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The rabbit is one of the most popular animals in Chinese astrology, representing peace, unity, prosperity, and the harvest. January 22 marks the first day of the Year of the Rabbit. We wish all of you a Happy Chinese New Year! (Produced by Jiang Jie and Han Lu)The rabbit is one of the most popular animals in Chinese astrology, representing peace, unity, prosperity, and the harvest. January 22 marks the first day of the Year of the Rabbit. We wish all of you a Happy Chinese New Year! The rabbit is one of the most popular animals in Chinese astrology, representing peace, unity, prosperity, and the harvest. January 22 marks the first day of the Year of the Rabbit. We wish all of you a Happy Chinese New Year! The rabbit is one of the most popular animals in Chinese astrology, representing peace, unity, prosperity, and the harvest. January 22 marks the first day of the Year of the Rabbit. We wish all of you a Happy Chinese New Year!
French post office, La Poste in January issued two commemorative stamps marking the Year of the Rabbit. (Photo/China News Service) As the Chinese New Year approaches, many countries have issued special stamps marking the Year of the Rabbit. Chinese
Actor Wang Yibo. (Photo provided to China Daily)With a stellar cast team up of Hong Kong giant Tony Leung and heartthrob Wang Yibo, the upcoming espionage thriller Hidden Blade has topped the presale box office charts during Spring Festival, the most lucrative period for domestic film industry within recent years.Currently followed by iconic director Zhang Yimous Full River Red and the sci-fi epic The Wandering Earth II, Hidden Blade, which will open domestically on Jan 22, has raked in around 68 million yuan ($10.02 million) from the presale tickets, according to the live tracker Beacon.The film held a promotional event in a downtown Beijing cinema on Tuesday, gathering all the major cast stars, with some attending via online video talks.Interweaving suspense, the tale centers on a group of underground workers in Shanghai who risked their lives to send intelligence and defend the motherland during the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression (1931-45). Director Cheng Er. (Photo provided to China Daily)Director Cheng Er revealed that the movies script has been revised many times, even during shooting, and thus interestingly gave him the inspiration to create a new character, played by actor Huang Lei.Cheng also revealed that most of the details in the movie, varying from a tie to the dishes set on a dinner table, could be important clues that will reveal the authentic identities of all the "mysterious and complex" roles in the movie.
Archeologists from Jilin University recently published their research about the reconstructed skull of a Neanderthal boy using digital 3D portrait reconstruction technology in cooperation with Moscow State University in Russia, Xinhua News Agency reported.The boy represents the first digital three-dimensional restoration of a Neanderthal skull fossil. (Photo: Xinhua)According to documents provided by the university, the fossil skull of the boy, who was thought to be 8 to 9 years old, was found in southern Uzbekistan in 1938, the report said.The boy lived between 300,000 and 40,000 years ago, it said."Fossils of Neanderthals, an extinct relative of modern humans, were first discovered in the Neanderthal Valley in Germany and were once widely distributed across Eurasia," Zhang Quanchao, head of the team at Jilin University, told Xinhua.The boy represents the first digital three-dimensional restoration of a Neanderthal skull fossil, and is one of the important achievements of the first international joint laboratory in the field of archaeology established by Jilin University and Moscow State University."The result not only vividly shows the facial morphology of prehistoric humans in Eurasia but also provides a new way to study and display the morphological characteristics of Neanderthals and their environmental adaptations," Zhang said.
BEIJING, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- The highly anticipated "Three-Body" television drama has taken millions in China to transcend time and space to a sci-fi world that charts humanitys war against an alien civilization on Sunday night.Promotional material for Three-Body (Photo: Courtesy of Tencent Video)The live-action adaptation of the Hugo Award-winning sci-fi novel "The Three-Body Problem" by Liu Cixin became a sensation right after it was released on Chinese Central Television 8 and the streaming media platform Tencent Video.The original work is the first book of a sci-fi trilogy that revolves around physicist Ye Wenjies contact with the Trisolaran civilization existing in a three-sun system and the centuries-long clashes that follow between earthlings and the aliens.The TV drama skyrocketed to one of the top trending topics on Chinas Twitter-like Sina Weibo after its release, with discussions on related topics hitting 100 million.As of 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, the play ranked first on the list of TV series released by box office tracker Maoyan.A bevy of netizens posted comments on social media, saying the play offers an outlet for their longtime appreciation for the sci-fi epic."The first four episodes have offered extreme comfort as they closely stick to the original, and I hope the following episodes could also be consistent with the novel," said a netizen on Weibo, adding that the novel series has been his favorite since high school."The Three-Body Trilogy", which put Chinese science fiction on the world map in 2015, was seen by a legion of Chinese as their introduction to the mysterious and fascinating world of science fiction."What attracts me most about the novel series is its grand story-telling structure, the self-consistent scientific conception, as well as reflections on the humanist society," said a review on Douban, Chinas leading film rating platform.But when adapting the saga into ...
Fried shrimp balls with scallops and celery. Photo provided to China Daily As the Lunar Chinese New Year approaches, restaurants in the capital are all set for the festive season with special dishes and menus. Li Xiang, executive chef of Xin Ming Yuen, prepares a series of new dishes to celebrate
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The opening ceremony of Chinese New Year lantern show was held Monday on Yaowarat Road in Bangkok, Thailand. Photo shows lion dance at the opening ceremony of a Chinese New Year lantern show on Monday in Bangkok, Thailand. The lantern show kicks off a series events celebrating the 2023 Chinese New Year and it will last until February 15. Photo shows two white rabbit stone carvings presented by the Chinese government during the opening ceremony. A rabbit-themed lantern gallery and a lion dance during the opening ceremony presented people a festive atmosphere and brought out the beauty of the Chinese New Year.Photo shows Yaowarat Road is decorated with lanterns and colored hangings to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Photo shows a dragon lantern at the entrance of the lantern show. (Compiled by Zhu Dan)
A woman visits an exhibition of "The Three-Body Problem" at Shanghai Tower in east Chinas Shanghai, February 24, 2021. /XinhuaThe live-action television adaptation of the Hugo Award-winning science fiction novel "The Three-Body Problem" by Liu Cixin has received critical acclaim following its release.Titled "Three-Body," the drama opened at 9:30 p.m. on January 15 on both CCTV-8, the TV drama channel of Chinas national broadcaster CCTV, a part of China Media Group (CMG), and the online platform Tencent Video.The show made immediate headlines on Chinese social media platforms. A hashtag that literally translates to "Three-Body TV drama wins by a lot" made it to Mondays list of top searches on Weibo, generating 340 million reads as of 6:00 p.m.Many web posts expressed viewers satisfaction with the long-awaited show, at least based on the already aired episodes, commending its great job in restoring details of the original novel.The "Three-Body" TV drama broke Tencent Video records in terms of the popularity generated by a drama on its debut day, according to the platform, which is also a co-producer of the show."The Three-Body Problem" is the first book of a sci-fi trilogy that revolves around physicist Ye Wenjies contact with the Trisolaran civilization existing in a three-sun system and the centuries-long clashes that follow between earthlings and the aliens.A woman visits an exhibition of "The Three-Body Problem" at Shanghai Tower in east Chinas Shanghai, February 24, 2021. /XinhuaActors Zhang Luyi and Yu Hewei led the star-studded cast of the show."The Three-Body Problem is so special, and the development of its TV adaption took much longer than most dramas from Tencent," a documentary released by Tencent Video cited Wang Juan, chief editor of Tencents online video business unit, as saying."Full discussions took place with the...
A member of Xie Zhilei's water environment monitoring team takes samples for testing from a river in Hulunbuir in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region.Photo provided to China Daily Hulun Lake resembles a snowfield as winter grips the country's northern area. Yet, the pretty lake scene in Hulunbuir
BEIJING, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- The live-action television adaptation of the Hugo Award-winning science fiction novel "The Three-Body Problem" by Liu Cixin has received critical acclaim following its release Sunday night.Titled "Three-Body," the drama opened at 9:30 p.m. on Sunday on both CCTV-8, the TV drama channel of Chinas national broadcaster CCTV, and the online platform Tencent Video.The show made immediate headlines on Chinese social media platforms. A hashtag that literally translates to "Three-Body TV drama wins by a lot" made it to Mondays list of top searches on Weibo -- generating 250 million reads as of 10 a.m.Many web posts expressed viewers satisfaction with the long-awaited show, at least based on the already aired episodes, commending its great job in restoring details of the original novel.The "Three-Body" TV drama broke Tencent Video records in terms of the popularity generated by a drama on its debut day, according to the platform."The Three-Body Problem" is the first book of a sci-fi trilogy that revolves around physicist Ye Wenjies contact with the Trisolaran civilization existing in a three-sun system, and the centuries-long clashes that follow between earthlings and the aliens.Actors Zhang Luyi and Yu Hewei led the star-studded cast of the show.
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PARIS, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- French post office, La Poste, on Saturday issued two stamps to celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year, the Year of the Rabbit, which starts on Jan. 22.Speaking at the launching ceremony, Chinese ambassador to France Lu Shaye said that 2023 is the year of the Rabbit, and the rabbit is an animal of incredible cuteness, well-behaved, gentle and quick-witted.The rabbit represents the positive energy of the Chinese people who can overcome difficulties and improve themselves, Lu noted, adding that the Sino-French relations will surely write a new chapter and make rapid progress in the new year.It has been 19 years since La Poste issued its first Chinese zodiac stamps, Philippe Wahl, president and chief executive officer of La Poste said.Wahl said that by issuing Chinese zodiac stamps to celebrate the Chinese New Year, La Poste was paying sincere tribute to the Chinese culture.Featuring a crouching rabbit on a pink background, one stamp applies to the domestic mail service in France with a face value of 1.16 euro (1.26 U.S. dollar). The other, a rabbit looking up on the background of the moon, applies to the international mail service with a denomination of 1.8 euro.The stamps, designed by Chinese artist Chen Jianghong, are marked with "The Year of The Rabbit" characters in both Chinese and French.Since 2005, the French post office has been celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year each year by issuing stamps featuring the years zodiac animal.The twelve animals, representing the Chinese Zodiac to record the years and reflect peoples attributes, are rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. (1 euro = 1.08 U.S. dollar)
Figure of the Lord Rabbit. (Photo: CGTN)With a human body and a rabbits ears and mouth, Lord Rabbit, known as Tuer Ye in Chinese, is considered an amazing symbol of Beijing local culture. The earliest records of the Lord Rabbit date back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), once used for worship on Mid-Autumn Day. During the Qing Dynasty, Lord Rabbit served as both a shrine and a toy for children. In the hands of modern artists, Lord Rabbit can now take on any shape and be decorated with any design.In the iconic image, Lord Rabbit often appears in a warriors armor, with banners on its back and holds a pestle, a tool for pounding medicine.With the Year of the Rabbit just around the corner, come and follow the most famous rabbit in Beijing city and enjoy the beauty of the capital.The Beijing Central Axis is 7.8 kilometers in length, starting from the Yongding Gate in the south of the city and ending with the Drum Tower and Bell Tower in the north. Most of the major old-city buildings of Beijing are along this axis. The central axis is like the backbone of Beijing, representing the highest achievement in the planning, design and construction of an ancient capital of Eastern civilization.Lord Rabbit at Beihai Park, Beijing, China. (Photo: CGTN)Located in downtown Beijing, Beihai Park is one of the oldest and best-preserved imperial gardens in China. First built in the 11th century, it is among the largest of all Chinese gardens and contains numerous historically important structures, palaces and temples. Since 1925, the place has been open to the public as a park.Lord Rabbit with the upper part of the White Stupa of the Miaoying Temple, Beijing, China. (Photo: CGTN)The White Stupa of the Miaoying Temple was completed during the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) and was designed by Nepalese architect Araniko (1245-1306) and is the only well-preserved cultural relic of the Dadu capital of the Yuan Dynasty in Beijing. The main body of the White Stupa resembles a giant i...
Popular Hong Kong actors Chow Yun-fat and Andy Lau Tak-wah were listed as "Xinjiang police officers" linked with "thousands of documented victims" by an anti-China entity called "Xinjiang Victims Database."The database posted on its Twitter account claiming that "weve added over 2,000 Urumqi police officers to our accountability database, linking them to thousands of documented victims." The two Hong Kong stars were included.A file photo of Hong Kong actors Chow Yun-fat (L) and Andy Lau Tak-wah . (Photo: CFP)Andy Boreham, a New-Zealand journalist who works in Shanghai, was also listed among the 2,000 so-called Xinjiang police officers linked to "documented victims." He tweeted that "Xinjiang Victims Database" refused to remove his name from their database and still listed him as a criminal.The so-called Xinjiang-related databases including "Xinjiang Victims Database" were created by anti-China forces to smear China, which are full of disinformation, rumors and false evidence, said Xu Guixiang, spokesperson of the government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.He made the remarks in a press conference held by the Chinese Foreign Ministry last year aiming to "expose the truth about the so-called Xinjiang Data Project, and let the reality speak."In response to Western accusations about Chinas Xinjiang policies, Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, chairman of the World Muslim Communities Council, said China doesnt have an anti-Islam tradition or mentality and Xinjiangs rapid development proves the region is moving in the right direction. Ali made the remarks during his visit to Xinjiang from January 8 to 11. He was joined by over 30 world-renowned Islam experts and scholars from 14 countries at the invitation of the local Xinjiang government.
A recent study published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology shows that the total amount of microplastics deposited on the sea floor has tripled in the past 20 years.(Photo: VCG)Microplastics, referring to plastic particles less than 5 mm in diameter, are known by scientists as PM2.5 in the ocean. Since the 1950s, a large amount of plastic waste has entered the ocean due to the uncontrolled spread of white pollution.Every year, millions of tons of plastic garbage enter the ocean under the action of wind, precipitation and surface runoff, said Ju Mowei, senior engineer of the National Marine Environment Monitoring Center. Large pieces of plastic garbage are influenced by sunlight, waves and biology, gradually aging and breaking down which is difficult to observe. In addition, clothing fibers and worn rubber particles from tires, are also the main sources of marine microplastics.The presence of microplastics has been found in populated areas and ocean circulation zones, and even in North and South Polar sea ice and deep-sea sediments.Studies have shown that microplastics can be ingested directly or indirectly by marine animals due to their small particle size. However, this can block the feeding organs and digestive tract, causing physical damage and toxicological effects. On the other hand, it can be enriched in marine organisms and transmitted with the food chain, which may cause harmful effects on other organisms.Microplastics also adsorb some pollutants, such as heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants. It will accumulate after being released in the organism and is passed along the food chain, which may pose a potential risk to the organism or human health.Microplastics have also been found in table salt, tap water and bottled water. Microplastics can enter the body with seafood such as fish, shrimp and shellfish. However, microplastics that are ingested by humans are quickly excreted and there is no evidence that they can harm the human bo...
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A piece of vintage brooch displayed at the exhibition. (Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cm)As part of the fashion history reflecting the trendy shifts over recent century, a total of 143 sets consisting of 938 vintage brooches and related accessories have recently been on display at the Tsinghua University Art Museum in Beijing.Titled Imprint: Vintage Costume Jewelry of the 20th Century, the exhibition has also showcased more than 50 posters, designing drafts and books about the vintage brooches created between 1920s and 1990s.
ROME, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Italys Ministry of Culture has backed the Appian Ways candidacy to become a United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site, the first time such a bid has had national support in the country.A picture shows the Circus of Maxentius on the Appian Way (Appia Antica) in the outskirts of Rome on June 6, 2016. (Photo: AFP)The Appian Way is a 2,300-year-old road connecting Rome to the southeastern Italian city of Brindisi. When work on the road began in 312 BC, it was one of the largest infrastructure projects in ancient Rome.Because the road is around 550 kilometers long, the candidacy of the Appian Way will have the backing of four of the Italian regions it passes through -- Lazio, Campania, Basilicata, and Puglia, as well as 12 provinces and cities, and 73 towns.In addition to the Ministry of Culture, 25 universities and 15 national or regional parks have also backed the candidacy.An official from the ministry told Xinhua the candidacy to have the Appian Way recognized by the UNESCO is the first to have the formal backing of the ministry. Normally, candidacies are left to local or regional governments, universities, or private groups.With 58 recognized UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Italy has more than any other country; two more than China and seven more than Germany.If approved by UNESCO, the Appian Way will be the second longest site after the Great Wall of China.
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