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Editor's Note: Mrs. Barbara Singleton, a
high school principal at Halton District School Board in Milton,
Ontario, Canada, and her husband, Dr. Paul Singleton, adopted
two Chinese daughters, now 9 and 10 years old, from Yangzhou,
Jiangsu Province in 1993 and 1994. From September 17 to December
10, 2001, the daughters, Mrs. Singleton's 11-year-old son
Jamie, and her 19-year-old niece Kristen returned to China
to live for two and a half months...
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THE large-scale TV program, "Gems of
the Country," has had several airings on prime time CCTV,
and has been warmly received each time, winning the unanimous
praise of viewers. The program actively promotes Chinese national
culture, boosting national morale, and bringing the splendid
culture of China to the world...
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On August 15, 2002, world famous escapologist
Robert Gallup gave a free performance at the foot of the Badaling
Great Wall. It was for the benefit of young people from China's
western regions who cannot afford to continue their education....
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IN August 2002, the Changpu River east of
the Tian'anmen Rostrum saw daylight once more after 40 years
concealment underground. In the late 1960s the river was boarded
over and warehouses in which to store adornments for Tian'anmen
Square pageants were built on it...
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CAI Zhisong puts down his boaster, and pushes
the baseboard lightly with his foot, sending the statue of
a woman upon it spinning. He then steps back and scrutinizes
his work, chin cupped in hand. Outside, stars twinkle in the
dark night sky. Cai appears accustomed to working in the Central
Academy of Fine Arts studio at such a late hour...
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The Beijing Natural
History Museum was the first natural science museum established
after the founding of the People's Republic. Its activities
include specimen collection, preservation, and research, as
well as bioscience popularization. The museum also serves
as an education base for Beijing primary and middle school
students...
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Inside the Potala Palace lives its
own fire brigade, comprising 11 lamas.Constructed from earth
and wood, the Potala Palace houses a large number of priceless
cultural relics, as well as silks and satins, such as thangkas
and prayer banners. Great importance is therefore attached
to fire prevention...
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Muhai Tang's name has a poetic nuance --
the sea bathed in the sun's golden rays, and is usually associated
with sailing, sunrise, and things of beauty. In 1983, at the
invitation of Karajan, he conducted the Berlin Philharmonic
Orchestra. He has since frequently been invited to conduct
various world famous orchestras...
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AS the Chinese saying goes, "In
heaven there is paradise; on earth are Suzhou and Hangzhou."
Chinese people and foreigners alike first hear of Suzhou from
this maxim. In ancient times, Suzhou was a center of economic
prosperity and cultural abundance. Even after the passage
of time...
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AFTER years of booming tourism on the sunny
beaches of seaside towns, and within the prosperous modernity
of metropolises and coastal cities, many holiday-makers now
seek a change, and have set their sights on the bold and magnificent
beauty of northeastern China. In recent years Yichun's primitive
natural beauty has drawn a steadily increasing volume of visitors...
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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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