Thursday, January 31, 2008

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Amazing melons & fruits showed up

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Fantastic melons and fruits planted by local technological departments of
agriculture attracted extra attention on Nov. 2, in the agriculture
exhibition hall of the International Investment & Trade Fair in
Shijiazhuang, drawing many praises from the citizens.

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Russian dolls in China's streets

www.chinanews.cn 2005-11-02 15:32:01

In the golden fall, on a main street towards the port on the Russian
border in Manzhouli City of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, groups of
extra-size Russian dolls were seen everywhere. With expanding trade on
the China-Russia border, many products made in Russia have become more
and more popular among Chinese citizens.

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Panda Man Zhao Bandi and his Olympics

www.chinanews.cn 2005-11-01 16:01:00

Olympic Judo champion Xian Dongmei also showed up at the press
conference, offering congratulations to Zhao's success in Switzerland.

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Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Chinese language - Traditional Chinese wedding oil paintings

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Traditional Chinese wedding oil paintings

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The 2005 China annual exhibition on realistic oil paintings was held in
the National Art Museum of China in late Oct. In the photo, the oil
painting reflecting traditional Chinese wedding entitled "suona horn
celebrating the spring" drew the audience's attention.

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Chinese language - Final of Miss Chinese Cosmos Pageant 2005

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Final of Miss Chinese Cosmos Pageant 2005

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Miss Chinese Cosmos Pageant 2005 held the final in Hebei��s Xianghe on
the evening of Oct. 29. After several rounds of competition among 48
finalists from 12 countries and regions, Contestant No. 16 Li Xinmiao was
crowned champion, No. 1 Yang Shuang and No. 47 Ma Wanlin were the first
and second runners-up.

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"Phantoms" celebrate Halloween

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9 big-headed "phantoms" appeared at Time Plaza, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong,
on Oct. 27, catching the eyes of many passers-by with their funny pumpkin
heads and images. The weird party received particularly warm welcome from
children.

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Well-preserved Qing frescos in tomb

www.chinanews.cn 2005-10-27 16:01:58

Jinan archeologists entered a well-preserved underground tomb discovered
at Guodian Town in east suburb of Jinan City for study on Oct. 26. On the
day, construction workers who were building a road found this tomb. 11
frescos inside the tomb were intact and clear-cut, depicting plum
blossoms, chrysanthemum, lotus, pine trees, etc. According to
archeologists, this tomb for an ordinary person in the Qing Dynasty
(1616-1911AD) reflects the typical folk funeral culture at that time.

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Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Chinese Mandarin - China's No. 1 cliff Buddha statue protected

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China's No. 1 cliff Buddha statue protected

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Engineers with China Institute of Cultural Relics were looking over the
statue reputed "China's No. 1 cliff Buddha" by historians which had
undergone anti-weathering protection on October 25th, at the Kongwang
Mountain Scenic Spot in Jiangsu's Lianyungang City. The statue was carved
in the East Han Dynasty (25AD--220 A.D), dating back to about 2,000 years
ago, more than 200 years earlier than Dunhuang Grottos.

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China Knives & Scissors Fair

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"The No. 1 sword in the world," which was made by a famous Chinese knife
and scissor enterprise Yangjiang Shibazi Group made an appearance at the
fair on Oct. 24, attracting many merchants to take a look.

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Chinese Mandarin - Xinjiang people & the desert coexist in harmony

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Xinjiang people & the desert coexist in harmony

www.chinanews.cn 2005-10-24 17:30:56

The Shanshan County of Xinjiang made full use of advantages from local
natural resources in recent years, turning the Kumu Tage Desert (Sand
Mountain) near the county into a national tourist resort. While putting
great efforts in tourism, the county brought along benefits for farmers
around this area and relevant industries. The desert is a national
sight-seeing destination with an area of 1,880 square km, which is the
only big desert in the world abutting on a city.

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Playing ancient Chinese football

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Chinese men dressed in ancient clothes play football in the way of the
ancient Chinese football - the CU JU - at China Shandong sister cities
tourism expo opened in Linzi district of Zibo, east China's Shangdong
province, October 22, 2005. Linzi, the site of the CU JU match, has been
recognized by the world football community as the birthplace of football.

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Monday, January 28, 2008

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Bread DIY in Shanghai

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Careme bakery in Shanghai recently introduced a fashionable bread DIY
program. Customers shall book one day in advance for the bakery to
prepare materials for them, who can make trendy breads based on their own
creativity the next day. Professional bakers are available to direct
customers to make and bake breads.

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165 kg pumpkin on display

www.chinanews.cn 2005-10-20 14:51:45

In Oct. of autumn, a 165-kilogram pumpkin planted by Beidaihe Jifa
Comprehensive Agriculture Development Co. Ltd in Qinhuangdao, Hebei
province was on display at the third "China Agricultural Trade Fair" in
Beijing National Agricultural Exhibition Center, attracting many visitors.

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Shenzhou-6 return capsule going home

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The Shenzhou-6 return capsule was handed over to its developer, the China
Research Institute of Space Technology (CRIST), at a Railway Station in
Beijing Tuesday afternoon. The return capsule of China's Shenzhou-6
spacecraft, carrying taikonauts Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng, landed
safely on the Earth on Monday, marking the success of China's second
manned space mission.

China Research Institute of Space Technology (CRIST), the developer of
Shenzhou-6 return capsule held ceremony to welcome the return of the
capsule on Oct. 18.

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�� China Int'l Food Festival opened

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China Int'l Food Festival opened

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The girls perform tradtional dance at the openning ceremony of 2005 China
International Food Festival in Chengdu, Oct. 18, 2005.

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Sunday, January 27, 2008

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�� Models displayed national apparels

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Models displayed national apparels

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Famous New Silk Road models displayed traditional Chinese apparels at the
98th Chinese Export Commodities Fair which kicked off in Guangzhou on
Oct. 15. China's Ministry of Commerce held the second Chinese export
garments with famous brands release, showing and promoting Chinese
export-oriented brands to international garment purchasers participating
in the fair. Pictured, famous New Silk Road models displayed traditional
Chinese apparels.

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"China's beauty" ceremony held

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"China's beauty" ceremony was held at the 2005 China International Beauty
Week opened in Beijing, on Oct. 13.

"China's beauty" ceremony was held at the 2005 China International Beauty
Week opened in Beijing, on Oct. 13.

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Launch of Shenzhou VI celebrated

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A family bakery in Qingdao made a cake with the design of Shenzhou
spaceship to celebrate the successful launch of Shenzhou VI manned space
flight on Oct. 12.

Students in Guangdong's Zhaoqing made a model of Shenzhou spaceship to
celebrate the successful launch of Shenzhou VI manned space flight on
Oct. 12.

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Peking Opera Festival opened in New York

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Stealing the Official Seal won applauses of the audience on Oct. 9 in New
York.

Oct. 12 - Qi Shu Fang Peking Opera Company opened the fifth Peking Opera
Festival in New York, staging 8 rounds of performances of traditional
Peking Opera programs including The Nine-Tailed Fox Spirit, Capturing
Zhang Sanlang Alive, and The Monkey King Havoc in Imperial Stables.

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Chinese Online Class - Hongyao customs in remote mountains

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Hongyao customs in remote mountains

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A Hongyao woman from Dazhai Village, Heping Township, Longsheng
Pan-nationalities Autonomous County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
guided tourists during the National Day holiday. In recent years,
supported by the local government, Dazhai Village where Hongyao ethnic
group (a branch of Yao minority ethnic group) congregate relies on its
spectacular Jinkeng terrace to develop ecological tourism industry. With
revenues from tourism, the Hongyao people in remote mountains have
increasingly improved their standards of living.

Picture shows a Yongyao girl stands on the golden Jinkeng terrace in
Guangxi's Dazhai Village.

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Decorated boats on Qinhuaihe begin operation

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A new cruise line started operation on October 8 that takes tourists from
Dongshuiguan Nanjing Confucius Temple to Zhonghuamen. Before the line
started, some local residents took a trial visit to some of the scenic
spots along the line, such as the Taoyedu (peach leaf port), Jiangnan
Examination Office, home of Lixiangjun and Zhuque Bridge.

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"One person, one chair, one story"

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On Oct. 4, Hong Kong World Trade Center held a chair expo themed "one
person, one chair, one story" and exhibited more than 30 chairs of
various times and design, including the chairs of Hong Kong trolley and
Star Ferry.

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Chinese language - Festival of China in the US

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Festival of China in the US

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The Festival of China being held in Washington opened a "joy at Beijing
temple fair," attracting many Americans to buy Chinese craftworks.

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"56 ethnic groups celebrate National Day"

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Shanghai set up a large-scale street landscape in its Xujiahui business
district to celebrate the upcoming National Day on Sept. 29.

Shanghai set up a large-scale street landscape in its Xujiahui business
district to celebrate the upcoming National Day on Sept. 29.

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Kite flying to celebrate National Day

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About 500 kite fans fly their kites to celebrate the 56th anniversary of
the founding of the People's Republic of China, at People Square in
Weifang city, Shandong province on Sept. 28.

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Guangzhou white tigers as Macau ambassadors

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At the farewell and hand-over ceremony on Sept. 26th, Tung Chi Yuen,
co-president of Shun Tak Holdings Ltd. welcoming the little white tigers,
received the birth certificate of the two white tigers.

Two white tigers from Guangzhou Xiangjiang Safari Park will act as the
image ambassadors of the Macau Tower. At the farewell and hand-over
ceremony on Sept. 26th, chimpanzees said goodbye to the white tigers

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Beijing's 3rd largest business center opened

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Chaowai Avenue, Beijing's third largest business center, held an opening
ceremony on Sept. 24. It is another business street besides Wangfujing
and Xidan in the capital. It took over 10 years to complete the
construction. The street is 1.08km long and extends from Dongdaqiao
crossroads in the east to Chaoyangmen Flyover in the west. At present,
the street has more than 2 million square meters of large building
groups, creating another prosperous business center for shopping and
recreational activities.

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Parterres to celebrate National Day

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On Sept. 22, the entrance to Zhengzhou's People's Park is decorated with
corns, garlic and peppers, creating a splendid view of good harvest.
Zhengzhou has decorated its main parks, squares and roads with 3.55
million pots of flowers, adding a joyous atmosphere to the upcoming
festival.

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Theme exhibition of 2nd Beijing International Art Biennial

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The oil painting named "Venetian" exhibited in the special "Exhibition
from Ingres to Warhol."

The exhibited work named "Solidified Scenery."

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Koshinio's creation

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A models presents a creation by Japenese designer Michiko Koshinio at the
British Fashion Council (BFC) tent in the grounds of the Natural History
Museum in London, 20 September 2005, on the third day of London Fashion
Week.

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Ganzhou's unique folk custom "carry stories"

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Sept. 15 was the fair day of Chengjiang Town in Xunwu County of Jiangxi's
Ganzhou City. Local farmers held the folk custom activity "carry stories"
to celebrate the mid-autumn festival, singing and dancing all the way. It
was an important celebrative folk custom activity in the county. Usually
some young children below 8 years old are selected to act figures in
myths, legendary stories, classic operas and contemporary stories, and
some strong men will carry the children around villages for a fun tour.

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Manned Spaceflight Exhibition opens

www.chinanews.cn 2005-09-17 19:36:23

An exhibition dedicated to Chinese manned spaceflight opened in Nanjing
on Sept.16, 2005. The largest of its kind in China, the exhibition
"Flying into the Sky-Chinese Manned Spaceflight" at the Nanjing
International Exhibition Centre commemorates the second anniversary since
China successfully launched its first manned spacecraft, "Shenzhou V", in
October 2003. The first Chinese astronaut Yang Liwei will cut the ribbon
for its opening ceremony and later deliver a speech. The exhibition will
run until October 18th.

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Special moon cake for Six-Party Talk

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The fourth round of six-party talks on the North Korea nuclear crisis
convened its second phase conference at Beijing's Diaoyutai State
Guesthouse on the afternoon of September 13th. The state guesthouse
specially made a huge moon cake with the pattern of dragon and phoenix to
wish the talks a success.

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Zandra Rhodes' creation at Dalian Fashion Festival

www.chinanews.cn 2005-09-12 17:01:19

A model is displaying the latest designs of renowned UK fashion designer
Zandra Rhodes during Dalian Fashion Festival on Sept. 11. Fashion show of
world-famous designers is a landmark activity of Dalian International
Fashion Festival.

A model is displaying the latest designs of renowned UK fashion designer
Zandra Rhodes during Dalian Fashion Festival on Sept. 11.

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Belly dance in vogue in Beijing

www.chinanews.cn 2005-09-09 16:42:15

In the afternoon of Sept. 7, some young women were learning belly dance
at Beijing's Many Belly Dance Club. Originated in the Middle East, belly
dance has been popular among many young women in Beijing since the autumn
began. Belly dance emphasizes movement in the waist, abdomen and buttock
and the free-style dance can fully display the female charm, confidence
and erogenous side.

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Clothes-washing ladies in Zhejiang's Fenghua

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On the morning of Sept. 5th, in Yan Brook, Xikou, Fenghua, Zhejiang,
ladies were washing clothes. Yan Brook located in the hometown of Chiang
Kai-shek (head of the Kuomintang Party and ruler of Nationalist China
before and during World War II) is an ancient brook of 1,000 years.
Nowadays, the ancient view of life of "clothes-washing ladies by the
brook" reappeared by this ancient brook.

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Plush toys at Carnival

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Pictured, the plush toy world at the 2005 Beijing World Carnival. The
2005 Beijing World Carnival opened one month and a half ago and will
conclude on Oct.9th.

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Top Model contestants compete at Tianchi Lake

www.chinanews.cn 2005-09-02 16:51:25

On Sept. 1, several models made their appearance at Tianchi Lake in
swimsuit. 50 contestants for the northwest final of the Top Model of the
World competition staged performances in swimsuit, casuals and evening
gowns at Xinjiang's Tianchi Lake, attracting numerous tourists.

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International Fashion Week Qingdao held

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Famous model Lv Yan was showing fashion works of Zhang Zhifeng, one of
the ten best Chinese designers on Aug. 31 in Qingdao. Zhang's works were
displayed at the opening ceremony of the International Fashion Week
Qingdao China 2005.

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Ferrari's "Red Long March in China"

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Two Ferrari sports cars participating in the "Red Long March in China"
arrived in their first stop--Suzhou on Aug. 29. Two Ferrari sports cars
valued at over three million yuan each will take a ride of 15,000 miles
(24,000 kilometers) in 45 days to finish the journey of traveling around
China and set a new record for Ferrari autos.

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A tutti of 300 pianos

www.chinanews.cn 2005-08-29 15:03:20

The rehearsal for tutti of over 300 pianos was going on under the conduct
of Prof. Qiu Sen from the School of Arts of the Northeastern University
on Aug. 28, at Shenyang's Wuli River Stadium. The tutti will be performed
at the music party at the opening ceremony of the "Fourth China
International Equipment Manufacturing Exposition" to be held on Aug. 29th
to challenge the Guinness world record of the tutti of 160 pianos. It was
learned that this will be first tutti of over 300 pianos in the world.

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1% census going smoothly in Beijing

www.chinanews.cn 2005-11-03 15:39:45

Staffs of the census team led by Mr. Liu, Director of Beixiaguan office
of Beijing's Haidian District visited the residents, beginning the
national 1% census for the households in this community on Nov. 2, 2005.
This national census is another important large-scale census after
China's fifth census in 2000. The census started from Nov. 1st and aims
to find out changes in China's population, structure and habitations
since 2000, and to study future trend of China's population.

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Miao people performed ancient customs

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Lads from the village were performing "Mangge" for tourists. "Mangge" is
a god in the Damiaoshan folk legend, who can drive away bad luck and
devils as well as bring along good luck and happiness on Oct. 30, in
Goutan Miao Village of Rongshui Miao Autonomous County in Damiaoshan,
Guangxi province. "Mangge" dance was popular in Miao villages in the past
to exorcise and eliminate monsters.

Miao people from local villages were performing an entering ceremony with
Lusheng (Chinese bamboo flute) on Oct. 30, in Changlai Miao Village of
Rongshui Miao Autonomous County in Damiaoshan, Guangxi province.

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Halloween party in Hong Kong

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Oct. 31st was the western traditional Halloween. Many Hong Kong citizens
and tourists swarmed to Lan Kwai Fong, the best party zone in Hong Kong,
in ghostlike costumes and make-ups to celebrate this festival for scare.

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2000-year-old sculpture in Lianyungang

www.chinanews.cn 2005-10-31 16:57:04

On Oct. 30, archaeologists were observing the fine lines of the stone
elephant. At Kongwang Mountain Scenic Spot of Jiangsu's Lianyungang
stands a huge stone elephant sculptured in the Han Dynasty (206BC-220AD).
The stone elephant was made of one rock. It is 2.6 meters in height and
4.8 meters in length. Lianyungang's cultural relic authority confirmed
that on the left hind foot of the stone elephant inscribed "Yongping
Fourth Year" (61AD). This discovery dates the time of stone sculptures on
the mountain back to 61AD.

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East Asian Games ready for open

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Performers from Guam dance at the grand rehearsal for the opening
ceremony of the 4th East Asian Games held on Friday. The 4th East Asian
Games starting Saturday and closing on November 6, attracts about 1,900
athletes from nine countries.

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Models of minority ethnic groups take photos together for fond memories
at China's first minority ethnic culture expo of minority ethnic group
autonomous regions held in Beijing on Oct. 27.

Oct. 28 - China's first minority ethnic culture expo of minority ethnic
group autonomous regions sponsored by China minority ethnic group culture
and art promotion committee was opened at Beijing Exhibition Center on
Oct. 27.

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The first Chinese general history masterpiece compiled with precious
coins and genuine stamps, "Chinese History with Ancient Stamps & Coins
Collection," was first issued in Imperial Ancestral Shrine, Beijing on
Oct. 26. This series collected the ancient Chinese coin treasure and 722
genuine stamps. It provided a vivid recordation of the 5000-year Chinese
history according to the order of different dynasties in Chinese history.

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Halloween falls on Oct. 31, however, Shanghai businessmen were already
ready for promotion on Oct. 25. Many shopping malls decorated their most
noticeable place with "Halloween exhibit", including reading lamps with
horrible faces, hurricane lamps with sparkling eyes, big and small
pumpkins with ghost heads. All of them were gathered from the furniture
department, toy department and supermarket to a big exhibition platform.

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"Oriental Astronomy Guide" under protection

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Several engineers were inspecting the Chinese "Oriental Astronomy Guide"
after the anti-weathering processing with medicament infiltration on Oct.
22, in the Taohuajian (peach blossom gully) tourist resort in
Lianyungang, Jiangsu. The rock painting on Lianyungang's Jiangjun Cliff
(General Cliff) enjoys a history of more than 400 years and is 22 meters
in length from the south to the north and 15 meters in width from the
east to the west. It depicts various patterns such as people's faces,
beasts' faces, the meridian and constellations. As the site for ancient
Chinese Dongyi people, inventor of bow and arrow and ancient metallurgy
living in east China about 4,000 to 5,000 year ago, to watch the stars,
predict the future, and carry out totem worship, phallism and sacrificial
ceremonies, it is China's earliest stone inscription relics in the
Primitive Society.

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Suzhou's Tiger Hill held temple fair

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Jiangsu's Suzhou City held a colorful temple fair in its famous tourist
resort Tiger Hill, attracting tourists from home and aboard. Pictured, a
folk artist was performing the stunt -- holding a basketball with a stick
in his month.

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Shandong sister cities tourism expo opened

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China Shandong sister cities tourism expo opened in Shandong��s Jinan on
Oct. 21, 2005. More than 30 countries and regions attended the expo to
introduce their tourism projects.

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China's tanker launched in Sweden

www.chinanews.cn 2005-10-21 15:06:50

The third 14500DWT chemical tanker made by Nanjing-based Jinling Shipyard
for a Swedish company was successfully launched into water on Oct. 20,
2005. And the first and second chemical tankers of this kind were named
at the same time. Sweden's minister of communication, transportation and
regional policies attended the launching and naming ceremony. At present,
China has become Sweden's largest trade partner in Asia and 18 ships
owned by Swedish were made in China.

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Shenzhou VI re-entry capsule opened

www.chinanews.cn 2005-10-20 08:59:55

Space researchers retrieve several articles from the re-entry capsule of
the Shenzhou VI spacecraft Oct. 19 in Beijing. Sixty-four articles were
retrieved, including a national flag that marched with Chinese scientists
on a polar expedition, a flag for the 2010 Shanghai Expo, stamps and art
works by children and noted Chinese artists. The capsule, carrying
taikonauts Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng, landed on the Earth Monday,
marking the success of China's second manned space mission.

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1st China Modeling Contest to be held in Guangzhou

www.chinanews.cn 2005-10-18 17:22:52

Regional contest in southern China of 2005 China Modeling Contest will be
held in Guangzhou. The sponsor party convened a press conference in
Guangzhou's Yudu Sports Center on October 17th. Pictured, Some of the
contestants paraded the fashionable works at the press conference in
Guangzhou's Yudu Sports Center on October 17th.

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Pupils experienced martial arts

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On the morning of October 16th (Sunday), more than 100 pupils of Anhui's
Mengcheng County came to the martial art school to experience martial
arts in a close distance. They not only watched wonderful performances
staged by students of the martial art school but also competed with those
students under instruction of coaches, personally experiencing
painstaking process of learning martial arts and mystery of the Chinese
martial arts.

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China's space mission successful

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Astronauts Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng gets out of return module of
Shenzhou VI spacecaft in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Monday morning.

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Technicians from Lianyuangan Black Pottery Art Research Institute were
sculpting on the surface of black pottery wares on Oct. 12. Black pottery
art is the symbol of China's ancient "Longshan Culture" and has a
4,500-year history in ancient Haizhou County. Technicians from the
institute developed and produced a series of black pottery craftworks
based on ancient skills and secret formula of pottery making.

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A photo shop's photographer took outdoor wedding photos for a newlywed at
the beach in Shandong's Rizhao City on the afternoon of October 4. The
"golden week" of the National Day holiday is the high season for
weddings, irrespective of the Chinese folk saying that this year is not
suitable for marriages, being a "widow's year".

Newlyweds were seen at the beach in Shandong's Rizhao City on the
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Abulaiti Maijun, an acrobat of a Xinjiang acrobatic troupe, steped down
from a house in the sky where he lived for 38 days in a water park in
Urumchi, Xinjiang, Oct. 8, 2005. His long staying in the sky challenged
the Guinness world record of Dawazi (in Uygur means high-altitude wire
walking).

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Christie's New York held a pre-auction show at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in
Hong Kong on Oct. 4 for a batch of exquisite impressionistic and modern
artworks, including 12 masterpieces of renowned impressionists and modern
artists. These works will be auctioned in Christie's New York on Nov. 1.

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The Festival of China being held in Washington opened a "joy at Beijing
temple fair," attracting many Americans to buy Chinese craftworks.

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A grand ceremony was held Taipei on Sept. 28 to mark the 2,556th
anniversary of the great Chinese thinker.

A grand ceremony was held Taipei on Sept. 28 to mark the 2,556th
anniversary of the great Chinese thinker.

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An end table priced at 800,000 yuan is extremely eye-catching in the
Lesigen Stone House in Nanjing's Qingliang Hill, Sept. 27. It was learned
that this end table made from black pearl stone, is 2.1 meters long, 0.9
meter wide and 0.52 meter tall. Orderly "water drop wave" can be seen on
the surface of the table, which came into existence naturally after
having been eroded by rainwater for tens of thousands of years.

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Fenghuang Ancient City

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The Oct.1 Golden Week holiday is just around the corner. However,
Fenghuang (phoenix) Ancient City in western Hunan province has been
crowded by tourists. Sitting in boats, tourists appreciate picturesque
scenes of the ancient city. Fenghuang Ancient City has welcomed a high
season of tourism ahead of the Golden Week.

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Will Yueya Spring still exist 30 years later?

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Pictured, the Yueya Spring known as "Pearl of Sand Sea" is located five
kilometers south of Gansu's Dunhuang. Now the world-famous Yueya Spring
only covers eight Mu (1.32 acres) and is less than three meters in depth.
According to experts, 30 years later the spring will face the threat of
extinction if relevant authorities do not take more effective measures to
preserve it.

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Zhang Jian completes Ling-Ding sea swimming

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Zhang Jian, the first Chinese person to swim across the 33.8 kilometre
(21 mile) English Channel, was interviewed after finishing the
35-kilometre-wide (22-mile-wide) Ling-Ding sea (the sea between Hong Kong
and Macao) swimming journey in around 11 hours on Thursday.

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Pictured, the umbrella newspaper, a commemorative issue of Beijing Youth
Daily.

Pictured, silver initial issue of the People's Daily.

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Ningxia will hold a provincial-level comprehensive earthquake exercise on
Sept. 21 which will be of the largest scale in China. By then, the China
National Earthquake Disaster Emergency Search-and-Rescue Team will
dispatch a 30-person rescue force, four rescue cars and two helicopters
to participate in the exercise.

Ningxia will hold a provincial-level comprehensive earthquake exercise on
Sept. 21 which will be of the largest scale in China. By then, the China
National Earthquake Disaster Emergency Search-and-Rescue Team will
dispatch a 30-person rescue force, four rescue cars and two helicopters
to participate in the exercise.

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Shawan Town in Guangzhou's Panyu District becomes Guangdong's first
famous town of historical and cultural significance in China. On Sept.
17th, the town sponsored a magnificent "Shawan Float Parade," a type of
folk art activity, to celebrate the event.

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Year of France concluded in Beijing

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Senior Chinese official Li Changchun and French Senate Christian Poncelet
attended an evening gala party in magnificent and gorgeous Summer Palace
in Beijing's western suburbs late Saturday to conclude the The Year of
France in China.(Photo: Xinhua)

BEIJING, Sept. 17 - Senior Chinese official Li Changchun and French
Senate Christian Poncelet attended an evening gala party in magnificent
and gorgeous Summer Palace in Beijing's western suburbs late Saturday to
conclude the The Year of France in China.
The Year of France in China, which commenced in October 2004, has
promoted the growth of Sino-French friendly relations and increased the
understanding and friendship between the people of the Orient and the
Western world, said Li Changchun, a member of the Standing Committee of
the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central
Committee.
"The Year makes Sino-French relations the best ever in history," he
acknowledged.
Poncelet considered the evening gala party in the once imperialgarden as
a generous gifts to France, which will keep recorded forever in the
history of the friendly exchanges between the people of the two countries.
The Year of France in China is in response to the Year of Chinain France,
which was held from October 2003 to July 2004.
In the gala party permeated with festivity, Chinese and foreignvisitors
went boating in elegant, scenic Kunming Lake in the moonlight to
appreciate and, enjoy the water-curtain fountains, the lovely performance
of traditional Kunqu Opera and vivid handicraft making.

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Shanghai Golden Grand Prix to open

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Olympic 110-metre hurdles champion Liu Xiang of China (L) shakes hand
with four-time world gold medallist Allen Johnson of the U.S. when they
attend a news conference in Shanghai September 15, 2005. Liu and Johnson
will go head-to-head over the 110m hurdles in the upcoming 2005 Shanghai
Golden Grand Prix scheduled for Saturday. (Photo source: CRIENGLISH.com)

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This undated picture shows singer Daniel Chan posing for a book in Hong
Kong. More than 30 Chinese film and pop stars from the entertainment
world have come together to raise funds for Cancer 14 September 2005.

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Attractive night view of Nanchang

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The square in the new district of Jiangxi's Nanchang City presents an
enchanting night view in mid-Sept. The Bayi Bridge across the Kan River
looks even more magnificent and imposing in lamplight. Starting from
2004, travel industry is becoming a backbone industry of Jiangxi's
economic development as the "red" travel industry heats up in the
province.

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New Silk Road Model Contest unveiled result

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The final of "2005 New Silk Road Modeling Contest" was held in Hainan's
Sanya on the evening of Sept.10th. After fierce competition of 44
finalists from all over China, Tang Liwen was crowned the champion; Li
Yuhua and Wang Mengshan won the first runners-up, while Wang Sisi, Li
Yuanyuan and Yang Fang won the second runners-up.

Pictured, all award-winning contestants raised their cups high to show
their respect to the audience.

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Beijing tall buildings busy in planting grass

www.chinanews.cn 2005-09-08 15:20:53

On top of the two five-storey buildings of the foreign language education
administration bureau located in Beijing's West District, people were
busy in planting grasses on Sept. 7. In recent years, the bureau attaches
great importance to improve its environment and adopts many measures from
promoting liana to planting grass on top of buildings. At present, urban
areas are packed with more and more buildings and grassplots become very
precious. Promoting grass planting on top of buildings is pioneering work
for Beijing's urban construction.

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www.chinanews.cn 2005-09-07 16:23:58

In the golden autumn, Chinese and foreign tourists visiting the ancient
town of Lijiang in southwest China's Yunnan Province have shown great
interest in the ancient pictographic Dongba language on a wall in the
ancient town. Dongba language of Yunnan's Naxi ethnic group is the only
living pictographs in the world.

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www.chinanews.cn 2005-09-06 14:51:18

A model displays an outfit by Spanish designer Francis Montesinos 05
September 2005 during presentations of Spring-Summer collections at the
Madrid Fashion Show (Pasarela Cibeles) in Madrid.

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China to offer free agricultural MBA education

www.chinanews.cn 2005-09-05 15:19:08

Chinanews, Sept.3 - As measures to help solve the three basic problems of
" agriculture, farmers and the rural area" in agricultural institutions
of higher learning, starting this year, China Agricultural University
will train 1000 MBA for free in three years for the frontline of the
primary industry and launch a series of new practical courses
specifically targeting agricultural economy.
The initial batch of sixty members of frontline agricultural management
personnel and representatives of major farms from economically backward
regions and major agricultural provinces like Inner Mongolia and Shaanxi
have entered the classrooms of China Agricultural University and have
begun the one-year MBA degree program.

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UFO extraterrestrial civilization expo held in Dalian

www.chinanews.cn 2005-09-02 16:59:27

The UFO extraterrestrial civilization popular science exhibition was held
at the exhibition center of Peace Square in Dalian on Sept. 1st,
displaying fruits of research of Dalian UFO Research Society in recent
years, covering such areas as UFO, spaceflights, chronometer and
exploration of extraterrestrial civilization. The first World UFO
Conference with the theme "explore mysteries of the universe and take
care of the earth" organized by Dalian UFO Research Society will be held
in Dalian on Sept. 8th.

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www.chinanews.cn 2005-09-01 16:19:54

One kilogram of flour can make 2.09 million noodles and the total length
of these noodles can amount to 2,700 kilometers and 20 noodles can go
through the eyelet of a knitting needle. On the morning of Aug. 31st, Mr.
Li Enhai, who is honored as "the king of hand-pulled noodles" and has
created three Guinness world records, showed the above feat at Rizhao's
first "Food Culture Tourism Festival of Famous Chinese Snacks and Tonic
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Pictured: Qingqu Opera artists shot for application materials at
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Chinanews, Aug, 31 - Yangzhou Qingqu Opera with a history of 6 centuries
has been included in Jiangsu's first ethnic and folk culture protection
program. It is an ancient and widely influential opera built upon
profound local culture of Yangzhou. Yangzhou's Qingqu Opera Research
Institute nominated Qingqu Opera as a national intangible cultural
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The tutti of over 300 pianos was performed under the conduct of Prof. Qiu
Sen from the School of Arts of the Northeastern University on Aug. 29, at
Shenyang's Wuli River Stadium, to challenge the Guinness world record of
the tutti of 160 pianos. It was learned that this will be first tutti of
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by a Chinese artist Zheng Yucui on 2005 China Art Expro held in Beijing,
on Aug. 28, 2005.

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