Liu Dai’e——A Master Craftswoman of Tujia Brocade

In August, the osmanthus flowers blossom and send forth fragrance.The Tujia girls are busy weaving brocade.The fragrance drifts far away,But the brocade girls’ cloth stretches even further.     

Energy Saved Is Energy Earned

STARTING from the first day of 2010, China Mobile＇s subscribers began receiving special short messages to remind them to conserve energy - things like ＂A New Year begins with you. Take public transit as much as you can. Choose energy-efficient household appliances. Use water sparingly.＂ Bus-borne televisions joined in by broadcasting public service advertisements for various energy-saving products.     

Messages Encoded in Bird-and-Flower Paintings （Part I）

THE free-hand painting Liu Zhongxin （1948-） did to celebrate the beginning of a new business has encoded in it best wishes for the proprietor＇s success in the years to come. A litchi branch loaded with crimson red fruit signifies a prosperous business, for the branch conveys an image that stands for a ＂line＂ of business, while the fruit is a play on the word ＂profit,＂ which in Chinese is a homonym for ＂litchi.＂ ff a rooster is added under the tree, the artist said,     

Love and the City

IN recent years February 14 has become a special occasion for many urban youth, particularly those in college. With the popularity of Valentine’s Day on the rise, courting couples are encountering new problems.     

China’s Top Ten Seaside Cities

IN March 2009, China’s top 10 seaside tourist cities were unveiled in an online survey conducted jointly by sohu.com, a leading Chinese Internet portal, and Enjoy World, a popular electronic tourist magazine. Tourism experts, journalists, independent travelers, and more than one million netizens voted Sanya, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao, Zhuhai, Rizhao, Xiamen, Beihai, Dalian, Haikou and Ningbo as their favorite seaside destinations.     

Valentine's Day Cynicism

THE debate on whether to observe Valentine’s Day on February 14 heats up every year with as much intensity as a new romance. On the Internet both supporters and opposers are many. On the evening of February 12, 2009, two men in Changsha     

Freedom of Speech on the Internet

AS more non-governmental voices are heard on the Internet, "it is becoming a force for change, a force highlighting social issues     

Special Love for a Special Individual

CHEN Xudong is in the third month of his cleaning job at a McDonald’s in northern Beijing. The 19-year-old busses tables, clearing leftovers into waste bins in the corner, on the go all the time. His aptness makes it hard to imagine the difficulties he had getting this far in life.     

The Party: A Retrospective

WHAT image of the Communist Party of China (CPC) is held by its common membership? Over the last 90 years,has the Party changed,and if so,in which respects? What problems and challenges does the Party face today? What does its future look like? To answer these questions,we chose to interview five members of the CPC,who represent different regions,work in different fields,and joined the CPC in different periods.     

Duji,an Ecological Township

CHINA faces serious challenges as a latecomer to the globalization process as regards its environment and ecological resources.The Chinese,along with people throughout the world,must now deal with the disastrous consequences of industrial emissions generated over the past two centuries in the West.The concept of lowcarbon development as the sole means through which to meet this challenge has now diffused from urban to rural areas of China.