Nature in Mind, Painting by Heart——Paintings of Kong Liang

Kong Liang is a young painter in the contemporary painting arena. He was born in the 1980s, among the so-called "Post-1980" generation. Yet he and his paintings possess many characteristics different from other "Post-1980"painters. In the heterogeneous and diverse contemporary     

Brief Introductionof Zhu Baoping

Zhu Baoping, with a pen name of "Big Red", was born in Beijing in July 1958.He is currently a landscape painter of the Painting and Calligraphy Institute of The Military Museum of the Chinese People’s Revolution and a specially engaged senior researcher of Zhongyuan Calligraphy and Painting Research Institute.Enlightened by Mr. Gao Hong, a famous oil painter, he began to learn painting in his boyhood. In 1979, he became a student of Mr. Yao Youduo, a     

Huang Shaopeng:Change of Mind Shown in Artworks

Huang used to desire to be a"Phoenix"but later was willing to become a"Chicken in the Grass"- a painter among the people In the 1990s,like those pursing artistic ideal,Huang Shaopeng came to the Yuanmingyuan in Beijing. Before coming to Beijing,he     

Stroll towards the Top Art——A Narrative about He Yu,the Young Painter

He Yu looks more like a scholar than a painter. I was invited to visit his studio for interview.During the whole process,he had been talking and explaining very calmly.He did not talk endlessly in high spirits even when we were discussing about the     

One Can’t Stride If He Can’t Stand Still

For a lot of the work we do,there is no harvest at first and sometimes no much significant reward can be obtained even after working for a long time.Therefore,many people will be disappointed for not having witnessed vivid compliments and will then stop working hard at their careers. Such people generally have two types of mindsets.One is being too eager to taste the fruits of success and feel anxious and tense on the various roads to success.The other type seems being too philosophical about everything,so the person refuses to spend time on complicated things and gives up working hard,and eventually he can only envy the success of others.     

The person with a little ugly in Guo Zuchang's painting

正The people in the painting of Guo Zuchang with a little ugly ordinarily, it seems have a bit difficulty to accept for many person who are used to see the people who is handsome or beauty, in their eyes, the artist of fine arts draw the people ugly in the paintings is unreasonable. There is no wonder they can't understand it, "rather ugly don't charm" is the inertia prevailing in the fine arts in China, some people are drew by the painter as a apparition come out of hell. Currently ugly is fashionable, the man in de street just has a little aesthetic knowledge and     

Grinding Ink Life of Li Pingye

正Grinding ink was an important step of painting and writing for Chinese literati in ancient times.Painter Mr.Li Pingye has been grinding his ink for nearly 80 years.It is diffi cult to tell whether he has been grinding ink or the ink has been grinding him.This famous contemporary Chinese traditional painter has experienced innumerable frustrations and sufferings of life.     

Measures Urged to Ease Climate Variations

Chinese meteorologists have urged authorities to "get ready soon for the worst possible catastrophes" from abrupt climate changes that could cost the nation millions of lives, economic sustainability and its security. "To secure China's voice in world environmental diplomacy regarding adverse climate changes, China must be well prepared with related strategies, programs and projects if a climate war is to occur as some foreign experts have predicted," the meteorologists concluded. Over the…     

Brief Introduction of Xie Yuanxin

正Xie Yuanxin is a professional painter with the pen name of Xie Haoyi.His ancestral home is Jiangxi Province.In 2002,he studied in the advanced study class in China Artists Association.In 2008-2009,he studied in Beijing Fine Art Academy and Cui Xiaodong Studio in Beijing Rongbaozhai Art Academy.     

Henan Invested 700 Million Yuan for Rehabilitation of Poor Children Suffering from Cerebral Palsy

According to Henan Daily, a project named "Caring for the Buds" was initiated in the Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University on November 14, 2012. More than 7 million yuan special fund will be used to finance the rehabilitation of poor children suffering from cerebral palsy. The project is expected to benefit nearly a thousand poor families. It is reported that the special fund     

Shenzhen Will Implement＂Talent Peacock Plan＂to Enhance Independent Innovation Capability

As reported by China News Network,a plan with a beautiful name for importing overseas talented experts,Talent Peacock Plan,will ascertain adequate human resources and promote independent innovation capability of Shenzhen within the Guangdong Province during the 12 th Five-Year Plan. Talent Peacock Plan is one of the means that Shenzhen attempts to set up the huge innovative team of talents.It is reported that Shenzhen will insist on importing,developing and gathering international innovative human resources to establish a suitable and adequate city for     

Cooperative Project Helps to Prevent AIDS Spread In Henan Province

To prevent more children from falling victims to AIDS, a project will soon be implemented by UNICEF in collaboration with the Ministry of Health of China and Henan Provincial Health Division, in Shihe District of Xinyang City and Shangcai County of Zhumadian City, Henan Province. The project is focused on intervention of AIDS transmission from mother to baby. Mother-to-baby is one of the major channels for AIDS transmission. In the early 1990s, driven by profits, some organ…     

Psychiatric CounselingNeeded for Women

The psychological conditions of women todayare drawing increasing attention from society.Some even argue that women are undergoing a"mental crisis". In their view, this crisis is touched offby many factors.First, the massive social transformation going onChina, characterized by three transitions - from aplanned to a market economy, from a closed to anopen society, and from a rule-of-man society to arule-of-law society - is hard for many to adjust to.New ideas, values and lifestyles flash up e…     

National ＂Care for Girls Youth Volunteer Action＂ Pilot Program Launches

In January 2008, the National Population and Family Planning Commission and the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Youth League jointly launched the ＂Care for Girls Youth Volunteer Action＂ pilot program throughout the nation. The pilot project will span the years from 2008 to 2010 ,and after that ,the Action will be scaled up around the nation.     

Editor's Note

Concern for adolescent sex and reproductive health is a common understanding formed in recent years in the world.The International Conference on Population and Development(ICPD)held in 1994 for the first time made clear the obviously different demands for sexual and reproductive health by adolescents from those by adults and regarded it as one of the issues that should be given first priority to.Adolescent has become the hot issue in many international organizations and international cooperative programs.     

Reforms Benefit Pensioners

Pensioners and unemployed people in Beijing willsoon benefit from more reforms in the socialsecurity system.One of the goals is to gradually make pension fundsindependent of current enterprises and be socializedunder the supervision of the Beijing Municipal Laborand Social Security Bureau (BMLSSB). This will alsorelieve state-owned firms of the huge financial burdenof caring for former employees.Another goal will be building up a mature labor marketby 2002, where employers and possible em…     

Urbanization Transition in China:From a Factor-driven to an Innovation--driven Approach

Cheap land and cheap labor have made the most important contribution to the rapid development of China’s urbanization during the past 30 years.However,this pattern of urbanization, which is factor-driven, dependent on land bonus and demographic dividend, is unsustainable.Excessive dependence on cheap land not only leads to inefficient allocation of urban resources, but also has negative impacts on the process of urbanization.Heavy reliance on demographic dividend would no longer be sustainable in the context of changing population structure.There is a need for urbanization reorientation, from a factor--driven to an innovation--driven approach.Innovation--driven urbanization requires industrial upgrading in urban areas so that new industrialization and new urbanization could be in synchronous progress.Smart city construction would facilitate integration of urbanization,industrialization and informatization.     

Ma Gang： Tibet Is a Window

One afternoon, in Canggu Temple in Tibet, where flowers were in full bloom, I sat facing Ma Gang, a painter, and began an interview over a pot of sweet tea. Ma＇s simple yet straightforward opening remarks helped me to overcome my prudence and hesitancy. It was in this way that his stories begun ... Ma Gang＇s oil painting ＂Mao Zedong Met Richard Nixon＂ is an important work in the Artwork Creation Project on National Significant Historical Subject. Besides, in 1989, he contributed his works ＂Responding to Our Times＂ and ＂Eyes＂ series to the UNESCO charity auction to restore the Great Wall and save Venice.     

Invisible Reality——A large scenery in the mind of contemporary humanity

Zhuang Zhong is a painter who shows his artistic character in his early stage among oil painters born in 1970’s. Dated back to 1 994 before he graduated from university,his The First Snow since the Winter Solstice was awarded as an Outstanding Work in the Eight National Fine Art Exhibition. It not only made him an outstanding person among painters of the nearly same age,but also made him stand out in the field of oil painting in Jiangsu. The reason The First Snowfall since the Winter Solstice attracts people’s notice lies in that the picture plane turn ordinary mountains and champaign     

Children ＂Visiting Home Often＂ is Written into the Law and Becomes Effective on July 1,2013

The newly revised Law on Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly will beeffective starting from July 1, 2013. It states that family members should care for and look after the elderly spiritually, and any neglect is forbidden. Family members who live apart from their elderly should regularly visit and greet them. It is also interpreted by media as ＂writing ＇visiting home often＇ into the law＂. It will become illegal if children do not visit their elderly ot~en. The new law also requires employers to guarantee their employees＇ rights to home leave in accordance with relevant regulations of the country.