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1. China's Hugest Bell
THE Yong Le Bell - the second largest in the world - can be seen today at Da Zhong Si (Great Bell Temple) in Beijing's western suburbs. This bronze bell has a body 4.5 meters high and a maximum outer
Author: CHEN TONG Year 1981 Issue 3 PDF HTML
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2. Shantou or Swatow NEW BY ANY NAME
I HAD KNOWN Shantou, called Swatow in the local dialect, more than 40 years ago in a time of war and turmoil. Already then it was a big commercial port in eastern Guangdong (Kwangtung) province;
Author: WU TONG Year 1979 Issue 4 PDF HTML
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3. Quanzhou Town , Pagodas
BACK from his long journey to China in 1298, Marco Polo said that Quanzhou, then called Zayton, and Alexandria were the world's two biggest ports. The famous Arab historian Ibn Batuta (1304-1377)
Author: WU TONG Year 1979 Issue 5 PDF HTML
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4. Zhangzhou, Home of the Narcissus
IN China people like to grow narcissus at home in the wintertime. It is said to be an auspicious sign if the blossoms come out just for the Spring Festival. Most of the bulbs are raised in Hubei,
Author: WU TONG Year 1979 Issue 6 PDF HTML
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5. Xiamen (Amoy)
XIAMEN (Amoy). a famous port city for centuries, lies on an island of the same name in a large bay on the southern coast of Fujian province. Since 1956 it has been connected with the mainland by a
Author: WU TONG Year 1979 Issue 7 PDF HTML
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6. A Visit to the Village Jan Myrdal Made Famous
IN 1963 the famous Swedish writer Jan Myrdal published his book Report from a Chinese Village about Liulin, near Yan'an, capital of the old revolutionary base area in Shaanxi province. The author
Author: WU TONG Year 1985 Issue 1 PDF HTML
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7. Moving Toward Home Ownership
VISITORS to China today are impressed by the number of high-rise apartment blocks going up in all the big cities - and they are surprised to hear that housing is still a serious problem. They are
Author: XIAO TONG Year 1987 Issue 7 PDF HTML
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8. A Probe into an Ancient Empire
THE Western Xia (1038-1227) witnessed a period of prosperity in the large expanse of western China 773 years ago. It created its own written language and arts and kept up close relations with the
Author: LI TONG Year 2000 Issue 10 PDF HTML
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9. An Exciting Time for Steel City
Panzhihua, in south Sichuan's basin, is aptly called West China's Industrial Pearl, and "treasure bowl." This city is well known as the home of Panzhihua Iron and Steel Group Company and Ertan
Author: WANG TONG Year 2004 Issue 3 PDF HTML
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10. Nature's Bounty on the Western Frontier
Baoshan is a frontier city in western Yunnan Province that borders Myanmar. In bygone clays, it was one of the Southwestern Silk Road trade routes, and a vital link between inland China and the
Author: WANG TONG Year 2004 Issue 3 PDF HTML