Tourism Promotes Inner Mongolia's EconomyPicture shows an unique and beautiful scene of diversiform-leaved poplars in deserts of western Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region, which is renowned for its endless meadow, winding mountains as well as the nomadic customs. Tourism is gradually becoming a pillar industry in boosting Inner Mongolia's economy as it attracts more than 400,000 tourists from home and abroad annually. |  |
Monument Erected in East China to Indicate Ancient Geological Section A landmark monument was erected Friday, August 10 in Coal Mountain in east China's Zhejiang Province to indicate the section between two ancient geological eras, when drastic biological changes happened billions of years ago.  |  |
Chen Lu Shines in Interpretive Program at China's National Games Chinese Winter Olympic Games bronze medalist Chen Lu was in a class of her own and scored the day-high marks in the interpretive program at the women's singles figure skating finals of China's Ninth National Games Friday night in Beijing. |  |
First Group of Tibetan University Students Get Education Aid Fourteen students from three universities in Tibet received Friday grant-in-aid to sustain their schooling, which marks the start of the "West China Development and Education Aid Program" in Tibet. |  |
Hydropower Project at Gongbo Gorge Set Off The Gongbo gorge hydropower station, located on the upper reaches of the Yellow River began construction on August 8 in Xunhua county, Qinghai province. It is the third large one next to Longyang and Lijia gorge hydropower stations in the upper reaches of the Yellow River. |  |
New Super Hybrid Rice Passes State Appraisal Scientists of the appraisal team inspect the maternal plant of "e-super rice" in the fields of Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University in southeast China's Fujian Province, August 10, 2001. The "e-super rice", a new strain of hybrid rice, is projected to make great improvement on the production of super hybrid rice, thus reaching the expected aim of reducing cost, providing high and stable yields and cutting down pollution as well. |  |
Bamboo Goods Sell Well on World Market Two farmers carry a trunk of mao bamboo at Dongting Township in Guangde County in east China's Anhui Province August 10, 2001. Fan made of bamboo, a main product in Dongting, sells well in a dozen of countries and regions, such as Japan, the Republic of Korea etc. |  |
French Traffic Police Takes Alcohol Test on Drivers Two French policemen are taking alcohol test on a driver sitting in the front car on one of main streets in Chalons City of Marne Province August 9, 2001. Marne is France's main producer of champagne, and driving after getting drunk becomes a hidden peril of local traffic accident in the province. |  |
Heat Waves Sweep US A boy plays water to relieve summer heat in New York August 9, 2001. The US has been widely ravaged by heat waves, with the highest temperature of over 40 Celsius in some areas recently, claiming more than 30 people died. |  |
International Day of Indigenous Peoples Marked in Mexico An indigenous mask of Nahuatlan shows on the Indigenous Mask Exhibition to celebrate International Day of Indigenous Peoples in Mexico City August 9, 2001. The indigene of Mexico is about 10 million , 10 % of the whole population. The mask is an important symbol of their culture. |  |
