Food Basin from the State of Xi Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 B.C.)

The State of Xi was a small kingdom in ancient times located between the Yangtze River and Huaihe River. It was overturned by leaders from the State of Chu in 680 B.C. This bronze basin, the only unearthed relic from the State of Xi, is 21 centimeters in girth, has a lid with a bugle-shaped handle and two symmetrical handles on the sides. The bottom of the basin is engraved with the characters meaning "Xing, the king of the State Xi has this as his food basin."     

Attractive Scenery of the Lesser Three Gorges

THE Yangtze (Changjiang) Three Gorges or the Larger Three Gorges are famous all over the world for their magnificen scenery of valleys and distinguishing features of mountains and water. On the lower reaches of the Ninghe River flowing through Wushan County in Chongqing is the Lesser Three Gorges, which is becoming known by more and more people with its     

Flood Overflows Jinshan Temple (Chinese Painting)

The Chinese painting Flood Ouerflows Jinshan Temple draws its subject from a beautiful and well-known legend,The white Snake.In the tale Jinshan was an islet in the Yangtze River of yesteryear.Inorder to aave her husband kept in a temple at the top of the isle.Bai Niangzi.incarnation of the whitesnake.bravely fought Monk Fahat.She borrowed the Yangtze River’s water to overcome Jinshan Templeand force Fahai to release her husband.     

The Daur Give the Right to Education to Girls First

The 121, 357 members of the Daur nationality live mainly in the Daur Autonomous Banner of Morin Dawa (county level administrative division) in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and Qiqihar, in Heilongjiang Province. The majority of Daur people believe in Shamanism, with a small number following the beliefs of Lamaism.     

Artifacts Attest to the Glorious Ancient Culture of Hunan Province

HUNAN is located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and to the south of Dongting Lake. In Chinese, hu means lake and nan, south. The Xiangjiang River valley, which flows through the province from south to north, is the most developed region in the areas of politics, the economy and culture. Thus, Hunan is also called Xiang for short.     

Xidi Village

One of China's most celebrated poets, Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty (618-907) once wrote a poem about the beauty of Yixian County, located in southern Anhui Province: Yixian is the Fairy Land of Peach Blossoms. A hundred miles of natural scenery: The land is covered with bewitching flowers and trees. The locals still revere the     

如梦般的琉璃世界

The rime on the Songhua River,in Northeast China,is one of the four natural wonders in China,The rime has the same status as Guilin＇s mountains and streams,Yunnan＇s Stone Forest,and the Three Gorges on the Yangtze River,The rime,als called ＂snow willow.＂ ＂tree hanging,＂＂ice flowers,＂＂water-vaporized flowers,＂ and ＂siler flowers,＂is a phenomenon;     

Bronze Elephant

A rare find among Shang Dynasty bronzes in China, this bronze elephant was unearthed in a hillside in Liling County, Hunan. It was probably buried by slave owners as a sacrifice to the mountains and lakes. The bronze elephant served as a wine vessel. Wine was poured into the large opening at the elephant's back, and was served through its trunk. It is 22.8 cm tall, 26.5 cm long and weighs 2.8 kg. The body of the vessel was carved with animal motifs. The front of the trunk, for example, is carved into the shape of a phoenix with a hooked beak. A tiger is crouched on the comb of the phoenix, and a snake curls out of its beak. The base of the trunk is decorated with another snake, with its head near the mouth of the elephant. The entire trunk is decorated with scales.     

友好交流与合作

Abdulla Shahid,President of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly,visited China in late November 2021.During his visit,he participated in a virtual meeting with the All-China Women’s Federation(ACWF).The theme of the meeting was“Women’s Roles in Anti-Pandemic Efforts and Post-Pandemic Recovery.”Several outstanding women who participated in the fight against novel coronavirus disease(COVID-19)and the post-pandemic recovery were invited to share their stories with Shahid.     

Flour Food in Yangzhou

YANGZHOU is a place of profound cultural traditions. Early in the periods before the Qin Dynasty (221-206 B.C. ). Yangzhou connected with the Huaihe River at the north, the sea at the southeast and Jinzhou at the west. By the Sui Dynasty (581-618). Jiangdu, today's Yangzhou, at the juncture of the Grand Canal and the Yangtze River, was its capital.     

Stories of Bacheng People

THE poetic quotation, "All houses are built by river," describes the scene in Bacheng, an ancient and beautiful water town in Jiangnan (regions in the south of the Yangtze River). Along the variegated stone banks, is one pier after another where local women do their washing. A narrow cobbled road along the riverside is lined with shops, stores and wine booths, managed by women and older people. On the river, boats and ships stream by day and night. Junkmen's cries and the shrieks of a siren can be heard from time     

Chinese Cabbage and Katydid

The art of carving oxbone crafts goes back 300 years. The crafts vary in style and are most commonly found in Yixian County, Hebei Province. These crafts are made from the hipbone and legbone of the ox. The exquisite carving of the cabbage and intricate inlay work of the katydid is especially vivid. The carving is associated with the natural world in autumn.     

Activities for Older People

Along with the improvement of the standard of living and medical care the lifespan of people in China has increased greatly in the 1990s. There are more older people living in Shanghai, Beijing and Tianjin than in the rest of the country. The government and     

Mural Paintings in A Liao Tomb

It was a custom in the Liao Dynasty to decorate tombs with murals. The paintings in Zhao Dejun's tomb, excavated in Beijing, provide a well-known example. During the Five Dynasties period, Zhao Dejun was a warlord in Youzhou, which became the southern capital of Nanjing in the Liao Dynasty (and even later, was renamed Beijing). The Zhaos grew to become a very powerful family in the area, as can be seen from the size of Zhao's tomb and the value of the funerary objects buried with him. His tomb     

Two Young Women Across China

On March 8, 1995, Wu Qi and Pu Yuyan headed out from Guangzhou with a plan to travel all across China. During the 1,277 days from March 8, 1995 to August 8, 1998, they left their footprints in the 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities of the mainland as well as Hong Kong and Macao, with Taiwan the only exclusion From Mohe, Heilongjiang in the far north to Sanya, Hainan in the far south. From Fuyuan, Heilongjiang in the east to Xinjiang's Tuergate Port in the extreme west. The whole route was approximately 150,000 km (including 4,732 km on foot and 8,410 by bike). They took more than 30,000 pictures, finished 100 sketches and wrote a travelogue of 1.2 million characters;A collection of their works: The Fragrance of the Rain from Heaven was published and their book We Walk BetweenHeaven and Earth will be out soon.     

西部能源资源(英文)

The 10 provinces and autonomous regions in the west of the country cover an area of approximately 537.2 million hectares: about 57 percent of the total land of the country, with per capita land reaching almost two hectares. The unutilized land in the West Region covers about 200 million hectares, accounting     

Container with Pig Pattern Design

Unearthed from Hemudu ruins of the New Stone Age in Yuyao, Zhejiang Province in 1977, this rectangular-mouthed container belongs to the Hemudu culture. It is carved with a pig pattern on both sides in realist style. A complete piece, the container has a flat bottom and slightly sloped belly, with a mouth 21.7 cm long and 17.5 cm wide. Most of the artifacts from Hemudu culture are charcoal black pottery. The stem and leaves of the pottery can be seen clearly. The walls of the artifacts are usually thick but porous. The carving lines are rough and the designs are simple and natural, reflecting the ancient people's love of nature and life. The pig's four strong feet and backward bristles carved on the container are vivid, with ears sticking out and mouth