Chinese tradition holiday ——Spring Festival

Hey, the Chinese Lunar New Year is coming! Here is the Vacation Notice from CUECC. From Jan.21 to Feb..5, CUECC will have the winter vacation. But applictaion goes on as usual. Application for winter vacation: MBBS, Civil engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, BBA, computer science and engineering are still available for march intake. The Spring Festival New Yea...

Jade and Gold Clothes of a Prince's Wife

An exhibition featuring gold and silver wares, jade wares and weapons unearthed from tombs of the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC- 220AD) launched in Changsha in Hunan province today. Among the showpieces, the jade and gold clothes of Dou Wan, the wife of Prince Jin of Zhongshan, attracted much attention. With 2,160 jade pieces held together by 700g of gold wire, the 1.72m long clothing is a rare...

Yue Fei —— Great Hero

Yue Fei (1103 -- 1142), was an eminent general during the southern song dynasty. born into a poor family, he was studious, brave and intelligent. he was especially devoted to his mother. before his departure to defend his country against the jin army, his mother tattooed four characters 'jin zhong bao guo' on his back to exhort him to serve his homeland with loyalty. he fought the jin army with...

Top 10 health and family planning news stories in China in 2013

1.The National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) officially came into being. On March 10, 2013, the plan on institutional restructuring and functional transformation of the State Council was made open. It was proposed that a national health and family planning commission would be set up by merging the former Ministry of Health and the National Population and Family Planning Commis...

E China hosts Deng Xiaoping exhibit

A pair of cowboy boots given by the US friends of Deng Xiaoping during his visit to the country is on display at an exhibition in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, July 18, 2014. The exhibition displaying Deng's possessions was created to commemorate the 110th anniversary of Deng's birth. Deng was a former Chinese leader who lived between Aug 22, 1904 and Feb 19, 1997.

Washington hosts Chinese folklife festival

Visitors to Washington now have a chance to experience the living traditions of China as the 48th annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival opened there on Wednesday with a major theme: "China: Tradition and the Art of Living." The two-week festival features 120 Chinese folk artists highlighting the diversity among distinct communities of the world 's most populous country. Musicians, dancers, craft...

Century-old jade disc found confirms ancient legend

After 30 years of geological study in Jingshan Mountain and its surrounding areas, Chinese researchers have finally unearthed Jinyu and seven other types of jade objects in Baokang, Hubei province. Jinyu is a rare high quality gem with ultra-hardness; it is classified as a new type of jade. Its hardness is generally between 8 and 10 degrees. Jinyu contains precious metals and trace elements. Th...

Century-old jade disc found confirms ancient legend

After 30 years of geological study in Jingshan Mountain and its surrounding areas, Chinese researchers have finally unearthed Jinyu and seven other types of jade objects in Baokang, Hubei province. Jinyu is a rare high quality gem with ultra-hardness; it is classified as a new type of jade. Its hardness is generally between 8 and 10 degrees. Jinyu contains precious metals and trace elements. Th...

Size of Chinese family getting smaller: report

The number of people in a Chinese family home is getting smaller, with single-person households on the rise, according to an official report on family development on Wednesday. The average number of family members in a home declined to 3.02 in 2012 from 5.3 in the 1950s as a result of low birth rates, late marriage and population migration, said the report published by the National Health and ...

Backgrounder: 20 years of the Internet in China

BEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) -- China officially gained access to the Internet on April 20, 1994. Over the past two decades, the Internet has brought profound changes to people's lives and become a powerful driving force behind China's economy. Here is a timeline of major developments of the Internet in China: -- In April 1994, China achieves a fully functional connection to the Internet, becomi...