v Show Brings Relief Efforts to Heart of Beijing
An unprecedented charity show which brought together some of China's top entertainers played to an enthusiastic and magnanimous crowd on Jan 6 at Beijing's Workers Stadium, raising an as yet uncounted sum for the victims of the tsunami catastrophe. |
v Three Major Archaeological Discoveries of China in 2004
The Temple of Duke Zhou: ¡°One of the Most Significant Archaeological Discoveries after the Founding of People¡¯s Republic of China¡± |
v Cartoon Nostalgia Sweeps China
Nemo, a cute orange-and-white clownfish; Shrek, a giant green monster; Mashimaro, a fat, dumpy rabbit; and Detective Conan, a diminutive 10-year-old who cracks criminal cases like Sherlock Holmes have won the hearts of the young in China and all over the world. |
v Controversial Japan Ads Draw Chinese Anger
The Nippon dragon ads published in International Advertising magazine triggered considerable anger among Chinese people. |
v Why Pingyao's Wall Came Tumbling Down
A 17-meter long section of Pingyao Ancient Town's historic wall, a world cultural heritage site in Shanxi Province, collapsed on October 17. The investigation is now complete and restoration in progress. |
v Price Hikes Won't Do Heritage Sites Good
Six Beijing-based UNESCO world heritage sites will likely raise their entrance fees in the wake of a public hearing last week. |
v A Noble Find Reveals the Life in the Past
Chicken fighting, women dancing with long silk sleeves and other colourful mural portrayals of the ancient Chinese captivated archaeologists when they entered an ancient tomb in Shaanxi Province. |
v College Girls Go Nude Before Camera for Eternal Beauty
They are young, they are energetic, and now for an eternal memory, they go nude -- in the studio. |
v English Fever Shows No Sings of Breaking
English language has never been so popular in China. Among the new additions to everyday Chinese, you find "E-mail", "WTO", "SARS" and "MBA"; wherever you look you find English, newspapers, TV shows and even in government documents. But some academics worry that too much English language will hold back the development of the national language. |
v Courting Modernity ¨C Beijing's Culture meets a Dead End Alley
Beijing is always referred to as Old Beijing, and its unique courtyards are always referred to as the physical evidence which can best proclaim the city's age-old history and unique culture. Yet in the face of impatient urbanization, one courtyard after another is being pulled down and replaced by towering mansions. |
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