently cleared an internationally acclaimed movie shot in Beijing four years ago for public screening in China. Despite winning the Silver Bear and Best New Talent prize at the 51st Berlin International Film Festival in 2001, the public screening of Beijing Bicycle was until     

Prison Term Reduction and Release on Parole in Wuxi

In China, there is a system known as ＂legal award,＂ which is applied to people serving prison terms. A prisoner who gets such award may have his or her prison terms reduced or even have himself or herself released on parole. The legal award has to be passed by the people＇s court according to a strict judicial procedure after receiving the application from penalty execution organ or the prison authority. The principle for such award is that there must be good performance in repent and there is no longer threat to the society.     

用心灵和智慧感应水位的人──记2000年国家技术发明奖获得者、太原理工大学副校长马福昌教授

At the national technological award－ giving ceremony solemnly held in Beijing on February 19th this year, the Inducible Water Level Sensor and Automatic Monitoring System, invented by Prof. Ma Fuchang, Vice President of Taiyuan University of Technology, won a Silver Medal for 2000 National Technological Innovations. 　　Measuring technique (the study of transducer) has been one of the most sophisticated of automation research subjects. Prof. Ma’ s Inducible Digital Water Level Sen…     

Silver Bear for Screenplay

Chinese director picks up second Berlinale Award Chinese director Wang Quan’an won the Silver Bear Prize at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival that lasted     

红色基因 薪火相传——内蒙古乌兰牧骑永葆青春服务人民（英文）

正In winter sunshine on the Xilin Gol Prairie,Yilan is sitting at home drinking milk tea.A sunbeam strikes one golden trophy on shelf,showing the carved characters for a lifetime achievement award.At 83,the Sonid Right Banner resident has many memories of the good soil and     

The Mysterious Forest in Xishuangbanna

Shen Xueren was born in Weifang City,Shandong Province in June 1941.He graduated from the Central Academy of Arts in 1966,and re- ceived a doctor's degree at the United Nations International University. Now,he is a member of the China Artists Association and the Chinese Calligrapher Association,a consultant for the China International Association of Celebrity,the arts and cultural exchange ambassador of the World Peace Foundation,an honorable member of the British Royal Joint Academy of Sciences,a researcher at the Research Center of the World Cultural Arts and an honored painter of the Cultural Market Development Center of the Ministry of Culture. In 1978,Shen created the Flower Painting Association.In the same year,he participated in the setting up of Beijing Painting Shop.In 1980,he created the Research Association of Flower and Bird Paintings together with his friends.In 1999,he set up Shen Xueren Art Gallery and Shen Xueren Art Museum.From 1982 to 2000,he had many art exhibitions in many countries including the U.S.A.,Japan,France,Canada and Singapore.Wu Zuoren,Chairman of China Artists Association,attended the opening ceremony of his exhibition in Beijing.The chairman of the Artists Association hosted his exhibition in France.The Chinese Ambassador in Canada,Yu Chen,hosted his exhibi- tion in Canada. The local TV and newspapers report on his exhibitions,and his artwork is collected by embassies and museums.He was invited to draw pictures for the National Museum of China,the Great Hall of the People, Xinhua News Agency,the People's Daily and CCTV,and was also invited to the University of Toronto to give lectures on Chinese painting. Shen has won many awards in many countries.These include an award of excellence for international ink paintings held in Japan in 1986, an award of excellence for new in- ternational art exhibitions in 1988 in Japan,the gold medal of the second Chinese Art Competition in 1999,a sil- ver medal in the 2000 World Chinese Art Exhibition,and a special award from the 2001 Beijing International Art Exhibition.In 2007 his artwork was collected by the UN World Peace Foundation and was awarded the World Peace Art Achievement Award. He was given the title World Art Master.     

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正CHINESE DIRECTOR WINS SIFF AWARD Chinese director Zhou Ziyang,38,won the award for best director at the 25th edition of the Sofia International Film Festival (SIFF) in the Bulgarian capital on March 21.The award was given for Zhou's film Wuhai,which tells the story of a young couple who struggle with financial problems,split and get back together after a storm.     

Liao Xiaoyi：Greening the Lifestyle

LAST October, 55-year-old Liao Xiaoyi was listed one of Time Magazine＇s Heroes of the Environment 2009. This was not the first time she received an award. In 2000 she became China＇s first individual winner of the Sophie Prize, aka the Nobel Prize for the environment. A year later, she won top environmental laurels in Australia - the Banksia International Environmental Award. In 2008, the Global Citizen Award was presented to her by former president Bill Clinton. It was also in that year that she was invited to be an environmental consultant to the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee.     

A Heady Brew

<正>Silver Heights brings the French passion for wine to NingxiaIn the midst of a concrete jungle in Yinchuan,capital of northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region,lies a hidden gem,going by the not inauspicious name of Silver Heights.Silver Heights is not only one of the     

小瞬间生成经典大美——第十一届国际新闻摄影比赛(华赛)获奖者李泛小记(英文)

<正>When results were announced at the 11 China International Press Photo Contest,the largest competition of its kind in Asia,it came as no surprise that photographer Li Fan had won a gold award.This is the 7~(th)gold award that the Chinese photographer has earned at the prestigious competition.His 2015 gold award is in the contest's portraiture category for a collection of photos     

Film Ace Takes Gold

"Really, I never, never expected to win this," said Chinese director Jia Zhangke on hearing he had taken the top award for his movie Still Life (Sanxia Haoren) at the Venice Film Festival, on September 9. A surprise late entry, Still Life quickly emerged as the favorite and the Gold Lion was again hugged by Chinese. The well-known Chinese director Zhang Yimou won the same award back in 1999, for Not One Less-also a     

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<正>Honored Businessman Liu Qiangdong, Chairman of the Board and CEO of 360Buy Jingdong mall, one of China’s biggest online retailers, was given the Economic Figures of the Year 2011 award on December 12 for the impressive expansion of his company in the past year. The award honors successful Chinese businessmen and economic contributors for their achievements over the past year Liu, 37, graduated from Renmin University     

When Virtual Faces Reality

At the end of last year,Cui Xiaopan won the outstanding employee award for her performance at China’s leading real estate developer China Vanke.Since joining the Finance Department of Vanke in February 2021,she has quickly learned how to spot problems in processing data.In the eyes of her superiors,Cui is a fast learner and can work thousands of times more efficiently than her colleagues;what's impressive is that she is able to work year-round without taking a day off-or getting paid.     

Youth Film Zeitgeist

CHINESE actor and director Jiang Wen appeared once more at the Venice International Film Festival in August this year, this time as a juror. This annual event has marked milestones in his career： in 1994 Venice conferred their Best Actor award on Xia Yu, then aged 17, for his role in Jiang＇s directorial debut - In the Heat of the Sun. Time magazine rated it one of the lO best films of the year, applauding its original theme, and its cinematic narrative heralding a new era in China＇s film industry.     

The First Olympus Confocal Micro Imaging Competition China Award Ceremony

On January 20,2010,the award ceremony for the First Olympus Confocal Micro Imaging Competition China was held in Beijing.After rounds of judging and competition,16 photos finally won the prize.     

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正TOP SCIENTIST HONORED Radar expert Liu Yongtan has been awarded China’s top science award at a ceremony on January 8,along with defense engineer Major General Qian Qihu.President Xi Jinping presented the award to the two scientists for their outstanding contribution to scientific and technological innovation at the annual National Science and Technology Award     

Prisoners awarded--Henan Yudong Prison rewards accomplished inmates

Gao Pingyuan has seen new hopes of a new life after serving his terms for 12 years at the Yudong Prison in central China＇s Henan Province. He got the special class award for his accomplished teaching in prison.     

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General Honored Chi Haotian, former Chinese Defense Minister,received a specially designed trophy from the World Harmony Foundation (WHF) on October 27 for hiscontribution to promoting a harmonious relationship between China and the world. Sha Zukang, UN Under Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs, presented the award to Chi.