第一单元:新中国的十七年电影(1950-1966年)(英文)

Diverse and Colorful Nation-State Building of Multi-Ethnic China The year 1949 was a new beginning in China’s history.At the time,flames of war were smoldering and a united multi-ethnic nation was standing up.In 1954,the first Constitution of the People’s Republic of China asserted that the People’s Republic of China is a singular nation in which all ethnic groups are equal and reserve the right to exercise their own spoken and written languages,as well as the freedom to preserve their customs.In essence,’diversity in ethnic groups’was one element     

建设具有鲜明特色的世界一流民族大学（英文）

正From Yan’an until today a model of the Party’s success in developing education for nationalities,Minzu University of China has always taken on its responsibility to serve ethnic unity and progress of the Party and the country,and to support development for ethnic groups and ethnic areas.Minzu     

Hemragul: Singer Pursuing Her Dream

正In July 2013,Hemragul Abduqadir graduated from China Conservatory of Music with a Master’s Degree in Vocal Music Performance.Though Hemragul,a Uighur from Xinjiang,is not the first ethnic minority student to study in this college,she is the first to graduate with this advanced degree.With a lifelong passion for musical art,H emragul has showed great     

IS It Right to Lower the Age of Limited Civil Conduct Capacity?

正A draft of general rules stipulating the basic principles of China’s Civil Code was submitted to the top legislature for its first reading in late June. The passage of the rules wil be the first step in compiling the all-encompassing Civil Code. Over the past decades, China has enacted a number of laws on managing civil affairs, such as the Property Law and the Contract Law,but has yet to integrate them into a comprehensive code.One of the changes in the draft is the     

A Diversifying Landscape

正The election of Britain’s first Muslim mayor has profound implications British-Pakistani Sadiq Khan,the Labour Party candidate,was elected as the new Mayor of London on May 8.Khan’s victory has set two records in Britain and Western Europe.He has become London’s first mayor to come from an ethnic minority background,and he is also the first Muslim mayor to head a famous European metropolis.     

Revised Budget Law——A Reflection of Transformation

THE revisions last August to China’s Budget Law were the first since it took effect in 1995.It has thus taken more than a decade to revise a law so important it has been dubbed the"Economic Constitution."Response to the Demand for Change China’s Budget Law was promulgated in 1994 and took effect in 1995.Over the ensuing two decades Chinese society has witnessed dramatic changes–in economic development,state governance,and also public opinion and understanding of the budget.Social progress     

Ethnic Culture Blossoms In Xinjiang

<正>Founded six decades ago,Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is one of China’s five autonomous regions designated for ethnic minorities,inhabited by 47 ethnic groups including Han,Uygur,Kazak,Hui,Mongolian,Kirgiz,Uzbek and Russian populations.The region boasts a treasure trove of ethnic cultures.People of all ethnic groups are able to uphold their cultural practices and live together in harmony.In ancient times,Xinjiang was one of the hubs connecting the West and the East,with the famed Silk Road passing through it.It’s geographic location which has made Xinjiang so accommodating of a diverse range of traditions.In early 2003,China launched a program to protect and preserve ethnic cultures and folkways.At various levels of government,a lot of work has since been done to protect the traditions and cul-     

SOCIETY

<正>Dressing up to Celebrate Women of the Miao ethnic group prepare for the Chixin Festival,a traditional harvest celebration,in Paimo Village in Danzhai County,southwest China’s Guizhou Province,on October 30.Second Child In the first eight months of this year,more than half of China’s newborn babies were the second child in the family,according to a senior health official.     

Hunters Try to Capture Their Past

Oroqen ethnic group in raceagainst time to safeguard traditions,Li Yao reports in Heilongjiang.Mo Guizhen was 5 whenshe saw a real bed for the first time.She refused tosleep on it,accustomed as she was to deer furs laid on the ground of hunters’huts in the depths of the Greater hinggan Mountains in north-eastern China.     

China＇s Antarctic Exploration：1984-2014

正THE launch in 1984 of the Xiangyanghong No.10 marked China’s first Antarctic survey tour.As the ship was not able to break ice,it was a tough start to the country’s Antarctic explorations.But after 30 years of effort,Chinese scientists have successfully sailed from Shanghai to the Southern Hemisphere and beyond to the earth’s southernmost continent.China has since witnessed great achievements in its scientif ic expeditions to the     

Peacock Dance

CHINESE folk dance is a microcosm of the country’s rich culture.The Peacock dance of the Dai ethnic group is one of the most traditional folk dances in China.The presence of the Dai was first recorded in Han books in the f irst century.This ethnic group is mainly found in Yunnan in southwest China,the province known as the "land of eternal spring." It has its own language,calendar and medical science.Though being in a border area,the Dai people have always maintained contact with the heartland economy and culture.     

GritandStrength

正On March 5,2013,Fu Ying,a former Chinese ambassador to the UK,created history in China by appearing as the spokesperson of the plenary sessions of the National People’s Congress(NPC),the highest organ of state power.Fu was the first woman to become a communicator for China’s highest legislative body in 30 years and won     

Yue Xiang: Peacock Dance King

Yue Xiang was born in Ruili in Southwest China’s Yunnan Province in 1948.He fell in love with the peacock dance,a popular folk dance of the Dai ethnic group,at an early age and later studied it under the tutelage of Gensabu and Mao Xiang,well-known masters of the style.By tirelessly observing the living habits of this magnif icent bird and imitating their movements,Yue Xiang has become a famous folk artisan in the China-Myanmar border areas,promoting the Dai heritage.He has won prizes in dance competitions held by China’s Ministry of Culture and attended the National Traditional Games of Ethnic Minorities twice to perform a peacock boxing display.Moreover,he has been invited to perform around China and abroad.In 2007,Yue Xiang was named a custodian of the national intangible cultural heritage of the peacock dance.     

The Mini Decline Will Rebound

正More stable growth in foreign trade is on the cards Despite a year-on-year decline of 0.9percent in 2016,China has performed satisfactorily in trade in the first two months of this year,casting a hopeful light on the country’s foreign trade prospects for2017.According to statistics from the General Administration of Customs,the total value of China’s imports and exports amounted to3.89 trillion yuan($564.9 billion)in the first two months of 2017,up 20.6 percent year     

A Dose of Law

<正>China’s first TCM law comes into effect to curb quacks and malpractices An elderly woman recently caused a major uproar across China.Liu Hongbin,a self-proclaimed traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)expert,was regularly seen in various television a dvertisements for medical products.On Tibet TV,she claimed to have inherited knowledge of traditional medicine practiced by the Miao ethnic group,profess-     

Laying Out a Vision For the Future

<正>Proposals for the 13th Five-Year Plan(2016-20)were discussed and reviewed during the Fifth Plenary Session of the 18th Communist Party of China(CPC)Central Committee convened in Beijing from October 26 to 29.A final plan will be ratified by the annual session of the National People’s Congress,China’s top legislature,next March.The 13th Five-Year Plan has caught extensive attention as China is at a critical juncture in its development.Since the first Five-Year Plan was created over 60 years ago,China has transformed from a highly     

A MATURING MARKET

China’s stock market is getting older and wiser, but by international standards it has a long way to go China’s stock market is still a teenager, but it’s a healthy one with dreams of becoming more like the grown-up markets internationally.Especially for China’s stock market, 1998 was a long time ago.That was the year Shenzhen Development Bank issued public stock—the first such kind approved by the Chinese Government.     

Is the ‘Circuit Breaker' to Blame for the Stock Market Fall?

正In an effort to tame the frenzied stock market last year,the China Securities Regulatory Commission(CSRC)implemented a"circuit breaker"mechanism to mitigate the impact of future fluctuations.The mechanism started operating on January 4,but was subsequently responsible for the early end of the first day of trading in 2016.(Editor’s note:China has introduced the"circuit breaker"mechanism to follow the Hushen     

THE CHARM OF VARIETY

<正>Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest China has long been home to a multiethnic population.In history,Xinjiang was a major gateway connecting the East and the West in addition to being an important trade hub between Europe and Asia.For centuries,people of different ethnic groups left their footprint in this vast region.The interplay between these diverse cultures,along with the overlap and influence of many religions,has shaped Xinjiang’s unique local culture.These photos were taken by China Today magazine’s photographer Yu Xiangjun during a recent trip to the region.     

CHINA’S DIPLOMACY IN TRANSITION

正The new Chinese leadership aims to create a favorable international environment for the country's developmentChina’s diplomacy in 2013 was eye-catch ing due to the leadership change in the country and the reinvigoration of reform The spirit of reform and a world vision,which China’s new leadership inherits from their pre decessors,are the soul of Chinese diplomacy today.Today’s world The current situation is quite different from when China’s reform and opening up started in the late 1970s.China’s national strength has grown exponentially since then.As a result,the