A conference on small investment emphasizes the importance of micro enterprises and small businesses in creating super growth within the China economy and especially the emerging significance of the role played by private enterprises.
In Beijing’s Forbidden City an ancient water container shows where gold was scratched away when foreign invaders entered Beijing during the Opium Wars suppressing Chinese sentiments.
In Zhoushan of Zhejiang Province this vast bridge crosses expanses of water providing infrastructure transport necessary to change the lives of people in this growing and dynamic region.
In Hunan Province fishermen hold onto their traditions and live a lifestyle paced with the flow of water as old as time itself.
Protected animals include the golden monkey of Yunnan Province, wild deer, and Huanan tiger, which are precious wildlife whose survival is important to China’s biodiversity.
Auctioneer’s hammer closes another deal as the price of Chinese antiques rockets with increasing interest in China abroad the value of these pieces are reaching all time records while Chinese art has taken global focus of auction houses which bid the price higher than anytime before making Chinese art the treasure of any global collection.
Tibetan culture is rich with stones of earth and patterns of color that reflect the natural elements of our earth which Tibetan people live close to and protect. Miao of Guizhou adorn elaborate silver headdresses, neck and arm bangles which exude with the pride of indigenous ethnicity.
In Xiangxi City of Hunan Province fishermen catch fish in bamboo baskets, dried and fried they make enticing cuisine representing the bountiful harvests which rivers and lakes offer to fishing folk in western China.
Dongbei, China’s northeastern regions is famous for its yellow corn grown in the summer and harvested in fall for winter eating often ground into grains that can be flattened as corn griddle cakes which are temptingly delicious.
Tibetan monasteries are centers of spirituality which continue tradition and protect culture. Wenchang Port in Hainan Island is a fishing village with untainted beaches.
The famous oil wells in Daqing were once a symbol of China’s industrial achievements and self reliance. Today as a mark of China’s industrial mega growth, it is the largest consumer of oil in the world next to the United State and Japan. The oil wells are still pumping strong with hearty workers symbolizing the industrial might of this economic powerhouse.
Chongqing which was troubled by the flood disaster of the Yangtze River has obtained hard-won development opportunities for the successful construction of the Three Gorges Dam. Water is not only the cause of blessing, but the effect of disaster. The paradox of Chinese ancient philosophy is verified by the past of the city and indicates the future of the city.
Vigorous urban constructions are under way in the rapidly developing China, which is not possible without the intelligence and wisdom of the constructors. When seeing a new building rises up behind him, a builder has a broad smile on his face as he has rendered great service for the building.
Shanghai’s Huangpu River is a symbol of prosperity flowing through the heart of China’s financial center with the bustling old Shanghai Bund on the west bank and the thriving Pudong new economic area on the east.
Tian’anmen Square on the night of National Day.
“The East is red and the Sun rises…” is a song of China’s past as its people look with hope and visions of future prosperity and harmony into the future.
