A Beauty and Her Dreams

Everyone says Zhang Minghui is a beauty. It's not exaggerating. When Zhang Minghui and her husband walked into the hall of the International Jewelry Exhibition in September 2001 in Beijing, everybody said what a "golden boy and a jade girl" they were. When Zhang Minghui appears on a theater stage as a leading actress, the audience says she is a beauty.     

A Woman in Sunshine

Some people go so far as to make such a comment on the success of Yang Lan: "God must have been crazy when Yang was born. He put both beauty and intelligence into one person." But behind unbelievable stories of a miracle woman is an ordinary woman, though she is indeed beautiful and intelligent.The following is the gist of a conversation between Yang Lan and the reporter.     

Starlet Shines in Teleplays

As "Stellera Chamaejasme" or "wolf poi-son flower" has become a national hit recently,Tong Lei,the lead woman in the teleplay and beauty from Zhejiang,has naturally become the hottest woman in terms of teleplayrankings.     

Lushan Mountain and Cultural Celebrities

Lushan Mountain is a great picturesque tourist attraction by the Yangtze River zig-zagging through Jiangxi Province.Over centuries,artists and men of letters have created numerous artworks to record their visits to the mountain and express their apprecia-tion of the gorgeous beauty of the solitarytowering mount by the famous river.The fol-     

Lake Witnesses Romances

When it comes to wondering about the natural wonders of the West Lake of Hangzhou, the only explanation about its beauty probably is, the lake is a blessing from the Nature. But when it comes to wondering about romances that have occurred around the West Lake over centuries, explanations are abundant. The landscape attracts people, and it creates numerous right places and right times and right moods for a romance to start. Where there are people around the lake there are romances. What is more, the lake attracts poets and scholars. They are extremely articulate and ebullient when it comes to writing or inventing their own romances. Romances add beauty to the West Lake.     

Ming and Qing Palaces in Hengdian Movie City

Hengdian in central Zhejiang province usedto be nameless on the map of China though ithas scenic beauty of mountains and waters.Known as China's Hollywood today, Hengdianhas a cinematic locations site which boasts,among other things, the Ming and the QingPalace complex. Many blockbusters have beenshot here. Celebrated movie stars and big-namedirectors can be seen there all the year round.The 100-hectare architectural wonderincludes the palace section, which has real-sizereplications of hal…     

Classic Landscape Art in China

Classic landscape art in China originated as early as the Shang Dynasty (1600-1100 B.C). Through the thousands of years' improvement, it has formed its own unique style, representative of traditional Chinese features and beauty.     

Oriental Beauty Shines on Screen

Crystal is the right word to describe her. Many people agree that Fan Bingbing is a rareoriental beauty:her oval face,big eyes,straightnose,petal-like lips,and lean stature all testifyto her fame as a youthful beauty.As if the merebeauty is not enough,her beauty shines inmovies and TV plays,making audienceenamored ofher performances in these cinematiccreations. Star shone on Fan Bingbing when she first     

My Sister''''s Story

My sister has been a beauty since very young. She weighed more than 3.5 kilograms when she was born on 9th February 1979, though she is quite slim now. My mother's colleagues and our neighbors all suggested that Ziyi should start to learn something early. At that time, few thought of having their children learn piano lessons or English. What is more, we could not afford to anything expensive. When the coach of the gymnastics class at an amateur sports school in Xuanwu District saw my sister, he said that it would be a big waste for Ziyi to learn gymnastics. So he wrote a letter of recommendation and sent Ziyi to a dancing class at the children's palace in Xuanwu District. Seeing Ziyi, the teacher at the dancing class said then and there, "You are in. You are pretty!"     

千古文化 辉煌史卷

正浙江杭州恰如一部历史人文的经典藏书,她的底蕴让人迷恋。她不仅美丽,更有以其几千年古老文明积淀而显示的独特韵味。Hangzhou,capital of Zhejiang Province,boasts a wealth of history and a long culture that goes back to 8,000 years ago.The culture and history adds splendor and elegance to the scenic beauty of Hangzhou,known for the unique West Lake.     

Stepping into Giant Pandas'''' Home Range

This summer I drove all the way to visit the Wolong Natural Reserve in Sichuan Province. The protection zone is China's number one paradise for giant pandas, contemporaneous with the now extinct saber-toothed cats.The Wolong Natural Reserve boasts a pristine natural beauty: peaks tower one after another, numerous bubbling rapid streams traverse valleys and thick forests, flowers bloom and birds chirp. Bordering the torrential Pitao River are thriving arrow bamboos, the choice food of giant pandas. The Wolong Natural Reserve Zone was established for the     

A TV Talk Show on an Eternal Tragedy

Opening the Jug is a new scholarly talk show on Shanxi TV. The program attracts national attention for its deep probe into events and personages in the Chinese history. Recently the forum was held at Maweipo, Xianyang, Shangxi Province, a center of the ancient central empire for centuries. A tragedy took place at Maweipo in the Tang Dynasty (618-907). Involved in the tragedy were an honored concubine of striking beauty, a great emperor, a romance, and a glorious dynasty. The concubine was Lady Yang. Her family members became big court officials because of her prominent position. A rebellion led by An Lushan and Shi Siming, two border generals, erupted. When the rebel     

Teaching Ballet in Hangzhou

Olga Bykova is a beauty. No matter where she goes, she attracts eyeballs. At the 2001 West Lake Friendship Award Issuing Ceremony, she again became the focus of public attention not because of her beauty, but because of her outstanding work as a ballet teacher at Zhejiang Art Academy.Olga Bykova came to Hangzhou with     

Sun Shines Like a Diamond

Sun Li beams with youthful vigor. Is she more beautifulthan An Xin, heroine of Jade Kwan-yin?Some young thespians leave little impressionon audience even after many appearances inmovies and TV series while some others capturethe audience's imagination at their firstappearance. Sun Li is one of the lucky few。She has become instantly popular in China forher role as the heroine in Jade Kwan-yin, a TVseries in which she starred as an undercovernarcotic agent.With a face of classic beauty an…     

Yellow Dragon:A World of Water Wonders

Yellow Dragon is a world heritage siteapproved by UNESCO.The scenery has beennamed for its rare beauty.Located in Songpan County of the AbaTibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture inChina's southwestern Sichuan Province,thescenic zone gets its name mainly from a3.6-km-long ridge covered by calc-sinter.The ridgelooks like a dragon in golden color against abackdrop as fascinating as the dragon.Extending from the Fuyuan Bridge at one endto the Rainbow-Color Pool at the other,theYellow Dr…     

West Creek:a Pastoral of Hangzhou

A wetland spreading on the western fringe ofHangzhou, West Creek is typical of the waterscenery frequently seen in areas south of theYangtze River in the eastern part of China. Waterscenic spots in the creek area, only one step awayfrom modern noises of downtown Hangzhou,will serve as important tourist attractions in astrategic plan for the westward expansion of thecity's scenic area.The serene wetland beauty was firstmentioned in a book published in the SouthernSong Dynasty (1124-1276). I…     

Traveler“Collects” Sceneries

Yu Shengquan has a passion for travel.Acollege graduate and formerly a technician at afactory,he is crazy about traveling and hisobsession started in his teenage years."It is my passion to see all the sights ofhistorical interest and scenic beauty in thec…     

Japanese Whodunits in China:from Popularity to Unpopularity

In ihe 30 years between 1949 and 1978, only one detective story by a Japanese writer was published in China when it was under the influence of ultra "left" trend of thought. It was in Ihe year of 1965. After the 10-year tumult, Chinese readers suddenly found the charm of the genre. In the eight years between 1979 and     

Perspective of Changes in Ideas of Marriage and Family

Families are reckoned the "basic cells" that construct Chinese society. Traditional concept of matrimony maintained unchanged and was followed for thousands of years, when families were seen relatively stable. During the mid-19th century, there began to appear some changes in the ideas of marriage. Considerable conceptual and     

An Actress-Tender and Tough

Yuan Li in a TV play called A Romance of Laughters and TearsYuan Li, a young movie supernova with a brilliant record of performances in a series of movies and TV plays in the last few years, is now the latest national idol. Her rapid rise to stardom is due to the roles she interprets in the movies and TV dramas she has played: straightforward and charming, frank in words and deeds. She simply touches the right chords of the audience.