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Participation in politics by Chinese women
in general started after the founding of New China in 1949.
The Chinese government specifies the proportion of women cadres
at various government levels, and the number of women deputies
to the highest organ of state powe...
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According to the lunar calendar, 2003
is the Year of the Sheep*. So, what about sheep? Rather than
looking at the characteristics attributed to a person born
in the Year of the Sheep, it might be more fun to think about
where we would be if there were no sheep at all....
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THE dragonboat race
has a history of thousands of years. Today, it has crossed
the national border to become an integrated facet of international
Chinese sport and culture...
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AT
a time when the surge of avant-garde fine art is in abeyance,
the art world has been drawn into the impetuosity of instant
gain lucrative art. Perseverance and honesty in an artist
are, therefore, to be valued. Having emerged from the Miyang
Studio...
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SEEN from afar,
the "Bamboo House" villa resembles the crown worn
by Chinese emperors, the bamboo partitions at its center
like the tassels that hung over the imperial forehead. The
villa is composed of ceilings, floor and glass walls, but
its partitions are of bamboo, allowing sunlight to penetrate
through. Its rooms are thus imbued with Oriental mysticism....
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Tangible disparity exists between
standards of life in China's rural and urban areas, and in
their levels of gender equality. This adds complexity to China's
overall marital and familial situation. The urban economy
and culture are moving in the direction of those of developed
countries,as the rural economy shifts from being agriculture-dominated
to one co-buttressed by agriculture and industry...
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The
Great Wall is the universal symbol of China. Starting from
the eastern Shanhaiguan Pass, and ending at the Jiayuguan
Pass in the west, the Great Wall fully merits its designation
as a wonder of the world. In Hebei Province alone, it runs
for 2,000 kilometers, through more than 200 passes. The Jinshanling
Great Wall lies in the mountainous area of Luanping County,
Hebei Province, and has a total length of 10.5 kilometers
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