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Using the present to preserve the past

[2014-12-02 07:47]

When he first encountered the Wenfeng Pagoda, Tang Dahua could hardly believe his eyes.

The professional artist

[2014-12-02 07:47]

In the county where I grew up, there were a lot of craftsmen. Many of them were farmers who traveled around the local villages looking for work during the slack season.

Although I was born and raised in a modern community in Zhanjiang city in Guangdong province, I didn't know much about my hometown's oldest neighborhood, which is poor, with narrow streets, and badly managed. Many homes don't even have a washroom, so people have to use the public toilets.

SAT score delays affect thousands

[2014-12-01 07:32]

Although more than 100,000 students from the Chinese mainland head to undergraduate programs in the United States each year, there is nowhere on the Chinese mainland for Chinese students to take the Scholastic Assessment Test, a standard examination widely used when applying for US universities.

British summer schools help students integrate

[2014-12-01 07:32]

British summer schools have become the prep program for many Chinese students looking to study overseas.

Coal checkpoint near Beijing closes on Monday

[2014-12-01 07:32]

A major checkpoint for coal supplies from Shanxi province, which accounts for one-quarter of the country's reserves and output of the fuel, will close on Monday as part of government efforts to improve coal transportation and distribution.

New rules raise qualifications for foster parents

[2014-12-01 07:32]

New regulations on family foster care in China will take effect on Monday, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said.

Changes considered in HIV treatment

[2014-12-01 07:32]

China's top health authorities are mulling fine-tuning the guidelines for HIV tests next year to ensure that people with the disease can begin antiretroviral treatment as early as possible, and attain life expectancies similar to those of healthy people, the country's leading HIV/AIDS specialist has said.

Average age of patients is falling, according to statistics

[2014-12-01 07:32]

The incidence of HIV/AIDS among the male gay population in China has been rising rapidly. This year, in large northern cities such as Beijing, Changchun in Jilin province, and Harbin in Heilongjiang province, nearly 80 percent of newly detected cases involved gay men, according to the latest official statistics.