Chengguan Cited for "Two Basic Demands" Met in LhasaChengguan is an urban district lately cited in Lhasa for its commendable work in first meeting "two basic demands" for developing education among some 70 counties in Tibet Autonomous Region. The "two basic demands" refer to spread of 9-year compulsory education and wiping out adult illiteracy among a population of 140,000 residing in urban Chengguan. Photo shows No.1 School's TV education management system operational in Lhasa. |  |
Global Submarine Optical Cable Landed in Hong KongJanuary 10 saw a submarine optical cable, which links China's Hong Kong and the world, landing at Kowloon Tesung Kwan O of Hong Kong. This optical fiber cable, dubbed Asia Global Crossing, over 40,000-km long, is a part of the global telecommunication network. It links Hong Kong with over 200 main business cities of 27 countries and regions and provides advanced wide frequency communication services, thereby making telecommunication contacts between the Asia-Pacific region and other parts of the world quicker and smoother. Pictured here is a technician observing the operation of equipment in the wide frequency control room of the submarine optical cable landing station. |  |
Beijing's Three Museums Keep "Oriental Beauty" of Tang DynastyThe Chinese Cultural Relics Exchange Center and the Sichuan Provincial Museum held a ceremony on January 9 to give three archaize arts-"Oriental Beauty" -- to the History Museum of China and China Millennium Monument. With a padmasana and an ebony altar, bronze statue weighting 20 kg imitates the carved stone of Goddess of Mercy of the Tang Dynasty unearthed in Chengdu, the capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Brown crystal pearls are inlaid on the head of the statue and twenty-one purple crystal pearls on the padmasana. |  |
Swan Lake on Edge of the Yellow RiverFlocks of swans gather in the wetlands of Taili Bay in Heyang county, Shaanxi Province. The county has turned the wilderness area into a swan habitat through an environmental protection program. Over 70 kinds of birds including State's first-class and second-class protection ones, are attracted to pass the winter here every year. |  |
HK Ocean Park Opens New Coast-like AttractionHong Kong's hottest tourist attraction, Ocean Park, Wednesday opened to the public Pacific Pier, a new attraction that recreates the cultural attractions and natural habitat of the California Coast of North America.  |  |
Beijing Ducks Beat Jinan Army 95-90 In Wednesday's other actions, the Beijing Ducks scored their six consecutive victory by nipping the Jinan Army 95-90 at home |  |
Chinese Pandas Make Debut at Washington National Zoo in USGiant panda Tian Tian rests after an active morning with the press and public at Washington's National Zoo January 10, 2001. The zoo's two giant pandas were on public view for the first time since their arrival in December. The pandas, who had been in quarantine, are on loan from China for 10 years. |  |
Chinese Pandas Make Debut at Washington National Zoo in USGiant pandas Mei Xiang (R) and Tian Tian play at Washington's National Zoo January 10, 2001."This is exciting," said National Zoo Director Lucy Spelman, as she introduced the pandas, who have been in quarantine since their arrival on December 6 last year. |  |
Bo Xilai Appointed Acting Governor of Liaoning Province Bo Xilai, 51, the former Communist Party secretary of Dalian city, was appointed Liaoning province vice governor and acting governor by the local parliament. |  |
Qinhuai Lantern Festival To Be Held Two workers fix a large lotus lantern in preparation for the upcoming first Qinhuai Lantern Festival to be held at the Fuzimiao Square on the bank of Qinhuai River of Nanjing, capital city south china's Jiangsu province, January 10, 2001. With a diameter of five meters, the lanters weights 200 kg and it took dozens of workers half a month to finish. |  |
China's Products Popular at 2001 Consumer Electronics Show Two visitors watch closely at a so-called "CD Library" equiment made in Taiwan with the help of a sales representative at the 2001 Consumer Electronics Show held in Las Vegas, U.S., January 10, 2001. Electronic products made in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan attracted visitors with their good quality and low prices. |  |
Snow Sculpture Contest held in Harbin An italian carves snow during the first day of the Sixth Harbin International Snow Sculpture Contest at Sun-island Park in Harbin, capital of Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province January 10, 2001. Eighteen teams from 11 countries such as United States, Canada, France, etc participated in the contest. |  |
Police of Nanjing Serve Passengers at Peak Transport Period A police officer talks to some passengers on how to recognize fake train tickets at the Nanjing Railway Station, Nanjing, capital city of south China's Jiangsu province, January 10, 2001. As the Spring Season Transport period, the peak time occuring before and after China's traditional Spring Festival( Chinese Lunar New Year), has come, railways stations across the country see a lot of more passengers than usual |  |
Fake Commodities Destroyed in Harbin Confiscated fake and shoddy commodities are burnt in Harbin, capital city of northeast China's Heilongjiang province, January 10, 2001. A total of 12 kinds of goods worth of 565 thousand RMB yuan were destroyed. A compaign aimed at attacking fake and shoddy commodities has been launched across the province since last year. |  |
Hu Jintao Starts Visit to Syria Chinese Vice-President Hu Jintao is greeted by first Vice-PResident of Syria Abdel Halim Khaddam at the Damascus International Airport, Syria, January 10, 2001. Hu arrived in Damascus for an official visit to Syria. |  |
Li Peng Meets Relatives of Late Indian Internationalist Visiting top Chinese legislator Li Peng (2R) and his wife Zhu Lin(1L) pose with relatives of India's famed internationalist D.S. Kotnis before photographers in Mumbai January 10, 2001. Kotnis , born in 1910, joined an Indian medical team to China to help fight the Japanese invaders in september 1938 and died of ilness in December 1942 at the age of 32 years old. |  |
Fake and Shoddy Commodities Confiscated in Qinghai Two investigators seal a box of confiscated fake cigarette in Xining, capital city of Qinghai province, January 10, 2001. A large number of fake and shoddy commodities have been captured within three hours at a raid launched by the local government. |  |
Jiang Zemin Stresses Publicity, Ideological Work Jiang Zemin, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, urged publicity departments nationwide to highlight China's drive to accelerate its development in the new century on Wednesday, January 10. |  |
