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Daily Archives: August 20, 2012

the *forbidden*

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August 20, 2012
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Vi P posted a photo: 1 May 2012 An element of decor at the Forbidden City, Beijing, China
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The Dock

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August 20, 2012
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Leonartist. posted a photo:
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Gli Hutong di Pechino

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August 20, 2012
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la Princesse sur le Pois posted a photo: Mescolanza di antico e moderno di colori e odori
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B-18707

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August 20, 2012
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IndiaEcho Photography posted a photo:
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Heilongjiang reports 20 pct rise in trade with Russia

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August 20, 2012

The trade volume between northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province and Russia from January to July totaled 12.3 billion U.S. dollars, up 19.5 percent year on year, the provincial Bureau of Commerce announced Saturday. The volume of imports from Russia in the past seven months stood at 9.72 billion U.S. dollars, up 23.8 percent year on...
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Chinese Muslims Celebrate Eid al-Fitr

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August 20, 2012

Muslims across China on Sunday celebrated Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, a season of fasting and spiritual reflection. In northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, tens of thousands of Muslims of various ethnic minorities, including Uygur, Hui, and Kazakh, could hear imams preaching in the capital...
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A new bullet train whisks passengers from Beijing to Shanghai – 800 miles in five hours

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August 20, 2012

BEIJING – With its sparkling domed skylight, polished granite floor tiles, grand piano, and string of retail outlets such as Timberland and Nautica, the Beijing South Railway Station could compete with the world’s finest for modernity and cleanliness. It was here in December that we boarded China’s new high-speed bullet train that whisked us...
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Exhibition of new energy cars opens in East China

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August 20, 2012
Exhibition of new energy cars opens in East China

Xinhua | By Agencies A visitor looks at an electric car at the 2012 China (Jinan) International New Energy Vehicle Electric Cars and Parts Exhibition in Jinan, capital of East China’s Shandong Province, August 18, 2012. Electric cars, hybrid cars, new energy cars and parts were displayed at the three-day exhibition that kicked off...
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President of Costa Rica visits Xi’an

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August 20, 2012

XI’AN,  (Xinhua) — Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla Miranda visited northwest China’s Shaanxi Province on Saturday and Sunday. Chinchilla visited the Museum of the Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang, the ancient city wall and other historical sites in Shaanxi. The president said she was quite impressed with the level of protection of...
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Estimated 30000 antiques to be salvaged from sunken ship

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August 20, 2012

GUANGZHOU,  (Xinhua) — More than 30,000 pieces of antiques are expected to be salvaged from Nan’ao-1, an ancient merchant vessel that sank about 500 years ago off the coast of Guangdong Province. Upon the conclusion of an underwater archaeological mission, about 10,000 pieces of newly salvaged antiques will be exhibited in the Nan’ao Museum...
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Taiwan stages military drill as Philippines row continues

TAIPEI: Taiwan held a military exercise Thursday in waters near the northern Philippines in response to the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman, after rejecting...
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Taiwan’s One Sanction Against The Philippines That Really Hurts

FIlipino activists apply the finishing touches on a mural for Labor Day 2012. (Image credit: AFP/Getty Images via @daylife) Taiwan has announced 11 sanctions...
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