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.     

Ethnic Women Get Down to Business

Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is located in Northwest China, with an area of 1.6 million square kilometers, accounting for one-sixth of the total area of China. It has a 5,400-km borderline, with the Commonwealth of Independent States, Mongolia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India as its neighbors.Xinjiang is known for its beautiful grasslands, splendid snow-capped mountains and vast desert. Billions of years of natural evolution has given Xinjiang colorful natural landscapes.Thirteen minority nationalities live in this region—the Uygur, Kirgiz, Kazak, Tajik, Hui, Mongol, Xibe, Russian, Uzbek, Man, Daur, Han and Tatar These nationalities have an ancient history, splendid culture and unique national styles. They have lived in harmony for a long time and contribute to Xinjiang's development and prosperity.In the late 1980s China began to implement a policy of reform and opening up to the outside world, which exposed the Xinjiang minority nationalities to modern civilization. In this issue we introduce to     

A Brief Talk of Chinese and American Charity Culture

In recent years, ＂charity＂ has become a hot topic in China increasingly. Charity culture is not only the embodiment of modern civilization, but also an important impetus for the development of human civilization and moral consciousness. It has far-reaching effects on charity development, which is important for the construction of a harmonious society.     

Heart of Shanghai

Since the reform, especially in the 1990s, Shanghai has raised a grealnumber of financial resources, materials and human force to rebuild thecity's infrastructure. Great changes have taken place there. The People'sSquare, which used to be a center for political activities only, has turnedinto a garden-like arena, now the center of administration, culture,transportation and commerce. It is an oasis in the center of Shanghai. Inthe holiday season, residents use the square to relax and wind down.     

Cultural Imports

FOREIGN commodities have flowed into China since the country opened its doors to the outside world. China is an expansive territory with a huge population offering a vast potential consumer market. There are absolutely no limits to the world of culture in China, with Chinese people having access to foreign films, dramas, music and books, all of which have helped to strengthen exchanges between Chinese and Western cultures.     

Sexual Prejudices in the Media

Under the influence of traditional social culture, today's media is still accustomed to treating women's images and the discussion of them from an angle of men-centered culture. We should remain highly sensitive toward the many phenomenons in the media of inequality between the sexes.     

Picture of Beautiful Women with Flowers in Their Hair

The painting Picture of Beautiful Women with Flowers in Their Hair is attributed by some to Zhou Fang—a well-known painter of figures in the Tang Dynasty. Painted on silk, this 46×180 cm work depicts some of the aspects of the luxurious lives of noble women during the reign of Li Kuo, an emperor of the Tang Dynasty. The painter, by employing fine lines and deep colors, creates a leisurely and carefree mood. In this scene, a group of beautiful women, five mistresses and one servant girl, are playing with dogs, catching butterflies, and enjoying the flowers on a walk in rate spring. The noble women are dressed in gorgeous silk     

The Nu Women

In the northwest of Yunnan Province lies an area of 14,703 square kilometers called Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, which is inhabited by an ethnic group unique to Yunnan—the Nu ethnicity. The Nu people are the most ancient settlers and the earliest pioneers of the region. With a population of 27, 123(13,000 females), the Nu are among the smallest of China's 55 ethnic groups. The Nu live in a mountainous area filled with sloping hills and steep cliffs. The roaring Nujiang River and Lacangjiang River separate the Nu from the outside world. In addition to using rope bridges, the Nu cross the rivers bv means of dugout canoes. The canoes are so small that it is hard to imagine they can be rowed in the rolling waves, but the Nu are good ferrymen. Some people believe that the changeable weather and the complicated natural environment nurtures the Nu to develop rugged and straightforward personalities. The Nu are an optimistic people who take delight in their life. The men like to play the musical instrument k     

艺术空间

In August 2006, Peters, who had once worked as an artist and a teacher in the US, traveled to China. Why？ She was searching for a magical coat, which she had seen in a book about textiles when she was a student in Paris. She eventually found the coat in Guizhou, and she quickly realized it was an item of the Miao ethnic groups＇ traditional clothing. Peters met many Miao people in Guizhou, and she was fascinated by the minority group＇s history, culture and beautifully made crafts, such as the batik-dyed clothes.     

Contrast of Compliments Between Chinese and English

Compliments and their responses are special speech actions which are broadly used in interpersonal communications. And how to give compliments and respond to them constitute a significant part of the communicative competence of every member in a speech community. Complimenting is a particularly suitable speech action to investigate in comparative studies, for it acts as a window through which we can view what is valued by a particular culture. This essay mainly analyzes and researches the differences between Chinese and English compliments, attempting to reveal the contrast between Chinese and English compliments in the aspects of expression, topics and lexical formulas. The comparative study may contribute to understand more about Chinese and English compliment cultures, and furthermore, promote the study of pragmatics and the development of intercultural communication effectively.     

Family Planning in Yunnan's Ethnic Populations

MOST people know about China's family planning policy, which began in the 1980s. In view of the differences in culture and living environments between the majority Han Chinese and peoples of other ethnicities, the Central government decided that local governments of provinces and cities with minority nationalities could be given leeway to design more specific and more flexible methods of family planning.     

Quality Education in English class in vocational college

Quality education in English teaching in elementary education should transit from examination-oriented education to quality education, which is an explicit requirement of CPC Central Committee and the State Council to the education in vocational colleges. Quality education in vocational colleges faces the challenges oftbe 21st century education and needs to be carried out in-depth reform. This paper collects different kinds of books and information about the Quality education. It tries to answer the following questions： what is the quality education in vocational college？ What contents does it include？ In the past years, many English teachers and educators have made a great effort in this area, and they have got great achievements in this field. Therefore, to strengthen the quality education in vocational college is the core and the key to the students. The reform and opening up to the world, the rapid economic development and the rapid expansion of foreign exchanges of China today demands the quality education in vocational college as particularly importance in English Teaching.     

The Exquisite Brushwork of Lotus Flowers

Jin Na's graduation work entitled Lotus Flowers is housed in the collection at the Central Academy of Fine Arts. Jin succeeded in creating a harmonious integral whole which yielded splendid. ambiguous and pleasing visual effects. In recent years. Jin Na has stressed tine relationship of the consciousness of mankind with society and nature. Jin, an exquisite female artist. attempts to express romantic sentiment as obscure dreams.     

尤伦斯当代艺术中心

If there isn＇t enough culture and sophistication in your daily life,stop by 798 Art District for an amazing collection of galleries,art exhibitions and cafes,Enjoy an artistic day trip that begins with the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art,which is one of the greatest collections of its kind.     

The Tongzhou Festival of Dainty Snacks

Tongzhou is located at the east end of the 100-li street in Beijing. The area is a hub which links Beijing, Tianjin and Tangshan. It is also the starting point of the Great Beijing-Hangzhou Canal. A gathering place of merchants since ancient times, Tongzhou's food culture continues to flourish. The snacks     

Walking Into the Temple Gate

In the Chinese Buddhist world there is a saying, "One who knows about Sichuan knows something about Buddhism; one who knows about Buddhism knows about Sichuan." In ancient and modem times, Buddhist temples and monasteries have been located in the mountains, tall, rugged and beautiful in this part of the country, where thousands of Buddhists live or gather to undergo rigorous ascetic discipline. Buddhism has a profound influence in the province. Today about 60,000 Buddhist monks and nuns live in the province, among whom about 2,000 are bhiksuni (Sanskrit term for Buddhist nun). There is an ever greater number of believers in Buddhism. It is thought that there are about six million Buddhists in Sichuan; five million practice Han-language-family Buddhism and the other million are of the Tibetan-language-family Buddhism.In an effort to describe the life of Buddhist nuns to our readers, Women of China visited the Aidao Monastery (a temple that is opened to the public) and the Tiexiang (Iron Statue) Monastery     

Fair at the Temple of Earth

WITH all of its fun and games, the Spring Festival fair at the Temple of Earth in Beijing is a good place to spend the holidays. Ever since 1985, when the temple first resumed the practice of holding the fair during the Spring Festival, the annual event has attracted more and more people every year. In fact, the temple fair has gradually developed into a holiday exhibition of traditional local culture as well as an influential mass cultural activity. The opening ceremony is a major part of the temple fair. All who attend are impressed by its magnificence and liveliness. The arch tower at the entrance     

Li Women Have a New Role to Play

The Li people, with a population of more than 1.11 million, live mainly in the mountainous areas of Hainan, an island province in south China. They speak the Li language, which includes several dialects. The Li people are the original inhabitants of Hainan. As early as 4,000 years ago, when their ancestors began to settle on the island. According to historians, the Li group belongs to one of the ancient "Baiyue' tribe and is closely related to the Zhuang, Buyi, Dong, Shui and Dai ethnicities. In the third month of the lunar calendar, when the spring sun shines     

读书(英文)

Your Chinese Horoscope 2006: What the Year of the Dog Holds in Store for You 《2006狗年运势》 Author. Neil Somerville Publisher: Harper Element The year 2006 is the Year of the Dog on the Chinese zodiac. What does this mean for you? The ancient art of Chinese Astrology, which predates the Western zodiac, is a detailed system of divination that has been used in the Orient for thousands of years. The depths of its wisdom and the accuracy of its character analysis and predictions have caught the imagination of the West in recent years, and have resulted in the rapid rise of its popularity. Your Chinese Horoscope 2006 is a popular and enlightening guide, which contains all the predictions you will need to take you into the year ahead-a year that offers great hope, advancement and opportunity. This complete astrological guide, now in its 19th year, includes an introduction to the 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac; an explanation of the Five Elements, including which one governs your sign; and what the Year of the Dog has in store for you, your family, your loved ones and friends.