简介:Wetlandsareshallowmarinewatersandwetareasincludingrivers,lakesandmarshes.Accordingtoscientists,evenreservoirsandpaddyfieldsfallintothecategory.Wetlandsareclassifiedintoover40typesbutaccountsforonly6%oftheearth'stotallandarea.Humanbeingsinhabitbywaterandgrassbecausewetlandsprovideuswithwaterandwetsoil.
简介:THEthirdPlenarySessionofthe18thCommunistPartyofChina(CPC)CentralCommitteeapprovedaplanthatwillcomprehensivelydeepenChina’sreforms.FewplansinthehistoryofNewChinahavebeensopowerfulorwideranging.ItranksalongsidethehistoricreportofthethirdPlenarySessionofthe11thCPCCentralCommitteeof1978,whichmarkedtheonsetofthe"reformandopening-up"policy.
简介:<正>ThereisadeliciousironyofbuyingChristmasdecorationsintheWesternworldwiththetag,"MadeinChina,"andthenbeingpresentfortheholidayinthelandwherethey’remanufactured.TheyseemedoddlyoutofplaceonthestoreshelvesinBeijing,butnotinmyapartment.ChineseNewYeariscelebratedandrecognisedgloballybyeveryone,includingme.But,aChineseChristmas-well,thatwassomethingelsetobereckonedwith.
简介:ChinaattheTurnoftheCenturyChina'5rapideconomicgrowthinthepastyearshascaughttheattentionoftheworld.ThisyearushersinChina'sNint...
简介:FOREIGNERSwhowriteaboutChinausuallyliveinbigcitieswherethelanguageiseasytounderstandratherthanaslewofdialectsfromvariousplaces,andlifethereiscolorfulenoughtobeseenasaminiaturerepresentationoftheentiretyofChina.However,Americannon-fictionwriterMichaelMeyercasthiseyesontothetranquilruralareas–hisChinesewife’shometown,thenortheasternChinesevillagenamedDahuangdi,meaningagrandwastelandorWasteland,inJilinProvince,rentingasingle-storyhouse,sleepingonitsheatedbrickbed,chattingwithlocals,andteachingEnglishasavolunteerinanearbyprimaryschool.
简介:WhenhereturnedtoChinain2001threeyearsafterhewenttotheUnitedStatesasanexchangestudentattheStateUniversityofColorado,Denver,XinMinwassurprisedtofind"anincreasingnumberofyoungChristians"inChina’smainland.
简介:China′sTwoObjectivesBETMEENNOWandtheendofthecentury.theChinesepeoplearefacingtwoobjectives:toachievealifeofrelativecomfortbyq...
简介:<正>AFormulaOneraceoverflowswiththrillsandsensations.There’sthedeafeningnoise,theflashingcolour,fearsomespeedandawesomecompetitivenessofthedrivers.Therearethecelebrities,themodelgirlfriends,theprettycheerleaders,theVIPtents.AndthentherearethethousandsofordinaryfansforwhomFormulaOnemotor