Former Lotus Pond Resumes Its CharmWith the harnessing and reconstructing efforts of Beijing municipal government the former Lotus Park, lying by the Beijing West Railway Station has resumed its beautiful scenery of green water and blooming lotus flowers as it used to be in the past. From 1980's, the water of the Lotus Pond was deteriorated by industrial pollution. In the 1990's, the industrial sewage from the upper reaches was conducted into drains and the lake was cut off from its water-source. The dried-up Lotus Pond gradually turned into a large cesspit full of trash. In May 1998, Beijing municipal government passed the "Program for the Reconstruction of the Lotus Pond". After two years of efforts, the Lotus Pond covering an area of 446,000 square meters takes on a new look again.Here is the green water area of the Lotus Pond. |  |
Former Lotus Pond Resumes Its CharmWith the harnessing and reconstructing efforts of Beijing municipal government the former Lotus Park, lying by the Beijing West Railway Station has resumed its beautiful scenery of green water and blooming lotus flowers as it used to be in the past. From 1980's, the water of the Lotus Pond was deteriorated by industrial pollution. In the 1990's, the industrial sewage from the upper reaches was conducted into drains and the lake was cut off from its water-source. The dried-up Lotus Pond gradually turned into a large cesspit full of trash. In May 1998, Beijing municipal government passed the "Program for the Reconstruction of the Lotus Pond". After two years of efforts, the Lotus Pond covering an area of 446,000 square meters takes on a new look again. Picture shows the lotus flowers to set off the Beijing West Railway Station. |  |
CPC Members Fought the Flood in the ForefrontIn a delicate situation when a serious flood was threatening Nanning, CPC members charged forward to the forefront of the flood, putting the principle of "three representatives" in practice. Here is Liao Junping, CPC member of Guangxi Nanning Policeman Detachment (left), working hard to rescue the flood-besieged masses. |  |
Farmers of Hui Nationality in Ningxia Shake off Poverty by Raising Silkworms1998 saw farmers of Hui nationality in Xinming Township, Jingyuan County of Xihaigu, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region by making favorable conditions of the region start to grow mulberry trees for raising silkworms. Now farmers of 14 administrative villages have planted over 520 hectares of mulberry trees and raised 3000 sheets of silkworms. |  |
Chinese President Interviewed by Russian JournalistsPresident Jiang Zemin gave an interview Tuesday morning to journalists from Russia's Itar-Tass news agency and Public Russian Television.  |  |
Rural Cadres Urged to Study "Three Represents'"Hu Jintao, a senior leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Tuesday called on officials and Party members in rural China to fully understand the significance of President Jiang Zemin's speech on July 1. |  |
S. Korean Citizens Protest Against Japan's Revision of History TextbooksA group of South Korean citizens protest in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on July 9 over Japan's reply to South Korean demands for revision of history textbooks. Japanese Ambassador Terusuke Terada earlier issued his government's reply to South Korea's demands, made in May, that 35 passages in eight history textbooks be revised. Terada told South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Han Seung Soo two passages in two of the textbooks will be revised. |  |
Estrada Refuses to Enter Plea on Plunder ChargeBefore the ending of the arraignment at the anti-graft court Tuesday afternoon, ousted Philippine President Joseph Estrada refused to enter a plea on a charge of economic plunder, a capital offensive. |  |
Israeli Demolishes Palestinian Houses14 Palestinian houses in Jerusalem were demolished by the Jerusalem municipal authority in the Shufat sector of Jersualem on July 9. |  |
Chinese Vice Premier Arrives in Moscow for IOC Meeting Chinese Vice Premier Li Lanqing shakes hands with overseas Chinese at the airport in Moscow Tuesday, July 10, 2001. Li Lanqing arrived in Moscow to attend the 112th plenary session of the International Olympic Comittee (IOC) on behalf of the Chinese government. |  |
Sculpture "Destroy Illegal Weapons" Shown at UN Headquarters Two visitors view the sculpture "Destroy Illegal Weapons" displayed at the UN Headquarters in New York July 10, 2001, aiming to tackle illicit small arms trade. The work, created by a Canadian artist, is composed of 7,000 pieces of illegal arms. |  |
UN Opens Conference on Illicit Small Arms Trade Harri Holkeri, chairman of the 55th UN Assembly addresses the opening of the UN conference on illicit small arms trade at the UN Headquarters in New York July 9, 2001. The two-week conference will discuss how to prevent small arms and light weapons from flowing into conflict areas through illegal channels. |  |
Mental Disorder People under Care A group of mental disorder patients play musical instruments at the Anning Hospital in Tianjin City in north China July 10, 2001. Many patients have returned to normal life through such charity treatments . |  |
Boy Attracted by Goose Yan Yufei (right), a 3-year-old boy, is attracted by a specimen of goose at the exhibition of animals named "Animals, Friends of Human Being" held at the Nature Museum in Beijing Tuesday, July 10, 2001. The exhibition not only shows the variety of animals to the visitors, but also teaches children how to get well with animals. |  |
Hong Kong Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2002 Opens A woman walks past a stand in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center where The Hong Kong Fashion Week for Spring/Summer 2002 opens July 10, 2001. Some 506 exhibitors from 19 countries and regions participated in the exhitibion, with an increase of 12.4 percent as compared to last summer. |  |
Autumn-Winter 2001/2002 Haute Couture Collections in Paris A model presents a creation by Emanuel Ungaro July 9, 2001 in Paris during the Autumn-Winter 2001/2002 haute couture collections. |  |
Ivanisevic, Champion at Wimbledon Championships Croatia's Goran Ivanisevic strikes the ball from Pat Rafter of Australia to win the men's final at the Wimbledon Championships in London July 10, 2001. Ivanisevic beat Rafter 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 2-6, 9-7. |  |
