Archive for the 'Chinese customs' Category

Swissotel Beijing becomes Paralympic Family hotel

On the occasion of the 500-day countdown to the Beijing Paralympic Games, a signing ceremony was held in Beijing on Wednesday to unveil the name-plate of the Paralympic Family Hotel — Swissotel Beijing.
Located at the capital city’s central commercial area, the Swissotel is Asia’s first five-star accessible hotel. During the Beijing Paralympic Games, it will […]

China sets pollution reduction targets for 2008

China will aim this year to reduce its emissions of sulphur dioxide by 6 percent from their 2005 levels as it steps up efforts to fight pollution, its top environmental official said in remarks published on Tuesday.
The official Xinhua news agency cited Zhou Shengxian, head of the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA), as saying that […]

Olympic theme appears in many aspects of Chinese Lunar New Year

Sending New Year greetings, setting off colorful firecrackers, visiting relatives and friends with carefully chosen presents, strolling through temple fairs with the family, or watching CCTV’s annual show on New Year’s eve … all are longstanding ways for Chinese to celebrate the Lunar New Year Festival, which began on Wednesday.This year’s festivities have a novel […]

China presents wushu apparatuses to Malta

At the inaugural ceremony of the Malta Wushu Association (MWA) on December 24, 2007, Chinese Ambassador to the Republic of Malta Chai Xi presented training apparatuses to the MWA on behalf of the Chinese Wushu Association.
Chai appreciated Malta’s efforts in promoting Chinese wushu and gave a brief account of Beijing’s preparatory work for the 2008 […]

Bread-designing contest

Villagers appreciate bread shaped into various patterns at a village in Rizhao city, east China’s Shandong province, Jan. 31, 2008. A bread-designing contest was held on Thursday here with more than hundred bread works made by local residents displayed to celebrate the forthcoming Spring Festival

Villagers appreciate bread shaped into various patterns at a village in […]