Calligraphy of Chinese Emperors and Contemporary Leaders

CHINESE calligraphy is widely recognized as an im- portant element of the nation’s ancient culture. The art of writing with brushes originated in China, and calligraphy has always been an important branch of Chinese civilization. Today it is still practiced by enthusiasts both at home and abroad.     

Conserving Lusheng Cadences

PAIKA is a rural community of the Miao ethnic minority in hilly Guizhou Province.In the local language this name refers to a mountain village that produces the Lusheng,a reed instrument.This village of about 100 households has been known around the province for its Lusheng production for the past five generations or so.Mo Yanxue,62,is from a Lusheng producing family in Paika.He started to     

Dream Factory–Made in Xi''an

AT the end of 2008, Zhongxian County of Chongqing Mu-nicipality produced China’s first cup of pure, undiluted citrus juice, a natural beverage free of     

The Idea of Home

AS an old saying goes, ＂Home is where the heart is.＂ So even if your home goes through changes, as long as there is love it will be there. I was born in a very small village with only a few households along the coastal area of northern Jiangsu Province, at the end of 1969. Over the 40 years of my life I have experienced many changes, moving from deep in the countryside, to a larger village, then a small town and finally a city, eventually settling down in Beijing.     

Tomb Figures Full of Life

IN the early 20th century when a railway was being built in Luoyang, Henan Province, large quantities of pottery shards were excavated from a number of ancient tombs that had been exposed during the construction work. The fragments were glazed in three colors – yellow, green and white. A few years later, utensils glazed in the same three colors and unmistakably identical style were unearthed in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province.     

Capturing Africa

LIANG Zi has lived an eventful life by any standards. Daughter of a military officer, she joined the army at a young age and was trained as a war correspondent. Her coverage of the China-Vietnam war in 1979 won her a place at college, bypassing the cutthroat national entrance exam.     

Early Childhood Education Attracts Greater Interest

AFTER joining early childhood education classes my son has become well mannered and has leant to listen to instructions," says Chai Fei. On the whole, her two-year-old son Borui has benefited immensely from the classes, run by RYB Education Institute, she says. Early childhood education classes have taken off in China in recent years. Parents enroll their toddlers for different reasons: some want their kids to get an early start at school;     

Women Hold up Holf the Sky

LAST October, the Genevahead quartered World Economic Forum (WEF) released the Global Gender Gap Report 2012,in which Iceland ranks first for the fourth consecutive time. China came just past midway down the list, taking 69th place,higher than Japan, South Korea and other East Asian countries.     

Political Consultation,Democracy China Style——An Interview with Li Junru,Member of the CPPCC National Committee

EVERY March, participants from all walks of life and political parties gather in Beijing to take part in China’s two most important political events of the year. At the annual sessions of the National People’s Congress (NPC), its highest legislative body     

Give and Take:China’s Experience of Agricultural Cooperation

WU Liangyong,a prominent Chinese expert on architecture and urban planning,once said,"You can’t imagine industry without the support of agriculture,or urban life without any connection with the countryside."As the global economy becomes more integrated,international communication about agriculture is growing and,with its massive import and export volume,China is no small player. Its international cooperation on agriculture is becoming increasingly influential in its primarysector development,evolving from focusing on trade,attracting foreign investment and importing technologies to establishing farms abroad,exporting domestically-developed facilities and technologies and participating in the formulation of international agricultural rules.