Ethnic Customs and Rural Tourism Development in Xinbin Manchu Autonomous County of Fushun City

The development of ethnic minority tourism is currently a hot topic in domestic tourism development.As an important component of Chinese civilization,the Manchu people have created brilliant culture in the long river of historical development.As the hometown of the Manchu people,Fushun has unique folk cultural tourism resources and a strong ethnic flavor.Nowadays,under the promotion of the rural revitalization strategy,the construction of new rural areas is constantly developing,and rural tourism is gradually becoming a new industry.Therefore,in the context of the increasingly prosperous rural tourism industry,it has become increasingly important to combine the ethnic customs of Manchu culture with rural tourism.Taking the ethnic customs and integrated development of rural tourism in Xinbin Manchu Autonomous County of Fushun City,Liaoning Province as the research object,this paper mainly sorts out the current situation and characteristics of rural tourism development in the region,systematically explores the problems in development and how to further optimize development,and proposes new models suitable for the development of folk tourism in Xinbin of Fushun,in order to achieve maximum economic and social benefits and provide a reference for promoting the development of tourism in the region.

THE "DIALOGUE" BETWEEN THE FIFTEENTH NATIONAL CONGRESS OF OCP AND GUANGDONG CUSTOMS——Interviewing Liu Wenjie, representative of the Congress, director of Guangdong Customs Branch Office, Director of Guangzhou Customs

The Fifteenth Natlonal Con-gress,a very important andgrand trans—century meeting inthe history Of CCP,was inaugu-rated in Beijing on September 12,1997. Guangdong Customs have sentrepresentatives to attend the Party’sCongress for the first time in his-tory.Among the two representa-tives is Liu Wenjie,director ofGuangdong CUStoms Branch Of-fice and of Guangzhou Customs.On September 23 after conclusionof the Coilgress,this reporter inte-Viewed directory Liu Wenjie in

PROVISIONS OF THE CUSTOMS OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ON EXTERNAL AUDIT AND CERTIFICATE OF EXTERNAL AUDIT ISSUED RECENTLY BY THE GENERAL ADMINISTRATION OF CUSTOMS OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

In accordance with the regulations as stipulated in the Pro-visions of the Customs of the People’s Republic of China on Ex-ternal Audit, the Customs officers engaged in external audit shalluse the Certificate of External Audit of the Customs (hereinafterreferred to as Certificate) as of June 5, 1997. The Certificate has ablack leather outer covering and is inlaid inside with a pierced andguilded customs emblem, which consists of the red national em-blem in its upper part, and a key and a truncheon encircled by earsof wheat in its lower part. Put in a leather covering, the Certificateis a card sealed up with plastics, on which there is a bareheadedcolour photo of the holder in the Customs uniform and with a

“Customs”词义及用法释析

该文从"customs"的词源出发,探讨该单词作为"海关、关税"意义的形成过程及其所适用的语法和语用环境,借以说明语言的发展和社会文化经济发展密切相关,因此,对该词的理解和翻译应联系实际,结合语境。

General Administration of Customs:Exports of textiles in the first three quarters are 828.78 billion yuan

On October 13,the General Administration of Customs released data showing that according to customs statistics,in the first three quarters,China’s general trade import and export amounted to 13.92 trillion yuan,an increase of 2.19%,accounting for 60.2%of China’s total foreign trade value,an increase of 0.8%over the same period last year.Among them,exports were 7.57 trillion yuan,an increase of 3.8%;imports were 6.35 trillion yuan,an increase of 0.1%.In the same period,the import and export of processing trade was 5.39 trillion yuan,down 6.49%.

Analysis on the Impacts of Precise Poverty Alleviation on Folk Customs and Control Measures

The promotion of precise poverty alleviation in poverty-stricken areas will inevitably lead to changes in local folk customs.The economic development may bring about greater development of folk customs,and may also lead to qualitative changes in folk customs.This paper mainly introduced the impact of the precise poverty alleviation on the folk customs.Based on the analysis,it came up with pertinent control measures,to better combine the folk customs with precise poverty alleviation measures,to promote common development of economy and culture in poverty stricken areas.

On Cultural Landscape Planning and Design of Xihan River Customs Line in Lixian County

This study explored the effective means of constructing characteristic urban cultural landscapes in the design of urban waterfront landscapes by combining with planning and design of Xihan River Customs Line and adhering to the theme of "cultural reproduction",tried to integrate cultural landscapes into ecological landscaping,so as to fully demonstrate signifi cance of urban cultural background for theoretic researches and practices of urban landscaping.

Seasonal Customs of Jeollanam-do in South Korea

Seasonal customs, also called “ performances that take place w ith in a one year cycle ” , refer to a series of customs, patterns or norms practiced periodically and habitually onspecific days w ith in the regular cycle of the four seasons.

CUSTOMS

The Nanjing Customshouse is an admin-istrative department approved by theState Council to start operation on January 1,1979, which is responsible for the supervi-sion and administration of entry and exit inJiangsu Province. It is directly subordinateto the Customs Head Office of the P.R.C.,

Studies on Taboo Customs in China and Western Countries From the Perspective of Intercultural Communication

With the continuous process of globalization, the intercultural communication between China and Western countries is steadily expanded. Due to different cultural backgrounds, misunderstandings are inevitable in intercultural exchanges, which may cause embarrassing situation or unnecessary trouble. As a part of culture, taboo customs involve political, economical, social, and many other aspects, ranging from people’s daily life to the global diplomacy. Thus, studies on taboo customs in China and Western countries are meaningful to the understanding of different cultures. This paper mainly discusses the taboo customs from two aspects, in intercultural verbal communication and nonverbal communication, which is necessary for the smoothness and effectiveness of intercultural exchanges.

Colorful and Varied Chinese Folk Customs

FOR generations and gener-ations the Chinese peoplehave lived and multiplied onthe ancient and vast lands of China.The various minority nationalitiesthat make up the Chinese peoplehave stood together through severalthousand years of history.Eachof these nationalities has its ownunique folklore.which contributesto the collective whole of contem-porary Chinese culture.

THE SYSTEM OF REGISTERING AT THE CUSTOMS FOR THE RECORD BUILT UP IN FREE TRADE ZONES

With a view to accelerating the construction and development of the free trade zones and the foreign trade business of enterprises within the said zones, and making entering or leaving the zones convenient for those enterprises; the Customs shall in accordance with the newly promulgated regulations as stipulated in Supervising Measures of the Customs in Free Trade Zones require that consigness, consignors or their agents register for the record their car.

CHINESE CUSTOMS TO IMPOSE EXPERIMENTAL SPECIFIC AND COMPOUND IMPORT DUTIES

By a State Council decision, effective on July 1, Chinais to impose specific duties on three import commodities including beer, and compound duties on two otherimport commodities including video player on an trial basis. As this is an unprecedented experiment in China, Office of the Customs Tariff Commission under the StateCouncil, and the Customs Tariff Department of the GeneralAdministration of Customs are carrying out public consultation on these trial policies. In order to give the public abetter idea concepts, characteristics and purposes of specific and compound duties, our reporter visited the officerin charge at Guangzhou Customs.

On the English translation from the customs and cultural differences between Chinese and Western

Culture is the sum of the products from human creation of material and spiritual. It contains the values, behaviors, literary arts, customs, lifestyles, economical and political system and so on that human groups possess. Language is the carrier and the crystallization of culture, it is also a mirror which is reflecting the culture. Any kind of national language is always inextricably linked with the nation＇s culture, and any language is the reflection of the culture. Mastering a language must understand the culture of the language belongs, especially cultural differences in customs. Culture refers to cultural practices throughout society and everyday commtmication activities by the national customs form. Due to the big contrast of culture and customs between Western and Chinese, if the English learners want to grasp English, they must understand and master the differences between Chinese and Western culture, they can not speak in English with Chinese cultural communication patterns. Differences between Chinese and Western customs exist everywhere, to understand these cultural practices will help understanding and use English correctly.

Diversity of China's Wedding Traditions and Customs

“Raise your bridal veil and let me have a close look at your face. Your brows are so thin and long, like the crescent in the sky. Your brows are so thin and long, like the bow-shape moon.”By singing this melodious Uygur love song, I cannot help imagining the unique ethnic weddings of Uygur lovers and recalling the fascinating panorama of "the Second China Cultural Festival on Ethnic Wedding Traditions" recently hosted in Butterfly Lovers Park in Ningbo, a port city in the southeast coast of China.