A full moon is seen in the sky above Changchun city, Northeast China's Jilin province on Sept 30, 2012, day of China'sMid-Autumn Festival, which falls on the 15th day of August in Chinese calendar.
The festival is one of the most important festivals in China.It is an evening celebration when families gather together to light lanterns, eat moon cakes and appreciate the round moon.
This day is also considered as a harvest festival since fruits, vegetables and grain had been harvested by this time and food was abundant.[Photo/Xinhua]
Qidong is the latest example of the people winning over the rulers, at least in terms of thwarting environmentally harmful projects. For the second time in the past month, massive demonstrations have forced Chinese authorities to scrap an industrial plan. Qidong protestors went straight for those in power - getting a hold of the Deputy Mayor and the city's Communist Party Secretary. Demonstrators stormed the local government building, and authorities had to call in police from out of town - because local police held back in carrying out orders to stop protestors. In this China Focus, we look at whether Qidong is now part of an escalating trend. Is the public more prepared to protest to make demands? Will these local demonstrations spread on a larger scale and what does this mean for the Chinese regime's attempt to continue its hold on power. For more news and videos visit ➡ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ➡ http & twitter.com Add us on Facebook ➡ on.fb.me Video Rating: 5 / 5
Nudity in art and nude modeling were introduced into China almost one century ago. When famed Chinese painter Liu Haisu became the first to initiate a figure drawing course at a Shanghai art school in 1917, he immediately triggered public uproar and widespread controversy in regards to nude modeling. Since then, China has become much more open to nude modeling, especially when we think back on the 1928 slashing of a nude model by her father for posing for internationally renowned Chinese photographer Lang Jingshan who took the country's first artistic nude shot . However, even though the Chinese have gotten more at ease with the idea of modeling in the nude since 1928, it still remains quite the controversial career path to take in China. Every time some nude picture appears, the public nudity debate gets stirred up again and sometimes violence may even ensue. Some think that it's shameful and the models just get naked for the so-called sake of art to make easy-money and ...
18 May 2012 Last updated at 00:00 ET China said 10,680 tonnes would be added to the quota on top of 10,546 tonnes initially issued China has allowed more companies to export rare earths, increasing the quotas set by the government, after they met environment standards. It has increased rare earth export quotas by 10,680 tonnes, the Ministry of Commerce said Thursday. The announcement brings the total quotas issued so far this year to 21,226 tonnes. Rare earths are a collection of 17 elements used in products from smartphones to hybrid cars. China, the biggest miner of rare earths, capped exports at 30,184 tonnes last year. It said the quotas were designed to conserve resources and protect the environment. Beijing is embroiled in trade disputes with the US, Japan and the European Union over its control of rare earths. However, only about half of last year's quota was used, according to the ministry. China normally allocates rare earth resources in two s...
The latest item on the toxic food list in China is drug capsules made of industrial gelatin extracted from bleached waste leathers. Such capsules can cause cancer due to high level of chromium resulting from leather tanning processing. As of now, China has banned the sale of 13 drugs and arrested 22 for allegedly making and selling capsules made from discarded leather. Below are pictures from Xue Yang Ming Gelatin Protein Factory in Hengshui, Hebei Pronvice. The factory was reported to sell waste leather gelatin to drug capsule manufacturers in Zhejiang Province. Waste leather, aka, “blue leather” “Blue leathers” soaked for days so that they are “white” and puffed up Soaking plates for waster leather Brewing facilities Warehouse Waste leather stocks Waste water from the factory The head of the factory has already been arrested and workshops shut down China media: Boao and Taiwan China's Li Keqiang has exchanged good wishes with Taiwan's Wu Den-yih Monday's newspapers repo...
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