Sisters to spend college break in China helping country's loneliest orphans: The Gilbert girls are getting ready to head to China next month. For three weeks, they'll volunteer their time in a Chinese orphanage, taking care of babies who recently underwent surgery.
God's Family Picture: For Mary Beth and Steven Curtis Chapman, adopting children from overseas has done more than change the size of their family—it's changed the hearts of their biological children as well.
China Hurries to Animate Its Film Industry: Seen from outside, there is nary a hint of the Magic Kingdom about this ambitious young animation studio nestled amid magnolias and palms on the campus of Shenzhen University. A glimpse inside one specially secured building, accessible only with a smart ID card that one swipes through a reader to gain entry and move about inside, soon gives up the game. [NYT, free reg. req.]
The 'blog' revolution sweeps across China: In August 2002, Isaac Mao, who worked at the Shanghai office of the chip maker Intel, was one of only a handful of people in China who had heard the word “blog”. A regular web surfer, he was fascinated by the freedom these online journals gave to ordinary people to publish both their own and their readers’ views online.
(Thanks Kirby!)
Kunqu Opera at the Heart of Tradition: To love, or not to love? This is the question bugging Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907). Making great achievements during his reign, he is also plagued by the conundrum which has perplexed men and women throughout history.
China 'gray lists' its intellectuals: In a move intended to muffle the voices of some of China's most prominent and independent scholars and activists, hard-line elements in the new Hu Jintao government are seeking to eradicate the concept of "public intellectuals" in China.
China 'blocks Google news site': China has been accused of blocking access to Google News by the media watchdog, Reporters Without Borders.
China faces up to Aids challenge: In 1989, local officials found almost 150 heroin users were HIV positive - the first confirmed cases in China. And since then Aids has devastated poor farming communities in the area.
Chinese Ethnic Costume displayed in Rome: A Chinese model displays traditional costumes of a Chinese ethnic group in a Chinese Ethnic Costume Tour Display held in Rome Nov. 29, 2004.
Love is an action word: A 6-foot-wide wooden fan from China spans a wall in the Slaight family's foyer. Janet Slaight's brother gave it to her last month. He brought it back from one of his trips to the Orient, but the fan seemed to belong in his sister's home. After all, the Slaights are in the process of adopting a baby from China.
Bring the children home: Adopting children from another country involves scads of paperwork, interviews galore and trips to the country of the child's origin. Frankly, it's a hassle, but there are agencies designed to help parents get through the process.
Safford couple adopts Chinese baby: Yellow sticky notes litter the walls in Craig and Annette Watson's Safford home, reminding Craig of the Chinese names for just about everything. He and his wife will leave Friday morning for Guang Hzou, China, to pick up their new daughter, Allison Li Jianping, and to complete her adoption.
Barbie Collector Pink Label — Dolls of the World — Princess of the Korean Court
Inspired by Korea's historically traditional costume, the Princess of the Korean Court wears a hanbok in the beautiful colors of spring. It is customary to celebrate Sol Nal, New Year's Day, on the first day of spring, which is also the first day of the first month of the new lunar year. It is a happy day of joyous celebration and honors the heritage of the princess and her family.
China's 49 places of ultimate attractions: In the following passages, you will be taken on a fantastic tour of the most dynamic and charming places in China. You will visit a wide and diverse range of scenic spots including the superlatives such as the tallest mountain, deepest lake, and coldest place in China (and sometimes in the world).
Death the price China pays to meet roaring coal demand: An appalling loss of life is the stark price China is paying to satisfy its huge demand for coal, with up to 20,000 workers estimated to die every year as they toil to fuel the country's booming economy.
China revises death penalty law: China's official media has said the country is in the final stages of revising its law on the death penalty. The changes would make the Supreme Court the ultimate body of appeal in capital cases.
Divorce Rises with Changing Marriage and Love: Between October 1, 2003 and September 30, 2004, within a year of China's new marriage registration regulations going into effect, the marriage registration center of Xicheng District in Beijing saw 1,783 couples get divorced, almost double the number of divorce cases in the previous 12 months.
Bu Hua is a Chinese artist who makes Flash animations on the web. This link has an article about her. Maomao's Summer is an example of one of her animations [slow connection].
