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The Founder Of A Chinese School Has Been Jailed For Nearly Three Years After Illegally Imprisoning Youngsters To Curb Their Internet Addiction

2021-01-04T00:03:44Z

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[ Many parents use the so-called 'digital detox' rehab camps as a last resort to stem their children's dependence on the virtual world. A CCTV report shows a finger-thick steel cable, which was said to be used by teachers in the rehabilitation institute to punish 'troublesome' students. The court did not confirm the claims Teenagers receive 'musicotherapy' at a school in Jinan on August 22, 2010. Chinese authority has vowed to crack down on the physical abuse found at digital rehab camps in the country Wu and the other criminals operated the Yuzhang Shuyuan Institute in south-east China's Nanchang city. The facility charged 31,250 yuan (£3,546) for a six-month term and targeted at parents who were desperate to put a stop to their child's fixation on the web, reported state broadcaster On the promotional material, the school, a historic brand in China, billed itself as a vocational education centre that used Confucius philosophy to give 'teenagers in crisis' a chance of a better life. Pictures posted by the school on its social media account showed students dressed in traditional Chinese uniform. They are seen reading classic literature and practising calligraphy. But in reality, the students were subject to unlawful secret imprisonment. Yuzhang Shuyuan Institute has been accused of using cruel punishment on students to help them overcome their addiction to the internet. The school in Nanchang, China, is a historic brand. The picture was taken by a People's Daily journalist while visiting the school in 2013 In pictures taken by media, students in the school are seen reading classic literature, practising calligraphy in class and bowing to a Confucius statue. However, a former student who was sent to the school for her web-addiction has revealed shocking details in the school In an open trial on Tuesday, the Qingshan Lake District People's Court in Nanchang found the gang guilty of conducting unlawful detention, according to a court The judge said the defendants stripped students of their freedom between May 2013 and November 2017 by forcing the youngsters to stay at the school's 'meditation room' days on end. Twelve students, including 11 minors, were detained in this illegal manner after they had been sent to the school by their parents, the court said. A self-described former student, who calls herself 'Shan Ni Ma Da Wang' (pictured), described her horrifying experience to a journalist from Beijing Times. She claimed she was beaten and locked up in a small cell for days after being taken to the school by force in 2014 A young Chinese internet addict receives an electroencephalogram check at the Beijing Military Region Central Hospital July 6, 2005, in Beijing. Many parents use the so-called 'digital detox' rehab camps as a last resort to curbing their child[ Many parents use the so-called 'digital detox' rehab camps as a last resort to stem their children's dependence on the virtual world. A CCTV report shows a finger-thick steel cable, which was said to be used by teachers in the rehabilitation institute to punish 'troublesome' students. The court did not confirm the claims Teenagers receive 'musicotherapy' at a school in Jinan on August 22, 2010. Chinese authority has vowed to crack down on the physical abuse found at digital rehab camps in the country Wu and the other criminals operated the Yuzhang Shuyuan Institute in south-east China's Nanchang city. The facility charged 31,250 yuan (£3,546) for a six-month term and targeted at parents who were desperate to put a stop to their child's fixation on the web, reported state broadcaster On the promotional material, the school, a historic brand in China, billed itself as a vocational education centre that used Confucius philosophy to give 'teenagers in crisis' a chance of a better life. Pictures posted by the school on its social media account showed students dressed in traditional Chinese uniform. They are seen reading classic literature and practising calligraphy. But in reality, the students were subject to unlawful secret imprisonment. Yuzhang Shuyuan Institute has been accused of using cruel punishment on students to help them overcome their addiction to the internet. The school in Nanchang, China, is a historic brand. The picture was taken by a People's Daily journalist while visiting the school in 2013 In pictures taken by media, students in the school are seen reading classic literature, pra[ On the promotional material, the school, a historic brand in China, billed itself as a vocational education centre that used Confucius philosophy to give 'teenagers in crisis' a chance of a better life. Pictures posted by the school on its social media account showed students dressed in traditional Chinese uniform. They are seen reading classic literature and practising calligraphy. But in reality, the students were subject to unlawful secret imprisonment. Yuzhang Shuyuan Institute has been accused of using cruel punishment on students to help them overcome their addiction to the internet. The school in Nanchang, China, is a historic brand. The picture was taken by a People's Daily journalist while visiting the school in 2013 In pictures taken by media, students in the school are seen reading classic literature, practising calligraphy in class and bowing to a Confucius statue. However, a former student who was sent to the school for her web-addiction has revealed shocking details in the school In an open trial on Tuesday, the Qingshan Lake District People's Court in Nanchang found the gang guilty of conducting unlawful detention, according to a court The judge said the defendants stripped students of their freedom between May 2013 and November 2017 by forcing the youngsters to stay at the school's 'meditation room' days on end. Twelve students, including 11 minors, were detained in this illegal manner after they had been sent to the school by their parents, the court said. A self-described former student, who calls herself 'Shan Ni Ma Da Wang' (pictured), described her horrifying experience to a journalist from Beijing Times. She claimed she was beaten and locked up in a small cell for days after being taken to the school by force in 2014 A young Chinese internet addict receives an electroencephalogram check at the Beijing Military Region Central Hospital July 6, 2005, in Beijing. Many parents use the so-called 'digital detox' rehab camps as a last resort to curbing their children's fixation on the digital world Wu, the school's founder and chairman, was sentenced to two years and 10 months imprisonment. Ren, the headmaster, was handed a prison sentence of two years and seven months. Zhang, the security director, and Qu, an instructor, were each jailed for 22 months and 11 months. All of them said they were considering appealing against the ruling. Another teacher, Chen, was spared criminal punishment.][ The judge said the defendants stripped students of their freedom between May 2013 and November 2017 by forcing the youngsters to stay at the school's 'meditation room' days on end. Twelve students, including 11 minors, were detained in this illegal manner after they had been sent to the school by their parents, the court said. A self-described former student, who calls herself 'Shan Ni Ma Da Wang' (pictured), described her horrifying experience to a journalist from Beijing Times. She claimed she was beaten and locked up in a small cell for days after being taken to the school by force in 2014 A young Chinese internet addict receives an electroencephalogram check at the Beijing Military Region Central Hospital July 6, 2005, in Beijing. Many parents use the so-called 'digital detox' rehab camps as a last resort to curbing their children's fixation on the digital world Wu, the school's founder and chairman, was sentenced to two years and 10 months imprisonment. Ren, the headmaster, was handed a prison sentence of two years and seven months. Zhang, the security director, and Qu, an instructor, were each jailed for 22 months and 11 months. All of them said they were considering appealing against the ruling. Another teacher, Chen, was spared criminal punishment.]

Beijing Origin And Changes

2021-01-03T19:23:30Z

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According to a text to test history, the Beijing Urban Construction city for 3040 years, the vicissitudes of history, its name was called thistle, is a packet of one of the capital of the Zhou Dynasty. Zhujun Sui legacy for the city to thistle, Tang collectively Youzhou. Liao Ji are all in Capital, renamed Nanjing, also known as Yanjing, Jin, after following the formal relocation of the capital of Liaoning here, both named to the Yuan Dynasty, also created in the outskirts of town are called the most. Converted most of the Ming Dynasty, said before Beijing. Qing capital Beijing to continue until the final collapse of the feudal dynasty. "Thistle" growth "thistle" is the name, first seen in "Book of Rites" in the "Music" chapter: "Wu Wang Keyan, anti-business, no time off, and closed after the Yellow Emperor in the thistle." Talking about the week Shang King Wu forces wiped out immediately after the start of the descendants of the Yellow Emperor in the packet thistle fact. "Ji" is the packet Zhou vassal state in the north, also on the capital was located. This means that, at least in the Western Zhou Dynasty, when near the city of Beijing today to have one called "thistle" in the city. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push(); "Yan" and "thistle" Western Zhou Dynasty, King Wu of Zhou Ji country packet when the packet is still another vassal state of the north, which is Yan. "Historical Records. Yan Zhao Gong family," it reads: "King Wu of Zhou the off, called the public in Northern Yan Feng." Talking about here is what we call the North Yan Yan. Thus, in the Western Zhou Dynasty, when near the present city of Beijing and the regions actually have two Western Zhou vassal state, one is thistle country, the other is built on a thistle near the Yan State. So, when King Wu of Zhou the early packet manor where? Historians have long debated, has been inconclusive. Later in the southwest of Beijing's Fangshan District Liulihe found near an ancient city of the West Zhou Dynasty and mass burial site, and from a large number of funerary objects unearthed after the beginning of the history of the manor on Yan's awful pending cases, finally a success solution. To the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Beijing around the region's political situation has undergone great changes, is located south of the country Yan Ji forces increase gradually merged with the country north of thistle, thistle and will migrate to the capital city, since then there will be a Yandu thistle city view. Later, they called Beijing Yanjing, also from here. Thistle thistle hill and the city for us, the most interesting thing is the exact location of Thistle City Buildings site, whether it's somewhere in Beijing today? Beijing today is still retained some remains of the ancient city of thistle? Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534 years) of Big geographer Li Tao Yuan, in his famous book "Waterways", the origin of the city of Ji's comments were made more reliable, and also the city with thistle thistle hill on the relationship between described. Li Tao Yuan said: "The past after King Wu of Zhou Ji Feng Yao, this city has Xibei Yu Ji Qiu, due to the name Qiu Yi, it still Qufu Lu, Qi Qiu carry on business." According to this argument, the thistle City The origin of the name of the city, the city began in the northwest corner of Thistle Hill, as the Qufu Lu, Qi Qiu, like the camp, are due to have a significant local geographical features, namely, the ground near the mound and a prominent name in the . Ang famous Tang Dynasty poet, wrote a "thistle Qiu Lan ancient" poetry, among them: "North Teng Ji Qiu Wang, find the ancient Xuan Yuan Taiwan. Should have been gone long, Wrangler, Wong Egypt." Thus, at least in the Tang generations, thistle hill is still distinctly visible, so it may have ang poem retro thistle hill. Since Li Tao Yuan Qiu said the relative position of thistle is credible, then, according to this important clue, and with reference to relevant literature, we will be happy to find what you want to determine the location of the city thistle. From the geographical position and geographical analysis of the situation, Li Yuan Road, recorded in the thistle hill, about Beijing Guang An Men in this vicinity. White Cloud Temple is now the West wall of the original one Takaoka, is probably the site of the ancient hill thistle. Beijing liberation, in the new excavation near Takaoka around the Tyrant, the Warring States period, had found some pottery, indicating that this is a long history of Takaoka. Between spring and summer of 1957, archaeologists had excavated this mound a planned way and found some ancient buried walls, and some from the Han Dynasty to the Sui and Tang dynasties between the sites and relics. For various reasons, find, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-huu-nghi-quan-nam-ninh-que-lam-4-ngay.html tour du lịch quế lâm] and not dug up the local culture and the bottom layer, so the city was not found direct evidence of early, but did not find sufficient evidence to deny this is not the ancient mound of displace thistle. Thistle hill location is finalized, the need for further archaeological discoveries in the future to confirm this. Tang Sui and Tang dynasties the city during the thistle, thistle city in north China's military status is extremely prominent. Sui and Tang You state Zhuojun are the thistle as the legacy of the city, so the city has been referred to as thistle Zhujun or Youzhou. Emperor and the Emperor after the reunification of the country, have used the city as a base thistle, the crusade to the northeast, which is the powerful Han Dynasty in the Central Plains, they often attack the thistle as the base city of the typical examples. The provisional capital of Liao Liao ---- Nanjing City is the establishment of the Khitan tribe minority regime in the north. Khitan ethnic group is one of ancient China, eastern Inner Mongolia, had lived in the West today, the upper reaches of the Liaohe Xar Moron River basin. Khitan rulers of sixteen states in the annexation Yanyun soon after changed the country for Liao, [http://www.automotivedigitalmarketing.com/main/search/search?q=capital%20Linhuang capital Linhuang] House (now the Inner Balinzuoqi), and established the city in the provisional capital of You state (outside the capital was built in the States.) Because it governs the territory in the provisional capital of the south, so called Nanjing, also known as Yanjing. Why Khitan established in the provisional capital city of Nanjing City, You state it? This happens for two reasons: one is to take advantage of this favorable geographical situation, the Central Plains as a base for attacking the south; the other reason is Yanyun Khitan took sixteen states then, it greatly expanded the rule of territory, and the new occupation region's densely populated, rich products, favorable natural conditions, economic and cultural development and production of the original is much higher than the activities of the Khitan tribe northern grassland. Therefore, in order to strengthen the rule of the new occupied areas and to plunder more treasure, You state the city has naturally become the political center of Liaoning in north China. Jin's ruling center in the capital when ---- Liao and Song Tong Harbour Lok-line along the north-south confrontation when the activities of the Songhua River in northeast called Jurchen a minority, growing strong and prosperous. Less than two years, [https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/Jin%20Liao Jin Liao] Tian Zuodi the prisoners, unplug the scourge after another comeback, exploit a victory south to attack Song. Tainan Golden Army arrives under the Yanshan, the Northern Song Shoujun without a fight. So House of gold after the military occupation of the Yanshan drive straight, crossed the Yellow River, almost equal to the Northern Song capital Kaifeng. Then Huizong as frightened, and hurried to his son Zhao Huan Chuan-bit, that Song Qinzong. Jingkang first year (1126) capital city of Kaifeng was Kim Song Jun Gongpo, Hui and Qin Emperor and the imperial clan, bureaucratic order more than three thousand people have become prisoners under the Northern Song dynasty perished. After the Northern Song dynasty, Jin Huaishui sphere of influence once extended to the coast, it will rule on the North China Plain into a relatively stable state, so the rulers of the Jin capital from far put on the Songhua River Huining Prefecture (now White City in Heilongjiang Cheng son), moved to Yenching come. Jin Tiande three years (1151) in March, gold life master Wanyanliang Lianghan Chen, Kong Yan Yan Zhou and others on the basis of the capital expansion of the new capital, gold Zhenyuan first year (1153) Wanyanliang officially moved the capital, Yanjing is changed in both . Since then, the Beijing Center for China's feudal dynasty history, really began. King of all that is in Beijing, the site of the original settlement developed on the last of a big city, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-huu-nghi-quan-nam-ninh-que-lam-4-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] but also the transition to the national political center of the key; the same time in the history of urban construction in Beijing has also played a role in connecting link, and therefore deserves special attention. City ---- Han Yuan Dynasty in the 12th century, the early years of the 13th century, a nomadic people in northern China has become increasingly powerful forces ----- Mongolian, Mongolian in the Tang dynasty known as the " Mogul Shiwei ", the original activity of Heilongjiang Province Argun area today, the eighth century begins westward, nomadic WO difficult to Green River and the mood of even the river between the (now outside the area to the east Bator, Mongolia, Ukraine) . Formally established in 1206 AD, Kublai Mongolian government, the river came to the throne in WO hard sweat Mongolia, Genghis Khan is revered as ministries, led by Genghis Khan's Mongol nobles immediately launched a massive war in the south. AD 1211, Mongol forces attacked a large scale gold, two years later, another three-way south divide our forces surrounded the capital city, also occupied the capital of the South Plains in some places, when the Mongol horsemen scored gold in the capital, when the aristocracy of Mongolia Group have not the slightest intention here to establish the capital. So hurried retreat into, in both the Jin Dynasty palace city burned by fire, King -generation palace ruins. This time, the capital of Yanjing has been renamed, but Bale is a broken city. It took another forty years later, the situation has changed greatly, this time thirty years of Genghis Khan has died, it inherited a grandson Kublai Khan bit. In the same year (1260), holding the eradication of the Southern Song Dynasty Kublai ambition to unify China, from the capital of the Mongolian Plateau and Lin (now Hal and outside the forest area of ??Mongolia) came to swallow the capital, but this time the palace of the city has become a ruin, so Khan decided in the old capital of the northeastern outskirts of gold in a new site selection, construction of a new capital, used "dollars" for the country, and named the new capital mostly, Yuan eleven years (1274 years) completed a large capital city, this is what we often say that the Yuan Dynasty. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push(); Imperial capital of the Ming Dynasty against Mongol rulers of the Yuan Dynasty peasant uprising, such as violent storms swept across the country, the emperor annexed Rebel Chen Youqiong FRACTAL forces after the occupation of the southern half, and in dollars to positive twenty-seven years (1367) sent Xu Da, general, regular book Shuaishi the Northern Expedition, the first year of Hongwu August 2 (September 12, 1368), Xu Da Yuan Dynasty capture, will be a large capital renamed Peiping. Hongwu years (1370), the emperor Zhu Di, the fourth son of closure for the Yan Wang in Peking, in order to consolidate the North guards, the southern Mongolian defense committed, Hongwu thirty year (1398), the emperor died, Huangtai Sun Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne, Jianwen reign, when Zhu Di Yan Wang has massive, deliberate win the right to rule and to punish the traitor into the name of Beijing to Nanjing into the soldiers, from the hands of his nephew won the position. Zhu Di ascended the throne after the Ming Dynasty in view of the major risk threat is still remnants from beyond the Great Wall Mongolian, first moved the capital to Peking, and the Peking renamed Beijing. Ming Beijing's construction, four years from the Yongle (1406) began to eighteen years of Yongle (1420) was largely completed before and after the continuation of fifteen years. The capital of the last feudal dynasty Qing Ming rulers completely followed the city of Beijing, there is no change, and even the Forbidden City, it is only done some renovation of buildings and the local, small-scale alterations, additional work. Generation between the Qing Dynasty in 200 years to meet the ruler of the enjoyed a large scale development of the Scenic Area northwest of Beijing, construction on an unprecedented scale, extraordinary beautiful palace buildings. This is commonly referred to as the northwest of the "Three Hills and Five Gardens", that is quiet, Yuquan Shan Ming Garden, Fragrant Hills Park, Providence, Qing Yi Park Longevity Hill (Summer Palace) and Chang Chun, the Summer Palace. Qing Emperor Ferris landscape here, dealing with affairs of state, as both the Forbidden City and Beijing City in the political center to another. Qing Dynasty many major historical events occurred in this area of ??the garden with the closely related. Some have called the Qing Dynasty Beijing is south and the north of the "Twins" system can be described as unreasonable. The future of the ancient city of Beijing Beijing has gone through the vicissitudes of 3040 years of history. The development of Beijing and throughout China's long history is closely related to both full of rich historical content, but also a new era full of vitality, the ancient city of Beijing also began to stride to the pace of first-class modern international city. In this new situation, how to give full attention to Beijing Urban Construction Protecting Cultural Heritage, to reflect the style of the ancient capital of traditional culture, which is every one of us love it, care for its people should think about deeply. 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EXPLAINER-How Thousands In China Got Infected By Brucellosis In One...

2021-01-02T02:50:11Z

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BEIJING, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Brucellosis, a bacterial disease with flu-like symptoms, has infected more than 6,000 people in a single outbreak in northwestern China. Usually caused by contact with animals, the outbreak in Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu province, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-huu-nghi-quan-nam-ninh-que-lam-4-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] was due to a leak at a vaccine plant, according to Lanzhou's health commission. People are still being treated at hospitals even though the outbreak happened a year ago. China's top [http://www.wired.com/search?query=legislative%20body legislative body] passed a law last month to establish protocols for biosecurity risk prevention and control, and systems to respond to risks including sudden outbreaks. WHAT IS BRUCELLOSIS? Brucellosis is a zoonotic infectious disease, or a disease in animals that can spread to humans. It is caused by a bacteria that affects sheep, goats, cattle, swine and even dogs and is reported in many countries. Humans generally get the disease from direct contact with infected animals through the consumption of tainted animal products such as unpasteurised milk or cheese, or through the inhalation of airborne agents. Human-to-human transmission is extremely rare, according to the World Health Organization. Symptoms in humans include fever and weakness, which emerge over a few weeks. The mortality rate is low, though complications could lead to death. Some symptoms such as joint pain may become chronic and never go away. WHAT HAPPENED IN LANZHOU? The latest outbreak in Lanzhou was first uncovered in November 2019 when some students at the Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute tested positive for brucellosis. By the end of December, at least 181 people at the institute had been infected, according to the provincial health authority. The outbreak even spread to Heilongjiang province in the northeastern corner of China, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-huu-nghi-quan-nam-ninh-que-lam-4-ngay.html Tour Quế Lâm từ Hà Nội] where 13 people who worked at the veterinarian institute in August 2019 tested positive, state media reported. The government has tested 55,725 people in the city, of which 6,620 are positive for brucellosis as of now, the Lanzhou government said at a press conference, according to a report on Thursday by the state-owned Global Times. The outbreak originated at a biopharmaceutical factory owned by Shanghai-listed China Animal Husbandry Industry Co , according to a statement from Lanzhou's health commission in September. The factory had used expired disinfectants in July to August 2019 to make brucellosis vaccines, leaving the bacteria in its waste gas. The contaminated gas later formed aerosols that drifted downwind to the veterinary institute. IS BRUCELLOSIS COMMON IN CHINA? About half a million infected people are reported each year around the world, with China typically accounting for [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-huu-nghi-quan-nam-ninh-que-lam-4-ngay.html tour du lịch quế lâm] tens of thousands. In 2019, China reported 44,036 cases with one death, up from 37,947 cases and zero deaths a year earlier. The very first cases reported in China were in the southwestern city of Chongqing in 1905. China saw a widespread epidemic of brucellosis in the 1950s and 1960s, according to state media. Brucellosis is more common in pastoral areas in the west and north of China. It is categorized as a Class B infectious disease under a three-tier system Last year, China reported over 10 million cases of infectious diseases including brucellosis, scarlet fever, [http://data.gov.uk/data/search?q=dysentery dysentery] and dengue. (Reporting by Liangping Gao and Ryan Woo; Editing by Raju Gopalakrishnan)

China: Facts About China The Geography The Economy The Military And More.

2021-01-01T23:32:41Z

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id="mod_47724997">Fun Facts About China Fun Facts About China The Chinese New Year is probably the biggest celebration in the world lasting for fifteen days and comprising more than one and a half billion people internationally. The Great Wall of China of 2,300 years old and stretches for 21,196 kilometers. It is the oldest relic on earth. China is roughly same size as the America, but whereas the USA has four different time zones, China only has one. The giant panda which lives in the remote mountains of China is a type of bear. They are in danger of becoming extinct with only 1,900 at the last count. The Temple of Heaven in Beijing was buillt in the 15th century and is a World Heritage Site. | Source China 101 China is an enomous country with many different climate zones, different ethnic people, different languages, and different traditions depending on the particular geographical area. China has had more than 3000 years of history and is responsible for [ ]. 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Modern Chinese architecture boasts some of the most advanced and spectacular architecture in the world. As a result of pollution caused by intense manufacturing, the air in China degraded to such an extent in some places that it was becoming a major health threat. Consequently, many of the buildings have been greening projects with trees and other greenery lacing walls, the roof and balconies. The Jinmao Tower in Shanghai has a glass walkway on its 88th floor. It takes half an hour to walk and is $58 to tourists. Glass walkways are a specialty of China, and this one is 340 meters (1,115 feet) above ground level. The Shanghai Tower, the winner of Tien-yow Jeme Civil Engineering Prize in 2018, is the tallest building currently in China. It is unusual in that it gives the appearance of twisting around. It was designed by an American firm (Gensler) and has 128 floors. While most countries in the world have some spectacular buildings, China, in my opinion, is paradise for any architectural geek. [ ], the enormity and artistic license permitted and encouraged can only be attested to by viewing the diversity of different styles. Underwater Quarry Hotel in Shanghai Public Transport in China China has the world's longest bullet train routes (18,000 miles) in the world. While not as fast as Japan's bullet trains, they're not doing too badly at 217 mph. Virtually all the [ ], so citizens can reach other cities with ease. It also makes life easier for tourish. One of the arguments I constantly hear against bullet trains being implemented in the USA is that the USA is so big. Yet China has managed to have the largest network of bullet trains in the world. Bullet Trains in China The Population of China China has a population of 1.4 billion, about eighteen percent of the world's people. There are several different ethnic groups in China, of which the largest group is the Han. They comprise about 92% of the population. The other eight percent (about 108 million) comprises 55 different groups including the Zhuang which has about 16 million members. Next in line are the the Hui, the Manchu, Uyghur, the Miao, the Yi,and the Tujia. They average about ten million each. Then close to about five million people in each group are the Tibetans and the Mongols, and finally the Dong, the Buyei, the Yao, the Bai, the Korean, the Hani , the Li the , Kazakh, and Dai with about one or two million each. Eight different languages are spoken, each of which has hundreds of different dialects. Mandarin is the world's most spoken language. China's landmass is almost as big as the USA.China geographically. The Geography of China China covers nearly twenty percent of Asia. It is bordered by India, Pakistan, Nepal, Mongolia, Vietnam, Russia, Burma, and North Korea. This article gives some geographical information about the country. The land area of China is spread over 3.7 million square miles, much of it covered with mountains. It has an eleven thousand mile coastline alongside the Pacific Ocean and has deserts, rivers, and grasslands. There are two islands associated with China and they are Taiwan and Hainan. Taiwan has a population of/ about twenty three million people and has separated itself politically from the People's Republic of China. Hainan is smaller than Taiwan, has a tropical climate and is known as the Oriental Hawaii. China has an inland sea called the Bohai Sea. It covers an area of about 300,000 square miles and there are approximately one hundred cities on its coastal areas. Because also borders the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea, and the South China Sea, it has the largest fishing resources in the world. Most of its fish are caught in the East China Sea. The major rivers in China are the Yangtze River which is 3,700 miles long and its waters are used for both watering crops and for hydroelectric power. The Yellow River is 3,500 miles long and is often responsible for floods during monsoon time. Other names for the Yellow River are the Huanghe River and the Mother River of China. The Pearl River links Hong Kong with the South China Sea. The largest mountain ranges in China are the Himalayas, the Yellow Mountains, and the Limestone Mountains of Guilin. The Himalayas are the highest mountains on earth and include Mount Everest which is the highest peak on earth. The Yellow Mountains, in the Anhui Province, is known for its granite peaks. The Limestone Mountain range is known for its limestone! Thirty percent of China's landmass is covered by deserts. The Gobi Desert is about one thousand miles long and six hundred miles wide. It is growing and is the third largest desert in the world. 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Fresh Test For Wuhan As Cluster Sparks Mass Virus Screening

2021-01-01T20:14:34Z

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A new cluster of cases has sparked mass coronavirus testing in the central Chinese city of Wuhan Nervous residents of China's [https://www.gov.uk/search?q=pandemic%20epicentre pandemic epicentre] of Wuhan queued up across the city to be tested for the novel coronavirus on Thursday after a new cluster of cases sparked a mass screening campaign. Lines of residents keeping their social distance formed at makeshift testing sites set up under tents in parking lots, parks and residential communities as rain trickled down in the metropolis of 11 million people. "This is a good thing. It's a way to be responsible towards others and to yourself," a 40-year-old man told AFP after completing the process. The man had already been tested 10 days before, but given Wuhan's history as the source of the virus and China's worst-hit city he welcomed a little extra assurance. "If you have the opportunity, wouldn't you do it again?" he asked. The previously unknown contagion emerged in Wuhan in late 2019, prompting the Chinese government to impose a tight lockdown on the city on January 23, isolating the industrial and transport centre from the rest of the country and [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-huu-nghi-quan-nam-ninh-que-lam-4-ngay.html Tour Quế Lâm] confining residents to their homes. According to government figures more than 3,800 people have died from COVID-19 in the city, accounting for [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-huu-nghi-quan-nam-ninh-que-lam-4-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] the vast majority of [https://www.sportsblog.com/search?search=fatalities fatalities] in China. Life is slowly returning to normal in Wuhan, where a coronavirus lockdown was lifted in April The quarantine was only fully lifted in early April, and life is slowly returning to normal. But Wuhan was given a fresh jolt when several new local infections emerged last weekend after more than a month in which none were reported. Fearful of a reliving the virus nightmare, officials have launched a drive to conduct nucleic acid tests on the city's entire population. Men, women, children and the elderly filed forward to medical workers in head-to-toe white protective suits and plastic face shields, who recorded their personal details before quickly jabbing a swab into the backs of their throats. - On edge - Some remained anxious. "I know this plan requiring the city to do large-scale testing serves as a basic safeguard. I wasn't planning to get myself tested," said a woman who did not give her name. China has largely brought its coronavirus outbreak under control, but it has been on edge about a potential second wave of infections "But the safety measures inside are really bad. (People) are too close and the testing person handled a lot of samples from people but I didn't see him wash his hands." China has largely brought the novel coronavirus under control, but has been on edge recently about a potential second wave of infections as it has lifted lockdowns and [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-huu-nghi-quan-nam-ninh-que-lam-4-ngay.html Tour Quế Lâm] restrictions across the country. Besides the six new Wuhan cases, virus clusters have appeared in recent weeks in the northeastern provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang, which border Russia. President Xi Jinping told a Communist Party leadership meeting on Thursday that containment measures must be stepped up in Jilin, Heilongjiang and Wuhan "to forestall resurgence of infections", according to the official Xinhua news agency. "We must never allow our hard-earned previous achievements on epidemic control to be made in vain," Xi said. With the virus taking hold in other nations, China has barred most foreigners from entering the country. Despite the lingering concerns, pandemic-hardened residents of Wuhan have done their best to resume their lives. Dozens of people kicked up their heels to Chinese folk music on a promenade by the Yangtze River on Wednesday night, shrugging off the concerns of a new wave. Couples wearing masks pranced under street lamps, with the men leading the women into turns near a bridge lit with huge Chinese characters saying: "Go Wuhan". "I'm very happy (to be dancing outside)," said Qiu Jumei, a 53-year-old hotel waitress. "The atmosphere wasn't the same when I was at home and dancing alone. It was not fun," she added. "This is much better." burs-dma-lth/ch

Learning Mandarin In China Is Best

2021-01-01T04:17:25Z

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Where you will study Mandarin is almost as important as how you will study Mandarin. Choosing a location that is not conducive to cultivating good language learning habits means you will spend much more time (actually, much less time) [http://www.dict.cc/englisch-deutsch/studying.html studying] than you would like. In this section we will discuss learning Mandarin in and outside of China. Learners who study Mandarin in China will find that they develop much faster than those who study in their home countries. This is because those in China are immersed in the language, meaning they not only have 24/7 access to the language via TV, radio, etc., but they also have countless opportunities to use the language in their day-to-day lives. It is quite common for someone who studies six months or less in China to surpass their counterparts who spend four years or longer learning at the university level. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push(); Before we look at choosing a location within China, let's look at an example of how choosing one location over another will help you reach fluency much faster than choosing another. Caroline chooses to study in Harbin, Heilongjiang province at the Harbin Institution of Technology. Harbin is renowned for speaking with the most standard Mandarin in all of China. While a very large city, it has a very small native-English speaking community. Most Chinese locals in Harbin do not speak any [http://data.gov.uk/data/search?q=English English]. James, on the other hand, chooses to study at Fudan University in Shanghai, where the Shanghaiese dialect is spoken alongside Mandarin. Both Shanghai and Fudan are known internationally. Shanghai is a very large city, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-huu-nghi-quan-nam-ninh-que-lam-4-ngay.html Tour Quế Lâm] with a massive native-English speaking community, and Fudan is a huge university with a large Mandarin-learning student body. Imagine that these two students are studying the same amount of hours each week, using the same curriculum and have teachers who teach using the same teaching style. Let's also imagine that both students have similar personalities, learning styles, and study habits. Which student do you think will reach a higher level faster? The answer: Caroline. Why? Three reasons: immersion, standard pronunciation, and student body. Let's examine these issues below. Immersion Know this early on: A classroom is merely a place where you are given the tools necessary to succeed. The best classrooms at the best universities with the best teachers cannot make you put into practice what you use in the classroom outside of the classroom. The more opportunity you have to practice outside the classroom, the greater the chances that you will succeed in reaching your language learning goals. As Caroline lives in an area with a very small English-speaking community, she will practically be forced to speak Mandarin every day. Cities such as Harbin generally have very few English-speaking locals. This means that Caroline will have to speak Mandarin when she goes grocery shopping, visits restaurants, takes cab rides, etc. in order to communicate. There will also be fewer locals pressuring her into speaking English. It is also much more likely that most of her friends will be Chinese locals who cannot speak English. By having no other choice than to speak Mandarin day in and day out, Caroline will very quickly learn to think in Mandarin. This will quicken her response time and make her sound more natural when she speaks as she will no longer need to translate back and forth from English to Mandarin. Dialect and L1 interference Harbin locals only speak Mandarin. Mandarin is their mother language. They do not speak any other "dialect" of Chinese. On the other hand, Shanghaiese is the mother language in Shanghai, not Mandarin. (Review our discussion above on the how "dialects" in China are actually mutually incomprehensible languages, and do not have much in common.) This means that most Shanghai locals grow up as children speaking Shanghaiese, and begin learning Mandarin once they start school. In language learning, the most common source of errors for any learner is L1 interference. L1 simply means "language one", or mother language. For example, an American's L1 is English. A Russian's L1 is Russian. In China, a locals L1 is usually whatever local "dialect" is spoken. A local indigenous to Guangdong (the province bordering Hong Kong) will likely speak Cantonese as his or her L1. A local indigenous to Shanghai will likely speak Shanghaiese as his or her L1. L1 interference is when a learner's mother language causes them to make an error in L2, or his or her second language. For example, a student whose L1 is Mandarin and L2 is English is likely to pronounce the word "volleyball" as "wolleyball", [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-huu-nghi-quan-nam-ninh-que-lam-4-ngay.html tour du lịch quế lâm] replacing the "v" with a "w". This is because the "v" sound does not exist in Mandarin. The student's brain and mouth makes up for the inability to produce a "v" sound by replacing it with the sound/mouth movement which most closely resembles that sound. In this case, "w" is closest to "v". In Shanghai, many locals do not pronounce words ending in -g correctly, often times negating to pronounce the -g sound. For example, the word for "class" or "course", kecheng is often pronounced kechen. Many Chinese from the south also fail to correctly pronounce consonant + -h initials (e.g. sh, ch, zh). How does this apply to you learning Mandarin in Shanghai? Well, if your teacher is a local from Shanghai, grew up speaking Shanghaiese, and learned Mandarin in school, she's learned Mandarin as an L2, and it is very likely she speaks Mandarin with a Shanghaiese accent. As you learn from this teacher, you'll be speaking your own foreign-accented Mandarin with a Shanghaiese accent. Essentially, you'll be speaking Mandarin with two accents. Starting to see the problem here? With Mandarin already being a pronunciation-sensitive language, you want to speak with as standard as an accent as possible, meaning you want to sound like a Chinese from northeast China, not like someone from southern China. To be fair, anyone teaching Mandarin at a university or public school, or anyone offering tutoring services in Mandarin, is likely to speak standard Mandarin (though not guaranteed). It is also likely that most big cities will be comprised of people who come from all parts of China, and [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-huu-nghi-quan-nam-ninh-que-lam-4-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] communicate with one another using standard Mandarin. With that said, the majority of the population will be made up of locals, and remember what we said above? It is not just about having a good teacher with standard Mandarin. It is about having an environment in which you can immerse yourself in standard pronunciation. Having a teacher who speaks flawless Mandarin can be counterproductive if none of the locals do. It would be like learning American English in Scotland. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push(); English speaking population Being immersed in standard Mandarin is more than half the battle. However, another issue you should seriously consider is the native-English-speaking resident population and student body of the place you are choosing. Quite simply, the more English speakers a given location has, the more English will be spoken. Beijing Language and Culture University in Beijing, for example, is comprised largely of non-Chinese. This means that should you decide to attend BLCU, you could be tempted to speak more English and make more English-speaking friends than you would elsewhere. It all comes back to immersion and opportunities to practice. If you are immersed in and speaking the language every day, your skills will develop quickly. If you are immersed, but hang out only with other English speakers, and spend little time actually using what you are learning in the classroom, your skills will not develop quickly. This article is brought to you by [ ]. Will-Excel TESOL provides [ ] and [ ] training. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push();

China Finds Fall Armyworm In Northeast Cornbelt

2020-12-31T17:13:36Z

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BEIJING, Aug 21 (Reuters) [https://www.b2bmarketing.net/search/gss/-%20China - China] has found destructive fall armyworm in Liaoning province in its northeastern cornbelt for the first time, state media reported on Friday. The destructive pest, which first arrived in China in January 2019, is moving north across the country at a much faster pace lately, due to the impact of Typhoon Hagupit, Beijing News said, citing plant protection authorities. The report comes as China moves to guarantee food security as various disruptions like flooding, drought and a global coronavirus pandemic, threatened to disrupt its grains supplies. The insect was also detected in Shunyi district in Beijing 10 days earlier than when the pest reached the capital city last year, according to Beijing News. Fall armyworms hit over a million hectares of farmland [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-huu-nghi-quan-nam-ninh-que-lam-4-ngay.html Tour Quế Lâm] in China last year, damaging mainly corn and sugarcane crops, according to an official report. The government has warned about the likelihood of it hitting China's northeastern cornbelt this year and said that danger from the pest would be more severe in 2020. Armyworm has hit 15.99 million mu (1.07 million hectares) of farmland in 24 provinces so far this year, including Liaoning province, according to [http://www.foxnews.com/search-results/search?q=government%20statistics government statistics] gathered till Aug. 13, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-huu-nghi-quan-nam-ninh-que-lam-4-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] Beijing news reported. China's northeastern region, including Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning provinces and the Inner Mongolia region, is known as the grain basket of the world's most populous nation, producing about half of the country's corn. (Reporting by Hallie Gu and Dominique Patton; Editing by Kim Coghill)

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