http://english.people.com.cn/ http://english.people.com.cn/images/en/top_logo_e.gif People's Daily Online http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90782/ 6819789 2009-11-21 12:01:38 &$Oprah Winfrey is shown in this handout photo on the set of her television program in Chicago, Nov. 20, 2009. Winfrey stated today that she will end her popular TV show in 2011 because it "feels right in her bones" after 25 years, and urged her viewers not to believe rumors of why she's quittin ...]]> &$Oprah Winfrey is shown in this handout photo on the set of her television program in Chicago, Nov. 20, 2009. Winfrey stated today that she will end her popular TV show in 2011 because it "feels right in her bones" after 25 years, and urged her viewers not to believe rumors of why she's quitting. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)&$&$ "After much prayer and months of careful thought, I've decided the next season, season 25, will be the last season of 'The Oprah Winfrey Show,'" said Winfrey, with tears in her eyes. The Oprah Winfrey Show is a United States syndicated talk show, hosted and produced by its namesake Oprah Winfrey, and is the highest-rated talk show in American television history. Winfrey confirmed what she told her staff members on Thursday afternoon that she is ending her successful daytime talk show in September 2011. She is reportedly expected to concentrate on OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, a cable channel that will bear her name and will have its premiere in January 2011. "So why walk away and make next season the last? Here is the real reason," she said. "I love this show. This show has been my life. And I love it enough to know when it's time to say goodbye. Twenty-five years feels right in my bones and it feels right in my spirit. It's the perfect number, the exact right time." Fans said they'll be sad to see Oprah go. "I'm really surprised just because right now there aren't that many great daytime TV shows, or nighttime ones. TV now is so much reality shows and Oprah's one of the last few, you know, good talk show hosts out there, I feel like that's non-comedy," said one Oprah fan. Winfrey's departure will surely be a blow to the fortunes of broadcast television. says a report available on The New York Times website Friday. Discovery Communications, which will co-own the new channel, announced the creation of OWN 20 months ago. Now Discovery will parlay Winfrey's anticipated exit from broadcast into higher per-subscriber fees and will also seek more lucrative commitments from advertisers. Winfrey started hosting the show in 1984 when it was known as "A.M. Chicago." A year later it was renamed "The Oprah Winfrey Show." A year after that, it went into syndication and would go on to become one of the most popular and influential TV talk shows of all time. It is currently the longest-running daytime television talk show in the United States, having run nationally since September 8,1986, for over 22 seasons and 3,724 episodes November 21, 2008. The show is renewed through 2011, but in a 2007 interview with Larry King, Oprah said that in 2011, she will not renew her contract, thus ending the show. Oprah has been included in Time magazine's shortlist of the best television series of the 20th century in 1998, and it made the top 50 of TV Guide's&nb ]]> 6819789 2009-11-21 12:01:38 &$Oprah Winfrey is shown in this handout photo on the set of her television program in Chicago, Nov. 20, 2009. Winfrey stated today that she will end her popular TV show in 2011 because it "feels right in her bones" after 25 years, and urged her viewers not to believe rumors of why she's quittin ...]]> &$Oprah Winfrey is shown in this handout photo on the set of her television program in Chicago, Nov. 20, 2009. Winfrey stated today that she will end her popular TV show in 2011 because it "feels right in her bones" after 25 years, and urged her viewers not to believe rumors of why she's quitting. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)&$&$ "After much prayer and months of careful thought, I've decided the next season, season 25, will be the last season of 'The Oprah Winfrey Show,'" said Winfrey, with tears in her eyes. The Oprah Winfrey Show is a United States syndicated talk show, hosted and produced by its namesake Oprah Winfrey, and is the highest-rated talk show in American television history. Winfrey confirmed what she told her staff members on Thursday afternoon that she is ending her successful daytime talk show in September 2011. She is reportedly expected to concentrate on OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, a cable channel that will bear her name and will have its premiere in January 2011. "So why walk away and make next season the last? Here is the real reason," she said. "I love this show. This show has been my life. And I love it enough to know when it's time to say goodbye. Twenty-five years feels right in my bones and it feels right in my spirit. It's the perfect number, the exact right time." Fans said they'll be sad to see Oprah go. "I'm really surprised just because right now there aren't that many great daytime TV shows, or nighttime ones. TV now is so much reality shows and Oprah's one of the last few, you know, good talk show hosts out there, I feel like that's non-comedy," said one Oprah fan. Winfrey's departure will surely be a blow to the fortunes of broadcast television. says a report available on The New York Times website Friday. Discovery Communications, which will co-own the new channel, announced the creation of OWN 20 months ago. Now Discovery will parlay Winfrey's anticipated exit from broadcast into higher per-subscriber fees and will also seek more lucrative commitments from advertisers. Winfrey started hosting the show in 1984 when it was known as "A.M. Chicago." A year later it was renamed "The Oprah Winfrey Show." A year after that, it went into syndication and would go on to become one of the most popular and influential TV talk shows of all time. It is currently the longest-running daytime television talk show in the United States, having run nationally since September 8,1986, for over 22 seasons and 3,724 episodes November 21, 2008. The show is renewed through 2011, but in a 2007 interview with Larry King, Oprah said that in 2011, she will not renew her contract, thus ending the show. Oprah has been included in Time magazine's shortlist of the best television series of the 20th century in 1998, and it made the top 50 of TV Guide's&nb ]]> 6819739 2009-11-21 10:51:43 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6819739 2009-11-21 10:51:43 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6819732 2009-11-21 10:33:19 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6819732 2009-11-21 10:33:19 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6819731 2009-11-21 10:32:47 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 &$&$

6819730 2009-11-21 10:32:47 【1】 【2】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6819730 2009-11-21 10:32:47 【1】 【2】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6819685 2009-11-20 21:38:59 &$Ten-year-old He Minxian holds his stuffed bear in his dormitory at Shaolin Kungfu School, some 70 kilometers from Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, on Nov. 20, 2009, the Universal Children's Day. (Xinhua/Wang Song)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6819684 2009-11-20 21:38:59 &$Ten-year-old He Minxian poses for a picture with a Kungfu fan from Germany at Shaolin Kungfu School, some 70 kilometers from Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, on Nov. 20, 2009, the Universal Children's Day. (Xinhua/Wang Song)&$&$ &$ 【1】 【2】 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6819683 2009-11-20 21:38:59 &$Ten-year-old He Minxian poses for a picture with a Kungfu fan from Germany at Shaolin Kungfu School, some 70 kilometers from Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, on Nov. 20, 2009, the Universal Children's Day. (Xinhua/Wang Song)&$&$ &$ 【1】 【2】 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6819682 2009-11-20 21:38:58 &$Ten-year-old He Minxian trains at Shaolin Kungfu School, some 70 kilometers from Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, on Nov. 20, 2009, the Universal Children's Day. This young Kunfu star is authorized by the school to take a day off, but he wouldn't let a day pass by without training. (Xinhua/Wang Song)&$&$ &$ 【1】 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6819682 2009-11-20 21:38:58 &$Ten-year-old He Minxian trains at Shaolin Kungfu School, some 70 kilometers from Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, on Nov. 20, 2009, the Universal Children's Day. This young Kunfu star is authorized by the school to take a day off, but he wouldn't let a day pass by without training. (Xinhua/Wang Song)&$&$ &$ 【1】 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6819672 2009-11-20 21:04:01 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6819672 2009-11-20 21:04:01 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6819671 2009-11-20 21:03:16 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6819671 2009-11-20 21:03:16 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6819670 2009-11-20 21:02:48 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6819670 2009-11-20 21:02:48 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6819669 2009-11-20 21:01:38 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6819669 2009-11-20 21:01:38 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6819665 2009-11-20 20:56:45 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6819665 2009-11-20 20:56:45 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6819664 2009-11-20 20:55:01 &$Model Lily Cole (L-R), photographer Terry Richardson, Pirelli President Marco Tronchetti Provera and model Meloes Horst pose for photographers during a presentation of the 2010 Pirelli calendar in London November 19, 2009.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 &$Model Lily Cole (L-R), photographer Terry Richardson, Pirelli President Marco Tronchetti Provera and model Meloes Horst pose for photographers during a presentation of the 2010 Pirelli calendar in London November 19, 2009.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6819663 2009-11-20 20:55:01 &$British model Lily Cole gestures during a presentation of the 2010 Pirelli calendar in London November 19, 2009.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)&$&$ &$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 &$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6819662 2009-11-20 20:55:01 &$Models (L-R) Georgina Storilijtoric, Lily Cole, Meloes Horst, and Daisy Lowe pose for photographers during a presentation of the 2010 Pirelli calendar in London November 19, 2009.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)&$&$ &$ 【1】 【2】 【1】 【2】 【3】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6819662 2009-11-20 20:55:01 &$Models (L-R) Georgina Storilijtoric, Lily Cole, Meloes Horst, and Daisy Lowe pose for photographers during a presentation of the 2010 Pirelli calendar in London November 19, 2009.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)&$&$ &$ 【1】 【2】 【1】 【2】 【3】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6819652 2009-11-20 20:43:29 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6819652 2009-11-20 20:43:29 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6819651 2009-11-20 20:42:47 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6819651 2009-11-20 20:42:47 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6819650 2009-11-20 20:41:31 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6819650 2009-11-20 20:41:31 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6819637 2009-11-20 21:07:15 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6819637 2009-11-20 21:07:15 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6819603 2009-11-20 17:12:15 &$By People's Daily Online/Agencies&$&$ ]]> 6819603 2009-11-20 17:12:15 &$By People's Daily Online/Agencies&$&$ ]]> 6819602 2009-11-20 17:10:54 &$In this photo taken on Feb. 2, 2009, South Korean model Daul Kim presents at Swarovski S/S Collection in Seoul, South Korea. The top South Korean model who was a fixture at fashion week in Paris and London was found dead at her apartment in Paris, an official said Friday, Nov. 20, 2009.(Agencies)&$&$ A top South Korean model, who was a fixture at fashion week in Paris and London, ...]]> &$In this photo taken on Feb. 2, 2009, South Korean model Daul Kim presents at Swarovski S/S Collection in Seoul, South Korea. The top South Korean model who was a fixture at fashion week in Paris and London was found dead at her apartment in Paris, an official said Friday, Nov. 20, 2009.(Agencies)&$&$ A top South Korean model, who was a fixture at fashion week in Paris and London, was found dead at her apartment in Paris, an official said on Nov. 20. Daul Kim, 20, was found dead Thursday by French police, a Foreign Ministry official in Seoul said. The official declined to provide further details and asked not to be named, citing ministry policy. Media reports called it an apparent suicide, but officials have not confirmed the cause of death. Her Seoul agency, Esteem, said her family and agency officials were heading to Paris. Raised in Seoul and Singapore, Kim modeled in Asia before making her fashion week debut in Paris in 2007, modeling for Chanel, Dries van Noten and Maison Martin Margiela, among others, her agency said. She became a fashion week regular in New York, Milan, Paris and London and most recently appeared during Seoul fashion week in October, according to Esteem. Known for her thick mane of hair — sometimes dyed blond — and her quirky sensibility, the 5-foot-10 (178-centimeter) model was celebrated for her sense of style. She was featured recently in a commercial for designer Christopher Kane's line of clothing for British retailer Topshop. Kim also was an accomplished painter and video filmmaker who had a solo show of her artwork in Seoul. She often listed "collecting forks" as a hobby. Bloggers in South Korea mourned her death, speculating she felt the pressure of high-fashion modeling and a loss of identity. In an Oct. 30 entry on her blog, Kim wrote she was "mad depressed and overworked," and in another entry said "the more i gain the more lonely it is ... i know i'm like a ghost." The last entry on her blog, dated Nov. 18, was titled "say hi to forever" and carried a video of the song "I Go Deep" by British singer Jim Rivers. South Korea — which has the highest suicide rate among the 30 nations in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development — has had a string of high-profile suicides over the past year. Former President Roh Moo-hyun jumped to his death in May while embroiled in a widening corruption scandal, and the ex-chairman of South Korea's oldest conglomerate killed himself earlier this month. In 2008, top actress Choi Jin-sil committed suicide, following in the footsteps of a fellow actor. A young actress in one of South Korea's popular soap operas also died by suicide. Associated Press writers Kwang-tae Kim and Yewon Kang contributed to this report. &$&$By People's Daily Online/Agencies&$&$ ]]> 6819602 2009-11-20 17:10:54 &$In this photo taken on Feb. 2, 2009, South Korean model Daul Kim presents at Swarovski S/S Collection in Seoul, South Korea. The top South Korean model who was a fixture at fashion week in Paris and London was found dead at her apartment in Paris, an official said Friday, Nov. 20, 2009.(Agencies)&$&$ A top South Korean model, who was a fixture at fashion week in Paris and London, ...]]> &$In this photo taken on Feb. 2, 2009, South Korean model Daul Kim presents at Swarovski S/S Collection in Seoul, South Korea. The top South Korean model who was a fixture at fashion week in Paris and London was found dead at her apartment in Paris, an official said Friday, Nov. 20, 2009.(Agencies)&$&$ A top South Korean model, who was a fixture at fashion week in Paris and London, was found dead at her apartment in Paris, an official said on Nov. 20. Daul Kim, 20, was found dead Thursday by French police, a Foreign Ministry official in Seoul said. The official declined to provide further details and asked not to be named, citing ministry policy. Media reports called it an apparent suicide, but officials have not confirmed the cause of death. Her Seoul agency, Esteem, said her family and agency officials were heading to Paris. Raised in Seoul and Singapore, Kim modeled in Asia before making her fashion week debut in Paris in 2007, modeling for Chanel, Dries van Noten and Maison Martin Margiela, among others, her agency said. She became a fashion week regular in New York, Milan, Paris and London and most recently appeared during Seoul fashion week in October, according to Esteem. Known for her thick mane of hair — sometimes dyed blond — and her quirky sensibility, the 5-foot-10 (178-centimeter) model was celebrated for her sense of style. She was featured recently in a commercial for designer Christopher Kane's line of clothing for British retailer Topshop. Kim also was an accomplished painter and video filmmaker who had a solo show of her artwork in Seoul. She often listed "collecting forks" as a hobby. Bloggers in South Korea mourned her death, speculating she felt the pressure of high-fashion modeling and a loss of identity. In an Oct. 30 entry on her blog, Kim wrote she was "mad depressed and overworked," and in another entry said "the more i gain the more lonely it is ... i know i'm like a ghost." The last entry on her blog, dated Nov. 18, was titled "say hi to forever" and carried a video of the song "I Go Deep" by British singer Jim Rivers. South Korea — which has the highest suicide rate among the 30 nations in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development — has had a string of high-profile suicides over the past year. Former President Roh Moo-hyun jumped to his death in May while embroiled in a widening corruption scandal, and the ex-chairman of South Korea's oldest conglomerate killed himself earlier this month. In 2008, top actress Choi Jin-sil committed suicide, following in the footsteps of a fellow actor. A young actress in one of South Korea's popular soap operas also died by suicide. Associated Press writers Kwang-tae Kim and Yewon Kang contributed to this report. &$&$By People's Daily Online/Agencies&$&$ ]]> 6819451 2009-11-20 15:49:23 &$By People's Daily Online&$&$ ]]> 6819451 2009-11-20 15:49:23 &$By People's Daily Online&$&$ ]]> 6819418 2009-11-20 15:37:19 &$Source: China Daily&$&$ ]]> 6819418 2009-11-20 15:37:19 &$Source: China Daily&$&$ ]]> 6819417 2009-11-20 15:37:19 &$Source: China Daily&$&$ ]]> 6819417 2009-11-20 15:37:19 &$Source: China Daily&$&$ ]]> 6819285 2009-11-20 13:52:00 &$Model Doutzen Kroes presents a creation during the 2009 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in New York November 19, 2009.[chinadaily.com.cn/agencies]&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 【8】 【9】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6819284 2009-11-20 13:52:00 &$Model Isabel Goulart presents a creation during the 2009 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in New York November 19, 2009.[chinadaily.com.cn/agencies]&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 【8】 【9】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6819283 2009-11-20 13:52:00 &$Model Doutzen Kroes presents a creation during the 2009 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in New York November 19, 2009.[chinadaily.com.cn/agencies]&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 【8】 【9】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6819282 2009-11-20 13:51:59 &$A model presents a creation during the 2009 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in New York November 19, 2009.[chinadaily.com.cn/agencies]&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 【8】 【9】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6819281 2009-11-20 13:51:59 &$A model presents a creation during the 2009 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in New York November 19, 2009.[chinadaily.com.cn/agencies]&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 【8】 【9】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6819280 2009-11-20 13:51:59 &$A model presents a creation during the 2009 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in New York November 19, 2009.[chinadaily.com.cn/agencies]&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 【8】 【9】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6819279 2009-11-20 13:51:59 &$A model presents a creation during the 2009 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in New York November 19, 2009.[chinadaily.com.cn/agencies]&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 【8】 【9】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6819278 2009-11-20 13:51:59 &$Model Alessandra Ambrosio presents a creation during the 2009 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in New York November 19, 2009.[chinadaily.com.cn/agencies]&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 【8】 【9】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6819268 2009-11-20 15:37:19 &$A model presents a creation during the 2009 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in New York November 19, 2009.[chinadaily.com.cn/agencies]&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 【8】 【9】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6819268 2009-11-20 15:37:19 &$A model presents a creation during the 2009 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in New York November 19, 2009.[chinadaily.com.cn/agencies]&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 【8】 【9】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6819252 2009-11-20 15:37:19 &$Patrick Perie and his team at Legendale Hotel Beijing with their sumptuous Thanksgiving dinner.&$&$ American-Chinese Alice Cheong plans to organize a party on Thanksgiving Day next week, just like last year. "I will invite a bunch of friends, and cook turkey for them," she says. "Somebody else will make pumpkin pie." Growing up in the United States, Cheong, director of sales and marketing at the Legen ...]]> &$Patrick Perie and his team at Legendale Hotel Beijing with their sumptuous Thanksgiving dinner.&$&$ American-Chinese Alice Cheong plans to organize a party on Thanksgiving Day next week, just like last year. "I will invite a bunch of friends, and cook turkey for them," she says. "Somebody else will make pumpkin pie." Growing up in the United States, Cheong, director of sales and marketing at the Legendale Beijing Hotel, has lived in China for two years. "In America, Thanksgiving is more important, sometimes, than Christmas because it is a chance for people to look inside and find what they are grateful for," Cheong says. "No matter what, they'll do everything to get home and stay with their families. It's like Chinese New Year." Like Halloween and Christmas, Thanksgiving is becoming more popular in big cities like Beijing. Restaurants in the capital city have started promoting their Thanksgiving dinner two weeks before the festival. Andy Cheah, executive chef of East 33 at Raffles Beijing Hotel, has included in his menu not just traditional whole turkey, corn, pumpkin and potato, but also seafood, wild boar and wild goose, to cater to local tastes. He also has a roast turkey innovation. "We use Chinese chestnut for the filling," he says. "And we also provide cream, mandarin orange, pistachio nut and egg yolk, besides pumpkin pie." Like many other hotel restaurants in Beijing, East 33 does not offer turkey takeaway, but it accepts outside catering for 20-300 people. Patrick Perie, executive chef at Legendale Hotel Beijing, has designed a Thanksgiving menu that is available throughout this month. The menu features roast turkey with oyster stuffing and cranberry sauce, as well as grilled US sirloin, Boston clam chowder, baked Long Island oyster, and Alaska king crab legs. Turkey, the centerpiece of the festival, is available at hotel restaurants, such as Holiday Inn Lido Beijing, Hilton Beijing, and St. Regis. T.G.I. Friday also provides a Thanksgiving meal featuring smoked turkey legs from today until next Thursday. For those who want to cook up your own delicious Thanksgiving turkey, here's a recipe: ROASTED TURKEY INGREDIENTS: 9 kg Tom turkey 1 kg Mire-poix including: 100 g carrot 8 g celery 100 g onion 1 apple 2 bay leaves 5 g rosemary 10 g turkey spices 3 ml oil seasoning to taste Marinade for roasting: 1 tbs paprika powder 2 ml oil METHOD: 1. Stuff the turkey with the mire-poix. 2. Season the turkey brushed with paprika oil. 3. Heat up the roasted pan, and seal the turkey then put in the oven at 140-160 C. 4. Roast for 55 minutes then turn the temperature to 180 C for another 20-25 minutes. To make sure the skin becomes golden brown, brush with clarified butter before serving. Turkey stuffing INGREDIENTS: 120 g onion 80 g butter 650 g white bread 2dl milk 4 eggs 1 dl heavy cream 90 g chicken liver Salt and pepper to taste 120 g chestnut/ prune 80 g mandarin segment 20 g parsley 5 g sage METHOD: 1. Mix all the ingredients together, check the taste and consistency, roll into a sausage shape with plastic wrapping. 2. Cover with aluminum foil and steam-bake in a combi oven, still cook, serve at once. &$&$Source: chinadaily.com.cn/agencies&$&$ ]]> 6819252 2009-11-20 15:37:19 &$Patrick Perie and his team at Legendale Hotel Beijing with their sumptuous Thanksgiving dinner.&$&$ American-Chinese Alice Cheong plans to organize a party on Thanksgiving Day next week, just like last year. "I will invite a bunch of friends, and cook turkey for them," she says. "Somebody else will make pumpkin pie." Growing up in the United States, Cheong, director of sales and marketing at the Legen ...]]> &$Patrick Perie and his team at Legendale Hotel Beijing with their sumptuous Thanksgiving dinner.&$&$ American-Chinese Alice Cheong plans to organize a party on Thanksgiving Day next week, just like last year. "I will invite a bunch of friends, and cook turkey for them," she says. "Somebody else will make pumpkin pie." Growing up in the United States, Cheong, director of sales and marketing at the Legendale Beijing Hotel, has lived in China for two years. "In America, Thanksgiving is more important, sometimes, than Christmas because it is a chance for people to look inside and find what they are grateful for," Cheong says. "No matter what, they'll do everything to get home and stay with their families. It's like Chinese New Year." Like Halloween and Christmas, Thanksgiving is becoming more popular in big cities like Beijing. Restaurants in the capital city have started promoting their Thanksgiving dinner two weeks before the festival. Andy Cheah, executive chef of East 33 at Raffles Beijing Hotel, has included in his menu not just traditional whole turkey, corn, pumpkin and potato, but also seafood, wild boar and wild goose, to cater to local tastes. He also has a roast turkey innovation. "We use Chinese chestnut for the filling," he says. "And we also provide cream, mandarin orange, pistachio nut and egg yolk, besides pumpkin pie." Like many other hotel restaurants in Beijing, East 33 does not offer turkey takeaway, but it accepts outside catering for 20-300 people. Patrick Perie, executive chef at Legendale Hotel Beijing, has designed a Thanksgiving menu that is available throughout this month. The menu features roast turkey with oyster stuffing and cranberry sauce, as well as grilled US sirloin, Boston clam chowder, baked Long Island oyster, and Alaska king crab legs. Turkey, the centerpiece of the festival, is available at hotel restaurants, such as Holiday Inn Lido Beijing, Hilton Beijing, and St. Regis. T.G.I. Friday also provides a Thanksgiving meal featuring smoked turkey legs from today until next Thursday. For those who want to cook up your own delicious Thanksgiving turkey, here's a recipe: ROASTED TURKEY INGREDIENTS: 9 kg Tom turkey 1 kg Mire-poix including: 100 g carrot 8 g celery 100 g onion 1 apple 2 bay leaves 5 g rosemary 10 g turkey spices 3 ml oil seasoning to taste Marinade for roasting: 1 tbs paprika powder 2 ml oil METHOD: 1. Stuff the turkey with the mire-poix. 2. Season the turkey brushed with paprika oil. 3. Heat up the roasted pan, and seal the turkey then put in the oven at 140-160 C. 4. Roast for 55 minutes then turn the temperature to 180 C for another 20-25 minutes. To make sure the skin becomes golden brown, brush with clarified butter before serving. Turkey stuffing INGREDIENTS: 120 g onion 80 g butter 650 g white bread 2dl milk 4 eggs 1 dl heavy cream 90 g chicken liver Salt and pepper to taste 120 g chestnut/ prune 80 g mandarin segment 20 g parsley 5 g sage METHOD: 1. Mix all the ingredients together, check the taste and consistency, roll into a sausage shape with plastic wrapping. 2. Cover with aluminum foil and steam-bake in a combi oven, still cook, serve at once. &$&$Source: chinadaily.com.cn/agencies&$&$ ]]> 6819245 2009-11-20 15:37:19 &$Source: chinadaily.com.cn/agencies&$&$ ]]> 6819245 2009-11-20 15:37:19 &$Source: chinadaily.com.cn/agencies&$&$ ]]> 6819241 2009-11-20 15:37:19 &$Two-year-old panda Fu Long eats bamboo, on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, in his enclosure at the Schoenbrunn zoo in Vienna.[chinadaily.com.cn/agencies]&$&$ A 2-year-old panda who charmed his way into the hearts of Austrians is headed to China. Fu Long has been the star attraction at Vienna's Schoenbrunn Zoo since he was born there on Aug. 23, 2007. Artificial insemination is common practice when breeding c ...]]> &$Two-year-old panda Fu Long eats bamboo, on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, in his enclosure at the Schoenbrunn zoo in Vienna.[chinadaily.com.cn/agencies]&$&$ A 2-year-old panda who charmed his way into the hearts of Austrians is headed to China. Fu Long has been the star attraction at Vienna's Schoenbrunn Zoo since he was born there on Aug. 23, 2007. Artificial insemination is common practice when breeding captive pandas but Fu Long was conceived naturally. His parents were sent on loan from China with the understanding that their offspring would be sent to their homeland. Zoo officials say Fu Long left Austria Wednesday for the Bifengxia panda base about 90 miles (150 kilometers) from Chengdu. His departure has been hyped in Austrian media for days. Last week, the respected newspaper "Der Standard" ran a headline saying "So Long, Fu Long." &$&$Source: chinadaily.com.cn/agencies&$&$ ]]> 6819241 2009-11-20 15:37:19 &$Two-year-old panda Fu Long eats bamboo, on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, in his enclosure at the Schoenbrunn zoo in Vienna.[chinadaily.com.cn/agencies]&$&$ A 2-year-old panda who charmed his way into the hearts of Austrians is headed to China. Fu Long has been the star attraction at Vienna's Schoenbrunn Zoo since he was born there on Aug. 23, 2007. Artificial insemination is common practice when breeding c ...]]> &$Two-year-old panda Fu Long eats bamboo, on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, in his enclosure at the Schoenbrunn zoo in Vienna.[chinadaily.com.cn/agencies]&$&$ A 2-year-old panda who charmed his way into the hearts of Austrians is headed to China. Fu Long has been the star attraction at Vienna's Schoenbrunn Zoo since he was born there on Aug. 23, 2007. Artificial insemination is common practice when breeding captive pandas but Fu Long was conceived naturally. His parents were sent on loan from China with the understanding that their offspring would be sent to their homeland. Zoo officials say Fu Long left Austria Wednesday for the Bifengxia panda base about 90 miles (150 kilometers) from Chengdu. His departure has been hyped in Austrian media for days. Last week, the respected newspaper "Der Standard" ran a headline saying "So Long, Fu Long." &$&$Source: chinadaily.com.cn/agencies&$&$ ]]> 6819230 2009-11-20 15:37:19 &$Source: chinadaily.com.cn/agencies&$&$ ]]> 6819230 2009-11-20 15:37:19 &$Source: chinadaily.com.cn/agencies&$&$ ]]> 6819225 2009-11-20 15:37:19 &$The Angel of the North statue is seen in Newcastle, northern England, January 19, 2008.[chinadaily.com.cn/agencies]&$&$ But after years of redevelopment following its industrial decline, the northern metropolis has been transformed and was named on Thursday as Br ...]]> &$The Angel of the North statue is seen in Newcastle, northern England, January 19, 2008.[chinadaily.com.cn/agencies]&$&$ But after years of redevelopment following its industrial decline, the northern metropolis has been transformed and was named on Thursday as Britain's "greenest" city. It pushed last year's winner Bristol down to second place, with Brighton on the south coast ranked third in the annual list compiled by Forum for the Future, an environmental think-tank. Newcastle won praise for its excellent air quality, low levels of waste, low carbon emissions and high recycling rates. "Cities with an industrial heritage face genuine challenges, but Newcastle's success shows that it is possible to overcome the legacy of the past," said forum Chief Executive Peter Madden. The third annual "Sustainable Cities" study ranked 20 places based on 13 factors, including recycling, pollution and how they plan to respond to the threat of climate change. With a regenerated quayside, new arts centers and a lively nightlife, Newcastle and neighboring Gateshead have radically changed since their industrial heyday. J.B. Priestley once said the area was "blacker than Manchester and might have been carved out of coal." Newcastle rose from fourth place last year and eighth in 2007. Bottom of the pile for a second year running was Hull, followed by Glasgow, Wolverhampton and Birmingham. The full report is online at: www.forumforthefuture.org/files/Sustainable-Cities-Index2009.pdf &$&$Source: chinadaily.com.cn/agencies&$&$ ]]> 6819225 2009-11-20 15:37:19 &$The Angel of the North statue is seen in Newcastle, northern England, January 19, 2008.[chinadaily.com.cn/agencies]&$&$ But after years of redevelopment following its industrial decline, the northern metropolis has been transformed and was named on Thursday as Br ...]]> &$The Angel of the North statue is seen in Newcastle, northern England, January 19, 2008.[chinadaily.com.cn/agencies]&$&$ But after years of redevelopment following its industrial decline, the northern metropolis has been transformed and was named on Thursday as Britain's "greenest" city. It pushed last year's winner Bristol down to second place, with Brighton on the south coast ranked third in the annual list compiled by Forum for the Future, an environmental think-tank. Newcastle won praise for its excellent air quality, low levels of waste, low carbon emissions and high recycling rates. "Cities with an industrial heritage face genuine challenges, but Newcastle's success shows that it is possible to overcome the legacy of the past," said forum Chief Executive Peter Madden. The third annual "Sustainable Cities" study ranked 20 places based on 13 factors, including recycling, pollution and how they plan to respond to the threat of climate change. With a regenerated quayside, new arts centers and a lively nightlife, Newcastle and neighboring Gateshead have radically changed since their industrial heyday. J.B. Priestley once said the area was "blacker than Manchester and might have been carved out of coal." Newcastle rose from fourth place last year and eighth in 2007. Bottom of the pile for a second year running was Hull, followed by Glasgow, Wolverhampton and Birmingham. The full report is online at: www.forumforthefuture.org/files/Sustainable-Cities-Index2009.pdf &$&$Source: chinadaily.com.cn/agencies&$&$ ]]> 6819223 2009-11-20 15:37:19 &$Source: chinadaily.com.cn/agencies&$&$ ]]> 6819223 2009-11-20 15:37:19 &$Source: chinadaily.com.cn/agencies&$&$ ]]> 6819218 2009-11-20 13:26:11 &$The sewage treatment project of the Lhasa Beer Brewery. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$ The first sewage treatment plant in Lhasa, capital of Tibet, will go into operation in 2011, according to the Lhasa City Construction Bureau. Construction of the plant was part of the city's move to improve its water resource environment and spur on its modernization. An official of the bureau said, "The plan for the project h ...]]> &$The sewage treatment project of the Lhasa Beer Brewery. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$ The first sewage treatment plant in Lhasa, capital of Tibet, will go into operation in 2011, according to the Lhasa City Construction Bureau. Construction of the plant was part of the city's move to improve its water resource environment and spur on its modernization. An official of the bureau said, "The plan for the project has been approved by related departments and we are inviting tenders." Upon completion, the plant will treat all the sewage from the old town and the development zone in the city. Located in Lhasa's Economic and Technological Development Zone, the plant is designed to dispose of 50,000 tons of sewage every day in the short term and 100,000 tons eventually. &$&$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6819218 2009-11-20 13:26:11 &$The sewage treatment project of the Lhasa Beer Brewery. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$ The first sewage treatment plant in Lhasa, capital of Tibet, will go into operation in 2011, according to the Lhasa City Construction Bureau. Construction of the plant was part of the city's move to improve its water resource environment and spur on its modernization. An official of the bureau said, "The plan for the project h ...]]> &$The sewage treatment project of the Lhasa Beer Brewery. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$ The first sewage treatment plant in Lhasa, capital of Tibet, will go into operation in 2011, according to the Lhasa City Construction Bureau. Construction of the plant was part of the city's move to improve its water resource environment and spur on its modernization. An official of the bureau said, "The plan for the project has been approved by related departments and we are inviting tenders." Upon completion, the plant will treat all the sewage from the old town and the development zone in the city. Located in Lhasa's Economic and Technological Development Zone, the plant is designed to dispose of 50,000 tons of sewage every day in the short term and 100,000 tons eventually. &$&$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6819215 2009-11-20 13:22:38 &$10. The Hum&$&$ &$&$ "The Hum" is the common name of a series of phenomena involving a persistent and invasive low-frequency humming noise not audible to all people. Hums have been reported in various geographical locations. In some cases a source has been located. A well-known case was reported in Taos, New Mexico, and thus the Hum is sometimes called the Taos Hum. They have been reported all over th ...]]> &$10. The Hum&$&$ &$&$ "The Hum" is the common name of a series of phenomena involving a persistent and invasive low-frequency humming noise not audible to all people. Hums have been reported in various geographical locations. In some cases a source has been located. A well-known case was reported in Taos, New Mexico, and thus the Hum is sometimes called the Taos Hum. They have been reported all over the world, especially in Europe: a Hum on the Big Island of Hawaii, typically related to volcanic action, is heard in locations dozens of miles apart. The Hum is most often described as sounding somewhat like a distant idling diesel engine. Difficult to detect with microphones, its source and nature are unknown. &$&$oddee.com contributes to this article.&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 【8】 【9】 【10】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6819214 2009-11-20 13:22:38 &$9. Gravity Waves&$&$ &$&$ The undulating pattern of a Gravity Wave is caused by air displaced in the vertical plain, usually as a result of updrafts coming off mountains or during thunderstorms. A wave pattern will only be generated when the updraft air is forced into a stable air pocket. The upward momentum of the draft triggers into the air pocket and causes changes in the atmosphere, altering the f ...]]> &$9. Gravity Waves&$&$ &$&$ The undulating pattern of a Gravity Wave is caused by air displaced in the vertical plain, usually as a result of updrafts coming off mountains or during thunderstorms. A wave pattern will only be generated when the updraft air is forced into a stable air pocket. The upward momentum of the draft triggers into the air pocket and causes changes in the atmosphere, altering the fluid dynamics. Nature then tries to restore the fluid changes within the atmosphere, which present in a visible oscillating pattern within the cloud.&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 【8】 【9】 【10】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6819213 2009-11-20 13:22:38 &$8. Ice Circles&$&$ &$&$ A rare phenomenon usually only seen in extremely cold countries, scientists generally accept that Ice Circles are formed when surface ice gathers in the center of a body of water rather than the edges. A slow moving river current can create a slow turning eddy, which rotates, forming an ice disc. Very slowly the edges are ground down until a gap is formed between the eddy and t ...]]> &$8. Ice Circles&$&$ &$&$ A rare phenomenon usually only seen in extremely cold countries, scientists generally accept that Ice Circles are formed when surface ice gathers in the center of a body of water rather than the edges. A slow moving river current can create a slow turning eddy, which rotates, forming an ice disc. Very slowly the edges are ground down until a gap is formed between the eddy and the surrounding ice. These ice circles have been seen with diameters of over 500 feet and can also at times be found in clusters and groups at different sizes.&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 【8】 【9】 【10】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6819212 2009-11-20 13:22:38 &$7. Fire Whirls&$&$ &$&$ A fire whirl, also known as fire devil or fire tornado, is a rare phenomenon in which a fire, under certain conditions --depending on air temperature and currents--, acquires a vertical vorticity and forms a whirl, or a tornado-like effect of a vertically oriented rotating column of air. Fire whirls often occur during bush fires. Vertical rotating columns of fire form when the ...]]> &$7. Fire Whirls&$&$ &$&$ A fire whirl, also known as fire devil or fire tornado, is a rare phenomenon in which a fire, under certain conditions --depending on air temperature and currents--, acquires a vertical vorticity and forms a whirl, or a tornado-like effect of a vertically oriented rotating column of air. Fire whirls often occur during bush fires. Vertical rotating columns of fire form when the air currents and temperature are just right, creating a tornado-like effect. They can be as high as 30 to 200 ft tall and up to 10 ft wide but only last a few minutes, although some can last for longer if the winds are strong.&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 【8】 【9】 【10】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6819211 2009-11-20 13:22:38 &$6. Supercells&$&$ &$&$ Supercell is the name given to a continuously rotating updraft deep within a severe thunderstorm (a mesocyclone) and looks downright scary. They are usually isolated storms, which can last for hours, and can sometimes split in two, with one storm going to the left of the wind and one to the right. They can spout huge amounts of hail, rain and wind and are often responsible for t ...]]> &$6. Supercells&$&$ &$&$ Supercell is the name given to a continuously rotating updraft deep within a severe thunderstorm (a mesocyclone) and looks downright scary. They are usually isolated storms, which can last for hours, and can sometimes split in two, with one storm going to the left of the wind and one to the right. They can spout huge amounts of hail, rain and wind and are often responsible for tornados, though they can also occur without tornados. Supercells are often carriers of giant hailstones and although they can occur anywhere in the world they're most frequent in the Great Plains of the U.S.&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 【8】 【9】 【10】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6819210 2009-11-20 13:22:38 &$5. Sailing Stones&$&$ &$&$ The mysterious moving stones of the packed-mud desert of Death Valley have been the center of scientific controversy for decades. Rocks weighing up to hundreds of pounds have been known to move up to hundreds of yards at a time. Some scientists have proposed that a combination of strong winds and surface ice account for these movements. However, this theory does not explain ...]]> &$5. Sailing Stones&$&$ &$&$ The mysterious moving stones of the packed-mud desert of Death Valley have been the center of scientific controversy for decades. Rocks weighing up to hundreds of pounds have been known to move up to hundreds of yards at a time. Some scientists have proposed that a combination of strong winds and surface ice account for these movements. However, this theory does not explain evidence of different rocks starting side by side and moving at different rates and in disparate directions. Moreover, physics calculations do not fully support this theory as wind speeds of hundreds of miles per hour would be needed to move some of the stones.&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 【8】 【9】 【10】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6819209 2009-11-20 13:22:38 &$4. Penitentes&$&$ &$&$ These amazing ice spikes, generally known as penitentes due to their resemblance to processions of white-hooded monks, can be found on mountain glaciers and vary in size dramatically.&$ 【1】 【2】 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 【8】 【9】 【10】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6819208 2009-11-20 13:22:38 &$3. Red Tides&$&$ &$&$ More correctly known as an algal bloom, the so-called Red tide is a natural event in which estuarine, marine, or fresh water algae accumulates rapidly in a water column and can convert entire areas of an ocean or beach into a blood red color.&$ 【1】 &$3. Red Tides&$&$ &$&$ More correctly known as an algal bloom, the so-called Red tide is a natural event in which estuarine, marine, or fresh water algae accumulates rapidly in a water column and can convert entire areas of an ocean or beach into a blood red color.&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 【8】 【9】 【10】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6819207 2009-11-20 13:22:37 &$2. Mammatus Clouds&$&$ &$&$ Also known as mammatocumulus, meaning "bumpy clouds", they are a cellular pattern of pouches hanging underneath the base of a cloud.&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 ...]]> &$2. Mammatus Clouds&$&$ &$&$ Also known as mammatocumulus, meaning "bumpy clouds", they are a cellular pattern of pouches hanging underneath the base of a cloud.&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 【8】 【9】 【10】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6819206 2009-11-20 13:23:18 &$Qamba, an elderly Tibetan in Dagze County is calling his families. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$ Up to now, 4,271 administrative villages have been connected by telephone service in Tibet. China Telecom has completed the one year's task with installing telephones for 3,176 administrative villages and China Mobile helps 1,095 administrative villages get telephone access. Due to the unique geographical environment in ...]]> &$Qamba, an elderly Tibetan in Dagze County is calling his families. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$ Up to now, 4,271 administrative villages have been connected by telephone service in Tibet. China Telecom has completed the one year's task with installing telephones for 3,176 administrative villages and China Mobile helps 1,095 administrative villages get telephone access. Due to the unique geographical environment in Tibet, the constructions of phone services in villages are arduous. In 2009, China Mobile and China Telecom have installed telephones for 320 administrative villages in Tibet. &$&$Source: China Tibet Information Center&$&$ ]]> 6819206 2009-11-20 13:23:18 &$Qamba, an elderly Tibetan in Dagze County is calling his families. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$ Up to now, 4,271 administrative villages have been connected by telephone service in Tibet. China Telecom has completed the one year's task with installing telephones for 3,176 administrative villages and China Mobile helps 1,095 administrative villages get telephone access. Due to the unique geographical environment in ...]]> &$Qamba, an elderly Tibetan in Dagze County is calling his families. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$ Up to now, 4,271 administrative villages have been connected by telephone service in Tibet. China Telecom has completed the one year's task with installing telephones for 3,176 administrative villages and China Mobile helps 1,095 administrative villages get telephone access. Due to the unique geographical environment in Tibet, the constructions of phone services in villages are arduous. In 2009, China Mobile and China Telecom have installed telephones for 320 administrative villages in Tibet. &$&$Source: China Tibet Information Center&$&$ ]]> 6819179 2009-11-20 15:37:21 &$1. The Northern Lights&$&$ &$&$ The Northern Lights occur when the sun gives off high-energy charged particles (also called ions) that travel out into space at speeds of 300 to 1,200 kilometers per second. A cloud of such particles is called plasma. The stream of plasma coming from the sun is known as solar wind. As the solar wind interacts with the edge of the earth's magnetic field, some of the part ...]]> &$1. The Northern Lights&$&$ &$&$ The Northern Lights occur when the sun gives off high-energy charged particles (also called ions) that travel out into space at speeds of 300 to 1,200 kilometers per second. A cloud of such particles is called plasma. The stream of plasma coming from the sun is known as solar wind. As the solar wind interacts with the edge of the earth's magnetic field, some of the particles are trapped and they follow the lines of magnetic force down into the ionosphere, the section of the earth's atmosphere that extends from about 60 to 600 kilometers above the earth's surface.&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 【8】 【9】 【10】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6819179 2009-11-20 15:37:21 &$1. The Northern Lights&$&$ &$&$ The Northern Lights occur when the sun gives off high-energy charged particles (also called ions) that travel out into space at speeds of 300 to 1,200 kilometers per second. A cloud of such particles is called plasma. The stream of plasma coming from the sun is known as solar wind. As the solar wind interacts with the edge of the earth's magnetic field, some of the part ...]]> &$1. The Northern Lights&$&$ &$&$ The Northern Lights occur when the sun gives off high-energy charged particles (also called ions) that travel out into space at speeds of 300 to 1,200 kilometers per second. A cloud of such particles is called plasma. The stream of plasma coming from the sun is known as solar wind. As the solar wind interacts with the edge of the earth's magnetic field, some of the particles are trapped and they follow the lines of magnetic force down into the ionosphere, the section of the earth's atmosphere that extends from about 60 to 600 kilometers above the earth's surface.&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 【8】 【9】 【10】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818940 2009-11-20 10:28:23 &$ &$&$Source: China.org.cn&$&$ &$&$Book your trip to China>>&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818939 2009-11-20 10:28:17 &$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818938 2009-11-20 10:28:08 &$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818937 2009-11-20 10:28:03 &$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818936 2009-11-20 10:27:58 &$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818935 2009-11-20 10:27:29 &$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818922 2009-11-20 15:37:26 &$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818922 2009-11-20 15:37:26 &$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818901 2009-11-20 10:17:22 &$The spectacular view of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, viewed as the Roof of the World. (Xinhua Photo) &$&$ Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, known as the "Roof of the World" and the "Third Pole of the earth", is a dreamland for many tourists of pursuing spectacular beauty. &$&$Source: China Tibet Information Center&$&$ &$&$Book your trip to China>>& ...]]> &$The spectacular view of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, viewed as the Roof of the World. (Xinhua Photo) &$&$ Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, known as the "Roof of the World" and the "Third Pole of the earth", is a dreamland for many tourists of pursuing spectacular beauty. &$&$Source: China Tibet Information Center&$&$ &$&$Book your trip to China>>&$&$ &$ &$【1】 &$&$【2】 &$&$【3】 &$&$【4】 &$ &$ &$&$ ]]> 6818901 2009-11-20 10:17:22 &$The spectacular view of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, viewed as the Roof of the World. (Xinhua Photo) &$&$ Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, known as the "Roof of the World" and the "Third Pole of the earth", is a dreamland for many tourists of pursuing spectacular beauty. &$&$Source: China Tibet Information Center&$&$ &$&$Book your trip to China>>& ...]]> &$The spectacular view of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, viewed as the Roof of the World. (Xinhua Photo) &$&$ Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, known as the "Roof of the World" and the "Third Pole of the earth", is a dreamland for many tourists of pursuing spectacular beauty. &$&$Source: China Tibet Information Center&$&$ &$&$Book your trip to China>>&$&$ &$ &$【1】 &$&$【2】 &$&$【3】 &$&$【4】 &$ &$ &$&$ ]]> 6818889 2009-11-20 10:08:21 &$File photo shows tsampa made of roasted highland barley as a staple food for Tibetans. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$ &$&$Book your trip to China>>&$&$ &$ &$【1】 &$&$【2】 &$&$【1】 &$&$【2】 &$&$【3】 &$&$【4】 &$&$【5】 &$ &$ &$&$ ]]> 6818889 2009-11-20 10:08:21 &$File photo shows tsampa made of roasted highland barley as a staple food for Tibetans. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$ &$&$Book your trip to China>>&$&$ &$ &$【1】 &$&$【2】 &$&$【1】 &$&$【2】 &$&$【3】 &$&$【4】 &$&$【5】 &$ &$ &$&$ ]]> 6818878 2009-11-20 10:04:27 &$Photo shows the books for migrant female workers, displayed in "home for recurrent women and children" of the Garmagongsang Residential Neighborhood Committee, Chengguan District, downtown Lhasa. (China Tibet Information Center Photo)&$&$ "I never feel I'm an outlander here. I can enjoy the same treatment in medical services as the local women. For example, local women will be given medicines for a course of treatment according to their prescriptions if necessary. Now, you see, I have received physical examination and got such a large parcel of medicines without paying a single penny," said Zholma, with a five-year-old son. At her first arrival in Lhasa, Zholma had no idea when and where her boy could get vaccinated. It was a worker of the committee who told her that they could receive free vaccination in the township's health center. "Now, my son is growing in Lhasa healthy and strong." the rural woman added, "It's worth mentioning that after the A/H1N1 flu broke out, the government issued every household a brochure on how to prevent this epidemic. Government officials even paid door-to-door visits, advising us to pay closer attention to personal sanitation and asking us not to be panic if infected." Chilai from Qamdo has stayed in Lhasa for 20 years. He is an enthusiast in every activity of singing revolutionary songs held by the Neighborhood Office of the Kirey Community, downtown Lhasa. Singing each song with great passion, the aged man could not help recalling the significant changes taking place in Tibet since the democratic reform was launched in 1959. "These scenes like moving pictures have played in my mind. Every time after finishing singing our songs, we are so excited as to shout at the top of our voices that 'We are Chinese! We love our motherland!" Dorje, director of the office, noted that the children of these migrants enjoy the exactly same rights as local students to attend school. They can go to the three kindergartens in the area under the office's jurisdiction before entering primary schools. For those newly-arriving pupils from elsewhere, the office will help them to handle their enrollment procedures from July to August every year. &$&$ ]]> 6818878 2009-11-20 10:04:27 &$Photo shows the books for migrant female workers, displayed in "home for recurrent women and children" of the Garmagongsang Residential Neighborhood Committee, Chengguan District, downtown Lhasa. (China Tibet Information Center Photo)&$&$ "I never feel I'm an outlander here. I can enjoy the same treatment in medical services as the local women. For example, local women will be given medicines for a course of treatment according to their prescriptions if necessary. Now, you see, I have received physical examination and got such a large parcel of medicines without paying a single penny," said Zholma, with a five-year-old son. At her first arrival in Lhasa, Zholma had no idea when and where her boy could get vaccinated. It was a worker of the committee who told her that they could receive free vaccination in the township's health center. "Now, my son is growing in Lhasa healthy and strong." the rural woman added, "It's worth mentioning that after the A/H1N1 flu broke out, the government issued every household a brochure on how to prevent this epidemic. Government officials even paid door-to-door visits, advising us to pay closer attention to personal sanitation and asking us not to be panic if infected." Chilai from Qamdo has stayed in Lhasa for 20 years. He is an enthusiast in every activity of singing revolutionary songs held by the Neighborhood Office of the Kirey Community, downtown Lhasa. Singing each song with great passion, the aged man could not help recalling the significant changes taking place in Tibet since the democratic reform was launched in 1959. "These scenes like moving pictures have played in my mind. Every time after finishing singing our songs, we are so excited as to shout at the top of our voices that 'We are Chinese! We love our motherland!" Dorje, director of the office, noted that the children of these migrants enjoy the exactly same rights as local students to attend school. They can go to the three kindergartens in the area under the office's jurisdiction before entering primary schools. For those newly-arriving pupils from elsewhere, the office will help them to handle their enrollment procedures from July to August every year. &$&$ ]]> 6818868 2009-11-20 10:00:19 &$Picture shows a wide street in Shiquanhe Town, Ngari Prefecture, northern Tibet. (China Tibet Information Center Photo)&$&$ Shiquanhe Town, the seat of northern Tibet's Ngari Prefectural Commissioner's Office, is named after a river in the town, whose headwater gurgles out of a terrain of a lion's mouth. Before 1964, the place was a "solitary island" with practically no population. Today, after con ...]]> &$Picture shows a wide street in Shiquanhe Town, Ngari Prefecture, northern Tibet. (China Tibet Information Center Photo)&$&$ Shiquanhe Town, the seat of northern Tibet's Ngari Prefectural Commissioner's Office, is named after a river in the town, whose headwater gurgles out of a terrain of a lion's mouth. Before 1964, the place was a "solitary island" with practically no population. Today, after constant development in the past decades, it has become the prefecture's political, cultural, economic and trade center. &$&$Source: Xinhuanet&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818868 2009-11-20 10:00:19 &$Picture shows a wide street in Shiquanhe Town, Ngari Prefecture, northern Tibet. (China Tibet Information Center Photo)&$&$ Shiquanhe Town, the seat of northern Tibet's Ngari Prefectural Commissioner's Office, is named after a river in the town, whose headwater gurgles out of a terrain of a lion's mouth. Before 1964, the place was a "solitary island" with practically no population. Today, after con ...]]> &$Picture shows a wide street in Shiquanhe Town, Ngari Prefecture, northern Tibet. (China Tibet Information Center Photo)&$&$ Shiquanhe Town, the seat of northern Tibet's Ngari Prefectural Commissioner's Office, is named after a river in the town, whose headwater gurgles out of a terrain of a lion's mouth. Before 1964, the place was a "solitary island" with practically no population. Today, after constant development in the past decades, it has become the prefecture's political, cultural, economic and trade center. &$&$Source: Xinhuanet&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818866 2009-11-20 09:56:39 &$A police officer teaches the pupils how to use computers in an audio-visual room in Tingri County, Xigaze Prefecture, Tibet. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$ A total of 3,000 computers were donated to Tibet on Tuesday to step up the development of the region's educational sector and enrich students' extracurricular life. The move was part of the campaign titled "sending computers to the western region" jointly initi ...]]> &$A police officer teaches the pupils how to use computers in an audio-visual room in Tingri County, Xigaze Prefecture, Tibet. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$ A total of 3,000 computers were donated to Tibet on Tuesday to step up the development of the region's educational sector and enrich students' extracurricular life. The move was part of the campaign titled "sending computers to the western region" jointly initiated by the Civilization Work Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Culture. The computers will be distributed to middle schools and primary schools throughout Tibet, so as to enable more students to obtain information from the Internet and improve the underdeveloped network-based education in the region. &$&$Source: Tibet Daily/Xinhuanet&$&$ ]]> 6818866 2009-11-20 09:56:39 &$A police officer teaches the pupils how to use computers in an audio-visual room in Tingri County, Xigaze Prefecture, Tibet. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$ A total of 3,000 computers were donated to Tibet on Tuesday to step up the development of the region's educational sector and enrich students' extracurricular life. The move was part of the campaign titled "sending computers to the western region" jointly initi ...]]> &$A police officer teaches the pupils how to use computers in an audio-visual room in Tingri County, Xigaze Prefecture, Tibet. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$ A total of 3,000 computers were donated to Tibet on Tuesday to step up the development of the region's educational sector and enrich students' extracurricular life. The move was part of the campaign titled "sending computers to the western region" jointly initiated by the Civilization Work Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Culture. The computers will be distributed to middle schools and primary schools throughout Tibet, so as to enable more students to obtain information from the Internet and improve the underdeveloped network-based education in the region. &$&$Source: Tibet Daily/Xinhuanet&$&$ ]]> 6818864 2009-11-20 09:54:45 &$Source: Xinhuanet&$&$ ]]> 6818864 2009-11-20 09:54:45 &$Source: Xinhuanet&$&$ ]]> 6818821 2009-11-20 09:31:15 &$Guo Xiaoyun, a kindergarten teacher in Shangyou county, Jiangxi Province has kept her hair long at 2.5 meters for more than 20 years. It takes her over an hour to wash her hair each time. Photo taken on November 17, 2009 shows Guo's long hair wrapped around her head. (Photo Source: Xinhua)&$&$&$ 【1】 【1】 【2】 【3】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818820 2009-11-20 09:31:15 &$Guo Xiaoyun, a kindergarten teacher in Shangyou county, Jiangxi Province has kept her hair long at 2.5 meters for more than 20 years. It takes her over an hour to wash her hair each time. Guo displays her 2.5 meter-long hair on November 17, 2009. (Photo Source: Xinhua)&$&$&$ 【1】 &$Guo Xiaoyun, a kindergarten teacher in Shangyou county, Jiangxi Province has kept her hair long at 2.5 meters for more than 20 years. It takes her over an hour to wash her hair each time. Guo displays her 2.5 meter-long hair on November 17, 2009. (Photo Source: Xinhua)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818815 2009-11-20 15:37:27 &$Guo Xiaoyun, a kindergarten teacher in Shangyou county, Jiangxi Province has kept her hair long at 2.5 meters for more than 20 years. It takes her over an hour to wash her hair each time. Two women help her hold up her hair. (Photo Source: Xinhua)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 &$Guo Xiaoyun, a kindergarten teacher in Shangyou county, Jiangxi Province has kept her hair long at 2.5 meters for more than 20 years. It takes her over an hour to wash her hair each time. Two women help her hold up her hair. (Photo Source: Xinhua)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818815 2009-11-20 15:37:27 &$Guo Xiaoyun, a kindergarten teacher in Shangyou county, Jiangxi Province has kept her hair long at 2.5 meters for more than 20 years. It takes her over an hour to wash her hair each time. Two women help her hold up her hair. (Photo Source: Xinhua)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 &$Guo Xiaoyun, a kindergarten teacher in Shangyou county, Jiangxi Province has kept her hair long at 2.5 meters for more than 20 years. It takes her over an hour to wash her hair each time. Two women help her hold up her hair. (Photo Source: Xinhua)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818814 2009-11-20 09:58:55 &$7. The Li River and Yangshuo&$&$ &$ &$The Li River&$&$ &$ &$Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994) - the 37th President of the United States (1969-1974) with wife Pat.&$&$ &$ &$The Li River&$&$ &$ &$Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994) - the 37th President of the United States (1969-1974) with wife Pat.&$&$ &$ &$William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (1946- ) - the 42nd President of the United States (1993-2001)&$&$ &$Book your trip to China>>&$ Source: Global Times&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818813 2009-11-20 09:27:57 &$6. The Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang&$&$ &$ &$The Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang&$&$ &$ &$Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004) - the 40th President of the United States (1981-1989) tours the terracotta warriors with wife Nancy.&$&$ &$ &$6. The Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang&$&$ &$ &$The Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang&$&$ &$ &$Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004) - the 40th President of the United States (1981-1989) tours the terracotta warriors with wife Nancy.&$&$ &$ &$William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (1946- ) - the 42nd President of the United States (1993-2001) poses for a family photo with wife Hillary and daughter Chelsea.&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818812 2009-11-20 09:27:57 &$5. The Ming Tombs&$&$ &$ &$The Ming Tombs&$&$ &$ &$Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994) - the 37th President of the United States (1969-1974) at the Ming tombs.&$&$&$ 【1】 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818811 2009-11-20 09:27:57 &$4. The Summer Palace&$&$ &$ &$The Summer Palace&$&$ &$ &$Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (1913-2006) - the 38th President of the United States (1974-1977)&$&$&$ 【1】 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818810 2009-11-20 09:27:57 &$3. The Forbidden City&$&$ &$ &$The Forbidden City&$&$ &$ &$Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994) - the 37th President of the United States (1969-1974) tours the Forbidden City.&$&$ &$ &$Wil ...]]> &$3. The Forbidden City&$&$ &$ &$The Forbidden City&$&$ &$ &$Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994) - the 37th President of the United States (1969-1974) tours the Forbidden City.&$&$ &$ &$William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (1946- ) - the 42nd President of the United States (1993-2001) with wife Hillary and daughter Chelsea.&$&$ &$ &$Barack Hussein Obama II (1961- ) - the 44th President of the United States (2009- )&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818809 2009-11-20 09:27:57 &$2. Tian'anmen Square&$&$ &$ &$Tian'anmen Square&$&$ &$ &$George Herbert Walker Bush (1924- ) - the 41st President of the United States (1989-1993) with his wife Barbara.&$&$&$ 【1】 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818778 2009-11-20 09:13:54 &$A grand celebration is held on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang province, to mark the 600th anniversary of Shenjiamen, China's largest fishing port. (CRI online Photo)&$&$ &$ &$A grand celebration is held on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang province, to ...]]> &$A grand celebration is held on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang province, to mark the 600th anniversary of Shenjiamen, China's largest fishing port. (CRI online Photo)&$&$ &$ &$A grand celebration is held on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang province, to mark the 600th anniversary of Shenjiamen, China's largest fishing port. (CRI online Photo)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818777 2009-11-20 09:13:54 &$A grand celebration is held on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang province, to mark the 600th anniversary of Shenjiamen, China's largest fishing port. (CRI online Photo)&$&$ &$ &$A grand celebration is held on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang province, to mar ...]]> &$A grand celebration is held on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang province, to mark the 600th anniversary of Shenjiamen, China's largest fishing port. (CRI online Photo)&$&$ &$ &$A grand celebration is held on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang province, to mark the 600th anniversary of Shenjiamen, China's largest fishing port.(CRI online Photo)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818776 2009-11-20 09:13:54 &$A grand celebration is held on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang province, to mark the 600th anniversary of Shenjiamen, China's largest fishing port. (CRI online Photo)&$&$ &$ &$A grand celebration is held on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang province, to mark th ...]]> &$A grand celebration is held on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang province, to mark the 600th anniversary of Shenjiamen, China's largest fishing port. (CRI online Photo)&$&$ &$ &$A grand celebration is held on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang province, to mark the 600th anniversary of Shenjiamen, China's largest fishing port. (CRI online Photo)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818775 2009-11-20 09:13:54 &$A grand celebration is held on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang province, to mark the 600th anniversary of Shenjiamen, China's largest fishing port. (CRI online Photo)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 &$A grand celebration is held on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang province, to mark the 600th anniversary of Shenjiamen, China's largest fishing port. (CRI online Photo)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818770 2009-11-20 15:37:27 &$1. The Great Wall&$&$ &$ &$The Great Wall&$&$ &$ &$Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994) - the 37th President of the United States (1969-1974)&$&$ &$ &$Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004) - the 40th President of th ...]]> &$1. The Great Wall&$&$ &$ &$The Great Wall&$&$ &$ &$Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994) - the 37th President of the United States (1969-1974)&$&$ &$ &$Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004) - the 40th President of the United States (1981-1989) on the wall with wife Nancy.&$&$ &$ &$William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (1946- ) - the 42nd President of the United States (1993-2001). His wife Hillary and daughter Chelsea are in the background.&$&$ &$ &$George Walker Bush (1946- ) - the 43rd President of the United States (2001-2009) poses at the wall with wife Laura.&$&$ &$ &$Barack Hussein Obama II (1961- ) - the 44th President of the United States (2009- )&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818770 2009-11-20 15:37:27 &$1. The Great Wall&$&$ &$ &$The Great Wall&$&$ &$ &$Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994) - the 37th President of the United States (1969-1974)&$&$ &$ &$Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004) - the 40th President of th ...]]> &$1. The Great Wall&$&$ &$ &$The Great Wall&$&$ &$ &$Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994) - the 37th President of the United States (1969-1974)&$&$ &$ &$Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004) - the 40th President of the United States (1981-1989) on the wall with wife Nancy.&$&$ &$ &$William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (1946- ) - the 42nd President of the United States (1993-2001). His wife Hillary and daughter Chelsea are in the background.&$&$ &$ &$George Walker Bush (1946- ) - the 43rd President of the United States (2001-2009) poses at the wall with wife Laura.&$&$ &$ &$Barack Hussein Obama II (1961- ) - the 44th President of the United States (2009- )&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818765 2009-11-20 09:10:53 &$Source: Global Times &$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818761 2009-11-20 15:37:28 【1】 【2】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818761 2009-11-20 15:37:28 【1】 【2】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818751 2009-11-20 15:37:28 &$A grand celebration is held on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang province, to mark the 600th anniversary of Shenjiamen, China's largest fishing port. (CRI online Photo)&$&$ The coastal city of Zhoushan in east China's Zhejiang province held a mass celebration on November 18 to mark the 600th anniversary of its Shenjiamen fishing harbour, also the largest fishing port in China. ...]]> &$A grand celebration is held on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang province, to mark the 600th anniversary of Shenjiamen, China's largest fishing port. (CRI online Photo)&$&$ The coastal city of Zhoushan in east China's Zhejiang province held a mass celebration on November 18 to mark the 600th anniversary of its Shenjiamen fishing harbour, also the largest fishing port in China. Shenjiamen, located at the junction of the Yangtze, Qiantang and Yongjiang rivers, is known as one of the three world's most popular fishing ports, along with Callao Port in Peru and Bergen Harbor in Norway. Shenjiamen, first built in 1409 during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), has been known as a fishing harbour and a commercial town. Thanks to its geographical advantages, the natural harbor with abundant fishing resources has also made it possible for the city of Zhoushan to become a marine product distribution center in China. &$&$Source: CRI online&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818751 2009-11-20 15:37:28 &$A grand celebration is held on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang province, to mark the 600th anniversary of Shenjiamen, China's largest fishing port. (CRI online Photo)&$&$ The coastal city of Zhoushan in east China's Zhejiang province held a mass celebration on November 18 to mark the 600th anniversary of its Shenjiamen fishing harbour, also the largest fishing port in China. ...]]> &$A grand celebration is held on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang province, to mark the 600th anniversary of Shenjiamen, China's largest fishing port. (CRI online Photo)&$&$ The coastal city of Zhoushan in east China's Zhejiang province held a mass celebration on November 18 to mark the 600th anniversary of its Shenjiamen fishing harbour, also the largest fishing port in China. Shenjiamen, located at the junction of the Yangtze, Qiantang and Yongjiang rivers, is known as one of the three world's most popular fishing ports, along with Callao Port in Peru and Bergen Harbor in Norway. Shenjiamen, first built in 1409 during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), has been known as a fishing harbour and a commercial town. Thanks to its geographical advantages, the natural harbor with abundant fishing resources has also made it possible for the city of Zhoushan to become a marine product distribution center in China. &$&$Source: CRI online&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818749 2009-11-20 15:37:29 &$A Chou Rituals Orchestra musician playing the flute. Photo: Guo Yingguang&$&$ Zhou music can be traced back to Baoji, Shaanxi Pro ...]]> &$A Chou Rituals Orchestra musician playing the flute. Photo: Guo Yingguang&$&$ Zhou music can be traced back to Baoji, Shaanxi Province, the birthplace of many traditions from the Zhou and Qin (221-206BC) dynasties. Rites and music systems established during the Western Zhou Dynasty (1100-771BC) had a far-reaching effect on many societies and cultures that followed. The Chou Rituals Orchestra comprises of mostly traditional Chinese folk and percussion instruments, including bells, stone chimes, gongs, the guqin and ruan. In China's ancient matriarchal societies, most people subsisted on fish and hunting and would knock together stones to signal the end of a day's work. The stones were later turned into a percussion instrument in the form of chimes. Most of the folk music played by the Chou Rituals Orchestra is based on ancient Chinese stories, legends and even fairytales, which audiences are able to get a better understanding of from text displayed on a big screen during the performance. The Beijing concert's second song, Giving Position to the Wise, is about a Zhou Dynasty emperor Gu Gong and his three sons, Tai Bo, Yu Zhong and Ji Li. Bo and Zhong are before Ji in the line of succession but both can tell that their father has a preference for Ji's son Ji Chang. Giving Position to the Wise employs a double fugue imitation singing style to express Bo and Zhong's narrative. The two brothers repeatedly discuss succession as their rising and falling moods finally conquer their sensibilities. In the end, Bo and Zhong flee to the country at night and live as common folk for the rest of their lives. The music fading toward the end reveals Bo and Zhong's grief as they tear themselves away from their home. The Chou Rituals Orchestra has only been performing for a short time and is aimed re-popularizing the ancient music form. "Most members of the orchestra have just graduated from university. We need them because we want to develop and enhance young people's passion for classical music," Shangguan Jiqing, Baoji's deputy mayor, told the Global Times. The group of young musician has already received several invitations to play overseas and in December will perform in Singapore followed by the Netherlands in February. "China has founded more than 200 Confucius Institutes worldwide; Confucianism originated during the Zhou Dynasty. The road for the Chou Rituals Orchestra to take their music to the world is clear," Shangguan added. &$&$Source: Global Times &$&$ ]]> 6818749 2009-11-20 15:37:29 &$A Chou Rituals Orchestra musician playing the flute. Photo: Guo Yingguang&$&$ Zhou music can be traced back to Baoji, Shaanxi Pro ...]]> &$A Chou Rituals Orchestra musician playing the flute. Photo: Guo Yingguang&$&$ Zhou music can be traced back to Baoji, Shaanxi Province, the birthplace of many traditions from the Zhou and Qin (221-206BC) dynasties. Rites and music systems established during the Western Zhou Dynasty (1100-771BC) had a far-reaching effect on many societies and cultures that followed. The Chou Rituals Orchestra comprises of mostly traditional Chinese folk and percussion instruments, including bells, stone chimes, gongs, the guqin and ruan. In China's ancient matriarchal societies, most people subsisted on fish and hunting and would knock together stones to signal the end of a day's work. The stones were later turned into a percussion instrument in the form of chimes. Most of the folk music played by the Chou Rituals Orchestra is based on ancient Chinese stories, legends and even fairytales, which audiences are able to get a better understanding of from text displayed on a big screen during the performance. The Beijing concert's second song, Giving Position to the Wise, is about a Zhou Dynasty emperor Gu Gong and his three sons, Tai Bo, Yu Zhong and Ji Li. Bo and Zhong are before Ji in the line of succession but both can tell that their father has a preference for Ji's son Ji Chang. Giving Position to the Wise employs a double fugue imitation singing style to express Bo and Zhong's narrative. The two brothers repeatedly discuss succession as their rising and falling moods finally conquer their sensibilities. In the end, Bo and Zhong flee to the country at night and live as common folk for the rest of their lives. The music fading toward the end reveals Bo and Zhong's grief as they tear themselves away from their home. The Chou Rituals Orchestra has only been performing for a short time and is aimed re-popularizing the ancient music form. "Most members of the orchestra have just graduated from university. We need them because we want to develop and enhance young people's passion for classical music," Shangguan Jiqing, Baoji's deputy mayor, told the Global Times. The group of young musician has already received several invitations to play overseas and in December will perform in Singapore followed by the Netherlands in February. "China has founded more than 200 Confucius Institutes worldwide; Confucianism originated during the Zhou Dynasty. The road for the Chou Rituals Orchestra to take their music to the world is clear," Shangguan added. &$&$Source: Global Times &$&$ ]]> 6818746 2009-11-20 15:37:29 &$Source: Global Times &$&$ ]]> 6818746 2009-11-20 15:37:29 &$Source: Global Times &$&$ ]]> 6818741 2009-11-20 15:37:29 &$ In the summer of 2010 at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada you can own a piece of movie history as props and costumes from the Paramount Pictures Motion Picture "Star Trek" (released May 8, 2009) hit the auction block with Julien's Auctions (juliensauctions.com). The J.J. Abrams directed blockbuster exploded onto the screen to rave reviews and box office success and next summer you can br ...]]> &$ In the summer of 2010 at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada you can own a piece of movie history as props and costumes from the Paramount Pictures Motion Picture "Star Trek" (released May 8, 2009) hit the auction block with Julien's Auctions (juliensauctions.com). The J.J. Abrams directed blockbuster exploded onto the screen to rave reviews and box office success and next summer you can bring home a piece of the adventure. The Julien's Auctions Summer Sale of entertainment memorabilia, planned for early Summer 2010, will contain 25 props, costumes and set pieces from Star Trek. These items are being auctioned to benefit Children's Defense Fund (childrensdefense.org) and Student Veterans of America (studentveterans.org). Highlights of the iconic costumes available from "Star Trek" include wardrobe worn by franchise legend Leonard Nimoy during his pivotal meeting with the young James T. Kirk, Starfleet cadet costumes as worn by Zoe Saldana and Chris Pine, and the insignia badges needed to complete a Star Fleet Uniform ensemble. True "Star Trek" Fans can also own the equipment needed to survive in the final frontier. Seat yourself aboard the bridge of the U.S.S. Kelvin in uniform with your Hero Chair and try to avert future and past disasters. Outfit yourself for a fight in a rugged Romulan costume armed with the prop weaponry from Nero's mining ship The Narada. Whether it’s a physician’s Tricoder or your own phaser, these props will make you feel like you’re a part of the action. As a very special addition to the auction, eight one-of-a-kind artist rendered U.S.S. Enterprise models will also be available. Built by Quantum Mechanix and painted by artists from around the world, these custom-made collector dream items will also be sold to benefit these remarkable charities. Highlights of available items can be viewed by visiting juliensauctions.com. &$&$Source: china.org.cn&$&$ ]]> 6818741 2009-11-20 15:37:29 &$ In the summer of 2010 at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada you can own a piece of movie history as props and costumes from the Paramount Pictures Motion Picture "Star Trek" (released May 8, 2009) hit the auction block with Julien's Auctions (juliensauctions.com). The J.J. Abrams directed blockbuster exploded onto the screen to rave reviews and box office success and next summer you can br ...]]> &$ In the summer of 2010 at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada you can own a piece of movie history as props and costumes from the Paramount Pictures Motion Picture "Star Trek" (released May 8, 2009) hit the auction block with Julien's Auctions (juliensauctions.com). The J.J. Abrams directed blockbuster exploded onto the screen to rave reviews and box office success and next summer you can bring home a piece of the adventure. The Julien's Auctions Summer Sale of entertainment memorabilia, planned for early Summer 2010, will contain 25 props, costumes and set pieces from Star Trek. These items are being auctioned to benefit Children's Defense Fund (childrensdefense.org) and Student Veterans of America (studentveterans.org). Highlights of the iconic costumes available from "Star Trek" include wardrobe worn by franchise legend Leonard Nimoy during his pivotal meeting with the young James T. Kirk, Starfleet cadet costumes as worn by Zoe Saldana and Chris Pine, and the insignia badges needed to complete a Star Fleet Uniform ensemble. True "Star Trek" Fans can also own the equipment needed to survive in the final frontier. Seat yourself aboard the bridge of the U.S.S. Kelvin in uniform with your Hero Chair and try to avert future and past disasters. Outfit yourself for a fight in a rugged Romulan costume armed with the prop weaponry from Nero's mining ship The Narada. Whether it’s a physician’s Tricoder or your own phaser, these props will make you feel like you’re a part of the action. As a very special addition to the auction, eight one-of-a-kind artist rendered U.S.S. Enterprise models will also be available. Built by Quantum Mechanix and painted by artists from around the world, these custom-made collector dream items will also be sold to benefit these remarkable charities. Highlights of available items can be viewed by visiting juliensauctions.com. &$&$Source: china.org.cn&$&$ ]]> 6818739 2009-11-20 15:37:29 &$Source: Global Times &$&$ ]]> 6818739 2009-11-20 15:37:29 &$Source: Global Times &$&$ ]]> 6818735 2009-11-20 15:37:29 &$Source:Global Times/Agencies&$&$ ]]> 6818735 2009-11-20 15:37:29 &$Source:Global Times/Agencies&$&$ ]]> 6818732 2009-11-20 09:01:01 &$Performers dressed in costumes await celebrities to arrive for a Museum of Modern Art tribute to director Tim Burton in New York November 17, 2009. (Xinhua/Agencies Photo)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 &$Performers dressed in costumes await celebrities to arrive for a Museum of Modern Art tribute to director Tim Burton in New York November 17, 2009. (Xinhua/Agencies Photo)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818731 2009-11-20 09:01:01 &$Actresses Ashley Olsen (L) and Mary-Kate Olsen arrive for a Museum of Modern Art tribute to director Tim Burton in New York November 17, 2009. (Xinhua/Agencies Photo)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 & ...]]> &$Actresses Ashley Olsen (L) and Mary-Kate Olsen arrive for a Museum of Modern Art tribute to director Tim Burton in New York November 17, 2009. (Xinhua/Agencies Photo)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818728 2009-11-20 08:59:49 &$No easy task&$&$ Scouring online porn has become an ongoing headache for Chinese authorities in a country where Internet users have reached 360 million. As the government takes stricter measures, including forcing google.cn to get rid of the porn links in its search results, it has become more difficult for people to find adult content. But with the country's mobile Web users now exceeding 192 million, authorities worry that a rampant spread of lewd content via mobile phones ...]]> &$No easy task&$&$ Scouring online porn has become an ongoing headache for Chinese authorities in a country where Internet users have reached 360 million. As the government takes stricter measures, including forcing google.cn to get rid of the porn links in its search results, it has become more difficult for people to find adult content. But with the country's mobile Web users now exceeding 192 million, authorities worry that a rampant spread of lewd content via mobile phones will poison the minds of their users, especially younger people who use handsets to share information proportionally more than the older user groups. Sources with the Ministry of Public Security said mobile porn is hard to track down, as it is always spread through servers outside the country in a concealed way. "Law enforcement officials have to spend at least one month tracking down a porn website after it goes online," Shi Xiansheng, assistant secretary-general of the Internet Society of China, told the Xinhua News Agency. And a month is more than long enough for such websites to earn a lot of money, Shi said. Shanghai police arrested a mobile porn provider earlier this year. The man, surnamed Sheng, had opened more than 40 websites since 2005, earning more than 1 million yuan, according to the Xinhua News Agency. Tao Hongkai, a professor at Huazhong Normal University and expert on online game addiction, told the Global Times that government organizations are facing stiffer challenges in containing the spread of online obscene content in a 3G age, where cutting-edge technologies are updated in the blink of an eye. "It's impossible to uproot all this obscene content overnight, but it's never too late to rate the content so that content unsuitable to teenagers can be filtered," he said. Since January of this year, a group of 13 Chinese government departments, including the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Culture, have been busy with an anti-pornography campaign. As part of the campaign, authorities have shut down 1,250 websites and deleted more than 3.2 million items of online information containing porn and vulgar content, Xinhua reported. So far, 41 people have been detained for "promulgating porn online," the agency re-ported. Song Shengxia contributed to this story &$&$Source: Global Times&$&$ &$ 【1】 【2】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818726 2009-11-20 15:37:30 【1】 【2】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818726 2009-11-20 15:37:30 【1】 【2】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818725 2009-11-20 15:37:30 &$Director Tim Burton arrives with actress Helena Bonham Carter for a Museum of Modern Art tribute to Burton in New York November 17, 2009. (Xinhua/Agencies Photo)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 &$&$ &$Director Tim Burton arrives with actress Helena Bonham Carter for a Museum of Modern Art tribute to Burton in New York November 17, 2009. (Xinhua/Agencies Photo)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818725 2009-11-20 15:37:30 &$Director Tim Burton arrives with actress Helena Bonham Carter for a Museum of Modern Art tribute to Burton in New York November 17, 2009. (Xinhua/Agencies Photo)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 &$&$ &$Director Tim Burton arrives with actress Helena Bonham Carter for a Museum of Modern Art tribute to Burton in New York November 17, 2009. (Xinhua/Agencies Photo)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818722 2009-11-20 08:56:40 &$Salvador Dali sculpture "Profile of Time" is displayed at the 12th annual West Lake Art Expo in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, November 19, 2009. [Xinhua]&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 &$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818721 2009-11-20 08:56:40 &$A visitor looks at an artwork displayed at the 12th annual West Lake Art Expo in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, November 19, 2009. [Xinhua]&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818720 2009-11-20 08:56:40 &$Visitors look at artworks diplayed at the 12th annual West Lake Art Expo in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, November 19, 2009. [Xinhua]&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818719 2009-11-20 08:56:40 &$Visitors look at artworks displayed at the 12th annual West Lake Art Expo in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, November 19, 2009.[Xinhua]&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818709 2009-11-20 15:37:30 &$An oil painting of a Peking Opera character is featured at the 12th annual West Lake Art Expo in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, November 19, 2009. The Expo displays nearly 10,000 artworks from over 100 artists and art institutions home and abroad. [Xinhua]&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 ...]]> &$An oil painting of a Peking Opera character is featured at the 12th annual West Lake Art Expo in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, November 19, 2009. The Expo displays nearly 10,000 artworks from over 100 artists and art institutions home and abroad. [Xinhua]&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818707 2009-11-20 15:37:30 &$Source: chinadaily.com.cn/agencies&$&$ ]]> 6818707 2009-11-20 15:37:30 &$Source: chinadaily.com.cn/agencies&$&$ ]]> 6818698 2009-11-20 08:54:07 &$Sanlong (L) and his brother enjoy rope skipping together in Wu'ai Primary School in Yiwu City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 13, 2009.(Xinhua/Tan Jin)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818697 2009-11-20 08:54:07 &$Classmate Zheng Chenxin (R) helps Sanlong in Chinese-language class in Wu'ai Primary School in Yiwu City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 13, 2009.(Xinhua/Tan Jin)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 &$Classmate Zheng Chenxin (R) helps Sanlong in Chinese-language class in Wu'ai Primary School in Yiwu City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 13, 2009.(Xinhua/Tan Jin)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818696 2009-11-20 08:54:07 &$Sanlong (L2) points at a flaw in a piece of painting in the painting class in Wu'ai Primary School in Yiwu City, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 31, 2009.(Xinhua/Tan Jin)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 &$Sanlong (L2) points at a flaw in a piece of painting in the painting class in Wu'ai Primary School in Yiwu City, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 31, 2009.(Xinhua/Tan Jin)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818692 2009-11-20 08:51:12 &$Source: chinadaily.com.cn/agencies&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818689 2009-11-20 15:37:30 【1】 【2】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818689 2009-11-20 15:37:30 【1】 【2】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818688 2009-11-20 15:37:30 &$Sanlong (L) listens to a lecture in class in Wu'ai Primary School in Yiwu City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 12, 2009.Ten-year-old Sanlong comes from Afghanistan. He and his mother arrived in Yiwu in 2007, where his father runs a foreign trade company. Then, he became a pupil in the Wu'ai Primary School in September 2008. "The name Sanlong was chosen by my tutor, my real name is Zayd." He introduced himself in ...]]> &$Sanlong (L) listens to a lecture in class in Wu'ai Primary School in Yiwu City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 12, 2009.Ten-year-old Sanlong comes from Afghanistan. He and his mother arrived in Yiwu in 2007, where his father runs a foreign trade company. Then, he became a pupil in the Wu'ai Primary School in September 2008. "The name Sanlong was chosen by my tutor, my real name is Zayd." He introduced himself in mandarin with a northwestern Chinese accent. Sanlong's favorite class at school is painting. According to his teacher, Sanlong was so curious about the brush pen at his first traditional Chinese painting class that he put it into mouth and bit it! He is also interested in the math class. However, the Chinese literature class to him is a big headache, as the complicated Chinese characters often drive him crazy. Outside school, Sanlong is also an energetic boy. He adores the Chinese martial art stars Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan. He dreamed about becoming the third "dragon" star as his Chinese name contains the character "long", the same as these two kungfu masters. (Xinhua/Tan Jin)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818688 2009-11-20 15:37:30 &$Sanlong (L) listens to a lecture in class in Wu'ai Primary School in Yiwu City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 12, 2009.Ten-year-old Sanlong comes from Afghanistan. He and his mother arrived in Yiwu in 2007, where his father runs a foreign trade company. Then, he became a pupil in the Wu'ai Primary School in September 2008. "The name Sanlong was chosen by my tutor, my real name is Zayd." He introduced himself in ...]]> &$Sanlong (L) listens to a lecture in class in Wu'ai Primary School in Yiwu City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 12, 2009.Ten-year-old Sanlong comes from Afghanistan. He and his mother arrived in Yiwu in 2007, where his father runs a foreign trade company. Then, he became a pupil in the Wu'ai Primary School in September 2008. "The name Sanlong was chosen by my tutor, my real name is Zayd." He introduced himself in mandarin with a northwestern Chinese accent. Sanlong's favorite class at school is painting. According to his teacher, Sanlong was so curious about the brush pen at his first traditional Chinese painting class that he put it into mouth and bit it! He is also interested in the math class. However, the Chinese literature class to him is a big headache, as the complicated Chinese characters often drive him crazy. Outside school, Sanlong is also an energetic boy. He adores the Chinese martial art stars Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan. He dreamed about becoming the third "dragon" star as his Chinese name contains the character "long", the same as these two kungfu masters. (Xinhua/Tan Jin)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818684 2009-11-20 15:37:30 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6818684 2009-11-20 15:37:30 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6818682 2009-11-20 15:37:30 &$Source: chinadaily.com.cn/agencies&$&$ ]]> 6818682 2009-11-20 15:37:30 &$Source: chinadaily.com.cn/agencies&$&$ ]]> 6818680 2009-11-20 15:37:30 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6818680 2009-11-20 15:37:30 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6818645 2009-11-20 15:37:31 &$Source: chinadaily.com.cn/agencies&$&$ ]]> 6818645 2009-11-20 15:37:31 &$Source: chinadaily.com.cn/agencies&$&$ ]]> 6818619 2009-11-20 15:37:32 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6818619 2009-11-20 15:37:32 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6818613 2009-11-20 15:37:32 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6818613 2009-11-20 15:37:32 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6818608 2009-11-20 15:37:32 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6818608 2009-11-20 15:37:32 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6818590 2009-11-20 08:28:43 &$Models present creations by Indonesian designer Stephanus Hamy during Jakarta Fashion Week November 18, 2009. More than 60 designers from Indonesia took part in the event. (Xinhua/Agencies Photo)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 &$Models present creations by Indonesian designer Stephanus Hamy during Jakarta Fashion Week November 18, 2009. More than 60 designers from Indonesia took part in the event. (Xinhua/Agencies Photo)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818589 2009-11-20 08:28:43 &$Models present a creation by Indonesian designer Hutama Adi during Jakarta Fashion Week November 18, 2009. More than 60 designers from Indonesia took part in the event. (Xinhua/Agencies Photo)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818588 2009-11-20 08:28:43 &$A model presents a creation by Indonesian designer Tuty Cholid during Jakarta Fashion Week November 18, 2009. More than 60 designers from Indonesia took part in the event. (Xinhua/Agencies Photo)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 &$A model presents a creation by Indonesian designer Tuty Cholid during Jakarta Fashion Week November 18, 2009. More than 60 designers from Indonesia took part in the event. (Xinhua/Agencies Photo)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818574 2009-11-20 15:37:33 &$Models present a creation by Indonesian designer Tuty Cholid during Jakarta Fashion Week November 18, 2009. More than 60 designers from Indonesia took part in the event. (Xinhua/Agencies Photo)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818574 2009-11-20 15:37:33 &$Models present a creation by Indonesian designer Tuty Cholid during Jakarta Fashion Week November 18, 2009. More than 60 designers from Indonesia took part in the event. (Xinhua/Agencies Photo)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818567 2009-11-20 15:37:33 &$Source: chinadaily.com.cn/agencies&$&$ ]]> 6818567 2009-11-20 15:37:33 &$Source: chinadaily.com.cn/agencies&$&$ ]]> 6818557 2009-11-20 15:37:34 &$Source: chinadaily.com.cn/agencies&$&$ ]]> 6818557 2009-11-20 15:37:34 &$Source: chinadaily.com.cn/agencies&$&$ ]]> 6818550 2009-11-20 15:37:34 &$Source: China Daily&$&$ ]]> 6818550 2009-11-20 15:37:34 &$Source: China Daily&$&$ ]]> 6818535 2009-11-20 15:37:34 &$Source: China Daily&$&$ ]]> 6818535 2009-11-20 15:37:34 &$Source: China Daily&$&$ ]]> 6818531 2009-11-20 15:37:35 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6818531 2009-11-20 15:37:35 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6818525 2009-11-20 15:37:35 6818525 2009-11-20 15:37:35 6818507 2009-11-20 15:37:35 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6818507 2009-11-20 15:37:35 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6818420 2009-11-19 20:42:42 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6818420 2009-11-19 20:42:42 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6818418 2009-11-19 20:41:18 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6818418 2009-11-19 20:41:18 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6818346 2009-11-19 18:29:00 &$The photo taken on Oct. 22, 2009 by Wu Guannan shows chess given as a gift from Wu's mother, in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Xinhua/Wang Song)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 &$The photo taken on Oct. 22, 2009 by Wu Guannan shows chess given as a gift from Wu's mother, in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Xinhua/Wang Song)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818345 2009-11-19 18:29:00 &$The photo taken on Oct. 21, 2009 by Wu Guannan shows the lovely paintings of children at the children and youth activity center in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Xinhua/Wang Song)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818344 2009-11-19 18:29:00 &$The photo taken on Oct. 21, 2009 by Wu Guannan shows pupils practising eye care massage in Xinyanglu Primary School in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Xinhua/Wang Song)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 &$The photo taken on Oct. 21, 2009 by Wu Guannan shows pupils practising eye care massage in Xinyanglu Primary School in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Xinhua/Wang Song)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818343 2009-11-19 18:29:00 &$The undated photo shows Wu Guannan taking pictures, in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.I am Wu Guannan, seven years old, a first-grade pupil in Xinyanglu Primary School of Harbin. I like flowers because I think they are pretty. I like dinosaurs too because they are huge. I am also fond of chess, because I think the interesting chessmen look like king, carriage and soldier. By the way, I was w ...]]> &$The undated photo shows Wu Guannan taking pictures, in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.I am Wu Guannan, seven years old, a first-grade pupil in Xinyanglu Primary School of Harbin. I like flowers because I think they are pretty. I like dinosaurs too because they are huge. I am also fond of chess, because I think the interesting chessmen look like king, carriage and soldier. By the way, I was winner of the tenth prize once in an international chess contest of Harbin. Photography is a lot of fun, too, as photos look beautiful. My wish is that all the children go to school lightheartedly without being afraid of teacher's criticism.(Xinhua/Wang Song)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818343 2009-11-19 18:29:00 &$The undated photo shows Wu Guannan taking pictures, in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.I am Wu Guannan, seven years old, a first-grade pupil in Xinyanglu Primary School of Harbin. I like flowers because I think they are pretty. I like dinosaurs too because they are huge. I am also fond of chess, because I think the interesting chessmen look like king, carriage and soldier. By the way, I was w ...]]> &$The undated photo shows Wu Guannan taking pictures, in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.I am Wu Guannan, seven years old, a first-grade pupil in Xinyanglu Primary School of Harbin. I like flowers because I think they are pretty. I like dinosaurs too because they are huge. I am also fond of chess, because I think the interesting chessmen look like king, carriage and soldier. By the way, I was winner of the tenth prize once in an international chess contest of Harbin. Photography is a lot of fun, too, as photos look beautiful. My wish is that all the children go to school lightheartedly without being afraid of teacher's criticism.(Xinhua/Wang Song)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818341 2009-11-19 18:23:42 &$Yulong Snow Mountain Ski Resort in the north of Lijiang, Yunnan Province&$&$ &$&$Book your trip to China&$&$ &$&$Source: Global Times&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 【8】 【9】 【10】 【11】 【12】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818340 2009-11-19 18:23:42 &$Shennongjia Ski Resort in western part of Hubei Province&$&$ &$&$Book your trip to China&$&$ &$&$Source: Global Times&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 &$Shennongjia Ski Resort in western part of Hubei Province&$&$ &$&$Book your trip to China&$&$ &$&$Source: Global Times&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 【8】 【9】 【10】 【11】 【12】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818339 2009-11-19 18:23:42 &$Huaibei International Ski Resort in Huairou District, Beijing&$&$ &$&$Book your trip to China&$&$ &$&$Source: Global Times&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 【8】 【9】 【10】 【11】 【12】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818338 2009-11-19 18:23:42 &$Saibei Ski Resort in Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province&$&$ &$&$Book your trip to China&$&$ &$&$Source: Global Times&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 &$Saibei Ski Resort in Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province&$&$ &$&$Book your trip to China&$&$ &$&$Source: Global Times&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 【8】 【9】 【10】 【11】 【12】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818337 2009-11-19 18:23:42 &$Jinlong Mountain Ski Resort in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region&$&$ &$&$Book your trip to China&$&$ &$&$Source: Global Times&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 【8】 【9】 【10】 【11】 【12】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818336 2009-11-19 18:23:41 &$Aershan Mountain Ski Resort in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region&$&$ &$&$Book your trip to China&$&$ &$&$Source: Global Times&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 【8】 【9】 【10】 【11】 【12】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818335 2009-11-19 18:23:41 &$Yueliang Wan (Moon Bay) Ski Resort in Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province&$&$ &$&$Book your trip to China&$&$ &$&$Source: Global Times&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 【8】 【9】 【10】 【11】 【12】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818334 2009-11-19 18:23:41 &$Erlongshan Longzhu Ski Resort in Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province&$&$ &$&$Book your trip to China&$&$ &$&$Source: Global Times&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 【8】 【9】 【10】 【11】 【12】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818333 2009-11-19 18:23:41 &$Yabuli Alpine Ski Resort in Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province&$&$ &$&$Book your trip to China&$&$ &$&$Source: Global Times&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 【8】 【9】 【10】 【11】 【12】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818332 2009-11-19 18:23:41 &$Jingyuetan Ski Resort in Changchun City, Jilin Province&$&$ &$&$Book your trip to China&$&$ &$&$Source: Global Times&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 &$Jingyuetan Ski Resort in Changchun City, Jilin Province&$&$ &$&$Book your trip to China&$&$ &$&$Source: Global Times&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 【8】 【9】 【10】 【11】 【12】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818331 2009-11-19 18:23:41 &$Mt. Changbai Ski Resort in Jilin Province&$&$ &$&$Book your trip to China&$&$ &$&$Source: Global Times&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3 ...]]> &$Mt. Changbai Ski Resort in Jilin Province&$&$ &$&$Book your trip to China&$&$ &$&$Source: Global Times&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 【8】 【9】 【10】 【11】 【12】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818329 2009-11-19 18:23:41 &$Jilin Beida Lake Ski Resort in Jilin Province&$&$ &$&$Book your trip to China&$&$ &$&$Source: Global Times&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 ...]]> &$Jilin Beida Lake Ski Resort in Jilin Province&$&$ &$&$Book your trip to China&$&$ &$&$Source: Global Times&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 【8】 【9】 【10】 【11】 【12】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818329 2009-11-19 18:23:41 &$Jilin Beida Lake Ski Resort in Jilin Province&$&$ &$&$Book your trip to China&$&$ &$&$Source: Global Times&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 ...]]> &$Jilin Beida Lake Ski Resort in Jilin Province&$&$ &$&$Book your trip to China&$&$ &$&$Source: Global Times&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 【8】 【9】 【10】 【11】 【12】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818328 2009-11-19 18:01:09 &$Liang Yuxin goes home with her grandparents after danced in the seniors' home in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Oct. 27, 2009.(Xinhua/Wang Song)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 &$Liang Yuxin goes home with her grandparents after danced in the seniors' home in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Oct. 27, 2009.(Xinhua/Wang Song)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818327 2009-11-19 18:01:09 &$Liang Yuxin does a dancing drill in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Oct. 18, 2009.(Xinhua/Wang Song)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 &$Liang Yuxin does a dancing drill in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Oct. 18, 2009.(Xinhua/Wang Song)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818326 2009-11-19 18:01:08 &$Liang Yuxin draws at home in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Oct. 21, 2009.(Xinhua/Wang Song)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818325 2009-11-19 18:01:08 &$Liang Yuxin plays clarinet which is rent with 200RMB by her grandfather in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Oct. 21, 2009.(Xinhua/Wang Song)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818324 2009-11-19 18:01:08 &$Liang Yuxin poses for photos in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Oct. 27, 2009.(Xinhua/Wang Song)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 &$Liang Yuxin poses for photos in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Oct. 27, 2009.(Xinhua/Wang Song)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818323 2009-11-19 18:01:08 &$Liang Yuxin poses with her favourite dancing shoes in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Oct. 28, 2009.In a fairy tale, a pretty girl indulges in dance with her red shoes so that her shoes grows together with her feet. The 10-year-old girl Liang Yuxin likes dancing as much as the girl in the fairy tale.Liang's parents are farmers in Heilongjiang Province. Like children of most migrant workers, ...]]> &$Liang Yuxin poses with her favourite dancing shoes in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Oct. 28, 2009.In a fairy tale, a pretty girl indulges in dance with her red shoes so that her shoes grows together with her feet. The 10-year-old girl Liang Yuxin likes dancing as much as the girl in the fairy tale.Liang's parents are farmers in Heilongjiang Province. Like children of most migrant workers, she was brought from the farm of her hometown to Harbin by her grandfather to get better education when she was 4. Liang has nice dance genius, which was discovered by her teacher Meng Jia. "She has long legs, flexible waist and long neck." Meng said. Liang joined the dance class of the kindergarten with Meng's suggestion. Though suffering a lot during the training, Liang never gave it up. "When I pressed my legs for the first time, I felt great pain on the following day. But I told myself that I must insist on because the endeavor I've made would mean nothing if I give up." Little Yuxin had failed to enter Heilongjiang Red-Crowned Crane Art Troupe, which is famous in Harbin, because she disqualified from legs' split in the exam in 2004. Back from the exam, She asked her grandmother to press her body for split training for 20 days. She entered the art troupe with great backbone at last. Now dancing has been a big part of the family's daily life. The little girl presses her legs in her 30 square meters house everyday. She was awarded "Country's Star of the Children" in the dance competition of 2006 Chinese Teenagers Acqierement TV Show. Moreover, she won the performance award in the International Children's Art Festival held in Russia in 2008."My dream is to be an actress who can dance. I hope to give my family a better life in the future." Liang said.(Xinhua/Wang Song)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6818323 2009-11-19 18:01:08 &$Liang Yuxin poses with her favourite dancing shoes in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Oct. 28, 2009.In a fairy tale, a pretty girl indulges in dance with her red shoes so that her shoes grows together with her feet. The 10-year-old girl Liang Yuxin likes dancing as much as the girl in the fairy tale.Liang's parents are farmers in Heilongjiang Province. Like children of most migrant workers, ...]]> &$Liang Yuxin poses with her favourite dancing shoes in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Oct. 28, 2009.In a fairy tale, a pretty girl indulges in dance with her red shoes so that her shoes grows together with her feet. The 10-year-old girl Liang Yuxin likes dancing as much as the girl in the fairy tale.Liang's parents are farmers in Heilongjiang Province. Like children of most migrant workers, she was brought from the farm of her hometown to Harbin by her grandfather to get better education when she was 4. Liang has nice dance genius, which was discovered by her teacher Meng Jia. "She has long legs, flexible waist and long neck." Meng said. Liang joined the dance class of the kindergarten with Meng's suggestion. Though suffering a lot during the training, Liang never gave it up. "When I pressed my legs for the first time, I felt great pain on the following day. But I told myself that I must insist on because the endeavor I've made would mean nothing if I give up." Little Yuxin had failed to enter Heilongjiang Red-Crowned Crane Art Troupe, which is famous in Harbin, because she disqualified from legs' split in the exam in 2004. Back from the exam, She asked her grandmother to press her body for split training for 20 days. She entered the art troupe with great backbone at last. Now dancing has been a big part of the family's daily life. The little girl presses her legs in her 30 square meters house everyday. She was awarded "Country's Star of the Children" in the dance competition of 2006 Chinese Teenagers Acqierement TV Show. Moreover, she won the performance award in the International Children's Art Festival held in Russia in 2008."My dream is to be an actress who can dance. I hope to give my family a better life in the future." Liang said.(Xinhua/Wang Song)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6