The visit of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima to China marks "the very good relationships which have greatly intensified", according to Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders. This is an "open and pragmatic relationship", Koenders said ahead of the Dutch royal couple's visit to China from Oct 25-29.
The 400-year history of ceramics exchange between Jingdezhen and the Dutch city of Delft has a modern ambassador in artist Adriaan Rees, whose Blue Revolution series of shows highlight the unique connection between the two masters of the clay.
The 4th World Buddhism Forum starts on Saturday at Lingshan Scenic Spot in Wuxi, Jiangsu province.
The 1st World Buddhism Forum Time: April 13 to April 16, 2006 Place: Hangzhou, Zhejiang province
Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, will host an international show of smart building materials and home decorations from Friday through Monday.
I was delighted to be chosen by China Daily to return to Shanxi Province as a participant in the "Shanxi in the eyes of foreigners" program.
There was a light drizzle falling the morning we visited the Old Town of Pingyao, making the stone paving and more than 600-year-old city walls slick and softening the outlines of rooftops and well-preserved residences in a misty glimmer.
Editor's note: The Xiangfen county government has applied to the State Administration of Cultural Heritage for permission to build a national-level archaeological park on the Taosi ancient relics site.
In September a group of foreigners, sponsored by the Shanxi Tourism Bureau and China Daily, took a five-day tour to absorb scenes of stunning natural beauty and thousands of years of cultural heritage. The following are impressions from the group members.
A founding ceremony for a China, Russia and Mongolia think tank alliance and the first trilateral think tank forum was held on Sept 17 in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia.
China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region has stepped into a golden age with its neighboring Mongolia to deepen their mutual cooperation in economic and cultural development, which has been strongly fueled by frequent youth exchanges.
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