Further,Deeper Rural Medical Reform

HEFEI,capital of Anhui Province,is the site of the experiment that has defined the course of China’s development since the late 1970s.The household-based land contract system it invented heralded in the nation’s opening-up and reform.Three decades later Hefei has once again come into the limelight,leading medical reform in rural areas.     

Regional Art, Universal Appe

FOSHAN in Guangdong Province has been synonymous with pottery since ancient times. It was one of China’s four main market towns during the Song Dynasty (9601279). Shiwan Town in particular has a 5,000-year history of ceramics industry, as witnessed by the late Neolithic Age embossed pottery items excavated from Beiqiu Site. Shiwan became a manufacturing base for domestic ceramics when foreign trade began to flourish. "Shiwan Gongzai," as Shiwan works of ceramic art are popularly known,     

Buyers Are in the Fields

EXPANDING domestic demand has been set as a priority of China’s 12th Five-year Plan (2011-2015). An independent chapter is dedicated to the issue, the first time the goal has been singled out in the national development blueprint drawn up every five years. The plan envisions a long-term     

Enhanced Enterprises and Competitiveness

For a China that is undergoing an economic transformation, it appears increasingly important to develop a modern industrial system, and enhance the core competitiveness of modern enterprises, commented Ni Xiaoting, former chairman of State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC). In the 12th Five-year Plan that is what the Chinese government is calling for. These efforts are not only of paramount importance over the next five years but the direction and ley line of China’s industrial development over the long-term.     

Private Investment Encouraged to Promote Mixed Ownership Economy

THE China Banking Regula- tory Commission (CBRC) released on May 26 the Implementation Opinions on Encouraging and Guiding the Private Capital to Enter into the Banking Sector (Opinions).     

Changes in China that Amount to Revolution——Former Peru President Alan García Pérez on China’s Progress

ALAN García Pérez has always considered himself an admirer of the late former Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping, the former president of Peru told China Today. Perez twice came to power inPeru, serving as president from 1985to 1990 and from 2006 to 2011. Dur     

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.