41. Memories of Bethune

I WAS one of Dr. Norman Bethune's three bodyguards in the spring of 1939 when he worked in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei border area, an anti-Japanese base led by the Communist Party. Memories of him are

Author: YANG YAOFA    Year 1979 Issue 11 PDF HTML

42. Scenes of Tang Court Life

A YOUNG court lady in a light green skirt with a vermilion silk shawl over her shoulders stands looking up at a bird in flight. Bored with the dull life at court she seems to be yearning for freedom,

Author: YANG HONG    Year 1979 Issue 11 PDF HTML

43. Mechanization of Agriculture

OLD China had no farm machinery, let alone an industry to produce it. After liberation in 1949, implements such as a new-type plow and a horse-drawn harvester began to be made here and small farm

Author: YANG LIGONG    Year 1981 Issue 8 PDF HTML

44. Sketchbook

Author: Yang Zaosan    Year 1981 Issue 9 PDF HTML

45. 'I'll Never Retire from Music'

OVER a thousand music lovers gathered last May in Beijing for the farewell performance of soprano Lang Yuxiu. As Lang began to sing in the soft, sweet voice that belies her 63 years, those over 30

Author: YANG SHUYING    Year 1981 Issue 11 PDF HTML

46. China's Ancient Weapons

IN 1974 one of the great archaeological finds of all times was made near Xian, Shaanxi province - a whole army of life-size pottery warriors of the Qin dynasty (221-206 B.C.). These realistic

Author: YANG HONG    Year 1982 Issue 1 PDF HTML

47. Amputee Sportsman Wins Five Gold Medals

DURING the Third Asian-Pacific Games for the Disabled in Hongkong last November, five gold medals were won by a Chinese man who had lost both his right arm and leg. ?Li Chenggang came first in the

Author: YANG XUEWEI    Year 1983 Issue 4 PDF HTML

48. Swaps Solve Some Housing Problems

SOME people wanted to live closer to work; some needed more space as their families have grown; others wanted more rooms in the same amount of space; some wanted to find a first-floor flat because of

Author: YANG HENGSHENG    Year 1983 Issue 5 PDF HTML

49. Rose Smith, Devoted Friend of China

THIS is to introduce Rose Smith, a very old friend of China, now in her 93rd year, who since the 1960s has worked with our Xinhua News Agency and still does.An old revolutionary, her friendship

Author: YANG RONGGUO    Year 1983 Issue 7 PDF HTML

50. Three Big Hotels in Guangzhou

IF I were asked, "Which of the three big hotels in Guangzhou (Canton) is the best - the Dongfang, White Swan or the China Hotel?" I would not be able to give a good answer because they are all

Author: YANG LINLIN    Year 1984 Issue 10 PDF HTML