Young Masamba Issa has just clocked 13 years. The girl who almost lost her battle against malaria in 2008, is now a healthy five feet two inches tall form two student at Boko secondary school in Dar es Salaam. "I had given up when medical ...
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Trinley (right) performs at the Norbulingka Park in Lhasa during the Shoton Festival.[Photo provided to China Daily] Trinley, 76, narrates Buddhist folktales depicted in the Thangka paintings using a wooden stick. Usually, it takes hours, ...
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After eight months of patient, indirect and difficult contact with the Dutch collector, the villagers of Yangchun in south-east China's Fujian province failed to get back the mummy Buddha statue of Patriarch Zhanggong which was stolen in ...
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Qiandongnan's Xijiang village, the country's largest ethnic Miao community. WANG KAIHAO/CHINA DAILY It is like taking a walk back in time. Women from the Dong ethnic group in the 800-year-old Huanggang village are dyeing shiny traditional ...
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The Yonghegong Lama Temple generally gets the hype from visitors in the capital, but the older Dongyue Temple is also in downtown Beijing, offering a surprisingly tranquil environment is home to some incredible buddha statues, as well as ...
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Two new exhibits offer a perfect way for visitors in Beijing to see the point where the vibrant local art scene and the international art world intersect. Artists Tao Hui and Korakrit Arunanondchai shared a joint opening at the Ullens ...
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Stone Elephant Lake, a national eco-demonstration region, is located near Chengya highway's 86 km exit, inside Pujiang County of Chengdu. It is named after the ancient Stone Elephant temple, near the lake. The lake area is a natural oxygen ...
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Diao, 72, was born in Chengdu, China, but moved to New York City at a very young age. He attended Kenyon College in Ohio and studied philosophy, but soon found the academic world just wasn’t for him. Instead of class, Diao spent most ...
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With many South Korean filmmakers moving to neighboring China for a wider and more lucrative market, Kim Ki-duk has become the latest big name to join the flock. Kim, 55, recently announced in Beijing that his first Mandarin movie, Who Is ...
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Disney's 14th princess Moana will make her debut in a movie of the same name that hits theaters on Nov 23, 2016. Moana tells the story of a young woman who uses her navigational talents to set sail for a fabled island. Joining her on the ...
On January 15, 2015, the journal Qiushi published a signed article by Minister of Commerce Gao Hucheng, titled “Grasp the World Situation and Promote the Level of Opening—Understanding of Studying and Implementing Important ...
Tangamich Foods has expanded its product range with the introduction of new hot sauce called Tapikante. Made with the quality ingredients from Mexico, Tapikante is 100% natural and 100% genuine. Janeth's goal is to deliver a sauce that ...
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Holding a string of Buddhist prayer beads, 80-year-old Lhasa resident Doje sits in a park crooning in a crowd gathered for a performance of famous Tibetan opera Padma Obar. As the opera starts, the crowd falls silent in anticipation. ...
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The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Start of Summer, the 7th term of the year, begins on May 6 and ends on May 20 this year. Start of Summer signals the transition of seasons. On this day, the ...
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