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PEOPLE returning to Beijing after a few
years' absence marvel at how much the city has changed, and
for old Beijingers, these changes have occurred daily, before
their very eyes. According to the deputy director of the Beijing
Municipal Planning Committee, Huang Yan, municipal planning
of the capital started at the founding of the People's Republic,
and a general development scenario matured during the 1950s
and 60s
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In ancient times, agriculture
was the economic mainstay of China and its people, and the
purpose of establishing a calendar was to regulate agricultural
production. Chinese ancients discovered, through astronomical
observation, that during the earth's 12-month orbit around
the sun, its changing position gave rise to periodical changes
in climate and thus distinctive farming seasons. They subsequently
designated 24 positions within the earth's orbit, calling
them the 24 Jieqi (24 solar terms)
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LIN Hong, a bank clerk, still has her grandmother's
qipao -- a snugly-fitting traditional Chinese gown with a
high collar and a split skirt. She normally keeps it at the
back of her wardrobe, where it stays until summer comes around,
when she gives it an annual airing. Now, however, Lin has
decided to make a few alterations to up-date her qipao and
actually wear it
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Labrang Monastery is a place hidden high
in the hills southwest of Lanzhou in Gansu Province. Nestling
at an altitude of almost 3000 meters amid surrounding mountains,
and lying on the northern banks of the Daxia River, Labrang
is centermost in the small town of Xiahe, county seat of Gannan
Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
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February
2002
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FOUNDER:
SOONG CHING LING (MME SUN YAT-SEN) (1893-1981). PUBLISHED MONTHLY
BY THE CHINA WELFARE INSTITUTE IN ENGLISH, FRENCH, SPANISH,
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