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When railway construction workers first
came to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, they were amazed at the
majesty of its snowfield scenery. Cut off from the outside
world, everything on the plateau -- its snow-capped mountains,
grassland, lamas, prayer banners, the Potala Palace, and the
Tibetan people living 4,000 meters or more above sea level,
has an aura of mystery...
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In the early 1980s, some graduates of the prestigious Central
Conservatory of Music began their musical careers. When one
such graduate, Tan Dun, was awarded an Oscar in 1999 for his
musical score to the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,
well-known Chinese composer Chen Qigang, now resident in France,
wrote a letter of congratulations to his former classmate...
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On visiting Chen Qigang's web page (www.qigangchen.fr.st)
and seeing his picture, the viewer knows immediately that
this is no ordinary person. Chen's essential boldness, sensitivity
and warmth show clearly in his face...
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Inauguration of the 2002 Beijing International
Urban Sculptural Art Exhibition also saw the opening of the
Beijing International Sculpture Park on Yuquan Road, Beijing.
The park houses 140 statues...
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Museum
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The Central University for Nationalities
Ethnic Museum houses over 20,000 cultural relics relating
to China's 56 ethnic groups. The majority of these are traditional
costumes and ornaments that exemplify expertise on the part
of ethnic minorities in weaving, dying, embroidery and tannage....
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Zhang Fangbai stands alone
in Chinese painting circles. A graduate of the Oil Painting
Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1991, he
was a teacher in the Oil Painting Department of the Tianjin
Academy of Fine Arts...
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| Pieces
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Five years ago, an ancient Chinese air was
beamed to outer space as a PR exercise. To humankind, music
is a universal language, so the tune seemed an ideal medium
for communication with extraterrestrial intelligence...
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The rainy season used to be the most irksome
period of the year for Zhao Yunshu. A member of the Jinyuchi
Beili Neighborhood Committee, she handled seemingly endless
complaints, over the telephone and in person, about the
utility problems caused by rain. These included blocked
drains, leaking roofs, and electricity failures...
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True friendship has no national boundaries.
This is the conclusion I have drawn from personal experience
over the past 80 years of my life...
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The Zhouzhi County Laoxiancheng Nature
Reserve at the southern foot of the Qinling Mountains in Shaanxi
Province is habitat to more than 30 giant pandas. They are
looked upon as China's national treasure...
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People
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As 53-year old Li Wei stands in the golden
autumn sunshine, gazing fondly at his Songtangzhai Folk Carving
Art Museum, his glowing pride is reminiscent of a mother's
for her baby...
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Fenghuang (Chinese for phoenix), a
small city under the jurisdiction of the Tujia Autonomous
Prefecture of Hunan Province, borders northern Guizhou Province
and eastern Chongqing Municipality...
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Peking
Persimmon--The Uncommon Fruit |
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"Perfectly packed in a leathery skin
the persimmon hangs on for life in the brisk autumn wind,
swinging back and forth a lantern in the dying meadow, trees
blacklegged and old, the ragged bark stands strong against
the bitter cold of Peking winter." ...
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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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