Hong Fa Temple, Shenzhen, China
深圳弘法寺
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Monday, May 01, 2006
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Picture of the Day
Dragon boat race celebrates Dai New Year: Dragon Boat Competition is held on Lancang River in Jinghong, Xishuangbanna, southwest China's Yunnan Province on April 13,2006. Activities celebrating the New Year 1368 in Dai Ethnic Group Calendar and the 2006 Splashing Water Festival kicked off here On Thursday.
Monday, April 24, 2006
Local Story
Already parents, Salem couple have enough love to adopt five more: Not long ago, Maudie Samiee took her five girls to Central Oregon for a "shop till you drop" day. They were having a blast browsing through the specialty stores in Sisters when a woman approached Maudie and asked whether she was a tour guide.
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
China Scrolls
My husband and I adopted our daughter Maya from China on June 28, 2004. Like many of you, we were moved by the faces of the children who were left behind, and have sought out various ways to support those children ever since.
We are excited to introduce our new web site to you, www.ScrollsFromChina.com , which showcases stunning, handmade scroll paintings done by older Chinese orphans. Not only do we buy the scrolls from the children at a fair price, helping these children earn some money of their own, but the scrolls themselves are worth buying because they are so beautiful. We have several in our home!
Please visit our site and take a look for yourself. Also, be sure to visit our photo gallery to see photos of the young artists and where they live.
Monday, April 17, 2006
Sandstorm
Beijing hit by eighth sandstorm: The Chinese capital, Beijing, has been hit by its eight - and worst - sandstorm of the year.
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Local Story
Trans-racial adoption debate rages: While the rhetoric has softened in recent years, those who prefer race-matching argue that white families cannot provide minority children all the racial and cultural supports that same-race families can.
News
China's Three Gorges Dam nears completion: Thirteen years after construction began on the controversial Three Gorges Dam on China's biggest river, work on the project often compared to the Great Wall in its scale is nearly complete.
Rural-urban income gap continues to widen: Nearly 40 per cent of farmers-turned-labourers earn an average monthly wage of about 500-800 yuan (US$62-US$100), according to a recent survey conducted by the Research Office of the State Council.
Bush to talk tough on trade with Chinese leader: Despite recent concessions by his government, Chinese President Hu Jintao can still expect a grilling on a host of US trade complaints at long-awaited summit talks this week.
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