You been her 4 hour, You Sing Now!!! tags China Opera Sing SchoolClassic Peking Opera items will be added to the music curriculum in 200 schools across 10 provinces in China to promote traditional culture among its younger generation, the Beijing News said Monday. picked by buddha 2 years ago |
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Browser-maker Opera decided not to have an April's Fool Day prank or hoax. But why? picked by indierockcafe 3 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
The first bullet train designed and manufactured in China with a speed of 300 kilometers per hour rolled off production line picked by srcap1 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share world |
A dozen Asiatic black bears, malnourished and diseased from years spent on abusive bile-harvesting farms in southwest China, were recovering Saturday after being handed over to an animal charity group. The Animals Asia Foundation took in the bears from state-approved farms where holes were cut in their abdomens so that their bile could drip out to be harvested and used in Chinese traditional medi... read full post picked by suebe 10 months ago 4 comments edit related share world |
Judged by the astonishing increase in journal papers written by scientists in China, there can be little doubt that China is finding its place as one of the world's scientific power houses. picked by maxriter 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share science |
They're flush with pride in a southwestern Chinese city where a recently-opened porcelain palace features an Egyptian facade, soothing music and more than 1,000 toilets spread out over 32,290 square feet. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
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With news that hotels in Beijing will be spying on internet users during the Olympics,Zach Honig (pop photo blogger) gives real world tips about hacking the firewall and dodging spyware while at the games. picked by carguy4life 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share world |
Nearly 500 school children in Fugong, Yunnan Province, China have to cross the often raging Nujiang River each day to get to school. The only problem is that there is no bridge. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
People across China have opened their wallets to give earthquake aid -- and fraudsters have swung into action to capitalise on the burst of generosity. picked by 2longdogs 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Chen Xiao had pretty much given up making her own decisions and so decided to throw open her life to the whims of China's hundreds of millions of Internet users, known in China as netizens. What she stumbled upon was not only a new life but a new way to make a living. She charges about $3 an hour, and she's been asked to do almost everything from delivering pet food to caring for stray cats to ta... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Just got this huge set of photographs via e-mail, most of which were taken at robot expos in China over the last few years. picked by deepcleanfun 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
China is so desperate to get high-polluting cars off the roads of Beijing, the city government is willing to pay drivers $3,600 not to use their cars. picked by mattgup 11 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
China has executed two people for their role in a scandal involving tainted milk powder that resulted in six children dying, officials have said. More than 300,000 other infants were made ill from milk powder contaminated with melamine, an industrial chemical. picked by equinox 1 day ago 2 comments edit related share world |
It is now generally accepted that the bowhead whale is the longest lived mammal on the planet, with a lifespan of over 200 years. But that it can sing with "more than one voice" and that it changes its repertoire from year to year is news. This behaviour is unique among baleen whales and is a newly discovered phenomenon that has been investigated by researchers at the University of Copen... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago 1 comments edit related share science |
Over-harvesting fuelled by surging market prices is threatening to wipe out several species of wild orchids in eastern China, some of which command as much as $175,000 (87,400 pounds) a pot. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
China may consider changing its one-child policy because it has helped slow population growth over the last three decades, a Chinese official said Sunday. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share world |
China is promising the 2008 Olympics in Beijing will be bathed in sunshine - because it is planning to disperse any rain clouds with special rockets. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
MIANYANG, China - A 5.3 magnitude aftershock struck China's quake-battered Sichuan province Thursday amid concerns over rising water levels in a lake formed by landslides from the massive May 12 temblor. 0 comments edit related share worldThe U.S. Geological Survey reported the aftershock struck at 12:41 p.m. (12:41 a.m. EDT) just south of the town of Qingchuan at the relatively shallow depth of 6 miles. picked by bevissimo 1 year ago |
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China has tied the United States as the online population leader with its government reporting that the number of Internet users there has soared to 221 million. picked by 2longdogs 2 years ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
URUMQI, China - The rosy-cheeked infant swaddled in a blanket snuggled tenderly next to her mother in their hospital bed, hours after her birth Wednesday. 0 comments edit related share plime.comA little over a month ago, Zhang Xiaoyan lay in the rubble of her earthquake-shattered apartment building. Trapped for more than 50 hours, she prayed for the life of her unborn child. picked by bevissimo 1 year ago |