Mid-Autumn Festival Coming, Why Can't A Family Reunite?
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This year, September 30th is the traditional Chinese festival --
the Mid-Autumn Festival.
On this day, the Chinese people like to have a family reunion,
eating moon cake, feeling the fun of being together.
But in today's mainland China, many families can't be reunited
under the authorities' persecution and suppression.
On the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival, they have to bear
the suffering and pain which they should not bear.
Please take a look our report.
This Mid-Autumn Festival happened to be a weekend, and
then immediately the National Day Holidays.
The businesses in Mainland China competed with auctions
attracting customers; it was a festive atmosphere everywhere.
But behind the prosperous view, countless families can't
enjoy the fun of family reunion, only the suffering.
Liao Cheng, human rights activists in Heilongjiang Province
committed a crime for his free speech.
As a long-term petitioner and defender, he is speaking out for
a fair hearing for Falun Gong in a foreign media's interview.
In May of this year, Liao Cheng was sentenced to labor camp
for eighteen months by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
To NTDTV, Liao Cheng's wife, Miss Yu said she missed Liao
Cheng very much, now she felt that she was counting the days.
Miss Yu said No lawyer can dare to take the case, we looked
for a few lawyers, and can they take litigation with the CCP?
It is what it is! I wish he comes back as soon as possible.
In Beijing, before the Mid-Autumn Festival, large scale arrests
took place amongst petitioners coming from all over the country.
The police and people preventing the petitioners stopped them
eating anything and made them suffer pain.
Coming from Shanghai, Petitioner Fei Aizhong: It's said that
now there is harmony in society, but we have no place to live,
roaming the streets. Petitioners are also arrested everywhere.
We have no way, really no way!
Minghui website reported that recently large numbers of
Falun Gong practitioners had been abducted or put through illegal trials by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
In Renshou County, Sichuan province, more than 40 Falun
Gong practitioners were kidnapped and disappeared.
In Qingyuan County, Liaoning province nearly 20 Falun Gong
practitioners have been kidnapped by the police.
Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Li was forced displacement
more than 10 years because of the persecution, at last she managed to abroad.
Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Li: For the last ten years,
I have not spent either the Mid-Autumn Festival or
the Spring Festival together with the family and
I was left wandering about outside.
I rented an apartment, but it's dangerous to take a call from
my family, because the phone was monitored.
Ms. Li said that police regularly harassed her family
and her neighbors.
Once she went to visit her brother but did not realize
the police installed a monitor in her brother's apartment.
She was kidnapped. Ms. Li fled abroad and fearing police
harassment to her family, she can't contact them.
Jin Zhaoyu and Jin Zhaohuan are sisters who now live in
Finland. They have had no messages about their mother Chen Zhenping for three years.
Chen Zhenping originally had a fatal illness, but miraculously
recovered after practicing Falun Gong for a few months.
But just telling the truth of persecution of Falun Gong to the
people, Chen was persecuted long-term by the authorities.
Before the 2008 Beijing Olympics, she was again sentenced
to eight years and lost any messages since November 2009.
Jin Zhaoyu: Because the CCP persecuted Falun Gong
practitioners, including our mother Chen Zhenping for so many years,
the simple desire to be reunited with my family at
the Mid-Autumn Festival is still not satisfied.
My mother is still detained in the Women's Prison
in Xinxiang City, Henan Province.
To rescue their mother, the two sisters initiated activity of
mailing postcards, getting many people's support.
The two sisters hope that their mother would regain
freedom through the efforts of the people.
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Chengdu (Standard Mandarin: [ʈʂʰə̌ŋ.tú] (listen)), formerly romanized as Chengtu, is a sub-provincial city which serves as the capital of Sichuan province, People's Republic of China. It is one of the three most populous cities in Western China, the other two being Chongqing and Xi'an. As of 2014, the administrative area houses 14,427,500 inhabitants, with an urban population of 10,152,632. At the time of the 2010 census, Chengdu was the 5th-most populous agglomeration in China, with 10,484,996 inhabitants in the built-up area including Xinjin County and Deyang's Guanghan City. Chengdu is also considered a World City with a Beta + classification according to GaWC.The surrounding Chengdu Plain is also known as the Country of Heaven (Chinese: 天府之国; pinyin: Tiānfǔ zhi Guó) and the Land of Abundance. Its prehistoric settlers included the Sanxingdui culture. Founded by the state of Shu prior to its incorporation into China, Chengdu is unique as a major Chinese settlement that has maintained its name (nearly) unchanged throughout the imperial, republican, and communist eras. It was the capital of Liu Bei's Shu during the Three Kingdoms Era, as well as several other local kingdoms during the Middle Ages.It is now one of the most important economic, financial, commercial, cultural, transportation, and communication centers in Western China. Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, a hub of Air China and Sichuan Airlines is one of the 30 busiest airports in the world, and Chengdu Railway Station is one of the six biggest in China. Chengdu also hosts many international companies and more than 12 consulates. More than 260 Fortune 500 companies have established branches in Chengdu.
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00:04:12 1 Name
00:06:30 2 Logo
00:06:51 3 History
00:07:00 3.1 Early history
00:08:27 3.2 Imperial era
00:11:52 3.3 Modern era
00:17:10 4 Geography
00:20:32 4.1 Climate
00:23:24 4.2 Administrative divisions
00:24:14 5 Cityscape
00:25:20 5.1 Ancient fortress wall
00:26:10 6 Demography
00:27:13 7 Culture
00:27:30 7.1 Literature
00:28:47 7.2 Fine art
00:29:15 7.3 Religion
00:33:49 7.4 Education
00:34:20 7.5 Theatre
00:35:20 7.6 Language
00:35:51 7.7 Culinary art and tea culture
00:37:05 7.7.1 Teahouse
00:37:41 7.7.2 Hot Pot
00:38:17 7.8 Mahjong
00:39:31 7.9 Rural tourism: Nong Jia Le
00:40:34 7.10 Customs and festivals
00:40:43 7.10.1 Grand Temple Fair
00:41:22 7.10.2 Lantern Festival
00:41:54 7.10.3 Dujiangyan Water Releasing Festival
00:42:31 7.10.4 Huanglongxi Fire Dragon Festival
00:43:10 7.10.5 South China Snow and Ice Festival
00:43:51 8 Home of the giant panda
00:47:25 9 Main sights
00:47:34 9.1 World natural and cultural heritage sites
00:47:45 9.1.1 Mount Qingcheng
00:48:48 9.1.2 Dujiangyan Irrigation System
00:49:30 9.1.3 Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries
00:51:24 9.2 Culture of poetry and the Three Kingdoms
00:51:35 9.2.1 Wuhou Shrine
00:52:43 9.2.2 Du Fu thatched cottage
00:53:43 9.3 Ancient Shu civilization
00:53:52 9.3.1 Jinsha Ruins
00:54:48 9.3.2 Golden Sun Bird
00:55:47 9.3.3 Sanxingdui Museum
00:56:28 9.4 Buddhist and Taoist cultures
00:56:38 9.4.1 Chengdu Daci Monastery
00:57:17 9.4.2 Wenshu Monastery
00:57:49 9.4.3 Baoguang Monastery
00:58:32 9.4.4 Qingyang Taoist Temple
00:59:17 9.5 Featured streets and historic towns
00:59:28 9.5.1 The Wide and Narrow Lanes
01:00:09 9.5.2 Jinli
01:01:09 9.5.3 Huanglongxi Historic Town
01:02:04 9.5.4 Chunxi Road
01:02:42 9.5.5 Anren Historic Town
01:03:37 9.5.6 Luodai Historic Town
01:04:35 9.5.7 Du Fu Thatched Cottage
01:05:10 10 Economy
01:09:03 10.1 Electronics and IT industries
01:13:18 10.2 Financial industry
01:16:18 10.3 Modern logistic industry
01:17:37 10.4 Modern business and trade
01:19:17 10.5 Convention and exhibition industry
01:20:33 10.6 Software and service outsourcing industry
01:21:48 10.7 New energy industry
01:23:27 10.8 Electronics and information industry
01:24:16 10.9 Automobile industry
01:25:31 10.10 Modern agriculture
01:26:10 10.11 Defense industry
01:26:53 10.12 Investment
01:27:46 10.13 Industrial zones
01:28:22 10.14 Real estate
01:30:42 11 Transport
01:30:51 11.1 Air
01:34:01 11.2 Railway
01:36:34 11.3 Metropolitan expressways
01:39:04 11.4 Coach
01:39:57 11.5 Highways
01:40:38 11.6 Chengdu Metro
01:41:28 11.7 Bus
01:42:04 11.8 River transport
01:43:13 12 Education
01:44:02 12.1 Colleges and universities
01:46:16 12.2 International schools
01:47:00 12.3 Major secondary schools
01:47:50 13 Consulates
01:48:25 14 Sports
01:48:34 14.1 Football
01:50:10 14.2 Tennis
01:52:47 14.3 Overwatch
01:53:12 14.4 Multi-sport events
01:53:37 14.5 Major sports venues
01:55:26 15 International Relations
01:55:36 16 See also
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
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Chengdu (Chinese: 成都; Sichuanese: Cengtu UK: , US: , Standard Mandarin: [ʈʂʰə̌ŋ.tú] (listen)), formerly romanized as Chengtu, is a sub-provincial city which serves as the capital of the Chinese province of Sichuan. It is one of the three most-populous cities in Western China, the other two being Chongqing and Xi'an. As of 2014, the administrative area housed 14,427,500 inhabitants, the largest in Sichuan, with an urban population of 10,152,632. At the time of the 2010 census, Chengdu was the fifth-most populous agglomeration in China, with 10,484,996 inhabitants in the built-up area including Xinjin County and Deyang's Guanghan City. Chengdu is considered a World City with a Beta + classification, according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.Chengdu is located in ...