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Persimmon Harvest in Yaozu Autonomous CountyA businessman from Guangdong Province is selecting persimmon in Yaozu Autonomous County in Gongcheng of Guangxi Province. The county sees a harvest of persimmon this year, with the output of seven tons per month. Peasants sell persimmon to South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Macao and other area. |  |
Foreign Artists Performed at Beijing Folk TheaterArtists from South Korea are presenting a fan dance at Beijing Folk Theater on October 27 during the ongoing 5th International Folk Arts Festival. The festival opens on October 13 and will last for 14 days. A total of 19 troupes with more than 400 artists from China and 17 other countries and regions attend the festival. |  |
NPC Standing Committee 24th Meeting Concludes The Standing Committee of China 's Ninth National People's Congress (NPC), the country's top legislative body, concluded its 24th meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 27.  |  |
8th Wuqiao International Acrobatics Festival Opens The 8th China Wuqiao International Circus Festival (CWICF) opened today in Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei Province, bringing to the stage acrobatics and magic performance artists around the world. Some 25 acrobatics performances and 12 magic shows are on the schedule of events. Artists participating are from 11 countries and regions including Russia, the United States, Italy, France, Sweden, and Germany. |  |
Ancient Market Listed in World Heritage sites An alley is seen through a gateway entrance with the local ethnic Bai group decorations October 26, 2001 near the Sidengjie market in "Chama Gudao", a route lingking southwest China's Provinces as Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet Autonomous Region, Shaxi township, Jianchuan county in Yunnan province. The historic commercial toute, featuring the tea and local specialty barter trade among the regions, reaches an extension to the west Asian countries, and the market, a joint point in the passage, was added to the UNESCO list of protected World Heritage sites October 26, 2001. |  |
Ancient Market Listed in World Heritage sites An alley is seen through a gateway entrance with the local ethnic Bai group decorations October 26, 2001 near the Sidengjie market in "Chama Gudao", a route lingking southwest China's Provinces as Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet Autonomous Region, Shaxi township, Jianchuan county in Yunnan province. The historic commercial toute, featuring the tea and local specialty barter trade among the regions, reaches an extension to the west Asian countries, and the market, a joint point in the passage, was added to the UNESCO list of protected World Heritage sites October 26, 2001. |  |
Ancient Market Listed in World Heritage sites An alley is seen through a gateway entrance with the local ethnic Bai group decorations October 26, 2001 near the Sidengjie market in "Chama Gudao", a route lingking southwest China's Provinces as Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet Autonomous Region, Shaxi township, Jianchuan county in Yunnan province. The historic commercial toute, featuring the tea and local specialty barter trade among the regions, reaches an extension to the west Asian countries, and the market, a joint point in the passage, was added to the UNESCO list of protected World Heritage sites October 26, 2001. |  |
Paris Sees Drop in Tourism An almost empty sight-seeing ship drifts October 28, 2001 on the Seine, one of the major tourism attractions in Paris, France. The whole city has seen a steep drop in tourism since the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York. |  |
Paris Sees Drop in Tourism An almost empty sight-seeing ship drifts October 28, 2001 on the Seine, one of the major tourism attractions in Paris, France. The whole city has seen a steep drop in tourism since the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York. |  |
Chinese Vice President Meets Russian President Chinese Vice President Hu Jintao arrived in Moscow on October 27, starting his two-day working visit to Russia. |  |
Chinese Vice President Leaves for European Tour Chinese Vice President Hu Jintao left Beijing for a five-nation tour in Europe Saturday morning. |  |
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