Workers are installing 56 gigantic red pillars that are painted with different ethnic patterns on Tian’anmen Square, for the symbolic meaning of China’s 56 ethnic groups. This is one of the main decorations on the square for this year’s 60th anniversary National Day ceremony. The 56 pillars implies the equality, unity, harmony and national ethnic [...]
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Guang Dong Province in China Installs One Million Surveillance Cameras to Monitor Crimes
China’s southern province – Guang Dong is installing 1 million surveillance cameras in public places to monitor crimes. The cameras will be fully operational in 2010. The system, which is yet to pick up its full speed, has helped police detain more than 10,000 suspects since the beginning of the year. More than 18,000 cases [...]
Tight Securities in Beijing During the 60th National Day Celebration
Beijing is tightening up security and traffic controls every day for the upcoming National Day celebration (October 1st).
By Sept. 15, police forces, including the armed police, in Beijing and its six neighboring regions will be required to carry out night patrols. Overhauls of safety in workplaces and key institutions will also be launched. The traffic [...]
60th National Day Celebration at Tian’anmen Square Seeks for Pest Controls
China celebrate the National Day (October 1st) every year. This year is the 60th celebration and it will be a grand gathering as the No. 1 leader in China – Hu Jintao will give a keynote speech at the Tian’anmen Square. Just to tell you how much the Chinese government cares about this event, Beijing [...]
A Man Smoked in Banned Areas Was Put in Jail for 5 Days
The Chinese government are acting on the new law to ban smokes in certain areas. Police in Chongqing have detained a man for five days for smoking in a wholesale market. It is a move the government hopes to set an example for others who may be tempted to break a new law.
Mr. Zhao, is [...]
Millions Chinese Oberved the Longest Complete Solar Eclipse in 500 Years
The longest complete solar eclipse in 500 years appeared today over the Yangtze River, China. Millions of Chinese observed this amazing event through out the day. The full solar blackout appeared at approximately 9:30 a.m. Beijing time. In many cities across China, the weather is clear enough to observe the complete duration of the solar [...]
China Selecting the First Female Astronaut Expected Space Journey by 2012
According to a recent comment from Yang Liwei (China’s first astronaut), the Chinese government is currently selecting China’s first female astronaut. The selected female astronaut is expected to join a space exploration in 2012. The potential female astronauts would be recruited from 16 female fighter pilots in the Chinese Air Force. These 16 female pilots [...]
Beijing Subway Bans Food and Drinks Upsets Passengers
Beijing subway passengers are not happy with the new policy on the new metro line – No. 4 Subway. The new policy limits passengers from eating or drinking on the subway system. Line 4 subway is a joint venture between Hong Kong MTR Corp. and two Beijing companies. The violators of this rule will be [...]
China Cracks Down on Illegal Sales Affiliations
Police in central China’s Chongqing Municipality have broken up a pyramid selling scheme involving 409 people and detained more than 120. The affiliation ring, under the name of MDG International Science and Technology Group Co., LTD, was involved in the pyramid selling of so-called high-tech communication software ‘my-cool’. Chongqing Police department had undercover officers infiltrated [...]
35 Taxi Drivers Arrested at a Protest in China
Over 5000 taxi drivers protested in Xining, the capital of Qinghai which is a province located in the western China. Drivers across Qinghai Province were upset after a misleading newspaper report on Friday: the provincial government would cut their license periods from 12 years to 8 years, meaning most of their licenses would expire now [...]
China Bus Fire Killed 25 Injured 78 in Chengdu
A bus fire killed 25 people and injured 78 a few hours ago in Chengdu. The injured were sent to the Chengdu No.2 People’s Hospital and the Chengdu Army General Hospital. The tragedy took place at 8 a.m. when the No.9 bus, with license plate of Chuan A 49567 was on its way from Tianhui [...]
Hostage-taking Incident at Wuhan University
(Wuhan University Administration Building)
An armed hostage-taking incident took place today at the Wuhan University campus. The hijackers was shot and killed by the police at 14:40 local time. A SWAT team members were injured.
9:00 this morning, the suspect took a female staff as a hostage in a room on the second floor of the Administration [...]
China Railways Transported 6.54 Million Passengers in One Day – New Record
A new Record was born in China on May 1st. The Chinese railway system carried over 6.54 million passengers on a single day. The total number of passengers broke the record thanks to the new generation of high speed trains with more seats. After two years of total chaos during the Chinese New Year festivals, [...]
Chinese Government Plants Fish into Yangtze River to Replenish Ecosystem
The Wuhan government released 70,000 fish in to the Yangtze River last week in order to restore the ecosystem. The government is planning to replenish the Yangtze with total of 500 million fish in the year 2009. On top of this, there will be a 3 month fishing ban which would be imposed starting April [...]
20 Chinese Cities Participate World-Wide Going Dark Relay
Today in China, 20 cities joined the worldwide relay “Earth Hour” to raise the environmental awareness. Tens of thousands of Chinese in the 20 cities either switched off their lights and appliances at home or joined outdoor activities such as candle-lit dinners and star-gazing parties, to show their support. The National Stadium (The Bird’s Nest) [...]
World’s Fastest Train in China by 2012
China is currently building the world fastest railroad connecting Beijing and Shanghai which is 1,318 kilometers in distance. The completed railroad will support trains that travel at 350 km/hr, a world record speed. Once the railroad construction is completed, Trains will take less than five hours to make the run from the capital city Beijing [...]
Huang Mei season hits Shanghai Early – Record High Raining Days
Normally the “Huang Mei Season” （黄梅天 or 梅雨å£èŠ‚) takes place in Shanghai during early summer (June/July). However, it seems arrived much ealier this year. A continuous wet weather that has lingered in Shanghai for 20 continuous days and broken a 136-year record for the longest continuous downpour. The number of people suffering depression has [...]
World Expo 2010 Tickets on sale in Shanghai – Discount Available
Tickets for the World Expo 2010 will go on sale for starting March 27. It will focus on group purchases only until June 30. Group bookings can be made for organizations, institutions and enterprises. Tickets for the general public will be on sale starting July 1. The complementary ticket price will be US$ 22.40 dollars [...]
Shanghai Offers Permanent Residence to All Chinese Citizens After 7 Years of Residency
For the longest time, “hukou” has been the “internal passport/visa” barrier for the Chinese to choose their residential cities. All Chinese citizens are “locked” to their birth location by default, identified by their family record at the state bureau which is called “Hu Kou”. If one choose to work and live in another city, they [...]
Prophecies on China in 2009
By now, many people are aware of the CCTV building fire in the evening of Lantern Festival 2009. The fire caused 1 death and 6 injuries. However, not many people are aware of a prophecy that may be related to the fire and the prophecy was published on the American McKinsey Quarterly October 30th edition. [...]
China Improves Accessibility Signages
For the longest time, access signs for the disabled were a mess in China. Different standards and signage across the nation. Starting the year 2009, China starts to introduce access signs for the disabled based on internationally-recognized symbols. Fifteen graphical symbols have been designed at the China National Institute of Standardization which will be used [...]