China Geo-Engineering Embarks on Repairing Cambodian HighwayThe project of repairing the No.3 Highway from Sihanouk City to Kampot of Cambodia by China Geo-Engineering Corporation was formally started lately. Pictured here is Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (right) watching the schematic diagram of the project at the starting ceremony. |  |
Three Gorges Permanent Lock Upper Berth Concrete Pouring ConcludedPicture shows the sub-piers for pontoons and piers of the upriver shipping berth of the Three Gorges Permanent Lock Project. The upriver shipping berth facilities are composed of 18 piers and 4 sub-piers. As the largest piers in the world, the 18 piers rise 47 meters high and 7 meters in diameter respectively. |  |
Last Rehearsal of Ballet "Mei Lanfang" Held in GuangzhouThe last dress rehearsal of Ballet "Mei Lanfang" is being held in Guangzhou Ballet Ensemble. The first performance will be given here on July 28. Picture shows Mei Lanfang dancing together with four of his most favorite art images (from left): Yang Guifei (a highest-ranking imperial concubine of Tang Dynasty), Yu Ji (concubine in old times), Mu Guiying and Zhao Yanrong. |  |
New National Emblem to Be Hung Up on Great Hall of PeopleThe one-ton metal national emblem, with steel structure, copperplate cover, golden surface, and red paint, is 6.3 meters in diameter. The new one, detached for the convenience of transportation, has been delivered to the Great Hall of the People and will be reassembled before installation.  |  |
Chinese Divers Win Gold Medals in World Swimming Championships China's Olympic silver-medalist Guo Jingjing(R) and championships debutee Wu Minxia celebrate during the awarding ceremony after winning the women's three meters springboard synchronized diving title in Fukuoka July 26, 2001. The Chinese pair won the event with total 347.31 points. |  |
Chinese Divers Win Gold Medals at World Swimming Championships Tian Liang(L) and Hu Jia, Chinese Olympic champions�� show their gold medals of the men's platform synchronized diving final during an awarding ceremony at the 9th FINA World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka 26 July 2001. The Chinese pair won the medals with a total score of 361.41points. |  |
Typhoon Yutu Arrives at South China Some people push a vehicle through water adversely in Zhanjiang city of southeast Chna's Guangdong Province July 26, 2001. Typhoon Yutu landed in the coastal Dianbai County of Guangdong province. The hurricane around the center of Yutu, 12 according to Beaufort wind scale, was sweeping at 33 meters per second. Affected Heavily by Yutu, strong gales and heavy rain hit Zhanjiang and other cities of Guangdong. |  |
Development of China's "Silicon Valley" Urged Chinese Vice Premier Li Lanqing has said that the construction of the Zhongguancun High-Tech Zone, known as China's "Silicon Valley", should be accelerated. |  |
Bullet Train Debuts in NW China A Chinese-made bullet train named "Jin Lun" is ready to make its first trip to Xining from Lanzhou, capitals of north China's Qinghai province and Gansu province respectively July 26, 2001. The train, equipped with advanced engines and devices, is set to ply between the two cities twice a day. |  |
Chinese President Back in Beijing Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji greets Chinese President Jiang Zemin(R) who returned to Beijing after a state visit to five European countries at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing July 26, 2001. |  |
Chinese Premier Meets Foreign Ambassadors Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji (R) cheers with outgoing and new foreign ambassadors to China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing July 26, 2001. Zhu extended gratitude for the outgoing ambassadors for their efforts in promoting relations between China and the countries they represent and also expressed his welcome to the new ambassadors. |  |
Investment Trade Talks Opened in Xining Two foreign businessmen appreciate Tibetan medicine and green food shown at the trade talks on enterprises in east China investment in the economic develoment in the west opened in Xining, capital city of northwest China's Qinghai Province on July 26, 2001. More than 3000 people from 25 provincial regions, including Liaoning, Jiangsu and Shaanxi provinces, attended the trade talks. |  |
Water Control Project in Xinjiang Several workers are busy by the reservoir with a capacity of 347 million cubic meters of water in Hetian County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region July 26, 2001. It is part of the Uluwati Water Control Project with a total investment of 1.443 billion yuan. The project, scheduled to be complete by the end of this year since its construction in 1993 will ensure a supply of 1.057 billion cubic meters of water from Hetian River to Tarim River. |  |
