Singer Sarah Brightman to realise dreams as the next space tourist After a hiatus in the International Space Station (ISS) tourism programme since 2009, famed British soprano and crossover singer Sarah Brightman (52) announced plans to ...
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Speech by the Governor Qinghai is located in northwestern China, on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and is reputed as the ancestor and the Source of Thousands of Mountains and rivers. Qinghai is the source of the Yangtze, Yellow and Mekong ...
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Qiang ethnic minority is one ancient nation in our Chinese ethnic family. For thousands of years, together with the other members of our big folk family, the ethnic minority of Qiang have created the Chinese nation's great splendid ...
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It is a brocade of the Tujia Nationality. The General History of the Ming Dynasty calls it "striped cloth." In the Song Dynasty they called it "brook cloth" and "brook-cave facing." Tujia brocade is made by waist weaver. It takes yarn ...
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As a blue and white allover, the blue calico is elaborately made of pure cotton cloth, which is waved manually, through several processes of printing and dyeing techniques. This kind of special handcraft has been popular in the area of the ...
Banyao kite is known as "Yaozi" in Nantong. It is featured by elegant shape, exquisite craftsmanship and unique acoustic effect. Since kite is very popular in China and there are many famous kite production places such as ...
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Planning on redesigning your office? As the expression goes, it's always better to measure twice and cut once. That's why it's a good idea to make a list of questions to ask your designer before any actual construction takes place. Here ...
Japanese carmaker Honda will start selling the revamped version of 2013 Honda Crosstour from 20 November, 2012 with a starting price of $27,230. The company said it will be offered $525 less than the 2012 model year and will be available ...
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Japanese car maker Honda has unveiled new 2014 Accord Plug-in Hybrid Sedan, which will be built in Sayama, Japan. The new hybrid is powered by the company's two-motor hybrid system and a new Earth Dreams 2.0litre i-VTEC 4-cylinder engine, ...
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Honda's engine and transmissions plants in the US state of Ohio commenced mass production of the company’s new Earth Dreams powertrain series. The Earth Dreams powertrain series is a new generation of engines and transmissions that ...
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Folk Worship, an important part of ancient folk-custom in China, is a religious activity inheriting from the ancient religion. Objects worshiped by people in ancient China are numerous and sundry. For example, there are some popular ...
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China based Build Your Dreams (BYD) Auto has incorporated BorgWarner's turbocharging technology into its first 1.5-litre gasoline direct-injection (GDI) engine. According to BorgWarner, the KP39 turbocharger technology will allow the ...
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Lighting Science Group has partnered again with the Atlanta Botanical Garden's seasonal lighting exhibit,"Garden Lights,Holiday Nights,"which features green both as a primary festival color and as an operating energy principle. Over 1.5 ...
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China based Build Your Dreams (BYD) Auto has received an order for 50 of its e6 electric vehicles (EV) from London based mini cab service provider greentomatocars. The initial 50 of the new five-seat BYD e6 electric crossovers are ...
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What Is Ch'i? Ch'i (pronounced "chee", ) is the cosmic breath or energy ascribed to the atmosphere, the earth, and humans. It is the positive energy and life force that pervades human existence. Translated as "breath," ch'i is a force ...