Sixteen-joint Jade Pendant

This light green jade pendant, measuring 48 cm, was unearthed at the Zenghouyi tomb. It was made from five pieces of jade which were carved into ornamental shapes, including a dragon, a phoenix, a bi(a round flat piece of jade with a hole in the center), and rings. Three slip-hoops are fashioned into an ellipse. A single jade nail connects the pieces to a pendant which can be folded or taken apart. Some designs often were carved either on one side or both sides of these ornaments. On this piece are found 37 styles of dragons, seven kinds of phoenixes and ten snakes, done by drill-carving, carving on the surface or in intagolio. Also on the pendant is a picture titled "The Claws of the Phoenixes Grasp the Snakes."     

FROM THE CHINESE PRESS

To welcome the UN's Fourth World Conference on Women, to be held in Beijing this year, Ms. Chen Lihua, chairwoman of the board of the Hong Kong Fuhua International Group Ltd., and her two daughters donated a huge padauk screen carved with dragons, a reproduction of a Qing Dynasty screen In recent years, Ms. Chen has donated about 20 million yuan for activities on the mainland. Her deeds have received     

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.     

Ruijin Women in the Period of the Red Army (Ⅰ)

IN the 1930's, the power of the Communist Party of China was first born in southern China. Women cut their hair short and unbound their feet. Women gained freedom of choice in marriage and fought side by side with men. Fighting for Respect The first red political power of China's Soviet Republic was born in the boundary region of Jiangxi and Fujian provinces in November of 1931. Covering 35 counties with a population of 3     

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     

Carved Wooden Beds

Zhao Shuguo, a professor at the Sculpture Department of the Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts, became interested in carved wooden beds with their intricate patterns when he went into the midst of the common people to collect folk art carvings. Ever since he has collected and studied these beds which were recenfiy displayed in a special exhibition. The carved wooden beds, made during the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-     

《归来》

The movie, a period drama adapted from the novel, The Criminal Lu Yanshi, by Yan Geling, tells the story of a man＇s reunion with his wife and daughter after years of separation due to the Cultural Revolution （1966-1976）. The film, directed by Zhang Yimou, features powerful performances by veteran actors Gong Li and Chen Daoming.     

Saving The Baiji

AT a conference of the World Whaling Commission in Cambridge, England, in 1981, a special video tape caught the attention of experts at the meeting. It was a tape about the artificial raising of Baiji ill China, brought by Chen Peixun, head of the Baiji Coordinative Group and a research fellow of the Institute of Hydrobiology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences. On the screen was a large mammal with a long, pointed mouth, swimming in the water with its belly up one moment and down the next. It looked like a dolphin, but     

《80’后》

At the age of 11, Shen Xingchen is orphaned after her mother moves abroad with her lover and her father dies in a traffic accident. The girl goes to live with her rich uncle Chen Jianfeng. Chen eventually divorces and marries his mistress. Chen Mo, the son of Chen Jianfeng and his ex-wife, forms a close relationship with Shen. Five years later, bullies bother Chen Mo at school and Shen decides to get revenge;     

Interesting Ziandao Lake

LOCATED in Chun'an County, Zhejiang Province, Qiandao Lake (Lake of a Thousand Isles) is a state-level scenic spot and a bright pearl of the golden tourism line between Hangzhou's West Lake and Anhui's Huangshan Mountain. Last autumn, we went to Chun'an. It took only three to four hours by coach to travel from Hangzhou to Chun'an. Flanked by mountains on the west, the small county faces water on the east. A street goes across the county; it takes less than half an hour to walk from one end to the other. Small restaurants and shops line the western side of the road,     

Thirty Days in America

At the invitation of the Center for Foreign Journalists (CFJ) in America, seven other Chinese women journalists and I attended a monthlong work/study program in the United States that focused on women and development. The program was organized and administered by CFJ and was carried out in Washington D.C., New York and San Francisco. The head of our delegation was Chen Xiuxia, the vice-chairwoman of the All-China Journalist's Association Subcommission for Communication. The six other members were representatives of major national newspapers based in Beijing. They were: Chen Yi from Economics Daily, Hu Shuli from China Business Times, Li Xing from China Daily, Mu Ya from People's Daily, Wang Weiqun from China Youth Daily and Xiong Lei from Xinhua News Agency.     

Jade Figures

Jade carved figures,the tallest 4 cm high,the lowest2.5cm,were unearthed from the tomb of a nobleman fromthe Zhongshan Kingdom in the Warring States Period.Allthe figures,of solemn expression,have clear and simplefacial features,The one with hair worn in a small bun is aboy and the two with hair shaped into ox horns are female     

The Changing Fate of Cloth Shoes

ONE day I found by chance one of my old photos taken 30 years ago. In it I was still a serious 17-year-old girl with my hair in two short braids and dressed in a blue cloth coat, brown corduroys and a pair of black cloth shoes each fastened by a strap at the side My eyes fixed on the shoes and lingered for quite a long time. A smile quietly crawled over my lips. Isn't it the fashionable "little girl's shoe" which is expected to prevail in the market this year?     

A Study of Covariance between Language and Society

I INTRODUCTION
The development of human society is a process of differentiation and integration. The differentiation of the society always brings about the language differentiation; while the integration of the society requires the language integration at all time. As a famous linguist Chen Yuan goes： ＂Language is a variable, and society is another variable. These two variables are influencing each other; interacting each other; restricting each other and changing together. This is what we called CO- VARIANCE.＂ When the society is changing gradually or changing dramatically, language must be changing in pace of the society.     

Old Professor''''s 85 Roses

"I was mesmerized by you, a gentleman of an ancient Oriental country. I love you deeply, I shall fly over the hills and seas to be by your side and I shall live together with you all my life…" This is not a film subtitle but an excerpt from a letter a Dutch woman wrote to a Chinese man.     

Art Appreciation

Modern embossed forged copper has an elegant character. This art form works well as decoration for the walls of buildings. Chen Chuan, the designer, pursues a look of simplicity and powerfulness in his works Auspiciousness and Harmony, which is based on the themes of man and nature. Chen carefully plans the arrangement of convex and concave parts, adding texture by hammering or scraping in many small points and fine lines. With a steel pick, the artist creates a surface sometimes rough and matte, sometimes smooth and shiny. Chen Chuan graduated from the Hubei Institute of Arts in 1965, and was deputy director of the Shandong Provincial Art Gallery from 1984 to 1991. A member of the China Artists Association and the China Graphic Art Association, Chen Chuan is ranked as a first-class artisan, and currently serves as director of the forge copper art office of the Shandong Academy. He has won awards at exhibitions held both at home and abroad.     

Gilded Silver Crown with Double-dragon Pattern

Unearthed from a Liao tomb at Zhangjia Yingzi, Jianping County, Liaoning Province in 1956, this gilded silver crown with double-dragon pattern is 19 cm high and 20.9 cm in diameter. Its shape is suggestive of a mountain: higher in the middle and lower on both sides. On the front is a carving in the shape of a pearl surrounded by an S-shape pattern symbolizing good fortune. There is a lively dragon on either side. The complete design is based on the old theme "two dragons play with a pearl." Traditions of the Qidan, an ancient nationality of northern China, are evident in the design of the crown. It is recorded in     

The Palace of Chinese Traditional Culture—Rongbao Zhai

AT the western end of Liuli Chang, the famous Beijing Cultural Street, there is a two-story classical building. By the door are two boards with three big golden characters, "Rongbao Zhai" (Study of Glorious Treasures), one wriuen by Lu Runxiang, Number One Scholar in Qing Dynasty, and the other by Guo Momo. one of the founders of modern Chinese literature, and a great calligrapher. The elegant building, and vigorous, bold and flowing calligraphy reflect China's brilliant traditional culture. This is the     

Tour Group Cruises the Three Gorges in Luxury Boat

BOARDING "Sheena," a luxury boat owned by the Sino-American Deluxe Boat Company, I began a five-day tour to Sanxia (Three Gorges of the Changjiang River) with ten other European and American tourists.     

The Swimming Pool (oil painting)

Chen Xi was born in 1968 in Chongqing City, Sichuan Province. In 1991, she graduated with a Bachelor's degree from the Oil Painting Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts. Her paintings are soaked through with her mixed emotions towards urban life. The city, the concentrated mirror of human civilization, drives the human race further and further away from mother nature Molded ever more strictly by the socialization process, human beings live more and more like commodities. The ever-shrink-