Saturday, July 30, 2005

News

In China, a Musical Star Is Waiting to Be Born: DAI YICHEN is in the third row, far right side, her feet kicking and scraping against the wood floor with other students in her tap dance class. The rehearsal hall fills with a noise as pounding and repetitive as a hailstorm.

Infections from China pig disease jump to 152: The number of people infected by what Chinese authorities believe is a pig-borne disease in Sichuan province has risen by 21 to 152, the Hong Kong Health Department said, citing information from the mainland government.

Mud Bed Influences Chinese Ancient Culture: A German historian said that mud beds, or Kang in Chinese, played a significant role in shaping ancient Chinese cultural etiquette.


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