Reviews: ART

Masterworks

Life Pulse

Tapping into the roots

People across China may now find their family heritage just a mouse click away. Thanks to a project launched by the Shanghai Library and involving 25 institutions in China and abroad, the General Catalogue for Chinese Genealogy (GCCG), Chinese will be able to trace their genealogical roots on the Web, using an enormous electronic database.

Rural-urban semantic divide

If you look up the words "urban", "suburban" or "rural" in English and Chinese dictionaries, they list definitions that are essentially the same. No, not that "urban" and "rural" mean the same, but "urban" and its Chinese equivalent mean the Well, you get the point.

Reviews: Film

The Fountain

China Geological Environment

Sanqing Mountain beckons visitors

Sanqing Mountain Geological Park in East China's Jiangxi Province was officially opened to the public earlier this month, a representative of the park's administrative committee said.

Spring Festival brings good luck

The peak season for Yuntai Mountain in Central China's Henan Province was during the Chinese traditional New Year holidays which began on February 18 and ended on 25 this year, when it was visited by hordes of domestic and foreign tourists.

Shennongjia: Land of discovery

The Shennongjia National Geopark, located in the northwest of Central China's Hubei Province, has abundant geological resources.

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Life Pulse

Making the cut

Chen Feifei always says at first meeting: "Please call me Sister Chen." This may sound ordinary except that Chen Fei is a 50-year-old farmer who was born a man. He's on the threshold of fulfilling his dream to be a woman.