| China's coolest World Heritage sites |
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| 2014-07-24 |
| China’s Grand Canal and Silk Road joined UNESCO’s World Heritage list at the 38th session of the World Heritage Committee which convened in Qatar. China now has 47 world heritage sites, second only to Italy. China’s heritage sites are either natural or historical treasures or both, and one can never grasp the true beauty or magnificence of these places unless you pack your bag, grab your camera and see them with your own eyes. Although all of the 47 sites are well worth visiting, here we recommend 10 places that are best visited during the summer season. 
1. Mount Tai
The sacred Mount Tai is located in Tai'an city of Shandong province. With an an elevation of 1,545 meters, Mount Tai is the highest peak in Shandong. The mountain is reputed as "Chief of the Five Sacred Mountains" and "First Mountain Under Heaven". Mount Tai was the object of an imperial cult for nearly 2,000 years, and the artistic masterpieces found there are in perfect harmony with the natural landscape. It has always been a source of inspiration for Chinese artists and scholars and symbolizes ancient Chinese civilizations and beliefs. |
Saturday, 14 February 2015
Mount Tai, Shandong
jilin street cleaners wages
Liang Weiling: Raising street cleaners' salaries
( ejilin.gov.cn )
2015-02-09
2015-02-09
Liang Weiling, a Jilin province CPPCC member from the city of Jilin, has suggested that the benefits of street cleaner be increased to protect their rights, noting in a paper based on a 1-year study of workers, and where she says that most workers live with serious financial problems, for example, "One case involves a Mr. Wang who is the only bread earner of the family and has only 1,320 yuan for to support them."
Liang has called for the government to give a pay rise for street cleaners and to reimburse them for their social insurance costs and increase public’s awareness of the need for environmental protection.
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Liang Weiling fielding questions from reporters. [Photo by Zhou Hong/Chinajilin.com.cn]
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Jilin Russia DPRK
NE China opening high-speed railway to Russia
The governor of Jilin province, in China’s northeast has announced that work on a Sino-Russian cross-border high-speed railway will get underway in a foreseeable future, connecting the Chinese border city of Hunchun with Russian’s largest port on the Pacific Ocean, Vladivostok.
China, Russia and DPRK setting up tourism zone
A trilateral tourism zone located in Tumen River downstream area has been approved by three border countries, one government official at the 4th session of the 12th Jilin Provincial People’s Congress said, on Feb 12.
Chinese Leaders visit countryside preparations for New Year
Leaders visit countryside to take part in preparations
By ZHAO YINAN,ZHAO SHENGNAN (China Daily)Updated: 2015-02-14 04:22 |
Premier Li Keqiang buys fried sticky rice with a sweet coating at a market in Liping county in the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture of Guizhou province on Friday. Liu ZhenIU ZHEN / China News Service
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President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang, who both climbed the leadership ladder from rural areas, joined millions of residents in the countryside on Friday in preparations to mark Spring Festival.
Online photos and video clips showed Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan returning to Liangjiahe, a village in Yan'an, the Communist revolutionary base in Shaanxi province. Xi worked there as a farmer for nearly seven years before studying at Tsinghua University in Beijing.
He retraced the experiences of his youth while witnessing the massive changes that have been seen in the area.
Xi's visit was reported by Sina Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter, in a micro blog account named "Xuexifensituan" ("Learning From Xi Fan Club"). The micro blog is known for covering Xi's latest activities.
In January 1969, Xi, who was then a teenager, was among millions of young people sent from cities to work as laborers in the countryside, responding to the call of then chairman Mao Zedong.
Meanwhile on Friday, a special guest did some seasonal shopping at a market in Guizhou province as vendors prepared for a sales push ahead of Spring Festival.
Premier Li Keqiang offered Spring Festival greetings to people at Liping county market and asked for some shopping advice.
"I'm going to visit some less well-off families in the afternoon and I want to take some new year gifts with me. What are the must-haves during Spring Festival here?" Li asked vendors.
The market is the largest in the county, which lies in the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture, the traditional home of the Miao and Dong ethnic groups. With about 500 stalls, it is a major grocery supplier for about 100,000 residents.
Li bought local snacks, including smoked spicy fish and pork, fried sticky rice balls and other treats, after strolling through the market. As he was about to leave, he sent a set of digital scales to the market manager as a gift, asking him to ensure fair trading.
"There are so many people shopping here, so you have to guarantee food safety and ensure an orderly market," he said.
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Ebola quarantine in North to be lifted soon: RFA sourceNorth Korea’s ebola quarantine measures will soon be lifted, Radio Free Asia reported Thursday, citing a North Korean source.
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Unification-pop: When South Korean singers looked North for inspirationLong before Psy became a national culture hero with “Gangnam Style”, the originators of K-pop sang about something that seemed a lot more important decades ago: unification.
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Human rights group to petition UN over North Koreans' overseas labor
A North Korea human rights group will petition the UN against North Korea for forcing people to work abroad under unacceptable human rights conditions, the group announced. Visit NK News for more
N. Korea warns S. Korea, issues nuclear threat
North Korea has warned South Korea that it will meet “the most miserable end” if it continues to follow what it believes to be a U.S. policy of aggression towards the DPRK. Visit NK News for more
Sudden gas price plunge bedevils merchants
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