http://english.people.com.cn/ http://english.people.com.cn/images/en/top_logo_e.gif People's Daily Online http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90782/ 7584868 2011-08-31 10:52:44 7584861 2011-08-31 10:51:27 &$ BEIJING, Aug. 31 (Xinhuanet) – Arecent national survey shows a strong growth in digital reading, with 252 million Chinese aged between 18 and 70 reading books and articles online in 2010 and about 83.6 percent of the respondents saying they would prefer the electronic version of a book if available. So will e-reading replace books one day? "There are now many ways of spreading knowledge like the computer, w ...]]> &$ BEIJING, Aug. 31 (Xinhuanet) – Arecent national survey shows a strong growth in digital reading, with 252 million Chinese aged between 18 and 70 reading books and articles online in 2010 and about 83.6 percent of the respondents saying they would prefer the electronic version of a book if available. So will e-reading replace books one day? "There are now many ways of spreading knowledge like the computer, which may one day replace Gutenberg's invention," says J.M.G. Le Clzio, "but I cannot imagine a world without books." He hastens to add, though: "It (the book) is a tool as indispensable as hammer, knife, lamp or teapot, and as delicate as violin, flute and percussion instrument." Le Clzio, "author of new departures, poetic adventure and sensual ecstasy, explorer of a humanity beyond and below the reigning civilization" as the Nobel Committee described him while awarding the Literature prize in 2008, was invited by Nanjing University to deliver a lecture on "Books and our World" on Aug 21. Talking to China Daily on books and new media, he says books have played an essential role in the development of the world, by granting universal access to knowledge and turning it from the privilege of dominant classes into ordinary people's rights a role it performed especially well during Enlightenment. "Without printed books we would be living in a totally different world. It may prosper as well, but it will be a closed world resistant to progress, desperately imbalanced, filled with unfairness and injustice." He cites the ancient Mayan civilization as an example. What was once illuminating and ripe disappeared for want of print: "There was no democracy and hardly equality before the law while the quality of citizen dwelled on a relatively low level." "In such a world, knowledge would not serve interaction or social progress, but only draw a new line between those who have knowledge and those who don't There can still be marvellous wonders like the Pyramid, but the people will only build them like slaves, not understanding the meaning of their labor."&$ &$【1】 &$&$【2】 &$&$【3】 &$ &$ &$&$ ]]> 7584851 2011-08-31 10:49:13 &$Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair speaks during the book launch ceremony of the Chinese edition of his memoir A Journey in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 30, 2011. (Xinhua/Li Fangyu)&$&$ BEIJING, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Tony Blair, former British prime minister, inaugurated the publication of the Chinese edition of his memoirs, "A Journey", in Beijing on Tuesday. In the book's preface, Blair, who serve ...]]> &$Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair speaks during the book launch ceremony of the Chinese edition of his memoir A Journey in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 30, 2011. (Xinhua/Li Fangyu)&$&$ BEIJING, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Tony Blair, former British prime minister, inaugurated the publication of the Chinese edition of his memoirs, "A Journey", in Beijing on Tuesday. In the book's preface, Blair, who served as prime minister from 1997 to 2007, hailed the progress China has made since his first visit to the country in 1989. During the inauguration ceremony, Blair also referred to China as a developing country which has recorded "unprecedented achievements" since opening up to the world in the late 1970s. After the ceremony, Blair met with Liu Binjie, president of the General Administration of Press and Publication, and pledged to promote cultural exchanges between Britain and China. ]]> 7584013 2011-08-30 15:33:14 7583997 2011-08-30 15:24:57 7583991 2011-08-30 15:22:02 7583990 2011-08-30 15:18:27 7583988 2011-08-30 15:17:22 7583025 2011-08-29 15:58:50 &$Edited and translated by Yao Chun, People's Daily Online&$&$ On Aug.28 an antique entrance ceremony was held in Wansong College, famous for the well-known folklore of Butterfly Lovers. More than 50 incoming students, dressed in traditional Chinese clothing, participated in the ceremonies in honor of Confucius, masters and Chinese brush for the purpose of understanding the history of this ancient college, the ancient learning stories and Chinese traditional customs.&$ &$Edited and translated by Yao Chun, People's Daily Online&$&$ On Aug.28 an antique entrance ceremony was held in Wansong College, famous for the well-known folklore of Butterfly Lovers. More than 50 incoming students, dressed in traditional Chinese clothing, participated in the ceremonies in honor of Confucius, masters and Chinese brush for the purpose of understanding the history of this ancient college, the ancient learning stories and Chinese traditional customs.&$ &$【1】 &$&$【2】 &$&$【3】 &$&$【4】 &$ &$ &$&$ ]]> 7582630 2011-08-29 13:34:28 &$Edited and Translated by Han Shasha, People's Daily Online&$&$ &$ &$【1】 &$&$【2】 &$&$【3】 &$&$【4】 &$&$【5】 &$&$【6】 &$&$【7】 &$ &$ &$&$ ]]> 7582301 2011-08-29 11:11:57 7396293 2011-08-29 20:04:46

&$Group wedding held for aerospace elites in Shanghai&$

&$ &$ &$Newlyweds from the aerospace industry pose for a photo during their group wedding held in Shanghai on May 30, 2011. On that day, 50 pairs of newlyweds from the aerospace industry tied the knot in Shanghai. Most of these newlyweds will take part in China's major aerospace projects after the wedding, such ...]]>

&$Group wedding held for aerospace elites in Shanghai&$

&$ &$ &$Newlyweds from the aerospace industry pose for a photo during their group wedding held in Shanghai on May 30, 2011. On that day, 50 pairs of newlyweds from the aerospace industry tied the knot in Shanghai. Most of these newlyweds will take part in China's major aerospace projects after the wedding, such as Tiangong-1 and Shenzhou-8 spacecraft. (Photo by Liu Ying, Xinhua)&$&$ &$ &$【1】 &$&$【2】 &$&$【3】 &$ &$ &$&$ &$&$By Ye Xin, People's Daily Online&$&$ &$

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