Taiwan Held Last Traditional College Entrance ExaminationChina��s Taiwan Province held its last traditional college entrance examination on June 1, with an attendance of 126,000, of which some 60 percent will be admitted. From 2002 on, Taiwan��s colleges and universities will introduce a new entrance method according to which enrollment and exam are to be undertaken separately. Photo shows examinees taking math exam. |  |
Construction of China's 2nd Largest Hydropower Plant BeginsConstruction of the Longtan Hydropower Plant, China's second largest hydropower plant after the Three Gorges Project, began Sunday in Nanning.  |  |
Karst Grotto Discovered in Northern Tibet The karst grotto, located in northern Tibet void region at an altitude of 4,800 meters, is composed of 2 caves with a total area of 5,975 sqm. It is believed to obtain all the characterstics of limestone cave with great amounts of stalactites and stalagmites. ���� |  |
Qinghai Opens Its First Expressway Here is a view of the celebration ceremony on the trial traffic opening of an expressway in Xining, capital city of Qinghai Province, July 1, 2001. The expressway, linking Xining and Caojiabao Airport, is the first ever built in Qinghai Province. |  |
Flag-raising Ceremony in front of The Potala Palace Soliders of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) salute to the rising Chinese National Flag during a flag-raising ceremony in front of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, capital city of Tibet Autonomous Region, July 1, 2001. �� |  |
Huge Party Flag An unidentified passenger admires the huge flag of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) hung from the Shanghai TV Station building in Shanghai, July 1 2001. The party flag, 80 meters long and 56 meters wide, measures 4,000 square meters and is a special gift presented by Shanghai Flag Plant to the 80th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of China. �� |  |
China Marks 80th Founding Anniversary of CPC Picture shows a grand gathering held at the Great Hall of the People to mark the 80th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of China Sunday in Beijing, July 1, 2001. |  |
Chinese Students in Britain Celebrate 80th Anniversary of Founding of CPC Ji Wenxia(R) and Ma Jixin, Chinese students studying in Britain, sing at a show held in Chinese Embassy to Britain on June 30, to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. More than 100 students from several universities and institutes in Britain attended the get-together. |  |
