The Sheepskin Raft is also called the Sheepskin Raft on the Yellow River because it is popular only along the banks of the Yellow River. The raft has a long history in China. According to Book of Waterways, it was first used in the ...
The Dongxiang Nationality has a population of 373,872, most in the Dongxiang Autonomous County of Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province. The rest live scattered in Qinghai Province, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and Xinjiang ...
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One of the largest minority groups in China is the Hui Nationality. Its population numbers 8.602.978. The largest Hui community is in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. A few live in Gansu, Qinghai, Hebei, Henan, Yunnan, Shandong and Xinjiang ...
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Large carpets, particularly large wool carpets, were not used in China until comparatively recent times. Rugs to cover the "Kang" or fire heated brick bed platform typical in North China were not uncommon at least as early Ming times. These ...
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China will consider linking gas prices across the value chain as well as the establishment of a national natural gas trading market during the current 12th Five Year Plan period to 2015, according to an official development plan for natural ...
An imam officiates at the wedding of Zhe Yagang (groom) and Yang Liu (bride), who were in traditional Islamic costume, at Hongbinlou, a famous halal restaurant in downtown Beijing. Opting for an Islamic wedding has become a favored choice ...
Investment Proportion (National Total=100) Accumulated from January (100 million yuan) Growth Rate over Same Period of Previous Year (%) ...
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The Dongxiang ethnic minority derived their name from their native region - Dongxiang. Today, numbering 513,805, they mainly inhabit the Dongxiang Autonomous County in Gansu, with a small number in Xinjiang and Ningxia. Language: The ...
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Distribution and population: The Hui ethnic minority is descended from the Arabic and Persian merchants who came to China during the 7th century. With a population of 643,238, the majority of the group lives in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous ...
Tags: The Hui Nationality, Belief, Language, Customs, Festivals
Hebei Iron and Steel Group purchased 16.9933 million tonnes of coal in the first ten months of this year through its purchasing company. Of the total purchasing volume, supplies from state-owned mines accounted for 74.55%, up 3.5 percentage ...
Tags: iron, steel, Hebei Iron and Steel Group, coal
From January to September, the private investment in fixed assets reached 15,941.2 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 25.1 percent (actual increase was 23.4 percent after deducting price factors), remained at the same level over the ...
Tags: Economy, China, Economy Statistics, Investment
1. The completion of real estate investment The total investment in real estate development from January to September was 5,104.6 billion yuan, a year-on-year nominal growth of 15.4 percent, (the real growth rate was 13.8 percent after ...
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From January to September 2012, the investment in fixed assets (excluding rural households) reached 25,693.3 billion yuan, up by 20.5 percent year-on-year (actual increase was 18.8 percent after deducting price factors), increased 0.3 ...
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From January to August 2012, the investment in fixed assets (excluding rural households) reached 21,795.8 billion yuan, up by 20.2 percent year-on-year, dropped 0.2 percentage points over the first seven months. In August, the ...
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In July 2012, the total value added of the industrial enterprises above designated size was up 9.2 percent year-on-year (the following growth rates of value added are real growth rates, after deducting price factors), 0.3 percentage ...
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