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Chinese myth of creation
Where do our ancestor come from exactly? In the beginning there was nothing in the universe except a formless chaos: no light and sound. At
Berberine: the essence of the golden threads
Before going on long trips it is common for Chinese people to put together a set of Chinese herbal pills to be prepared for minor medical emergencies....
Travel notes from Ouro Preto, Brasil
Founded at the end of the 17th century, the city of Ouro Preto (Black Gold) was the focal point of the gold rush and Brazil's ...
A basket of eggs
When I was little, I once accompanied my mother to the market for grocery shopping. After walking for a short distance carrying a basket, I ...
The moon, the human body and the universe
Many people may believe that the moon's periodic changes affect human beings. The most obvious example is the menstrual period of women. Under normal conditions, ...
New green proposal: solar-powered greenhouses on fallow land
Taipei, Dec. 29 (CNA) Noting that there are around 200,000 hectares of fallow land around Taiwan, the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) minister suggested Tuesday that ...
Children traded in just half an hour in China
Stealing, transporting and selling children within an hour in Dongguan county, Guangdong province....
Pesticide residues found in groceries in Beijing supermarkets
Methods to reduce the deleterious effect of pesticide residues provided. ...
Fake RMB currency base believed to be in Guangdong
According to Chinese media reports, the local public security departments have confiscated a total of 684 million RMB as at September 2009. It is 1.7 ...
Chinese environmental campaigner fears for life
An Olympic torch runner vows to live in the shadows: Chinese environmental campaigner fears for life....
A petitioners' corner on Christmas Eve in Beijing
On Christmas Eve, just before night fall, a reporter from Boxun found a petitioner who had died at the corner of number 4 Dongzhuang block, ...
Using Mao's thoughts to heal psychotics
On 26th Nov, in a psychiatric hospital in Zhiyang, Shichuan province, patients and nurses held a singing competition singing communist songs. According to the Zhiyang Daily ...
Significance of the Spanish indictment
Human rights lawyer Guo Guoting: The Spanish indictment of Jiang Zeming is a great shock to the rulers of China....
Classical Chinese performance: Shen Yun special (1)
Mesmerizing, Exquisite, Inspirational... These are the words that every artist seeks after performing, and Shen Yun Performing Arts is awash with praise during their astounding world tour!...
Simple tips to detoxify your body
Feeling sluggish and out of energy? Having skin problems, aches and pains, or digestive problems? Have you been straying away from your healthy habits lately? ...
Amazing connection of Chinese twin girls
Twin sisters born in China and separated at birth never doubted that they were somehow part of a pair....
Sentencing of Liu Xiaobo - a mockery and a scandal
A Beijing court sentenced Liu Xiaobo to 11 years in prison for subversion, prompting the United States to accuse China of persecuting its political opponents. PEN president Appiah calls sentencing of Liu Xiaobo a mockery and a scandal. ...
Mongolia: a democratic breakthrough?
In one of the most underreported stories of the year, Mongolia is now plunging ahead with reforms aimed at making its society more open and less subject to the endemic corruption that has plagued many former communist states. ...
Italian version of Susan Boyle: Carmen Masola
Camen Masola of Italy is ready to share the limelight with Susan Boyle....
A spiritual string between a father and a daughter
A man referred to here as K had been plagued with a long-term stomach problem. Although continuous medical treatments had reduced the symptoms, not long ...
Deported Uyghurs at risk of torture and execution
China and Cambodia signed agreements on economic aid during the visit by Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, after Cambodia satisfied Beijing by deporting a group of 20 Muslim Uyghurs on December 19....
Dowry in Song Dynasty: paper-cut
Paper-cuts were popular as a matrimonial custom in Song Dynasty....
Broken bridge or broken response?
Zhongdong bridge in the Village East of Pingyuan County, Guangdong Province, Meizhou city collapsed on 22nd of June this year due to floods. Half year has ...
Love call wakes 80-year-old woman from coma
An 80-year-old woman from Hunan, stopped breathing for one day and two nights. She came back to life without any medical treatment except for her ...
Words from a Christian in China
Book: A China More Just - My Fight as a Rights Lawyer in the World’s Largest Communist State...
Hackers steal US-South Korea military secrets
South Korea's military says computer hackers who may be from North Korea have gained access to a secret U.S.-South Korean plan to defend the peninsula if war breaks out....
Chinese herb Tianma - celestial gift
Tianma (Gastrodia elata) is a rare perennial herb that grows in remote mountains and valleys over 1000 meters above sea level. The dried tuber is ...
Low priority and high priority in China
At the start of October, the Chinese Health Ministry reported nearly 12,000 people diagnosed with swine flu, 7500 recovered and no deaths. According to the official ...
Taiwan views
Taibei Jilong river (Hezhimianxian ) Taibei Feicui Dam (Hezhimianxian ) Taibei cape 'Nose point' (Hezhimianxian ) Mt Huangzui in Taibei(Hezhimianxian ) Island of Mt Yilan Turtle (Hezhimianxian ) Nantou Sunmoon ...
Binge drinking policeman 'a martyr'
Chinese netizens have lashed out at the hard-drinking culture among government and ruling Communist Party officials, after a court ruled that officials who died while ...
Taiwan's sea levels on the rise due to global warming
Like many countries around the world, Taiwan's sea levels have risen steadily as a result of global warming and measures need to be taken urgently ...
Ma pushes for adoption of global covenants into domestic law
Tainwan President Ma Ying-jeou said Friday that Taiwan will continue to adopt international covenants as domestic law to demonstrate its willingness to meet its responsibilities ...
Human rights day in China and around the world
In China December 10th -- In Hebei province, Pingquan county, local government was conducting an illegal clearance, forcing villagers to move out and abandom their homes. ...
New concept in bus ticket selling
Comments by Chinese bloggers: This ticket seller is pioneering a new concept in China. He raised himself high enough so that no one can escape ...
Seizure of N. Korean Arms Cargo Shows Strength of Sanctions
A Thai court on Monday denied bail for the five crew members of the plane that landed Friday in Bangkok loaded with North Korean weapons. ...
'Gluesome' facts of the Nanjing bridge
The Hanzhong Bridge in Nanjing city was re-constructed last year, but cracks were found in the pavement of 30 of the granitic rock supports. When ...
Breaking report: witness to live organ harvesting!
The World Organization to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong (WOIPFG) talks to a participant in a case of live organ harvesting from a Falun Gong practitioner....
Rare caterpillar fungus
Caterpillar fungus are the result of a parasitic relationship between the fungus Cordyceps and the larva of the ghost moth (Thitarodes), several species of which ...Story of Zang Liang in Han dynasty
Zhang Liang was a minister during the early Han Dynasty. He served the reigning emperor, Liu Bang. Liu Bang expressed a great admiration for Zhang ...
How safe are Chinese herbal cigarettes?
According to the latest scientific studies, Chinese herbal cigarettes, combining tobacco with herbs, are just as addictive and no safer than conventional cigarettes. 'We hope our ...
China's first wealthy man - Mao Zedong
Royalties earned by a politician in the West come mostly from published works when they are no longer in power. In an extreme dictatorship such ...
Did I really take all those diseases home?
Leslie has been a patient of mine for a long time, and we have known each other for many years. It had been a while ...
Family plea for missing rights lawyer
The family of a prominent civil rights lawyer who has been missing for more than nine months has called on the Chinese government to give ...
Good fortune comes from virtue, not luck
During the Ming Dynasty a man named Zhang Weiyan from Jiangyin of Jiangsu Province was a skilled writer. He was quite well known. In the ...
Mushrooms, more than a culinary delight
As per the latest information, there are 2,500 varieties of mushrooms presently grown. Some are for those of us who enjoy a culinary delight; others ...
Wise move by Nobel Laureate Gao Kun
Nobel Laureate Gao Kun and the significance of a decision made 6 decades ago....
Canadian police seize counterfeit items worth $1.5m
Royal Canadina Mounted Police (RCMP) seized $1.5million worth of counterfeit clothes and bags on Wednesday, 2nd Dec. from a Pitt Meadows store.Two women, a 31years ...
Chinese have inborn acrobatic skills!
This is the river outside of Guicheng Nanhai district of Fushan county, Guangdong province. The villagers tied two bundles of 10cm diameter tubes together for ...
Uyghurs accuse Chinese communist regime of covering up massacre
The International Human Rights Watch organization based in New York , has issued an appeal to the international community to independently investigate reports of more than ten thousand Uyghurs from Xingjiang missing after being arrested by the Chinese communist regime....
Dalai Lama meets exiled Chinese
"Our representative and the Chinese government had 8 dialogues. In the fifth dialogue, the Chinese government very clearly understood that the Tibetan people are not seeking independence. but they still run propaganda in China criticizing Tibetan separatism."...
Lawyer detained over Twitter lecture
A Chinese rights lawyer is detained for speaking to a university class about online censorship....
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