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Photo Archive --- Date:20010112

187 Tourist Areas Attain National 4A Title

January 10 saw the curtain fall for the National 4A Appraisal of Tourist Areas held by the National Tourism Administration of China. The first batch of altogether 187 tourist areas and spots including Beijing Badaling Great Wall and the Yu Yuan Garden in Shanghai has been honored with the 4A mark. Over a year or so in the past, the national activity for creating 4A tourist areas has effectively helped upgrading the management levels and service qualities in the tourist areas of the country and promoted the protection of tourism resources and environmental construction. The photo shows a corner of the Yalong Bay Scenic Area in Sanya, Hainan Province honored with the 4A title.

Technology Brings More Benefits

Photo shows workers happily gathering their chrysanthemum with the oncoming of the lunar New Year on the Overseas Chinese Agriculture Garden in Taizhou, Zhejiang Province on January 10. Li Weijun, a young entrepreneur born to the place, set up this Overseas Chinese Agriculture Garden with over RMB$23m yuan of investment made. Diversified farming with new technology introduced has helped bring about a boom on this barren piece of land.

Children's New Book Series Available in Shanghai

Photo shows the pupils are reading Juveniles' Defense Education Series and listening to a PLA officer familiarizing them with ABC about weaponry at Shanghai Zhabei No.3 School on January 11. Juveniles' Defense Education Series is a large-size work with over 1.2 million words compiled by a group of military scientists, published by the Children's Publishing House. The book series will help deepen the juveniles' knowledge about the military uses of high technology and get well prepared with enhanced awareness for danger in times of peace.

Wang Shuyu and his "Perking Opera Dolls"

Wang Shuyu, a resident of Tianjin, a port city in north China, has collected 188 Perking Opera images and received the certificate of Guinness Book of Records. His dolls are made at the proportion of 5 : 1 according to stage figures including five major roles in the traditional opera, i.e. male, female, man of virile or rough character, middle-aged man, and clown. The photo shows one of his Perking Opera dolls.

Harbin Chooses Top Ten Network Teen-agers

Top ten network teen-agers were chosen on January 1, in Harbin, the capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The three-month campaign was designed to guide teen-agers to meet the needs of new millenium and learn online knowledge. It attracted 14,000 people to take part. The photo shows some winners at the ceremony to issue prizes.

Wang Shuyu and his "Perking Opera Dolls"

Wang Shuyu, a resident of Tianjin, a port city in north China, has collected 188 Perking Opera images and received the certificate of Guinness Book of Records. His dolls are made at the proportion of 5 : 1 according to stage figures including five major roles in the traditional opera, i.e. male, female, man of virile or rough character, middle-aged man, and clown.

2nd Globalization Forum Kicks off

Co-sponsored by People's Daily, the Hong Kong Foundation for Globalization Cooperation and the Ministry of Information and Technology Industry, the 2nd Globalization Forum (http://www.globalizationforum.org) is to set sail in Sanya, Hainan Province from January 12 to 14.  

Chinese Premier Stresses Scientific Progress, Innovation

During an inspection tour in Beijing, the national capital, Zhu said China must concentrate its resources on making breakthroughs in key technological fields where China is in a comparatively advantageous position and that are strategically important, in order to provide powerful technological support and an endless driving force for the country's economic restructuring and modernization drive.  

Bush Selects Nominees for Labor and Trade

Chao was born in 1953 in China and came to the United States at the age of 8.  

Vice-Premier Li Lanqing Meets U.S. Guest

Chinese Vice-Premier Li Lanqing met here on January 11 with Robert Livingston, a former U.S. congressman who is here on a visit as guest of the Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs.

Liu Guoliang Eases into Grand Finals Second Round

Atlanta Olympic champion Liu Guoliang outclassed Japan's Koji Matsushita 13-21, 21-17, 21-17, 21-12 in the Pro Tour Grand finals table tennis tournament on Thursday.In the quarter-finals Friday, Liu will take on his team mate Ma Lin, the World Cup holder, who outgunned Zoran Primorac of Croatia 21-17, 21-16, 21-14.

Chinese Vice President Hu Jintao Holds Talks with Syrian First Vice President

Visiting Chinese Vice President Hu Jintao held talks with Syrian First Vice President Abdel Halim Khaddame on January 11. After the meeting, Hu and Khaddame attended the signing ceremony of two agreements between the two governments on cooperation in technology, trade and economy.

Bush Selects Nominees for Labor and Trade

President-elect Bush chose Elaine Chao, a former Peace Corps director and the wife of a Republican senator, to become secretary of labor Thursday, filling the Cabinet post two days after his first nominee withdrew under fire.  

China-U.S. Football Game Held in Guangzhou

A football game between Chinese Women Football Team and American Women Football Team is held in Guangzhou, capital city of Guangdong province, January 11, 2001. Chinese Women Football Team defeated American Women Football Team 1-0.

China to Set up Sino-Indian Parliamentary Friendship Group Soon: Li Peng

The National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, will soon set up a Sino-Indian friendship group, visiting NPC Standing Committee chairman Li Peng announced here Thursday in a meeting with a group of Indian parliamentary party leaders.
   


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