· HONG KONG, Oct.3 - China has chosen Zhang Yimous "Curse of the Golden Flower" to represent the country in the Academy Awards best foreign film race, while Hong Kong has picked Feng Xiaogangs "The Banquet." "Curse," which revolves around ancient Chinese imperial politics, was selected by a committee set up by Chinas Film Bureau, the Chinese news Web site Sina.com reported. "Curse" stars Chow Yun-fat, Gong Li and Taiwanese pop sensation Jay……
· Chinanews, Guangzhou, October 9 – Autumn is a good season for dieting and exercising, as there is a week-long National Day holiday to take advantage of, and only exercise will help to get rid of the autumn weariness. Latin dance has become the rage this autumn in Guangzhou for its elegance, excitement and charm. Dance classes have long been a most important part of sports clubs in Guangzhou, and Latin dance is always among the hottest. However, it is even hotter this year……
· Chinanews, Shanghai, October 8 – According to a random survey covering 3,800 elementary and secondary school students in Shanghai, the two groups of students have very different career outlooks. Most pupils dream of starting their own business after graduation, while high school students yearn for freelancing. “Its so cool to be your own boss, and you can decide when to start a days work,” said Jay (not his real name), a fifth grade pupil. The hottest topic between……
· Enjoying the round moon and eating mooncakes with the family on the 15th day of the eighth month on the lunar calendar is a Chinese tradition. This years Mid-Autumn Day falls on Friday, October 6. Oct. 8 - Chinese people used to enjoy the fullest……
· Chinas famous actress Xu Jingleis blog. Some 17.5 million blogs are being published in China, according to new research from an internet organisation. China has around 75 million regular bl……
· Chinanews. Shijiazhuang, October 10 – The ruins of Yecheng city in Hebei Province will be excavated and fully revealed. The central government has invested 230 million yuan on the project. Being capitals of six dynasties and with a history of more than 2,000 years, Yecheng has produced an influence on city planning that can be found in Chang’an, Luoyang, Beijing and even Nara in Japan. Currently, the ruins is buried in the farm fields, and it will be revealed after ……
· Chinanews, Beijing, October 10 – According to the State Cultural Relics Bureau, more than 100 thousand cultural relics in 1,330 Chinese museums are under the national-level protection. Fifteen museums in China have a collection of more than 500 national-level protected cultural relics each, and 67 have more than 500 pieces. Shannxi, Gansu, Shandong and Hubei are the provinces with the most national-level protected cultural relics in the country. ……
· Oct. 11 - Chinas imperial Palace Museum vowed Tuesday that it may take legal action to secure its intellectual rights involving the best-known Palace Museum and Forbidden City as the two names have been awarded "Name Brands of China." Li Wenru, deputy curator of the Palace Museum, told a press conference that as the sole owner of the two brandnames, the museum use them in the fields of sightseeing and tourism, assessment of artworks, exhibition for cultural and educational purp……
· Chinanews, Shanghai, October 12 – Sculptures have long played an important part in urban planning in Shanghai, and the municipal government is planning to decorate the city with more than 5,000 sculptures, including 100 landscape statues. In pursuit of this goal, more and more foreign sculptures have been imported at very high prices; however, the quality of these expensive articles has never been guaranteed. A recent survey shows that only 10% of 1,034 sculptures in Shanghai ……
· Chinanews, Beijing, Oct. 12 – The National Copyright Administration and three other government departments jointly issued an urgent notification on Tuesday, requiring all colleges to stop printing and selling foreign textbooks without permission. The notification says that if college teachers need to use foreign textbooks for their lectures, they should first report their requirement to college leaders for approval. The notification also demands that no colleges or individuals……
· Chinanews, Fuzhou, October 12 – 17 underwater cultural relics robbers were arrested for stealing cultural relics in shipwrecks along the Pingtan coast, Fujian Province. There are many shipwrecks with a wealth of precious cultural relics dating back to the Yuan and the Ming dynasties buried along the Pingtan coast, making it hot for robbers and smugglers. Local police have long been working hard to save these treasures from loss, and their effort is not in vain. Last Augus……
· Chinanews, Nanchang, October 13 – The first flock of rare migrant birds including white-fronted geese, white spoonbills wild geese and wild ducks have recently arrived at the Poyang Lake, the biggest freshwater lake in China, to spend their winter there. Currently the birds are playing about, enjoying their first days in the lake. At least 300 thousand migrant birds come to Poyang Lake for wintering every year, thus more of them are expected, including the cranes. ……