First Single Children Come of Age

China’s first generation of single children have now reached the age where they are expected to have gained a solid footing in their careers and started their own families.For many this has been a painful transition.     

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.     

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.     

Frontier Stories

BURQIN County of Altay Prefecture, Xinjiang, perches on the apex of the cock’s tail of the Chinese map,with Russia and Kazakhstan’s     

环境应急管理机构:使命、境遇及改革

突发环境事件应急管理是各级环境保护行政主管部门的一项重要职责,这项职责目前由国家和一些地方环境保护行政主管部门所属的环境应急与事故调查中心承担。按照有关规定并从现实运行情况看,作为事业单位设置的环境应急与事故调查中心面临着其自身难以突破的困境。本文在剖析其定位、明确其归类的基础上,按照中央关于行政管理体制改革的精神,研究环境应急与事故调查中心的改革问题。     

论生态补偿的法律关系

生态补偿行为必须通过法律法规和规章进行调整,从而产生各种法律关系。对生态补偿法律关系进行分析、论述和提炼的前提下,试图理清生态补偿到底由谁来补,最终补给谁,他们各自的权利和义务以及补偿的客体是什么等问题。弄清这些,有助于我们进一步加深对生态补偿法律制度的认识和理解。     

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.     

Something About a Man in Uniform

Military TV series account for a small proportion of popular national dramas but get disproportionately high ratings.     

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