Travel to Tibet

 Tibet, a place of mystery and sanctity, is witnessing its coldest days this winter. Time flows with eternity, in spite of sunshine, mist, rainbow and snow, leaving our timeless memories on this soil of Tibet. Holding a reverence in nature, we set our sights on the different seasons of Tibet. January in Lhasa: Stepping into the sunshine Courage is absolutely the first thing if you trav...

Chinese Drum Play Wooed by Foreign Students

A traditional Chinese drum playing competition took place on a stage erected in Beijing's Grand View Garden on Thursday, attracting hundreds of foreign students keen to learn the ancient art, People.com reports. After two elimination rounds over the past few days, ten teams from different districts were picked from an original line-up of fifty. The top prize eventually went to the Baizhifang D...

Students Serve up Insect Banquet

In an effort to encourage their fellow students to pay more attention to the natural food resources around them, the Insect Association at Yangtze University in Jingzhou, Hubei Province decided to host a banquet with a menu of crunchy creatures. Nearly 1,000 teachers and students tucked into eight courses of creepy-crawlies at the university's Agriculture School on Saturday, serving up insects ...

Experts Resolve Translation Headache

Experts from the Chinese-English translation industry came together Tuesday seeking solutions for common challenges encountered in their work, particularly the adaptation of the 2010 Government Work Report, delivered by Premier Wen Jiabao in March. The 20th Chinese-English Translation Seminar, held at the Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU), featured heated discussion on some 60 ambiguous...

Tips For Renting A Car During World Expo In Shanghai

  On May 1st, 2010, Shanghai once again catches the attention of the world for its undertaking of World Expo. According to under-statistics, there will be more than 200 countries and organizations participating in the expo at the time, and a total of more than70 million people will visit it. Therefore, it would be a serious travelling problem, no matter for international organizations of th...

'MBA Moms' Start Fund for Deceased Classmate's Child

During the MBA graduation ceremony at Nanjing University, Jiangsu Province on April 4, 2-year-old Zhang Haoyu was the center of attention as he was cradled and kissed by 30 of his "mothers." If it was not been for a fatal disease two years ago, his birth mother Xu Ping would have been holding him herself, celebrating getting a master degree with her classmates and family. But despite this trag...

World Expo Cultural Center Completed

Construction on the Cultural Center at the Shanghai World Expo has been completed. As one of the five permanent buildings at the Expo site, the new facility will host a number of cultural performances. Workers spent more than two years building the new landmark, which boasts a huge space for performances. The stage is located at the center with spectators' seats surrounding it. The center hold...

Lang Lang to Perform in 2010 Shanghai World Expo

As an ambassador of the 2010 World Expo, internationally famous Chinese pianist Lang Lang received an exclusive interview from China Central Television to talk about the upcoming global event in Shanghai.   The young musician has expressed his great hope for more communication among the international community. Lang Lang will perform in the opening ceremony of the 2010 Shanghai World ...

Shanghai Expo Platform for World to Know China Better

The Expo 2010 Shanghai China is expected to reflect today's real picture of China's economic development and national strength and help rectify the wrong perception others have on it. Koong Heng Sze, chairman of the coordination committee of Malaysia's Seven Clan Associations, told Xinhua here on Wednesday that the expo could serve as a platform for foreigners to gain better understanding abou...

Hong Kong Cultural Talents to Show at Shanghai Expo

Hong Kong's performing arts groups and visual artists will join forces to stage cultural program for Expo 2010 Shanghai, Director of Leisure and Cultural Services of the Hong Kong government Betty Fung said here Thursday. Fung said at a press conference on Thursday that the cultural performances and the visual art exhibitions to be showcased by Hong Kong artists at the Expo 2010 will be under ...