The rabbit-shaped Macao Pavilion will stand out at the Shanghai 2010 Expo
China and Russia have conducted a series of influential educational events during the "Year of Russian Language" in China
Population and nationalities: Fujian is a province inhabited by quite a number of nationalities among which the Han nationality accounts for 98.5% of its total population. She nationality is the biggest ethnic group here, accounting for 75% of total population of local 47 minority groups. Mandarin is spoken commonly and there also exists various kinds of dialects such as Fuzhou Dialect...
The second phase of the construction project of the National Library of China (NLC), a new library, was opened to the public on September 9. Covering an area of 80,538 square meters, the new library can sit 2,900 readers and accept 8,000 visitors a day. The new addition makes the total construction area of the NLC 250,000 square meters, ranking third in the world. Designed by a German architectural firm, the modern library is the largest collection base for Chinese documents in the world.
People from urban Tianjin speak Tianjin dialect, which comes under the Mandarin subdivision of spoken Chinese. Despite its proximity to Beijing, Tianjin dialect sounds quite different from Beijing dialect, which provides the basis for Putonghua, official spoken language of the People's Republic of China.
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Huayi Brothers Media Corporation's approval to be listed on the Growth Enterprises Market (GEM) is a great step forward for China's largest privately-owned film company in the development of the country's cultural market. According to analysts, the approval for listing on Sunday is considered a l...
Danisco Bio Actives has unveiled outstanding initial results using novel encapsulation technology to improve the survival of probiotic cultures at high temperatures and during storage ...
Chan-Tea Culture By Pan Yan The first Chan-tea Culture Festival at the 1,700-year-old Tanzhe Temple in Beijing wrapped up Monday. The two-month long event attracted a large number of tourists and was aimed at helping people understand the unique Chan-tea culture that has existed in China for over...
* EU ministers want to change culture of bankers' bonuses * Some say hard to win British backing for strict limits * France seeks backing for its proposals on bonuses BRUSSELS, Sept 2 - European...