Zhang banging on history’s door

Chinese slugger moving closer to shot at world heavyweight crown,Zhang Zhilei is lantalizingly close to making boxing history.China’s 2008 Olympic silver medalist has scored five KOs in as many fights in 2017.If he keeps winning,the southpaw slugger from Zhoukou,Henan province,will go from pretender to contender and could become the first Chinese to challenge for a piece of the fragmented world heavyweight championship.

First Forum on China Casting Quality Standards & Overview of Revision History of China's National/Industrial Standards for Foundry Operations

Both national and local governments have been paying great attention to the work of industrial standardization with the enormous increase in international trade after China joined WTO. According to the standards revising plan of Standardization Administration Committee of China (SAC),TC54 has already revised a series of national standards and industrial standards for foundry operations,and proposed some new ones. As a result,some old fashioned standards containing low-level techniques have been gradually discontinued or replaced with new versions.……

Ancient Charm in a Modern World Kashgar’s old city recalls Silk Road’s history and time-honored traditions

[Kashgar is] the best-preserved example of a traditional Islamic city to be found anywhere in Central Asia.

A REVIEW OF THE HISTORY OF CHINA'S MACHINE DESIGN METHODS AND THE PROSPECT

This paper examines the history of China’s machine design methods and its status quo. First of all, it discusses machine design methods in ancient China. (1)The design idea of creation by the intelligent and exposition by the ingenious. (2)The design principle of the dependence of workmanship on criteria. (3)A macroscopic view of the object of design. (4)The design method of manufacture emphasizing shape. (5)Technological requirements on excellent material and consummate skill. Second, it discusses machine design ideas in ancient China. (1)The system idea in machine design, (2)The idea of machine design.(3)The idea of standardization in machine design. (4)The idea of automation in machine design. Finally, it discusses the status quo and a look ahead of the theory of machine design in China.

The Best of Beijing

FOR much of China’s history, the city of Beijing has been the nation’s capital.Thus it boasts a wealth of ancient cultural treasures, including buildings, parks and monuments. These are five of the better ones.

HISTORY'S EYE ON SPACE

A Chinese imperial astronomer made routine observations in the eastern sky early one morning in 1054.His primary job was to revise the calendar based on the movements of the sun,moon,and other planets so as to guide farming across the country.He was looking at a previously charted area when an anomaly caught his eye—a shining

China’s historical evolution of environmental protection along with the forty years’reform and opening-up

Along with the 40 years of reform and opening-up,China’s ecological and environmental management system has been evolving continuously.Since the start of the ecological and environmental protection in 1972,China has witnessed“great leaps”of reform on environmental management system about once every 10 years,in order to address the prominent environmental issues at different development stages,and continuously reform,innovate and develop the ecological and environmental governance systems and modes with Chinese characteristics.China adheres to solve environmental problems in the process of development,takes the improvement of the ecological and environmental quality as the core task,and gradually builds its ecological and environmental management systems conforming to the characteristics of different development stages,including a sound ecological and environmental planning&policy system,an improved ecological and environmental governance system and a complete ecological and environmental legal system.During the process of building the socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era,we should aim at the strategic goal of building a Beautiful China,keep focused on China while stay connected with the world,adhere to green development,accomplish top-level design,build a new pattern of ecological and environmental management system,and co-construct a clean and beautiful world.

China’s Foreign Trade:A History

China’s foreign trade has been developing in tandem with the pulse of the country’s overall economic development.During the

History of the National Women's Congress

The First National Women’s Congress Meeting dates: March 24-April 3, 1949 Location: Beiping (now Beijing) Number of attendees: 474 The opening speech, given by Cai Chang, was followed by a working report read by Deng Yingchao, entitled "The Present Strategies and Tasks of the Chinese

A Brief History of the Shanghai People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries

Founded on September 13,1956,the Shanghai People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries(SPAFFC)is one of the first local branches of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries.In its 60-year history,it has been committed to people-to-people exchanges with foreign countries and regions.It is proud to say that up

Ancient Woman's Bones May Rewrite History

人类学家历来认为,北美洲的最初的居民是由西伯利亚沿今日的白令海峡迁徙到阿拉斯加的。可是,从最近在美国加利福尼亚州西南部的圣罗莎岛上发现的 Ancient Woman’s Bones来看,北美洲的最初的居民似乎是从海上移居而来的玻利尼西亚人或南亚洲人。最新科技测定Woman’s Bones的年龄已经达到13000岁,这又改写了一个历史的结论:…humans arrived in North Americaabout 11,500 years ago。