Reflections on the Improvement of Rural Human Settlement Environment from the Perspective of Beauty and Livability

The construction of beautiful and livable villages is one of the important tasks of ruralrevitalization in the new era, and the development of rural areas attaches more and more importanceto the improvement of human settlement environment. By investigating the construction status andexisting problems of Zhaoba Village in Nanjing, it tries to take “beauty” and “livability” as the planningrequirements. The village positioning is planned accurately, and the functional layout is carried outreasonably. According to the characteristic industries, landscape features and infrastructure of ZhaobaVillage, humanized construction strategies are put forward, thus improving the quality of human settlementenvironment in Zhaoba Village.

Intensifying International Beauty Brands' Game against China

The way in which international beauty giants are laying out the Chinese market seems to be quietly changing.I have recently observed that the pace of foreign beauty giants launching self-developed patented ingredients and technologies is accelerating.In particular,a number of relevant achievements have been focused on the November 2023 China International Import Expo.Among them,new patented ingredients/technologies launched in the past year accounted for six cases.They include Shiseido’s Neomyone,Unilever’s Glutathione meta-technology,Amore Pacific's Fonoin,Estee Lauder's Sertiin Age Reversal Technology,Kose’s IPS cell research technology,and Procter&Gamble’s OLAY’s“Collagen Visualization”technology,etc..

‘Connecting China'Series of Cultural and Artistic Communication:Conveying the Spirit of China with the Beauty of Opera

In January 2023,the author was invited to carry out a series of online lecture courses titled"Where to Find Beauty:Exploring the Beauty of Chinese Opera"for Malaysian Chinese.The four lectures were hosted by China Cultural Center in Kuala Lumpur and the Network of International Cultural Entities,and organized by Beijing Liantong Wuzhou Culture&Tourism Co.,Ltd.and the Malaysian Belt and Road Committee.

A BEAUTIFUL CHINA WITH LUCID WATERS AND LUSH MOUNTAINS

Firmly upholding the belief that lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable asset s, proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping, China has prioritized eco-environmental protection and green development, making great strides in building a beautiful China.

Aesthetic Evaluation of Commercial Rooftop Plants Based on Beauty Degree Evaluation Method: A Case Study of Chengdu City, China

Rooftop greening not only has ecological benefits such as energy savings, water conservation and air quality improvement but also has aesthetic and social benefits, especially for the rooftops of commercial complexes, which should meet people’s demand for beauty while satisfying sustainable urban development. In this paper, 80 samples of ten commercial rooftops in five old urban areas of Chengdu, China, were selected as the research objects, and the beauty values of different roof types and different plant community types were quantified by the aesthetic evaluation method, and the factors influencing the beauty values were investigated. The results showed that the highest average SBE value was for plant ornamental roofs (0.635), followed by recreational roofs (0.080), and the lowest average SBE value was for sports and fitness (-0.555);Mixed needle-broad communities had the greatest average SBE value (0.330), followed by mixed bamboo-broad communities (0.094), while pure bamboo forests had the lowest average SBE value (-0.716). The rooftop plant community’s aesthetic value was highly significant and correlated positively with the type of roof, the community’s growth type, its vertical structure, and the number of plants in the community.

Basking in Shaanxi Province’s Cultural Beauty

Twenty people from 15 countries enjoyed an unforgettable cultural exchange trip in northwest China’s Shaanxi Province.“Before I came to China,I read a lot of books about it and learned about its ancient history and rich cultural heritage.But when I came here,everything I saw was far beyond my imagination.It was broader,more beautiful,and more culturally diverse.You must witness it personally to understand this country.”

Qilu Beauty Makeup, the Third Pole of Beauty Makeup Industry in China

Romance of the Three Kingdoms has once been greatly admired by a large number of people. And now, beauty makeup in China is also in the process of the Killers of the Three Kingdoms.Represented by Guangzhou, beauty makeup in the Greater Bay Area has become the industrial cluster with the largest scale and the most complete category in China after decades of development, just like “Cao Wei”, the most powerful country in the Three Kingdoms.

In Harmony With Nature

Guyan Huaxiang,literally“ancient weir and picturesque town,”is 20 km away from the centre of Lishui City in Zhejiang Province.It is an idyllic region that features Chinese-style buildings and unblemished natural landscape.The Oujiang River splits the area into two.Guyan,on the north shore,refers to Yantou Village of Bihu Town,which has a 1,000-year-old canal weir and ancient camphor trees.Huaxiang,on the south shore,refers to Dagangtou Town,a beautiful painting town that is home to the vivacious Lishui Barbizon school of painting.

On Transferring the Beauty of Poetry:With Special Reference to Translations of A Psalm of Life

From the aesthetic point of view,translation of poetry is to reproduce the beauty both in form and content of the original text in the target text.This paper presents an analysis of how the aesthetic features of form and content of the original work are transplanted and to which degree they get retained in the target text,with special reference to two Chinese versions of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's A Psalm of Life.

One Moon, Two Homelands

Ionce considered myself ordinary,but China,with its beautiful language and enchanting landscape,has transformed me into someone extraordinary.

President Xi Delivers 2024 New Year Message

Greetings to you all!As energy rises after the Winter Solstice,we are about to bid farewell to the old year and usher in the new.From Beijing,I extend my best New Year wishes to each and every one of you!In 2023,we have continued to forge ahead with resolve and tenacity.We have gone through the test of winds and rains,have seen beautiful scenes unfolding on the way,and have made plenty real achievements.We will remember this year as one of hard work and perseverance.Going forward,we have full confidence in the future.

A Future Beyond Imagination

The renewal and cultural revival of its two mother rivers has made Shanghai more beautiful,and now,it must acquire new industrial muscle as well.WHEN American historian Jeffrey Wasserstrom came to Shanghai in March 2009,a year before the World Expo 2010,he exclaimed,“Shanghai’s future is beyond imagination.”At that time,Shanghai had carried out riverbank management in some sections of the Huangpu River,one of the two mother rivers of the city,and restored its cultural functions.

Roaming Where He Wants To Becoming a digital nomad in Bangkok

What makes an ideal life?For many,it’s escaping crowded and expensive big cities and the accompanying long,exhausting commutes to settle in a beautiful,warm,and budget-friendly city,or hitting the road and going elsewhere anytime you want.No alarm clocks,no punching in for work,no pressure from bosses-do a little work and then enjoy your life.This is the life for many digital nomads.

A Capital Garden City

A long-term urban development project envisions transforming Beijing into a garden city where people live in harmony with nature.CHINESE President Xi Jinping has planted saplings in Beijing for over a decade,including this year.He has repeatedly said,“We should build Beijing into a beautiful garden city.”Continuing that vision,the Beijing local government released the Beijing Garden City Plan(2023-2035)recently.

Gaining New Inspiration, New Aesthetics, and New Life in The Contemporary Trends The Eternal kiln Fire: Exhibition of Contemporary Longquan Celadon Masterpieces Opens in Beijing

Longquan celadon is deeply meaningful in history and possesses multiple attributes including aesthetics,practicality,science,and cultural exchange,offering unique advantages in empowering traditional cultural dissemination and connecting modern beautiful lives.

Sipping Ancient Tea in a Modern Cup

China’s Jingmai Mountain Ancient Tea Forest has gained fame and revitalized villagers’fortunes.“Big tea trees in Aileng Moutain are in bud.We cut the branches down,grow them in our village.They withstand winds,rains,and time.Precious as gold,they bring us fortune and happiness.”Yu Luo,an elderly woman dressed in a traditional costume of the Blang ethnic group,sat in an old village and sang this beautiful folk song,praising the ancient tea forest that has supported her village for generations.“For over a millennia,people here have been living with the tea forest.The small tea leaves are treasures that nature has given us,”she said.

“Three Beauties”Principle in the English Versions of“Jing Ye Si”--Translations by Xu and Fletcher as Examples

“Jing Ye Si”is a classical poem with international influence by the Chinese poet Li Bai in the Tang Dynasty,which expresses the poet’s deep nostalgia.This paper compares and analyzes its two English versions translated by the Chinese translator Xu Yuanchong and the British translator W.J.B.Fletcher based on the“three beauties”principle(beauty in sense,beauty in sound,and beauty in form),and discovers that the English version of Xu basically achieves the unity of the“three beauties”,while the English version of Fletcher realizes the“beauty in sound and form”,but deviates from the“beauty in sense”mainly owing to the inaccurate comprehension of the moon as an image and other factors.This analysis may afford us with certain reference in poetry translation.

A Comparative Study of Chinese Translations of Tagore’s Stray Birds From the Perspective of the“Three Beauties Theory”

For more than 60 years,Mr.Xu Yuanchong has been devoted to education.He has not only made remarkable achievements in translating from and into Chinese,English,French and other languages,but has also developed his own unique concept of translation.Since 1950,he has always adhered to the“Three Beauties Theory”,believing that translation should not only rely on the original text,but also realize the“beauty of meaning”,“beauty of sound”,and“beauty of form”.Based on Xu Yuanchong’s“Three Beauties Theory”,this paper takes Zheng Zhenduo’s and Feng Tang’s Chinese translations of Stray Birds as an example to explore in depth the specifics of poetry translation theory.The study summarizes the similarities and differences between these two translations in embodying the“three beauties”,providing insights into the Chinese translation techniques of philosophical prose poems.This endeavor seeks to offer valuable insights for the comparative study of Stray Birds translations。

Ecological restoration project transforms Xiamen’s Yundang Lake

Before moving to Xiamen to work and settle,Scott Patrick and his wife looked at a lot of photos of the city,and Yundang Lake caught their attention.“We saw beautiful pictures of the lake and immediately thought that Xiamen must be a very pleasant city to live in.So,we went there,which proved to be a good choice,”Patrick told ChinAfrica.

From the hit series To the Wonder,talking about natural style fashion

Recently,CCTV's hit mini-series To the Wonder has caused a sensation.It was filmed in the beautiful Altay Prefecture of Xinjiang,China.The majestic snow-capped mountains,lush forests,herds of cows and sheep,and horses depicted in the drama brought healing power to those who saw it,and every frame is outstanding beautiful.One of China’s prestigious newspapers Wenhui Daily commented that,this drama is like a breeze,calling on people to return to nature and listen to the call of the nature in their fast-paced lives.Netizens even gave this drama"cyber oxygen inhalation drama"of high praise.