Huangshan (Yellow Mountain)--wonderful wonderful ...wonderful scenery

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Huangshan City is a region with a long history and splendid cultures. Shexian and Yixian Counties were established more than 2,000 years ago. In the Jin Dynasty (265-420) Huangshan City was called Xin'an Shire. Until the Song Dynasty (960-1279) when the name was changed to Huizhou, the city was famed for Hui businessmen, Hui carvings, Xin'an school of painting, Xin'an medicine, Hui architecture, Hui cuisine, and Hui opera (one of the tonalities of Beijing Opera). Also notable are the scenic spots of Mt. Huangshan - a key point of interest in ancient China, the Tangyue Memorial Archway, the Tunxi Ancient Street and the ancient villages of Yixian County . Historians at home and abroad regard Huangshan City as a natural history and culture museum of China.Since Huangshan City is a tourist city with a pleasant climate, travel plans need not be interrupted by weather. So the sights of Huangshan City, such as Tunxi Ancient Street, Xidi, and Hongcun Ancient Villages, Tangyue Archways, Flower Mountain and Enigma Caves can be visited throughout the year as can Mt. Huangshan with each season offering different appealing features.Huangshan City transportation is efficient. Upgraded airline, railway, highway and the city transportation expedite tour travel. Also available are various grades of hotels, restaurants, and recreation and shopping centers in Huangshan City. Be sure to try Hui dishes, snacks and local products and especially the memorable Mt. Huangshan tea.

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Nanjing! Nanjing! Movie Excellent, Made Me Cry Like A Little Girl

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“Nanjing! Nanjing!“ (aka “City of Life and Death“) is a new movie by Chinese director Lu Chuan about the Nanjing Massacre that occurred when Japanese forces overran the then-capital of China in World War II. It is a movie I strongly recommend you watch, even if it is the edited and cut version being shown in China.Despite the mainland version having cut out certain more graphic scenes, so as not to offend the fragile sensibilities of the innocent mainland audiences, what I saw was plenty to ensure that I will never forget just how many inhuman ways of abuse and death were employed by the Japanese imperial army during their rampage across China.

These scenes of brutality, however shocking or illuminating they might be, are not going to connect “Nanjing! Nanjing!” to its audience. Rather, it will be the numerous scenes of complete and utter humanity that offers audiences a precious opportunity to better understand both others, themselves, and what we’re all capable of. These include the scenes of cowardice and bravery, defiance and resignation, self-preservation and self-sacrifice. They include the supplication for survival of a portly Shanghai husband and father, the helplessness of a compassionate German forced to give up his charges, and yes, the small things a bewildered Japanese soldier does or doesn’t do.

It is this movie’s ability to give those viewers with minds and hearts open enough the opportunity to identify with each of these characters and the scope of gritty emotions they represent that makes “Nanjing! Nanjing!” a Chinese movie worthy of being compared to a spiritual predecessor, “Schindler’s List.”

I got pretty chocked up even from the early battle scenes, and was shamelessly wiping streams of tears off my face throughout 3/4ths of the film.

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Tibet sees temperature rise continuously over past 48 years

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The research, based on data from 38 weather stations of the Tibet Autonomous Regional Meteorological Bureau, indicated that the average temperature in the landlocked region rose 0.32 degree Celsius every 10 years between 1961 to 2008, according to Du Jun, a senior engineer with the bureau. In China, average temperatures rose 0.05 degree Celsius to 0.08 degree Celsius every decade, while the global level was 0.2 degree Celsius, Du said. Lhasa, the capital, and the cities of Tsedang and Shiagatse experienced the sharpest rise of more than 0.3 degree Celsius every decade. Tibet was one of the most sensitive areas to climate change, said Du. The temperature change was a direct effect of global warming, he said, which triggered snow melting, glacial shrinking and rising water levels. He said that other phenomena included grassland degradation, more plant diseases and insect pests, a reduction in bio-diversity and higher risks of disasters. Another study, by the Institute of Atmospheric Environment of the Tibetan Plateau, claimed that grassland in the cold highland region shrank by about 40 percent from 1988 to 2005 due to greenhouse effects, excessive grazing and human activities.

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Yunnan on alert against swine flu

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Yunnan Governor Qin Guangrong (秦光荣) has ordered provincial health authorities to be vigilant in preventing the H1N1 influenza virus – which is slightly misleadingly being referred to as 'swine flu' (猪流感) in international and domestic media – with a focus on international travelers to the province, according to a Dushi Shibao report.Travelers on international flights to Kunming Wujiaba International Airport that show any flu-like symptoms will be subject to "close observation" by provincial hygiene and medical staff. Dogs trained in sniffing out diseases have already been deployed at the airport to inspect luggage.Yunnan hygiene bureau chief Chen Juemin (陈觉民) told reporters yesterday that the province was ready to take any steps necessary to prevent the spread of H1N1 into Yunnan and to contain it should it enter the province."However much money is needed, the government will spend that much", Chen said.Chen did not announce any concrete measures that will be taken to prevent the entry of H1N1 influenza into Yunnan.The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a phase 4 alert for the global H1N1 influenza outbreak, the phase before pandemic levels. According to WHO:Phase 4 is characterized by verified human-to-human transmission of an animal or human-animal influenza reassortant virus able to cause "community-level outbreaks." The ability to cause sustained disease outbreaks in a community marks a significant upwards shift in the risk for a pandemic… Phase 4 indicates a significant increase in risk of a pandemic but does not necessarily mean that a pandemic is a forgone conclusion.While no cases of H1N1 have been announced in China, the SARS outbreak of 2002 and 2003 is still fresh in the minds of many. So far this week, Asian travel and airline stocks have been hit by concerns that the virus could spread into Asia via international air travel – which was one of the main vehicles driving SARS' global spread.International travel by local residents to high-risk areas was blamed for a cholera outbreak in villages near the city of Yuxi, 90 kilometers south of Kunming, in late January of this year. The outbreak infected at least 47 people before being contained. Yunnan tour China tours

Terra-Cotta Figures in Xi'an

Recently an interesting phenomenon has been discovered: the looks of terracotta warriors closely resemble those of modern Chinese people. Examined closely, almost every facial variation of modern Chinese man can be found amongst the warrior figures. Out of great astonishment, some people may guess the artisans practiced divination, by which they could predict the appearance of Chinese people living over 2,000 years later.

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Experts don't agree by holding that the accidental discovery contains inevitability. The plastic art of terracotta warrior basically covers all Chinese people's facial shapes, which can be classified into eight types similar to the strokes of certain Chinese characters. Observe carefully, and you will find the face shapes of terracotta warriors are no more than these eight types.
'国' shape-face: characterized by rectangle face, high cheekbone, wide forehead and cheek. '用' shape-face: marked by oblong face and flat cheek and chin. '目' shape-face: narrow and long face with small features. '田' shape-face: near square shape. '甲' shape-face: wide top and narrow bottom, like the shape of a melon seed. '由' shape-face: long face with narrow forehead and wide chin. '申' shape-face: wide cheekbone and narrow ends of the face, and oval face.
Besides grasping the characteristics of these eight face shapes, the Qin's artisans also learned that different face shapes should match with unlike facial features. For example, the plump '由' shape-face matches with small eyes, nose and mouth.
What's more, the Qin artisans were good at using tiny detail varies to express people's different characters and mental states. A person's temperament is often showed in his eyes, which is no exception to the Qin Terracotta Warriors. A canny clay warrior is recognized by his graceful eyebrow and eyes, a brave soldier's eyes are wide and staring while a simple and honest soldier often has big head, wide face, bushy eyebrows and big eyes.

All the eyeballs of the Qin Terracotta Warriors are simply a convex body. Eyes are regarded as the man's window of heart. The Qin artisans carved different eyes to show the inner world of different soldiers. Some squint eyes, with a tender smile, to show their confidence to win the war; some soldiers open the eyes widely in a fury, filled with hate to the enemies; some soldiers look downwards, shy and quiet. Besides, the soldiers who look forward have their eyeball convex in the center of the eyelids, and those who look upward have the eyeball convex up slightly. Also, the eyes of Qin Terracotta Warriors are mostly single eye-lid, which is a tally with the real situation of the Qin people.
On seeing the terracotta warrior figures, we could not help praising their lifelike appearance, reflecting the deep and thorough observation on life of the artisans living in the Qin Dynasty. The wisdom of Chinese ancient people is embodied in this magnificent group of terracotta warriors. The Qin Terracotta Warriors are a great plastic art, and even at today, it still has high value of generalization and aesthetics.

One of The Best Tourist Destination

It is spring in China.Hanghzou is one of the best tourist destination in China now.So many people take a Hangzhou trip that make Hangzhou tour flourish.
Tourists crowd along the Bai Causeway on West Lake of Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, March. 8, 2009. Residents and tourists enjoyed the beautiful spring view of West Lake and the warmth of spring on Sunday.

A foreigner takes picture along the Bai Causeway on West Lake of Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, March. 8, 2009.

Scenes of The West Lake:
Spring Dawn at Su Causeway (The West Lake)

With the well-known reputation of the prime scene of the Ten Scenes of The West Lake in Hangzhou tour, Su Causeway was the achievement of Su Dong Po when he was the governor in Hangzhou in the Southern Song Dynasty and the name of Su Causeway was also in memory of this great statesman and poet. Su Causeway prolongs for around three kilometers and it reveals the enchanting beauty of The West Lake when tourists indulge in the poetic atmosphere of romantic China travel.

When tourists travel in China, tourists can appreciate the beautiful scenery of The West Lake and the causeway when tourists take a stroll along Su Causeway. All the six arch bridges along Su Causeway have poetic and beautiful names, Ying Po, Suo Lan, Wang Shan, Yia Ti, Dong Pu and Qua Hong from south to north accordingly and each has its particular scenery. And the stele with the engraved letters, Spring Dawn at Su Causeway, erects at the south of the bridge.

Breeze – ruffled Lotus at Quyuan Garden (The West Lake)

With the joyful theme of Summer Lotus, "Breeze - ruffled Lotus at Quyuan Garden" is positioned as the beautiful view second to "Spring Dawn at Su Causeway" of the Ten Scenes of The West Lake. In the summer, tourists will experience the breeze mixed with the alluring fragrance of lotus and a wide variety of lotus is fully blossomed in the pools. When tourists have cheerful Hangzhou tour in The West Lake, tourists can take a relaxing stroll along the lovely bridges, surrounded by the widespread lotus.

Lingering Snow on Broken Bridge (The West Lake)

Located in the east to White Causeway, Broken Bridge is the most famous one among the bridges in The West Lake in ancient and modern times for tourists to appreciate the alluring scenery in Hangzhou tour. It's said that Broken Bridge had been built in the Tong Dynasty and the present bridge was reconstructed in 1921.

The name of Broken Bridge has often appeared in the literature masterpieces and the bright scenery of "Lingering Snow on Broken Bridge" is the most attractive to tourists in Hangzhou travel, especially in the snowing season. The scene is very precious because the snowy days are relatively few in Southern part of China, not to mention the heavy snowy days which make the scenery more attractive in China tour.

The classical and traditional style of Broken Bridge has been completely reserved and tourists always cannot help but indulge in the beautiful scenery unknowingly when tourists travel in Hangzhou.

Leifeng Pagodain Evening Glow (The West Lake)

In Hangzhou travel, the most attractive part is to visit the site at sunset because the pagoda looks extraordinarily beautiful bathed in the evening glow.

With the reputation of one of the Ten Scenes of The West Lake, Leifeng Pagoda in Evening Glow, Leifeng Pagoda is a classical Chinese architecture with seven stories, consisting of ladders and pavilions.

In ancient times, Leifeng Pagoda and the opposite Baochu Pagoda stood far apart facing each other. When the sun was setting, the pagoda, the trees and the lake are overwhelmed in a mysteriously alluring atmosphere. So the view contributes to the enchanting reputation, Leifeng Pagoda in Evening Glow.

Unfortunately, Leifeng Pagoda was seriously damaged by the Japanese bandits in the Ming Dynasty and finally collapsed in 1924. Nowadays, tourists can appreciate the new look of Leifeng Pagoda after reconstruction when tourists travel in Zhejiang.

Three Pools Mirroring the Moon (The West Lake)

Among the three islets in The West Lake, the one islet which is also called "Lesser Yingzhou" is the biggest and finest one. Possessing the beautiful view of "a lake within an island and an island within a lake", Lesser Yingzhou is therefore the very unique view among Scenes of The West Lake. The three lovely islets and the peaceful lake compose the poetic image of "Three Pools Mirroring the Moon" in Hangzhou Tourism.

When tourists visit the site, there are three gourd-shaped pagodas, forming the images of three pools, zigzag bridges, and pavilions scattering on the islets.

Viewing Fish at Flower Harbor (The West Lake)

Adjacent to Su causeway, Flower Harbor (Huagang) consists of Red Fish Pool, Flower Garden, Peony Garden, widespread lawns and woods. Originally, Flower Harbor was a private place and it became more and more famous in Hangzhou because of the abundant flowers, trees and goldfish. Later, it turned out to be a recreation resort for the common public to visit in Hangzhou tour. Many painters and poets beautifully depicted the place with their inspirational masterpieces.

Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty visited Flower Harbor during his inspection trip to Southern China. The Emperor was so pleased with the place that he wrote a poem to praise the fabulous site.

Renowned for the half-an-year-long flower scenery, Flower Harbor presents its great time of viewing flowers when spring translates smoothly into summer. In the delightful Hangzhou travel, tourists will indulge in the scenery of numerous blossoms and verdant trees while the red fishes elegantly are swimming in the pool.

Chinese Classic Garden

Suzhou is China's well-known "city of gardens", which tops all others in both the number and the artistry of gardens. Dating from Pi Jiang Garden of the Eastern Jing Dynasty,Suzhou's art of gardening has undergone a history of 1, 500 years. There were once over 200 gardens in the city,and 69 of them are still in good preservation today. The concept of Suzhou classical gardens has gone beyond the city limits,since it generally refers to all those private gardens built in the regions south of the Yangtze. Many traveller took a Suzhou Tour and enjoyed the landscape.

The Suzhou garden originated from the desire to retire from the strife of officialdom and to shun from worldly affairs. It seeks the return to Nature and the cultivation of temperament. In Taoist philosophy and the refinement of culture underlies the theme of the garden. Hills and waters,flowers and trees,pavilion, terraces,towers and halls constitute the basic garden elements,while the prominent tone is expressed in the dark colour of roof tiles,the grey of bricks,and chestnut brown of wooden pillars.

Suzhou garden is the Nature in nutshell ,which enables one to "feel the charm of mountains,forest and springs without going out of the noisy surroundings of the town". Its human interest also lies in that the architect, philosopher, poet, painter, and common folk can all find in it the idea,the flavour,the lines and the rhythm. The unfolding of the garden vistas is the verisimilitude of a landscape scroll. When enjoying tea, poem,flower arrangement or playing musical instrument in the garden,one gains the most natural inspiration. To those tourists desiring to understand China, Suzhou garden is the best museum.

Local chronicles reveal that during its heyday, Suzhou city held nearly 200 gardens, topping the whole nation. Suzhou gardens have their own characteristics in layout, structure and style.The Four Classical Gardens of Suzhou, i.e.The Surging Waves Pavilion, The Lion Grove Garden, The Humble Administrator's Garden and The Lingering Garden represent the different styles of Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.

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Suzhou is China's well-known "city of gardens", which tops all others in both the number and the artistry of gardens. Dating from Pi Jiang Garden of the Eastern Jing Dynasty,Suzhou's art of gardening has undergone a history of 1, 500 years. There were once over 200 gardens in the city,and 69 of them are still in good preservation today. The concept of Suzhou classical gardens has gone beyond the city limits,since it generally refers to all those private gardens built in the regions south of the Yangtze.

The Suzhou garden originated from the desire to retire from the strife of officialdom and to shun from worldly affairs. It seeks the return to Nature and the cultivation of temperament. In Taoist philosophy and the refinement of culture underlies the theme of the garden. Hills and waters,flowers and trees,pavilion, terraces,towers and halls constitute the basic garden elements,while the prominent tone is expressed in the dark colour of roof tiles,the grey of bricks,and chestnut brown of wooden pillars.

Suzhou garden is the Nature in nutshell ,which enables one to "feel the charm of mountains,forest and springs without going out of the noisy surroundings of the town". Its human interest also lies in that the architect, philosopher, poet, painter, and common folk can all find in it the idea,the flavour,the lines and the rhythm. The unfolding of the garden vistas is the verisimilitude of a landscape scroll. When enjoying tea, poem,flower arrangement or playing musical instrument in the garden,one gains the most natural inspiration. To those tourists desiring to understand China, Suzhou garden is the best museum.

Local chronicles reveal that during its heyday, Suzhou city held nearly 200 gardens, topping the whole nation. Suzhou gardens have their own characteristics in layout, structure and style.The Four Classical Gardens of Suzhou, i.e.The Surging Waves Pavilion, The Lion Grove Garden, The Humble Administrator's Garden and The Lingering Garden represent the different styles of Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Shanghai local food - You can't miss it

Shanghai, with so many business people rushing in, is not only China's economic and cultural center, but also a "Grand View Garden" for dinners of all tastes. In fact, Shanghai does not have a definitive cuisine of its own, but refines those of the surrounding provinces. Different styles of cuisine meet and merge in Shanghai only to create the so-called Shanghai style cuisine, influenced by Beijing cuisine, Yangzhou cuisine, Guangdong cuisine and Sichuan cuisine, together with the foods of Suzhou, Wuxi, Ningbo and Hangzhou flavors, making Shanghai an ideal "gourmet kingdom". Shanghai cuisine, known as Hu Cai among the Chinese, is the youngest of the ten major cuisine in China, with a history of more than 400 years. Traditionally it was called Benbang cuisine, originated in Ming and Qing years. Good at pickling in wine and cooking methods like baking, stewing, teaming, deep-frying, they usually look red and shiny. In the later part of 19th century after Shanghai became a major domestic and international trading port, Benbang dishes underwent some substantial changes by adopting certain merits of other cuisine. It formed a complex flavor structure, cooking style and technique norms. It stresses using condiments and keeping the original flavors of the materials and has features of being fresh, smooth and crispy."Shanghai cuisine" today defines an area much greater than the city and immediate environs of Shanghai.

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Shanghai chef focus on maintaining the original flavour and pay close attention to cooking duration. The dishes are bright red, juicy and thick with tender meat and are very popular with the local people. The cooking techniques commonly used are saut�ing, quick-frying, stewing and steaming and a large amount of soy sauce and fermented rice wine are always used as flavouring. Fermented rice wine contains water, yellow wine and some seasoning. The raw materials used are normally fresh and the flavouring is salty, sweet, sour, or acidic. One feature of Shanghai cuisine is that the cooks use salt to enhance the sweetness of flavour. The use of sugar is common in Shanghainese cuisine and, especially when used in combination with soy sauce, effuses foods and sauces with a taste that is not so much sweet but rather savory. Non-natives tend to have difficulty identifying this usage of sugar and are often surprised when told of the "secret ingredient." The most notable dish of this type of cooking is "sweet and sour spare ribs" ("tangcu xiaopai" in Shanghainese).
Red cooking" is a popular style of stewing meats and vegetables associated with Shanghai. "Beggar's chicken" is a legendary dish of Beijing origin, called "jiaohua ji" in the Shanghainese dialect, wrapped in lotus leaves and covered in clay. Though usually prepared in ovens, the original and historic preparation involved cooking in the ground. The lion's head meatball and Shanghai-style nian gao are also uniquely Shanghainese, as are Shanghai fried noodles, a regional variant of chow mein that is made with Shanghai-style thick noodle. Lime-and-ginger-flavored thousand-year eggs and stinky tofu are other popular Shanghainese delicacies. Lei Sha Yuan and crab shell cake are good for breakfast or light refreshment after dinner. A shanghai favor snack which will make foreigners crazy called Chicken and Duck Blood Soup, In fact, the blood rather resembles dark red tofu and has very little taste. The broth used is a very light or slightly salty clear chicken broth with some spring onion added for a nice flavor. All in all, this traditional Shanghai snack is quite tasty. Facing the East China Sea, seafood in Shanghai is very popular. However, due to its location among the rivers, lakes, and canals of the Yangtze Delta, locals favor freshwater produce just as much as saltwater products like crabs, oysters, and seaweed. The most famous local delicacy is Shanghai hairy crab .
Shanghainese people are known to eat in delicate portions (which makes them a target of mockery from other Chinese), and hence the servings are usually quite small. For example, famous buns from Shanghai such as the xiaolong mantou (known as xiaolongbao in Mandarin) and the shengjian mantou are usually about four centimeters in diameter, much small than the typical baozi or mantou elsewhere. And the vegetarian stuffed bun is stuffed with finely chopped green vegetables, mushrooms, bamboo shoots and marinated bean curd with sesame oil and sugar as the condiments. Due to the rapid growth of Shanghai and its development into one of the foremost East Asian cities as a center of both finance and contemporary culture, the future of Shanghai cuisine looks very promising. Shanghai restaurants have been quite popular in other Chinese cities, like Beijing, for some years now. However, modernity is rapidly taking over traditions. Many Shanghai restaurants now introduce more modern and healthy elements to the traditional Shanghai cuisine, and even offer diversified delicacies from other cuisine. Shanghai cuisine was brought to Hong Kong when many wealthy Shanghai families fled there in the wake of war and revolution on the mainland. The cuisine built a respected niche for itself in Hong Kong because it offered local Cantonese an interesting alternative to rice: Noodles and bread are main staples and sauces are combinations of ginger, sugar, Shaoxing wine and soy sauce, not to mention the irresistible variety of pastries.