Though reports are varied, it now appears that the current death from the Wenchuan earthquakes is somewhere between 17,000 and 20,000 (latter figure from the Time China Blog, although most of the media is still reporting the official count at a more conservative 15,000. It's still to0 early to say just how high that figure will climb once everything is said and done, but an earlier Time's estimate put that number at around 100,000 (their man Austin Ramzy is there right now). While we hope that this isn't the case, we can see why they would say that, because other sources put the amount of buried or missing at between 27,000 and a staggering 60,000, and time is running out to get these people out.
A local resident donates blood for quake victims in Beihai, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. There is a large demand for blood in quake-hit areas and the health ministry hopes the public actively donate blood. [Xinhua]
A local resident donates blood for quake victims in Guiyang, Southwest China's Guizhou Province. There is a large demand for blood in quake-hit areas and the health ministry hopes the public actively donate blood. [Xinhua]
She comes from overseas, yet is quite a know-all of Chinese traditional culture.
She has been in China for seven years, growing from an inviting student to a beloved cross-talk performer.
Honored as a foreign comic star, she speaks fluent Beijing dialect, operates her body language in a lively manner to perform Chinese-style humor perfectly.
China's spectacular mountain landscapes attract the professional climber and wide-eyed adventurer alike. Serious climbers are drawn to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to scale the challenging summit of Mt. Everest -known as Mt. Qomolongma in China- the tallest peak in the world. And others naturally gravitate to China's Five Sacred Mountain Peaks, which Han Emperor Wu Di declared sacred in the 2nd century BC.
Given the weather, May is one of the best seasons for climbing up the mountains. So do not hesitate, follow us and let’s enjoy the mountain.
Chinese literature extends back thousands of years, from the earliest recorded dynastic court archives to the mature fictional novel that arose during the Ming Dynasty to entertain the masses of literate Chinese. The introduction of widespread woodblock printing during the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and the invention of movable type printing by Bi Sheng (990-1051) during the Song Dynasty (960-1279) rapidly spread written knowledge throughout China like never before. In more modern times, the author Lu Xun (1881-1936) would be considered the founder of modern baihua literature in China.
A local resident donates blood for quake victims in Beihai, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. There is a large demand for blood in quake-hit areas and the health ministry hopes the public actively donate blood. [Xinhua]
Event Date: June 5-7, 2008
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