Na Wei’s workshop, where the violins are made. When the violinmaker starts preparing to make an instrument, he must first of all consider his choice of materials and create a design strategy. The rough flitches of wood used for the belly and back plates are glued together with joints that must last perhaps for […]
Ngày: Tháng mười hai 3, 2008
Chinese men storm to gymnastics team gold at Beijing Olympics
China’s Zou Kai, Yang Wei, Xiao Qin, Li Xiaopeng, Huang Xu and Chen Yibing (L-R) wave to spectators on the podium during the awarding ceremony for gymnastics artistic men’s team competition of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at National Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China, Aug. 12, 2008. The Chinese team won the gold medal […]
Phelps, Hoff set world records at swimming trials
Michael Phelps swims in the Men’s 400m Individual Medley at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha of the United States, June 29, 2008. Phelps won the title and set a new world record with 4 minutes and 5.25 seconds.(Xinhua Photo) Phelps, Hoff set world records at swimming trials DATA: 2008-06-30 上一页 […]
Volunteers leave to teach in Gansu
Liu Beibei, Han Ximin EIGHTY volunteers selected from more than 400 applicants for a charity teaching program in the earthquake-devastated Gansu Province left Shenzhen on Thursday. They will teach at Wenxian and Kangxian counties in Longnan City for a year. The program was launched jointly by two Shenzhen companies. CATIC gave 2 million yuan (US$) […]
Yao Ming attends flag-raising ceremony of Chinese delegation at Olympic Village
Chinese basketball player Yao Ming attends the flag-raising ceremony of the Chinese delegation at the Olympic Village, in Beijing, China, July 27, 2008. The Chinese delegation held the first flag-raising ceremony here on Sunday morning after the village officially opened to athletes.(Xinhua Photo/Li Gang)
The rocky start of transformation
SEZ development satisfactory World famous Italian correspondent Oriana Fallaci asked Deng a question during an interview in the fall of 1980, when the China’s first SEZs sprang up to catch the attention of Western media. “Bringing foreign capital into China will inevitably give rise to private investment. Won’t this lead to miniaturized capitalism?” A confident […]
Russia completes last eight lineup
“Our problem is we have only two days to recover.” Russia completes last eight lineup DATA: 2008-06-20 Russia’s Dutch head coach Guus Hiddink celebrates his side’s 2-0 win at the end of the group D match between Russia and Sweden in Innsbruck, Austria, on Wednesday. SD-Agencies Angelos Haristeas, who scored the winner in the Euro […]
Day 13: Jamaica completes sweep of sprint golds
By Sportswriter Gao Peng Defending champion Veronica Campbell-Brown won the women’s 200m race on Thursday at the Beijing Olympics to complete a clean sweep of sprint gold medals for Jamaica. Campbell-Brown clocked a personal best time of 21.74 seconds, beating two-time world champion Allyson Felix of the United States into second place in 21.93. Jamaica […]
Dafen Oil Painting Village, a peaceful enclave of art
An artist paints in an alley. Most of these paintings are destined to be sold in big box stores, art galleries, and placed in hotels worldwide. Marked up astronomically, buyers are often unaware of their origins. Lucky for us living in Shenzhen, we can buy these works of art at wholesale prices in our own […]