China built world’s longest arch bridge
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China completed construction of the world’s longest arch bridge on May 22 in Yichang, western Hubei province. The 883.2-metre-long Xiangxi Yangtze River Bridge, which spans 531.2 metres and is 32.3 metres in width, follows the Three Gorges migration programme in Zigui County.
Qian Ding - Wang Zhaojun 丁倩-王昭君 1970s
This song tells of Wang Zhaojun's feelings on leaving China, as a political bride, and moving to a new culture. She was one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. The others being Xi Shi, Diao Chan, and Yang Guifei. It is said: Xi Shi sinks fish; Diao Chan eclipses the moon; Yang Guifei shames flowers, and Wang Zhaojun drops birds Why is Zhaojun said to drop birds? Well ... On a bright autumn morning she left her hometown on horseback and began a journey northward. Along the way, the horse neighed, making Zhaojun extremely sad and unable to control her emotions. As she sat on the saddle, she began to play sorrowful melodies on a stringed instrument. A flock of geese flying southward heard the music, saw the beautiful young woman riding the horse, immediately forgot to flap their wings, and fell to the ground. From then on, she acquired the nickname fells geese or drops birds.
Zhaojun was born to a prominent family in Baoping Village, Zigui County. In 36 BC, Emperor Yuan chose her as his concubine from Nan county. Zhaojun left her hometown and entered the harem of Emperor Yuan in early summer. When choosing a new wife, the Emperor was first presented with portraits of all the possible women. Because of Zhaojun's confidence of beauty and temperament, she refused to bribe the artist Mao Shouyan as other women did. So he painted a mole of widowed tears on Zhaojun's portrait. As a result, she was never visited by the emperor and overlooked, remaining a palace lady-in-waiting.
In 33 BC, Huhanye Chanyu visited Chang'an as part of the tributary system between the Han and Xiongnu governments. He requested to become an imperial son-in-law. Emperor Yuan ordered that the plainest girl in the harem be selected. He asked for volunteers and promised to present her as his own daughter. The idea of leaving their homeland and comfortable life at the court for the grasslands of the far and unknown north was abhorrent to most of the women, but Wang Zhaojun accepted. When she was summoned to court and her beauty revealed, the emperor wanted to keep her! However, it was too late, and, the emperor, sadly, presented Zhaojun to Huhanye, who was delighted. Relations with the Xiongnu improved and Mao Shouyan, was put to death for his actions.
Wang Zhaojun embarked on the long, hazardous journey to Xiong-Nu. Once there, she persuaded Huhanye to abandon violence. As a result, peace reigned on the border with China for over 60 years. She also introduced Chinese culture. When Huhanye died in 31 BC, Zhaojun asked to return to China. Emperor Cheng, however, ordered that she follow Xiongnu custom and become the wife of the next shanyu, which she did. Her life became a popular subject in Chinese poetry, drama and novels. As she was loved and respected by the Xiongnu, Huhanxie Chanyu conferred on her the title of the First Lady of Xiongnu Peace. The Communist government of the People's Republic of China made her as a symbol of the integration of Han Chinese and ethnic minorities of China. There is a Memorial to Zhaojun in Inner Mongolia. Today, her name not only symbolizes physical beauty, but also a spirit of goodwill to bridge different cultures, even at the expense of one's own interests.
Lyrics Translation:
Wang Zhaojun ... Menzuo carved saddle ... Remember Han Emporer ... Day and night ... Evening twilight Zhao Zhao ... Feel dejected
future prospects are vast and obscure... Seeing extreme emptiness ... See wild goose down ... cut off from the sound of Hengyang
Months dim ... Flashback wild geese ... Beyond the Great Wall wind and frost ... horses hooves pounding ... busy
All day thinking ... Night pondering ... Soul dreams and remembers the king
Yangguan beginning to chant unforgettable memories of the past pipa repeating itself ... Looking back at the homeland ... rivers and mountains - total heartbreak
Rememering my family circumstances ... missing Xuanen County... Attached to these feelings forever .. Far removed from my homeland
Old dreams of the past... Old dreams of the past ... Empty melancholy
Yangguan chanting again ... Filled with grief ... Pipa repeating itself ... Fixing my attention on weeds ... Wild flowers covering the roads ... The other end of the world, vast and unknown
Also see the wild geese falling ... Frosty roads ... Hu landscape Hills decayed by water destroying the hills ... Not in the mood to appreciate beauty
Yangguan final chant ... Future is desolate ... Three plays on the pipa
Looking towards one's future prospects ... Drifting and uncertain ... Gazing at my king expectingly
Gazing at my monarch expectingly ... Soul returning to Han territory ... Witness the morning sun After a long ponder Place of God forever
Forever thinking of and missing One pipa song just regret forever
Hidden Rule Of Officialdom
Recently, a national-level poverty county Zigui,
Hubei province, was exposed of spending RMB800,000
to entertain a provincial inspection team of 9, for 20 days.
The RMB800,000 is equivalent to the total annual incomes
of 200 farmers in Zigui. So-called imperial envoy, the
inspectors possess the power to promote or demote officials,
so the officials at different levels
take seriously the entertainment of the inspectors.
After a detailed list of the expenses for the provincial
inspection team was exposed by media,
the subtle relationship between the local officials
and the inspectors was under public scrutiny.
The inspection team of 9 stayed in Zigui for 20 days,
and spent over RMB90,000 on food.
The local government gave them 10 laptop computers,
cigarettes, wines and clothes, as gifts.
Zhengzhou Evening News reported that the detailed expense
list showed RMB370,193 for hospitality services,
RMB113,477 for gifts, RMB139,921 for inspection costs,
RMB109,888 for purchasing equipment,
and RMB68,491 miscellaneous charges,
totaling RMB801,970.
Of the RMB370,193 hospitality expenses,
food and beverage costs were RMB90,672.
The inspectors also consumed 30 different kinds of wine
(RMB112,056) and 55 cartons of cigarettes (RMB35,550).
It is said that the budget for the inspectors was set as
RMB200,000, but later swelled to over RMB800,000.
When local officials were asked about this incident,
they either said they were unsure about it, or denied it.
Xiong Xiangjun (Standing Vice Mayor): I have to answer
your question a bit later, since I am unsure about it.
Mei Changqing (County People's Congress Leader):
Who says that? There is nothing like this.
County Political Consultation Chairman Zhou Gongbiao,
said that since the expenses had not been public,
nobody knew how much money was exactly spent.
Zhou Gongbiao: I do not know how much money
has been spent on the inspectors.
I do not know whether
the numbers online are true either.
County Standing Committee Member Sun Xiaorong
says that this incident is being investigated.
Sun Xiaorong: An investigation is underway by a task force
of the provincial CCP (Chinese Communist Party) committee.
We will go along with the conclusions
reached by the task force.
On August 29, the CCP Secretary of Zigui county,
Luo Pinglang, was set up by Yichang city
as a candidate for promotion, while County Office Manager
Zheng Zhibiao, responsible for entertaining the inspectors,
was nominated for County People's Congress Chairman.
It is believed their nominations result from bribery or fawning.
Freelance writer Jing Chu thinks this incident is not
surprising. Instead, he says it is commonly seen in China.
To get promoted, Chinese officials would only fawn
their superiors, not caring for the ordinary folks.
The unhealthy trend of doing favors and going through
the back doors has been growing rampant in China.
Jing Chu: The poorer a place is, the more conscious
its officials are for their ranks.
The higher the rank of the officials,
the more privileges they will have,
which will render that place even poorer.
This is a hidden rule of officialdom.
Zigui county is situated in Western Hubei province.
Farmers there live on growing oranges and teas.
In 2010, the farmers' annual income per capita was RMB3497.
For a long time, economic development has been stagnant.
It was also negatively impacted by the relocation of people
due to the Three Gorges Project.
Up to date,
Zigui still remains a nation-level poverty county.
NTD reporters Li Yun, Li Ting and Sun Ning
《神韵》2011世界巡演新亮点
China Badong 5.1 earthquake caused many landslides occurred some houses collapsed
Dec. 16, according to Xinhua News Agency Xinhua Viewpoint official microblogging news, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, 5.1 earthquake in Padang, the Hubei Provincial Department authorities revealed that the earthquake resulted in the emergence of several local large landslide, landslide near some houses collapsed and cracks appeared, but have not yet received reports of casualties.
It is understood that when the earthquake happened, the Three Gorges Dam has clearly felt, but did not affect the operation of the Three Gorges Project. Aspects of China Three Gorges Project construction and operation of the Authority, said the monitoring from the current situation, the Three Gorges everything is normal. Meanwhile, Three Gorges Navigation Authority also said that the Three Gorges ship lock is operating normally, the ship Guozha orderly. According to Yichang Maritime Bureau news, current Badong to Yichang Three Gorges Reservoir normal navigation, landslides and other geological disasters occurred.
After the earthquake, the distance from the epicenter closer to Yichang, Shiyan and other regions have clearly felt. Among them, residents said, from the epicenter of the quake was felt strongly in Xingshan County closer According Xingshan county propaganda department, responsible person, felt really Xingshan more intense, but so far, the relevant departments have not received reports of casualties and property losses. Moreover, Yichang City, Zigui other places has not yet received the relevant reports.
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