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presidential election which had lasted
four months came to the end. The
Kuomintang (KMT) pres ident i a l
candidate Ma Ying-jeou, Wu Den-
yih victory over Tsai Ling-wen of
Democratic Progressive Party, James
Soong of the People First Party and
independent candidate Ellen Huang.
On the same day, the result of the
eighth Taiwan legislator election was
also announced.
,QLWLDWHG'LVSXWHVZLWK -DSDQRYHUWKH'LDR\X,VODQGV9HVWLQJOn March 3rd, following the event of
Japan announced the purchase of the
Diaoyu Islands, China released the
standard name of the Diaoyu Island
and its affiliated islands, established
prefecture-level ci ty of Sansha to
administer the Paracel(Xisha) Islands,
Macc les f i e ld(Zhongsha) I s l ands ,
Spratly(Nansha) Islands and their
surrounding waters.
%R;LODLDQGRWKHUVHQLRURIILFLDOVZDV,QYHVWLJDWHGDQGSXQLVKHGOn Apr i l 10th , the CPC Centra l
Committee dec ided to launch an
investigation of Bo Xilai 's serious
discipline violations, deprive Bo of
CPC membership and expe l h im
from public service. The CPC Central
Commit tee a l so t rans ferred Bo ' s
suspected law violations and related
evidence to judicial departments.
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r e n d e z v o u s a n d d o c k i n g w a s
s u c c e s s f u l l y c o m p l e t e d b e t w e e n
Shenzhou-9 spacecraft and Tiangong-1
target spacecraft, the first such attempt
in China's history of manned space
exploration. The spacecraft successfully
returned and smoothly landed on June
29th. Liu Yang became the first Chinese
female astronaut participating in the
spaceship experimental operation.
7KH+DQGRYHURI&KLQDV)LUVW$LUFUDIW&DUULHUOn September 25th, China 's f irst
aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, was
officially delivered and commissioned
to the Navy in Dalian Shipyard of
the China Shipbui ld ing Industry
Corporation. Then, the J-15 jets were
trained to take off from and land on the
aircraft carrier.
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6 F R W W L V K , Q G H S H Q G H Q F H5HIHUHQGXP3XWRQWKH$JHQGDOn January 25th, Scotland's chief
Minister Alex Salmond, in Edinburgh,
suggested the Scottish Parliament to
hold a meeting in the fall of 2014,
there will be a detailed plan to vote
the independent of Scotland by the
citizens, to to decide whether Scotland
will separate from the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
WK$QQLYHUVDU\RI WKH%LUWKRI'LFNHQVFeb. 7th is the 200th anniversary of the
birth of British writer Charles Dickens.
British crown prince Charles hosted a
global commemoration and celebration
meeting in Dickens Museum, and
en joyed a r ec i t a t ion o f Dickens '
masterpieces. Then he laid a wreath at
Dickens' burial ground in Westminster
Abbey.
7LWDQLFWK$QQLYHUVDU\On Mar. 31 Belfast as the birthplace of
Titanic, launched to a spectacular series
of events including an architectural
projection mapping and fireworks
extravaganza by arts and technology
company. On Apr. 15 it held a large
event to celebrate the 100th anniversary
of Titanic sink.
4XHHQV'LDPRQG-XELOHHOn Jun. 6, Queen Elizabeth celebrated
the 60th anniversary since her ascension
to the throne. She and Prince Philip
mark the Diamond Jubilee by releasing
claims at the Thames Diamond Jubilee
Pageant.
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from more than 200 countries descend
on London for the Olympic and
Paralympic Games. With this event, the
British capital became the first city to
have hosted the Olympics three times
in the modern era (the others were
1908 and 1948).
5 L FKD U G , , , ' L V FRYH U HG L Q/HLFHVWHUOn September 4th, archaeologists
claimed that the medieval king of
British, Richard III , whose remains
was found in Leicester. Richard III
ruled England for a very short time,
acctualy the shortest in the England
history, he took the throne for only 2
years, from 1483 to 1485. He died in
the Battle of Bosworth.
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exhibition of Beatles to celebrate the
50th anniversary of this world famous
British band. Also the survivors released
a replica of their first single Love Me
Do. Oct. 5 1962 was a moment that
changed music history and popular
culture foreve.
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Chinas one-child policy gives rise
to a new word -China One: the
only child in China. As all parents
hope for the best for their children,
they choose to send their children
t o o v e r s e a s f o r s t udy, t hou gh
most of them have never left their
home before. How could their
children, having to live away from
home without the protection of
their parents, learn to take care of
themselves and survive in a totally
unfamiliar environment?
Some parents once admitted that
they are very unwilling to leave
their only child at a foreign country.
Worrying that their child will not eat
well, sleep well, or dress warm, they
even think about hiring a babysitter
to take care of their apple-of-the-
eye. However if they really do this,
probably these only children from
China will be treated as strange
individuals, regarded rather oddly by
their classmates or local people. As a
result, no matter how reluctant they
are, they have to let go so that their
child can learn about independence.
In recent years, the number of
Chinese overseas s tudents has
been increasing. Especially after
the British government relaxed the
restrictions for overseas students,
more and more students flocked
to the Britain. These students,
whose family mostly have fairly
good economic conditions, used
to be spoiled kids of their parents.
H o w e v e r, t h e y a r e f a c e d t h e
fundamental survival problem after
they come to the Britain. If they eat
outside for each meal, the expenses
are rather high 7-10 pounds on
average, nearly 100 RMB.
The average expense will be almost
9000 RMB each month if they eat
outside every day, which is a great
burden for overseas students. So
how to cook by themselves is the
first problem they encounter. The
first step of saving money is to select
food for the week at a supermarket
in London, where everything is
expensive. The supermarket most
visited by Chinese overseas students
and housewives are Tesco and
ASDA, where they can often find
food for sale for under one pound.
They can get food for a whole week
for only 15 pounds, or 150 RMB,
which is a lot cheaper comparing
to the dozens of thousands to eat
in restaurants. So even the most
spoiled children who have never
cooked before have to l earn a
necessary skill- to cook Chinese
food.
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For Wen Juan, the year 2012 is the
toughest year. Upon graduating
from graduate school, she had to
make a difficult decision between
going back China to work and
staying in the Britain to look for a
job.
In 2012 when Wen Juan graduated
from Liverpool University, she
was faced with the problem of
whether to stay in Britain or not,
which put her in a totally different
mood from when she finished her
undergraduate study. Over 90% of
my classmates choose to go back to
their hometown, and I am the few
odd ones who choose to stay. I was
really lonely and helpless, all alone
by myself in the Britain, drifting
along all the time. Whats more, my
parents were not there with me.
Words are not enough to express
the hollowness I felt, Wen Juan
told us about her feelings genuinely.
Lonely and helpless as she felt, she
clear knew that she did not want to
go back home immediately and did
what her parents want her to do. So
she made up her mind to stay in the
Britain, and find her own path with
her own hands and ability.
The other reason why she was
determined to stay is that she had
carefully considered the economic
condition of China and Britain. In
2012 the average salary for a new
Chinese graduate student in the
Britain is about 1200 pounds, or
over 12,000 RMB per month, more
than 3 times the average salary of
graduate students in China. The
common be l ie f tha t the much
higher living expenses will be a
heavy burden for l iv ing in the
Britain is not entirely true.
Though the salary in Britain is
3 times the salary in China, the
difference of prices is only less
than 1 hundred RMB. For living
expenses in general, apart from rents
in Britain, which are much higher
than in China, the costs of food,
clothing and travelling are almost
the same. Given these factors ,
students are more willing to stay
and work in the Britain. Plus it costs
much less to live alone. By contrast,
those who choose to go back to
China, though with no burden
of the rent, are either living from
paycheck to paycheck, or off their
parents. Due to several reasons, the
few people who are willing to stay
have set up clear goals for their life.
Under the influence of the global
e c o n o m i c c r i s i s , t h e B r i t i s h
economy i s a l so undergoing a
recession. In 2012, the number of
the unemployed is estimated to
reach as high as 2.85 million, and
the unemployment rate has reached
8.8%, which is a record high for the
past 17 years. It is very difficult to
get a job for a local British, let alone
for those from abroad. Even so,
Wen Juan persists with her choice,
Money is not everything. What I
need is experience, and to gain some
experience is far better than having
no experience at all. I understand
that I have no experience if I look
for a job in China, and that overseas
students are much less popular by
the Chinese job-hunting market.
Different from the other Chinese
overseas students, Wen Juan always
sticks to her distinct belief: Im
looking for the job that pays for
my basic survival. I do not need a
high income. I just hope that my
work experience in the Britain will
enrich my resume, which will be a
springboard for me when I go back
to China and look for a job that pays
much more. Wen Juan knows that
currently an overseas student who
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has worked in foreign countries for
one to two years will be paid almost
50% more on average in China than
new graduates. This is a common
objective for her and the other
students who decide to work in the
Britain.
Due to the continuing economic
downturn in Europe and in the
US, more than 70% of Chinese
overseas students choose to return
to China. But their income of the
first year is generally not very high,
nearly 40% of whom are paid with
less than 40,000 RMB/year, and
nearly 70% less than 60,000 RMB/
year. Returnees of a higher level
have an annual income of 230,000.
It is estimated that overseas student
from mainland China have reached
339,700 in 2011, making China the
largest home country of overseas
students, and the overseas study
market continues to be very popular.
In 2012, 230,300 overseas students
returned to main land China, and
the to ta l number of re turnees
reached 1,048,700, marking the
beginning of a boom of returnees.
Of cour se , be ing a r e tu rnee
does not necessari ly mean that
he can get a good job in China.
Beginning salary for returnee
with no experience is about 60,000
RMB/year ; for those wi th 1-2
years experience working abroad
is 149,000, and 220,000 for those
with more than 3 years experience,
several t imes that of returnees
with no experience at all. Besides,
the difference among returnees is
becoming greater, almost 300,000
RMB between decision-makers and
ordinary staff. Investigation shows
that most returnees are ordinary
white collars with annual income
of 83,000 RMB, and only a few of
them can make it to the decision-
maker level-CEOs, partners, and
company owners who can make as
high as over 450,000 RMB per year.
As a result, like Wen Juan, less than
30% Chinese overseas graduates
who choose to stay in Britain are
waiting patiently and struggling by
themselves, hoping to create a new
life through their own efforts in
this cold country with a slumping
economy.
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In Britain, there are all kinds of Chinese people: some stay there
for overseas study or for work; some by marrying someone in
Britain; some are BBCsBorn in Britain Chinese, but there are
also some black residence.
The so called black residence refers to those who are living in
Britain with no legal status. They are often the underdogs of this
country, who are struggling for bare survival with the constant
fear of being deported. They have no stable jobs, no social
security, no bank card, no cell phones, no fixed living place or
contact information; it is difficult even to travel to a further place.
Not only do they suffer from material destitution, spiritually they
have no sense of security.
Lao Liu, a middle-aged Chinese from Fujian province, with a
strong smell of paints and his clothes stained with paints, came to
Britain through illegal ways. He says that hes been in London for
12 years, and this year he is finally able to secure a legal identity.
In 1999, he came to the European continent as a stowaway on a
ship, travelling all the way by sea from Southeast Asia, to Eastern
Europe, Germany, and France, and finally arrived in Britain after
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over a year s trying and arduous
journey. Before his journey started,
he had to give over 200,000 RMB
to the organizer o f the i l l ega l
immigration, which took all savings
of his family.
Fear lingers in his heart when he
looks back upon the journey where
he su f f e red f rom humi l i a t ing
t r e a t m e n t . H e s a i d t h a t a
compartment which is only several
s q u a r e m e t e r s a c c o m m o d a t e d
several dozens of people. There
was no food, no water, or not even
a bathroom. Once they arrived
at any continent, the smuggler
would shut forty or fifty of them
all together in a room less than 10
square meters, with all the windows
covered with thick curtains, and the
doors locked from outside. There
was no telephone for them to call
their family, no TV, and they were
not allowed to turn on any lights, or
even flush the toilet. No matter how
hot it was, each of them could take
only one shower every week. They
were afraid that if the electricity or
water usage in this room exceeded
the normal amount, the local police
might become susp ic ious tha t
there were illegal immigrants here.
Recalling those days when there was
no daily supplies, not enough water,
people were sleeping on the bare
ground, and were restricted from
going to the toilet, Lao Liu said that
he would not relive the experience
again even if he was to be killed.
Once they arrived at the European
continent, they could not sneak away
by boat and their only choice was
the low-cost airlines. The organizers
a l l s l ipped away a t the a i rport
custom, and whether the stowaways
could pass the custom depended
on sheer luck. All passports were
forged, a nd were passed on to
them from the organizers based on
gender only. Some of them were
lucky enough to get a passport with
the picture looking like him, and
was able to pass the custom check.
Though for Europeans, the Asians
looked all very similar, chances were
that the picture on the passport
showed a totally different person, so
most of the stowaways were stopped
by the custom. Since there was
no repatriation policy back then,
and the local government was not
responsible for sending them back
to China, the penniless stowaways,
who couldnt leave, go back home
or speak any English, had no choice
but starve to death on the streets.
How did he survive then when he
couldnt speak any English? Lao
Liu said that even now he still knew
nothing about English, let alone
in the past. But since he was doing
some physical work like decoration
or construction, language did not
seem to be a big problem. Now
Lao Liu has got a legal residence
s t a t u s , a n d i s l i v i n g w i t h h i s
fellow townsmen in a 3-storied
o ld apar tment , wi th one su i te
accommodating over 20 Chinese
people. The weekly rent is about 35
pounds (over 350 RMB), which, in
effect, only pays for a bed, since he
has to use all the facilities together
with the other 20 people. Though
he is finally a legal residence in
Britain after going through many
hardships, he doesnt not have
enough money to pay for the ticket
to travel back home, neither could
he afford the gifts for his family
nor lose this job. All the savings
for the past over 10 years that he
earned so hard have been spent on
the application for a legal identity to
the British government. Because of
the language problem, many people
were denied for the first time, so
they had to apply for a second or
third time, with high charges from
the lawyers each time.
When asked with this question: if
life were to start all over again, and
you could remake your decision,
would you come to the Britain
aga in? Lao Liu s answer was a
definite no, or at least not by means
of sneaking here or being a black
residence. In a welfare country
l ike Bri ta in, there are actual ly
no poor people--you may be
underprivileged, but you will not
be poor . The government will
support you if you are unemployed;
supply you with a residence with
15 square meter salable area if you
are homeless, free medical care,
monthly subsidy to help you raise
your kids if you cannot afford it, and
even travelling funds if you have no
moneybut you cannot be a black
residence here, since once you are,
you will become truly poor.
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Liu Kang came to Britain in 2003,
and majored in computer science.
After graduating with a degree, he
did not hesitate on his decision
to go back to China. He worked
in China from 2004 to 2009, with
annual income of about 100,000
RMB. But in recent years, since
there are so many people in China
and the competition is really fierce,
people are faced with so much
stress. They work for long hours
every day and have no personal time
at all, Liu Kang recalls, I work
from 8AM oclock in the morning
until 7PM in the evening every day,
sometimes I even work until ten at
night. I have no weekends, working
all day long, but with no overtime
compensation. Given the general
work conditions in China, Liu Kang
is determined to make a change. So
he came back to Britain in 2009.
Back to Britain, they were stressed
out by rea l i s t ic problems. His
girlfriend, having quite her job and
come to Britain with him, said: We
were not really lucky. The economy
in Britain began to slump from the
latter half of 2008, and exchange rate
to US dollars dropped from 1:1.8
to 1:1.4 within just two months.
It couldnt have been worse. It
was hard to find a job even for the
British, let alone for foreigners like
us. The general environment is
depressing enough, but Liu Kang
was faced with a bigger challenge:
We are not new graduates, and in
Britain, our work experiences in
China were not recognized. So it
became more difficult for us to
find a job. Liu Kang sent over 100
copies of the resume, and only less
than one tenth helped him get an
interview. At last, Liu Kang found
his first job in Britain after seven
months. All living expenses during
that period came from the meager
salary of his girlfriend who worked
at restaurants.
As everything settled down, Liu
Kang and Wang Minzhi got married
in Britain. Instead of continuing to
rent an apartment, they bought a
house: In London rents are really
expensive-900 pounds a month for a
double room. So after consideration
we decide to buy a house. Even with
mortgage, we pay only 1000 pounds
a month. They bought this house
not only because of the prices,
but also to welcome a new family
member.
After the baby was born, we were
hesitating about whether to send
him back to China or let him stay
in Britain. The education in China
is good, but we are also afraid that
our child may not be adjusted to the
life in Britain in the future. What
worries Wang Min the most is the
education of their Child. Since his
father is working in Britain and the
child needs to be with his family,
he has to accustom himself to the
British education system. Weve
decided that we are not sending our
child back to China for education.
Though we are not sure whether
British education is suitable for
our child, we basically approve the
open education style in western
countries. So we will be very strict
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In every corner of Britain, we can see more and more Chinese people. The Cantonese comes from the waiter and boss from Hong Kong who are working in the Chinese restaurants; the eastern faces belong to overseas students from Taiwan waiting in line in the supermarkets; the glass tent outside the shop in China Town is set up by a young man from mainland Chinathey have lived in Britain for many years, having contributed the prime of their youth to this country. Apart from China, Britain is their second hometown.
with selection of the school. We will
send to our child to a school that
requires an entry examination, so
that students are better qualified,
gaps among students will not be so
great, and learning environment
will also be simpler. Speaking of
education for the children, the
father Liu Kang, who has been very
quiet, also starts talking about his
opinions: As long as the kids have
good exam results, and they dont
lose the game at the starting point,
I dont really care about the other
stuff. However the mother Wang
Minzhi has a different opinion: but
I dont think exam results mean
everything. The most important is
that the child has integrity. Plus its
better that if he has an extroverted
character, so that he can grow up
happily.
Though Liu Kang and his wife
have different opinions about the
education for their child, their basic
principle for education is the same.
They are not afraid that their child
will know nothing about Chinese
since they grow up in an English-
speaking environment. They believe
that even if the child is living in
Britain, he needs to learn the basic
listening, speaking, reading and
writing skills of Chinese.
For parents who live in a foreign
country and are both working, how
to take care of their kids is also a
problem. Currently Liu Kang and
his wife are asking their parents
in China to come to Britain in
turn to take care of their baby, and
each time they will stay for about
six months. But once the parents
who are alone in Britain fall ill, the
medical expenses are rather high.
Moreover if they are in China, they
can always have other families to
look after them, whereas in Britain,
theres no one else to take care.
So Liu Kang and his wife plan to
send their child to primary school
when he is three years old. As long
as they go through the transition
period, they hope that all the other
problems will be solved.
As for daily use articles for the child,
they need to purchase them before
the baby is born, since they will
spend much more after his birth.
Maybe prices are generally high
in Britain, but according to Wang
Minzhis analysis, the expenses
in China for baby stuff are not
necessarily higher than in Britain.
Take similar powdered milk as an
example. Since imported products
in China are very expensive, the
expenses are about 100 RMB a
month, which is a small difference
from 10 pounds in Britain. Besides
since I breastfeed my child, we
dont spend a lot on powdered milk.
In addition, we can get very good
diapers for 30 pounds in Britain, but
we cant get equally good diapers in
China with the same price.
To sum up, the current generation
of Chinese is working very hard in
Britain, so that their children will
achieve a lot more. Maybe to be
educated in a foreign country has
both advantages and disadvantages,
but the parents would sacrifice
anything willingly as long as their
children can grow up happily and
healthily.
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Interviewee: Travis Qian (VisitBritain Manager of China & Hongkong)
Written by: Bonnie Hua
P riority visa eligibility has been
expanded to include T ier 4 students
and across all eligible categories
those w ith previous Schengen travel
m ay also now use the service.
A passport pass-back service for
C ontinuing strong dem and for visas
underscores the U Ks popularity
am ongst the C hinese as a place to
visit and do business. D em and for
visitor visas has increased alm ost
80% since 2009 and there is no
sign of this grow th slow ing as the
post-O lym pic effect begins to take
hold. T hese im provem ents reflect
the special im portance placed on
visitors and investors from C hina
and w ill be rolled out over the next
6 m onths.
In response to this grow th and
feedback from C hinese custom ers
a further, specially tailored, package
of visa service enhancem ents w ill be
introduced over the next 6 m onths
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business travellers and ADS tourists
which allows customers to keep
their passport while their visa is
being processed. This means they
can travel or apply for another visa
if they need to, reducing the time it
takes to get two visas.
A s i m p l i f i e d A D S ( A p p r o v e d
Destination Status) VISA process,
i n c l u d i n g s h o r t e n e d o n - l i n e
application form and streamlined
requirements.
Launch of two new step-by-step
Chinese language visa guides for
Business Visitors and ADS agents
and their customers.
The establishment of a Business
Network in China with dedicated
Embassy staff to assist businesses
with their UK visa requirements
and to work more closely with the
business community to ensure our
service offer meets their needs.
A new online visa training module
for the Brit Agent network in China
so they can better assist Chinese
customers wanting to travel to the
UK.
A mobile biometric service which
will be available to applicants who
wish to have their biometrics taken
at a location more convenient to
them, rather than visiting a visa
application centre.
I m p r o v e m e n t s t o t h e o n l i n e
application process including the
introduction of optional online
payments and translated application
forms.
Therere also a few exciting events
to offer in Britain in year 2013 after
the unforgettable 2012. Britain
sincerely welcomes visitors across
t h e w o r l d i n c l u d i n g C h i n e s e
visitors.
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its hard to believe the romance
between Elizabeth Bennett and Mr.
Darcy is 200 years old. Britain is
a must-visit for Austen fans, who
can explore her house in Chawton,
Hampshire now a museum as
well as the Regency city of Bath
where she also lived and wrote. The
Peak District and Chatsworth (a
stunning National Trust property),
featured in the f i lm version of
Pride and Prejudice starring Keira
Knightley, and are great to visit at
any time of year. The romance will
also be played out live on stage in
the open air at Londons Regents
Park in June and July 2013.
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Europe, and the only place to see
al l of London, al l at once. The
View from the Shard opens to the
public on 1 February, just ahead
of Valentines Day, and is expected
to see many a marriage proposal
happening up there on Cloud 9.
It will be possible to stay in the
1,016ft high building from March
when luxury hotel the Shangri-la
opens, occupying floors 34 to 53 of
Renzo Pianos distinctively iconic
tower. The 185 deluxe guestrooms,
spanning 42 sq metres each, will be
among the largest in London.
WK$QQLYHUVDU\ RI WKH/RQGRQ8QGHUJURXQGThe oldest subway in the world
celebrates 150 years of operation
on 9 January, with special events
planned all year to mark the historic
occasion and look to the future of
The Tube. The first passenger trip
will be recreated with steam trains,
an exhibition of iconic posters will
be shown at the London Transport
Museum, and disused s ta t ions
will be used for theatre and film
screenings. There are lots of quirky
stories about the Tube (many of
which centre on its Lost Property
office, which has housed dead bats,
false teeth and a forgotten wedding
dress among others), and plenty of
unsung destinations to explore at
the end of the line
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Roya l Hor t i cu l tura l Soc ie ty s
Chelsea Flower Show, which has
become one of the most celebrated
a n n u a l e v e n t s i n t h e w o r l d ,
the showcase for hort icul tura l
excellence and a fabulous society
occasion. The show has grown
from 244 exhibitors in 1913 to
over 500 today, attracting 157,000
visitors every year. Its not just
about Chelsea though Britain is
teeming with flower and garden
shows, including Chelseas sister
at Hampton Court in July and a
newcomer for this year at Blenheim
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Site and the only palace in the UK
not occupied by royalty.
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Olympic Park, the fantastic site that
held the majority of London 2012
Olympic and Paralympic events will
be opening in phases over the next
few years, with the first part the
North Park and Multi Use Arena
open to visitors from 27 July
2013, one year since the Opening
Ceremony. By spring 2014 the
whole Park will be open to visitors,
hosting a huge range of events and
attractions.
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Development Company (BPSDC)
announced the launch of the UK
sales programme in January 2013
which designed by the famous
architectural master Rafael Violy.
The UK sales programme will be
followed by sales exhibitions around
the world in the coming weeks.
BPS Sales Exhibitions Around the World to Follow in Coming Weeks
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Circus West at Battersea Power
Station is a mix of 800 1, 2 and 3
bedroom apartments, townhouses
and penthouses as well as a blend of
offices, shops, leisure and hospitality
designed by Ian Simpson Architects
a n d d e R y k e M a r s h M o r g a n
(dRMM). Prices start from 338,000
for a studio, from 423,000 for a
one-bedroom, from 613,000 for
a two-bedroom and 894,000 for a
three-bedroom apartment with first
occupancy expected to be in 2016.
Situated on the western side of
the Power Station, Circus West at
Battersea Power Station will be a
thriving new community where
people come to live, work, socialise
and spend their leisure time. As
well as over 800 apartments, suites,
townhouses and penthouses across
8 buildings, Circus West will have
a range of amenities and services
including art galleries, a Power
Station Design shop, independent
coffee shops, a boutique theatre,
35,000sq ft of creative business
studios, a 15,000sq ft . gym, an
indoor swimming pool and a health
spa.
All residents will have access to
an elevated residents garden, with
apartments having an enclosed
Winter Garden that will provide
useab le out s ide space a l l year
around, whilst the penthouses will
have private rooftop terraces. Circus
West residents will also have access
to a 5,000sq ft private Residents
Club designed by David Linley
this club will have a bar, private
dining space, library, business centre
and a cinema.
Prepara tory work on the f i r s t
phase, which consists of eight core
buildings to the West of the 39
acre site, has already begun with
construction expected to commence
in the second half of 2013. This
wi l l coincide with the s tar t of
the renovation of the Grade II*
listed Power Station, the largest
brick building in Europe and one
of the most significant surviving
examples of Art Deco architecture.
Completion of the first phase of the
development is expected in 2016.
The site will also provide large areas
of public open space including a
new six acre riverside park that will
provide direct access to Battersea
Park and Chelsea via a new riverside
pathway adjoining the existing River
Thames Walk.
T h e L o n d o n B o r o u g h o f
Wa n d s w o r t h g r a n t e d d e t a i l e d
planning permiss ion for Phase
One of the Battersea Power Station
deve lopment on 13 December
2012. This followed the Autumn
Statement on 5 December 2012,
in which the Chancellor of the
Exchequer conf i rmed the UK
government s support for a 1
b i l l i o n l o a n a n d a g u a r a n t e e
t o e x t e n d t h e N o r t h e r n L i n e
underground to Nine Elms and
Battersea Power Station.
Rob Tincknell, Chief Executive
O f f i c e r o f B a t t e r s e a Po w e r
Station Development Company,
commented: We are incredibly
excited to be welcoming the UK
public to the site of one of Britains
most iconic landmarks. Over the
past few months, we have seen
enormous interest in this unique
d e v e l o p m e n t f r o m p o t e n t i a l
purchasers, and we are delighted
to be presenting them with an
opportunity to be a part of what is
sure to become a vibrant new town
centre in the heart of London.
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The wri ter Mo Yan, or ig ina l ly
named Guan Moye, was born on
a big soil-made kang, a kind of
heatable bed in North China ,in
the west room of an old house.
There had been two side-rooms in
the house, one hogpen and a toilet.
Guan Moye was the fourth child of
the family, and his oldest brother,
older sister and older brother, all
were born here. His oldest brother
is 12 years older than him, and
they were both born in the Year of
the Sheep according to Chinese
traditional calendar. Guan Moyes
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Lu Xun, 1927, the final winner is the Jewish writer Henry Bergson [France]; Lao She, 1968, the final winner is the Japanese writer Kawabata Yasunari;
Lin Yutang, 1975, the final winner is the Italian poet Eugenio Montale;
Ai Qing, 1984, the final winner is Czech poet JaroslavSeifert;
Shen Congwen, 1988, the final winner is the Arabic writer Najib Mahfuz [Egypt];
Bei Dao, 1996, the final winner is the Polish poet Wislawa Szymborska;
Li Ao, 1999, the final winner is the Polish writer Gnter Wilhelm Grass [Germany];
Wang Meng, 2000, the final winner is the Chinese writer Gao Xingjian [France];
Ba Jin, 2001, the final winner is the Trinidad writer V. S. Naipaul [Britain]
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Gao Xingjian [Chinese French]
Gao Xingjian was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature 2000 by the Swedish
Nobel committee for his novel Soul Mountain, One Mans Bible, etc, for an
oeuvre of universal validity, bitter insights and linguistic ingenuity.
Mo Yan [China]
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2012 was awarded to Mo Yan by the Swedish
Nobel committee "who with hallucinatory realism merges folk tales, history and
the contemporary".
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daughter was born in the same old
house, as well.
Uncle Xue, who had been growing
corn on the ground behind the old
house, and other villagers all have
learned that the boy they always
had called Dou er, has now won
an international writing award.
Guan Zhunyi , his grandfather,
gave him the nickname, Dou Er.
Guan Zhunyi had been considered
as a lettered man, who had gone
to a private school specializing in
classical Chinese learning, who
kept abundant books of traditional
Chinese medical science at home,
and had been good at handwriting.
What Grandfather meant by the
nickname was that his grandson was
like the north star, and would have
a brilliant future even though with
a ugly face. Now, the red banners
ardently celebrating to Mo Yan,
the Nobel winner, our hometown
writer, are hanging high on the
nearby bridges and the neighbours
walls.
M o Ya n h a d t a k e n 1 0 m i l l i o n
Chinese characters to describe the
place named the Northeast Gaomi
County, now is located in the area
of old Heya and Dalan communes
of Northeast Gaomi. Northeast
Gaomi County was its name during
the Ming and Qing dynasty, while
Heya Commune, Dalan County,
Heya Town, Xiazhuang Town,
a n d J i a o h e D r e d g i n g H a r b o r
Distribition Area al l were later
names . Time passes and the name
has changed. The village Mo Yan
was born is called Pingan Village,
formerly called Sanfenzi. When I
was a child, the government had not
built the embankment, I could see
the Jiao River from my room. I was
unable to go to elementary school
later, then went to work there, and
dug everyday in the riverway. Mo
Yan later recalled.
Red Sorghum was published in
Renmin Literature in March of
1986 and Director Zhang Yimou
read it and made it a film. Zhang
Yimou had chose four scenes, which
were the stone bridge of Sunjiakou
Village close to Mo Yans home,
Bozi village in Jumahe town of
south Gaomi, the peasants home in
Wangwu Reservoir of Southwestern
Gaomi and Xianshan Reservoir of
Western Gaomi. At that time, the
peasants of Gaomi had not planted
sorghum for many years, because
of low production and bad-tasting
crops. Mo Yan, with Zhang Yimou,
bargained with local villagers and
finally planted more than 130 mu in
three locations outside Jiufang at the
price of 300 Yuan per Mu.
After the film Red Sorghum won
the Gold Bear, the Gaomi local
government changed the name
of the road from Heya to Pingan
Village, to Red Sorghum Street,
even though there was no sorghum
any more. At present days, rarely do
some old villagers plant a little, just
for weaving several brooms.
Guans family had built an eight-
room house on the new vil lage
layout and moved there . They
left the old house as utility room.
After some time, they took down
the worn-out side-rooms, toilet
and hogpen, and only kept the
central room. Two years ago, the
loca l government proposed to
provide a sum to renovate the old
house for tourism, but Mo Yan
refused. Mo Yan had lived in the
new village for two years with his
wife and daughter, after moving
from his old house. And from 1988
to 1995, Mo Yan had finished his
works, Republic of Wine, and Big
Breasts and Wide Hips there in the
house built by the Guan family
themselves. After the settlement of
Mo Yan Literature Memorial, the
curator Mr. Mo Weijie had taken
the desk, lamp, chair and outdated
computer Mo Yan had always used
from this residency, to the present
Mo Yan literature Memorial.
When Mo Yan was in fifth grade at
elementary school, he was forced
to leave school because of he cried
slogans out such as beat down,
and rebellion in school. Since
then, he had became the youngest
peasant in the village and lived the
way of a Chinese traditional peasant
of going out early, and coming back
late at night, which Chinese call the
life of facing the earth and keeping
ones back to the sky. Because of his
short stature, he could not manage
an adults heavy work, what he
only could do are those light duties,
such as planting sorghum, cutting
grass, planting cotton, shepherding,
which earned him only half of the
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average work points.
Mo Yan has said, Our place was a
boundary which connected three
counties, with extensive land, and
there were not any villages about for
miles. I spoke with a cow and a goat
every day. Usually I laid on the grass
and spoke with the birds flying by,
surely the birds ignored what I said,
then I fell asleep. Soon later the cow
would knock me awake, and remind
me that he had he eaten his fill, so
we and went back home together.
This unvarying country life, hunger
and loneliness, made reading a
great pleasure to the young Mo Yan.
After reading books at home, he
borrowed around the village. He
helped his classmate to grind flour
so that he could borrow one book
for a whole afternoon work. At that
time, the young Mo Yan had literary
dream. His neighbour then was
Dan Yiming, who graduated from
Shandong Normal University. Dan
Yiming had been labeled a rightist
because of his family s political
background and was sent down to
the village for reformation. Mo
Yan who suffered hunger had heard
from the neighbor that there was
some nearby Shandong writer who
ate dumplings every meal. Such a
news shocked Mo Yan so much in
that during the whole year he had
only once tasted a dumpling. That is
why Mo Yan desired to be a writer.
M o Ya n d i d n o t w a n t t o b e a
peasant; his grandfather had taken
two years to teach him Chinese
traditional medicine beginning four
years later after he had quit school.
At that t ime Mo Yan had been
depressed by the heavy working
days facing the yellow earth, and felt
confused and without any future
at all. After two years of learning
medicine , Mo Yan read a lot of
books at his aunts home and heard
a lot of history or legendary stories
from his grandfather. Many years
later, those elders appearing in Mo
Yans fictions, all are shadows of his
grandfather. And good handwriting
is another benefit from this period,
also learned from his grandfather, in
order to write prescriptions..
Af te rwards , Mo Yan had been
introduced by his unc le to the
Gaomi Cotton processing plant, and
became a scale operator there.. Just
at this period, in addition to writing
the news for the factory notice
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board, Mo Yan had submitted some
pieces of writing to the Commune
Broadcas t s t a t ion and County
Broadcast station, sometimes his
articles appeared in Weifang Daily
and Peoples Daily as well.
The real chance for Mo Yan to
be a writer, and to settle his food
problem, was after he served in the
army. From age 18, Mo Yan had
enrolled every year for successive
3 years, but he was replaced by
someone with related background,
even though he passed physical
examination every time.
Those years were times that no
un iver s i t y en t r ance exam was
offered, so enrollment for being a
worker or soldier were only chances
for countryside youngsters to seek
their destiny. At age 21 ,Mo Yan
would have been overage in 1976 if
he failed again. Instead of enrolling
in his village, he had enrolled in
the cotton processing plant, under
the status of excellent part-time
worker. That is why Mo Yan had
raised his rank and stayed in the
military force, and even passed
the entrance exam of the PLA Arts
College.
In the end, Mo Yan put on a military
uniform, his long cherished goal,
and went to Huangxian, Shangdong
where is not far from his home.
The day he left, his mother cried
and cried, and his father told him
seriously to remember that all
disasters come from the mouth and
one must be encounter misfortune.
Later, the reason that Guan Moye
changed his name to Mo Yan (dont
speak) was because of this advice
from his father.
As a new solider, Mo Yan just like
all those coming from countryside,
performed well while doing a lot
of dirty and heavy work, such as
digging toilets, and hoped for a
chance to stay in the regiment.
Soon later had he became the vice
director of the team and librarian
of his company. For his excellent
performance, the self-styled high
school graduate Mo Yan had been
transferred to Baoding, Hebei, as
the instructor and custodian of a
company of raw recruits.
The elementary-school graduate
Mo Ya n d a r e d t o t a k e c o l l e g e
textbooks to teach soldiers after
stuffing himself with huge volumes
o f Marx s and Len in s works .
Under the literary guidance of his
older brother, Mo Yan read a large
number of famous classic works
and improved his writing. So on
later, the first fiction of Mo Yan,
Continuous Rain On a Spring
Night was published in Lianchi, a
magazine of Baoding city.
Li tera ture f ina l ly changed Mo
Yans fate. And in 1982, depending
on eight published stories and his
superior s recommendation, Mo
Yan had been raised to the rank of
lieutenant and was transferred to
Beijing as a propagandist responsible
for theoretical training.
Northeastern Gaomi County first
appeared in White Dog Swing.
Since then, all of Mo Yans fictions
centered around the place. For
several decades now Northeastern
G a o m i C o u n t y h a s b e c o m e a
mark o f wor ld l i t e ra ture , l ike
Yoknapatawpha County to William
Faulkner.
I n J u l y, 1 9 8 4 t h e l i t e r a t u r e
Department was established at the
PLA Arts college and the exam
included three subjects, Politics,
Chinese, and Historical Geography.
Mo Yans total score was 216, in
which 90 come from the Chinese
exam. Two years later, Graduate
M o Ya n h a d b e e n a s s i g n e d t o
the Headquarters of the General
Staff and had a home in Beijing.
Then Mo Yan passed the entrance
exam of the graduate school of Lu
Xun Literature College and got a
Masters degree in Literature.
After two in PLA Arts College,
Mo Yan found his own direction
of writing. His famous story of the
period, Transparent Red Radish
was based on his own true story.
The year he was 12 years old, he had
blew the bellows for a blacksmith
where not far from his home. And
someday he skipped to steal a red
radish from a field nearby and had
been caught. They put off his shoes
and forced him to admit his guilt
before Chairman Maos portrait,
then later he was whipped by his
father at home.
Mo Yan had finished Red Sorghum
i n 1 9 8 5 , w h i c h w a s t h e 4 0 t h
anniversary of war victory between
China and Japan; the story was
one that a coworker had told him
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about the war in Sunjiakou. This
fiction was published in Peoples
Literature and Mo Yan became
a p o p u l a r w r i t e r o v e r n i g h t .
Someone suggested that Mo Yan
write another novel based on the
fiction, then Mo Yan collected all
those fictions into one book named
Red Sorghum Family.
In his Red Sorghum Family, Mo
Yan wrote my grandpa and my
grandma. And in Big Breasts and
Wide Hips and another two stories,
Five Buns and Stone Mill, Mo Yan
wrote about his mother. Mo Yan
had lived in his old home for a few
weeks or a month in 1994 because
of his mothers passing away and
wrote Big Breasts and Wide Hips
there. This work allowed Mo Yan
to win the 100,000 Yuan award of
Dajia Literature and then Mo Yan
was transferred to a civilian job as a
writer for the Screen Department
of Procuratorials Daily.
The archetypes of most characters
in Mo Yans work can be found at
his home country. Blue Face in
his Weariness of Life and Death,
was an old peasants mother-in-law
who had stuck on doing personal
work when collective group system
was pushed on in 20th century;
she refused to give back her fields
to the united group and carried a
copy of Peoples Daily to Jinan, the
capital city of Shandong, and came
back with province governor s
approval. And the fourth uncle of
Mo Yan was knocked to death by a
drunken driver who worked for the
commune secretary. The secretary
had used all related people to deal
with the accident and paid the
family members only 500 Yuan.
Mo Yan wrote The Song of Young
Garlic Shoot in Paradise based on
this event, and kept his dying uncle
in his story. Novelists always want
to be independent from politics,
but f ict ion itself wil l approach
politics. Mo Yan said.
The new winner of Nobel Prize
in Literature is now dean of the
L i t e r a t u r e d e p a r t m e n t o f t h e
Chinese Art Research Institute, and
he has considered that for his life
after retirement, You know there
are too many people in Beijing
and it is really a noisy city. I am
looking forward to the days after
retirement. Falling leaves return
to their roots, as the saying goes.
My home there in Gaomi is a good
place and I have a quieter study
there.
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reason.
When the time comes that we are
old, we might wonder why we
were so obedient , what would
b e i f I h a d q u i t t h e o f f i c e r s
p o s i t i o n ? A n d w h y n o t h a v e
company for a lonely child? Such
a subject must deeply touch many
people. Actually we are cowards
frequently, just like Ke Dou in the
novel. His wife had been pregnant
for six months and the child would
come soon. Ke Dou pushed his
wife to do the operation for for his
own future, but unfortunately his
wife died with the unborn child
together. Yes, we all know that he
had a very good reason doing that,
for the nation, for the communes
honor. But under such a beautiful
name, personal desires do exist.
This suffering is not only mine,
but my whole generations, deep
in our souls.
I do hope that readers realize the
value of life after reading Frog,
and realize that giving birth, which
is such a bas ic r ight , has gone
through such a way full of trials
and tribulations. I have provided
s o m e m a t e r i a l t o r e a d e r s f o r
further thinking, but each reader
should follow the traces, to think
over such core questions about
life, about the world.
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the urban area sent to the village for
purposes of reeducation through
labor work, who also is admired by
Ma Chenggong. During the cotton-
harvest, the cotton piles became a
secret place where Li Zhigao and
Fang Biyu meet each other. After
the love affair is revealed, Fang
Biyus fiance is very upset, and
Li Zhigao, not daring to make any
moves, surrenders to the local
forces. Witnessing her misfortunes,
Ma Chenggong feels very sorry for
Fang Biyu, with whom he is secretly
in love with. Fang Biyu, before she
decides to leave her home, tells Ma
Chenggong that she already knows
how he feels, and is willing to pay
him back.
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House that publishes the French
edition is one of the most famous in
France, making it possible for Mo
Yans work to be published through
the mainstream channel.
Of course, the inherent down-
to-earth and folklore quality are
also important elements for ready
translation and quick promotion.
One of the reasons for Mo Yans
winning is that his work tears down
stereotypical propaganda posters,
elevating the individual from an
anonymous human massand reveals
the murkies t a spect o f human
existence . In an interview, Per
Wastberg, chairman of the Nobel
Prize committee said during an
interview that Mo Yans work gives a
sober elucidation of all perspectives
of China in the 20th century beyond
al l tabooed l imitat ions. Gaomi
Township is like his Kingdom, like
Faulkner s Yoknapatawpha and
Marquezs Macondo.
In his award ceremony speech, Mo
Yan repeatedly declares to the world
that he is a story teller and son of a
peasant. He is from the hometown
of Pu Songling, who has nourished
him with spiritual richness. Because
of such down-to-earth and plain
attitude, critics tag his work with
awareness as common people and
rural flavor, and this style provides
the best example of what is unique
of a nationality is also precious for
the world. Just as Mo Yan himself
concludes: Rural f lavor is the
reason why I am known worldwide
On the other hand, since the latter
half of 2012, Mo Yans work has
caused a whir l o f controversy
among men of let ters , and has
triggered polarized discussion. His
tactful and sophisticated manner
of speech and his supposed good
relationship with the communist
party become the target of criticism.
Questions such as whether he won
the Nobel Prize not because of his
work themselves, but rather the
resurgence of Chinas economic
p o w e r a n d i t s s t r e n g t h e n i n g
influence around the world, and
whether there are better writers
than him in China are raised. These
questions provoke lots of thoughts.
A literary critic, Zhu Dake said that
the root of Mo Yans controversy
is the contradiction between his
image as the Nobel saint and his
positioning as a rural writer. People
think that he should fulfill his role
as a public intellectual, and shoulder
up the cross of moral and historical
obl igat ion, rather than making
compromises and acting obligingly.
Mo Yans explanation is that while
one should be humble and obedient
in daily life, in literature creation he
must be obstinately and arbitrarily
arrogant. Literature, on the other
hand, originates from daily events
yet exceeds the boundary of daily
events, is concerned with politics
yet conveys far more than politics.
In conclusion, with his winning
the Nobel Prize in Literature, Mo
Yan, and even the whole Chinese
contemporary l i t e ra ture , have
emerged to the view of the world.
An overseas student from Egypt
said that in Egypt, there used to the
Arabic edition of only Red Sorham
Family, among Mo Yans other
works, but recently the Cultural
Department of Egypt is starting
to introduce more of his work.
In the hometown of Nobel Prize,
Sweden, over 7000 copies of Mo
Yans novels were sold during the
last two month of 2012, which is a
tremendous number for a nation
with a population of only 9 million.
Chinese, a language spoken by every
six people in the world, has become
one of the most extensive languages
of communication, second only to
English. As a local Chinese writer,
Mo Yans Nobel Prize in Literature
means tha t Chinese l i t e ra ture
and language have attracted more
recognition and attention, making it
more possible for Chinese literature
and Chinese culture to become
mainstream culture in the world.
Understanding is the beginning
of all promising possibilities, and
Mo Yan opens a door for such
possibilities.
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As the father of Chinese modern painting, Xu
Beihong is the first generation of Chinese overseas
student of painting in Europe, and is also the first
Chinese painter who successfully combines western
sketch, oil painting and Chinese traditional painting.
His painting and his substantial teaching activities
create a new direction for Chinese painting and art
education. His work is not only highly appraised by
intellectuals, but also well-accepted among the public,
and his Chinese ink-paintings, which are very popular
among Chinese people, have become a symbol of
Chinese art.
His approach of horse drawing originates from
his 8 years experience of art learning in France:
a refreshing way of presenting vivid images with
unrestrained vigor and simple strokes by using
techniques of Chinese ink-paintings. The images
of his horses and his techniques are very unique,
which exhibits Chinese ink-painting techniques
as well as the influence from western drawings. To
put it more clearly, the images of the horses, which
best exemplify Xu Beihongs typical style, is greatly
influenced by the French painter, Eugne Delacroix.
In Delacroixs paintings, the horses look like they are
galloping as if drawn by brooms, creating a remarkable
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and original art effect; the strokes,
drawn with oil-painting brushes,
are easily accepted and recreated by
Chinese painting techniques. As a
result, we could conclude that either
consciously or unconsciously, Xu
Beihong has absorbed this technique
and stroke in the formation of his
unique style. Only in this way can
we understand the background of
his style, and draw a reasonable
and practical conclusion from Xu
Beihongs personal experience and
awareness. Xu Beihong is an expert
of personification and using horses as
an expression of personal feelings-his
love for his country. His horses, with
bold spirits and exuberant energy,
dwarf all others in their mediocrity,
since time immemorial and forever
more
Running Horses portraits horses
with clear composition; the major
body parts such as the head, neck,
ches t and legs a re t in ted wi th
saturated and zealous color; the
bristle and tail are applied with dark
tint and forceful stroke, whereas the
body and legs are lighter in color and
stroke. The legs are drawn with fine
but powerful touches, like a steel
knife with its power transmitting
from the paper, whereas the stomach,
the rear end, and tail bristles are
drawn with elastic and vivid lines. As
a whole, the drawing appears larger
in the front and smaller in the back
by making good use of perspective
drawing technique. The stretching
front legs and head look as if they
are dashing out of the paper. This
painting fully conveys the emotion
of traditional ink strokes through
change of rhythms such as light and
heavy, composed and sketchy, wet
and dry, dark and light, dense and
sparse, while fully grasps the strictly
realistic characteristics of the ink-
stroke as a modeling language, and
skillfully combines the two features
together.
Xu Beihong once stated in Responses
f r o m X u B e i h o n g f o r M e n o f
Letters: I love drawing animals,
and will spend a long time studying
a real animal. To take horses as an
example, I have made no less than
1000 sketches, and have learned
about the anatomy of horse, thus
am very familiar with their bone
structure and muscular tissues. Then
I would very carefully observe their
movement and expression, until I
become very familiar with them.
Based on the realistic approach he
learned during his study in Europe,
he also acquires detailed knowledge
o f t h e p o s t u r e , s t r u c t u r e a n d
habit of horses. After meticulous
and re lent le s s exp er iment , he
succes s fu l l y f inds out how to
present a proportionate relationship
between ink strokes and the block
and surface structure of horses. Thus
he is able to create images of horses
proficiently to express his esthetic
ideals and his passion for the country.
His paintings, embodying his artistic
talent and intellectual cultivation,
are models of making the past serve
the present and foreign things serve
China through the integration
of classical, modern, Chinese and
wes te rn t echn iques . Thus h i s
paintings have significant indications
for Chinese modern art history in
that they serve as the bridge between
the past and the future by carrying
on the tradition and creating a new
path for the future.
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of the 20th century when Chinas arts entered into its modern stage, Xu Beihong was undoubtedly a great
figure in the arts field, especially famous for his painting of horses. To change the situation of plagiarization
and imitation, and listless style for lack of life experience in Chinese painting then, he was the first to integrate
the exquisite realistic practice of western paintings to Chinese paintings, following good command of both of
them, exploring a new and wide horizon for the revolution and development of traditional arts. Thanks to his
outstanding achievements in the theory and practice of paintings, and huge contribution in the education of
fine arts, he was once honored Father of Paintings in Contemporary China by the international community.
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art festivals by myself until I finally
understand what is real elegance and
real art.
Edinburgh has two famous beaches:
Portobello and Cramond, which
become the heaven on earth for
art lovers around the world during
the Edinburgh art festivals in each
August . The Internat ional Art
Festival, Jazz Festival, Film Festival
and Book Fair accumulate into a
global art carnival appealing to both
When I first came to Scotland, I
was told that Edinburgh is the most
beautiful, elegant and artistic city of
the Great Britain. But it is only after
I see the buildings of the old town
of Edinburgh, and experience the
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refined and popular taste. Even
during the non-art festival period,
to take a stroll along the beach
corridor, or to enjoy a cup of latte by
the window of a Baroque-style caf,
are delightful experiences not to be
missed in Edinburgh.
Apar t f rom Lat te which i s the
favorite of British people, Whisky is
also a must-have delicacy for your
trip to Scotland. If you didnt take
a few bottles with you before you
leave, you must feel regretful at
London Heathrow Airport, since in
Scotland, wool is cheaper than food,
whereas whisky is even cheaper than
wool.
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Those who have seen Brave Heart
are all captivated by the beautiful
scenery of Scotland in this film. The
location where the film was shot
and where true history took place, is
what we refer to as the hinterland
of Scotland , which is a lso the
capital city of Scotland before the
17th Century-Stirling.
Wallace Monument is located at the
outskirt of Stirling, and is the symbol
of the entire Stirling, and even of
the whole Scotland. The monument
was erected in honor of the national
hero of Scotland- William Wallace,
who defeated the English and Wales
allied forces in 1927, which brought
in true independence for Scotland.
The monument is on the top of the
tallest mountain of Stirling, and it
takes about half an hour by walk
from the foot of the mountain to
the top, with enchanting sceneries
along the road.
After getting off the mountain of
Wallace Monument and traveling
across St ir l ing Bridge, you are
at the downtown Stir l ing. The
Stirling Castle is one of the several
must-visits of Edinburgh. Castle
enthusiasts can get preferential
package tickets at the ticket office,
which will enable them to visit
the 3 major castles including the
Edinburgh Castle.
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S t . A n d r e w s i s a s e a s i d e t o w n
along the coastal area in the east of
Scotland. The continuous stream
of visitors is mostly here because
of the love story of Prince William
and Princess Kate Middleton. Like
most ancient towns in Scotland,
St . Andrews is quiet and clean
with a small population, half of
which are students of St. Andrews
University. St.Andrews University
is the most outstanding university
with the longest history of Scotland,
and ranks the third in Britain after
Oxford and Cambridge. No wonder
Prince William chose here for his
higher education in 2001. Currently
the dormitories of Princess William
and Princess Kate Middleton and the
buildings where they used to take
classes, have become popular scenic
spots. Of course it doesnt matter
if you are not interested in the
royal family, since the remarkable
Baroque and Gothic architecture are
also worthy of indulging yourselves
in.
You must regret it for your whole
l i f e i f y o u d o n t p l a y g o l f i n
Scotland. Moreover, in St.Andrews
where golf was originated, playing
gol f de l ivers a much di f ferent
meaning. In Scotland, golf is not
considered as a sport for the rich, as
any open grassland can used as a golf
range. Many Europeans who come
to St. Andrews on vocation spent
only 1 pound on the fight ticket to
Scotland from low cost airlines, but
have spent another over 30 pounds
on the shipment of their golf shaft.
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If the British people are to select
the best three places for vocation in
Britain, the Scotland Highland must
be one of them. It is also regarded
by the Europeans as their favorite
place to spend the summer vocation
in 2009. The Scotland Highland
is located at the northernmost
part of Scotland, and the highest
mountain range of the Great Britain
is also located here. Due to its high
altitude, the Highland is sparsely
populated, but the natural landscape
is well preserved. Though its area is
really large with a small population,
its traffic is rather convenient. You
can travel about the whole highland
s imply by tak ing the Scot land
railway from any city in Scotland
to the capital city of Highland-
Inverness.
The natural landscape of Scotland
Highland has an epic grandness.
The Great Vall ey of Scotland is
bes towed with a romant ic and
rugged natural beauty, whereas
the castles and residence of the
noble family display a classical,
sturdy and monarchy elegance of
traditional British architecture.
With the perfect combination of
nature and architecture, Scotland
Highland, as the last remains of
the Ice Age, is definitely a rival
of Tibetan Highland of China.
You de f in i t e ly shouldn t mis s
L o c h N e s s w h e r e m o n s t e r s
a r e s a i d t o e x i s t . T h o u g h
monsters have been proved to be
nonexistent, but the spectacular
scenery of the mountain and the
lake is unparallel elsewhere in the
world. The Rottnest Island by the
side of the lake is an independent
park, composed of by two forest
islands which are connected by
two pedestrian bridges, and is an
ideal place to take a walk. Craig
Pa t r i ck , which used to be the
forge of the ancient Gaels and
Pics, is a popular place for hiking
and biking, with its path leading
the visitors into the depth of the
forest.
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'6W$QGUHZVAf t e r b r e a k f a s t , a r r i v e a t S t . Andrews after an hour by train. V i s i t S t . A n d r e w s U n i v e r s i t y and play golf in the afternoon. Return to downtown Glasgow for accommodation. Enjoy a concert at Glasgow Music Hall or real Scottish Whisky at a bar.Food: Breakfast: at the hotel/Lunch: Western food/Supper: Western food.Accommodat ion : Hol iday Inn Express Glasgow Theatreland at downtown Glasgow 60 pounds/night/2 persons.
'6FRWODQG+LJKODQGAfter breakfast, take the train and arrive at Inverness after an hour. Visit Scotland Great Valley in the morning,Loch Ness and Rottnest Island in the afternoon. Return to Glasgow for accommodation at night.Food: Breakfast: at the hotel/Lunch: Restaurant at the snow mountain ( f e e s n o t i n c l u d e d ) / S u p p e r : Chinese food.Accommodat ion ; Hol iday Inn Express Glasgow Theatreland or of the same level.
'*ODVJRZGlasgow is the biggest and the most
prosperous city in Scotland. During the last day at Scotland, you can enjoy its museums and galleries t o y o u r h e a r t s c o n t e n t . T h e architecture of Glasgow University i s a l s o s y m b o l i c o f h i s t o r i c a l civilization. It is also a definite choice for you to shop for local Scottish gifts at HIGH STREET SHOPPING. In the a f ternoon you can shop at Livonstone which is located 30 minutes away by bus from Glasgow. It is the biggest Outlet of Scotland, with almost all brands around the world.Food: Breakfast: At the hotel /Lunch: fees not included /Supper: Western food.Accommodat ion : Hol iday Inn Express Glasgow Theatreland or of the same level.
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'$UULYHDW6KDQJKDL LQ WKHPRUQLQJAbout 15 hours including the flight time and transfer time.Arrive at Shanghai, the end of an unforgettable travel to Scotland.
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About 16 hours including the flight and transfer time; reserve at least 3 hours for transfer.Food: Supper and breakfast on the plan.Accommodation: Three-star hotel at Edinburgh, Holiday Inn Express City Centre near the Edinburgh railway station, 55 pounds/night/ 2 persons.
'(GLQEXUJKAfter breakfast, take a 5-minute walk to the sight-seeing bus station at the railway station and get a one-day visit ticket package. Visit the Edinburgh Museum, Edinburgh University, Edinburgh Castle, the Palace of Holyrood, the Whisky Museum, etc, following the bus route.Food: Breakfas t : At the hote l /Lunch: wes tern food/ Supper : western food.Accommodat ion : Hol iday Inn Express Edinburgh or of the same level.
'6WLUOLQJAfter breakfast at the hotel, take a 40-minute-train trip to Stirling; visit Stirling Castle near the railway s ta t ion in the morning , t rave l across Stirling Bridge and Wallace Monument and Stirling University in the afternoon.Food: Breakfast: at the hotel/Lunch:
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.POTUFS PG )TJUPV JTOUT U SBOHF .POTUFS W J M MBHFCFDPNFTBWJFXTQPUTaiwan's Hsitou Forest Recreation
Area(Hsitou Nature Education
Park) is located in the Southwest
of Mountain Phenix, where is well
known as "Hsitou".People can enjoy
many natural landscapes in the park,
like the Hsitou Redcedar, University
Pond, Red House, Ginkgo Forest,
comfortable enjoy a forest bath close
to nature. Furthermore, recently
there ' s a new at tract ion in the
vicinity, as is the "monster village".
The monster is mysterious and
fascinating topic in the fairy tale,
especially prevalent in Japan, like
Tottori Prefecture in Japan there
is a very famous monster village,
the well-known comic "Kitaro" is
also from there. Tottori Prefecture
Sakaiminato also rely on monsters'
topic of tourism to attract more
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t o u r i s t s . B u t Ta i w a n a l s o h a s
a monster vi l lage l ike Japan in
Hsitou. So there is no need to go
there, instead, now you can get the
monster village in Hsitou, which is
also a famous tourist attraction.
The Hsitou monsters village's Pine
Town business district in Japanese
s tyle was off ic ia l ly founded in
2011. Many visitors may ask how
much are the tickets for Hsitou
monster village? In fact, the Pine
Town monster village of Hsitou
is free of charge! Nantou monster
village is next to the entrance of the
Hsitou Forest Recreation Area.It's
the classic shopping district of the
Mingshan Forest Hall. It's said that
stories about the Songlin Shengyi
have been handed down for long
time, their tracks are very common
on the goods in the shops.
In 2011, Mingshan Forest Hall
completed Japanese style shopping
street at the former entrance of
Hsitou Forest Recreation Area.
There a re hu t s tha t ched wi th
hanging lanterns, merchants dress in
kimono and exotic clothing serves
a variety of unique Hsitou monster
village specialties, cates and specialty
souvenirs. The overall architectural
style is full of Japanese style. The
Mingshan Hotel 's intentions of
planning, designs and investment
in the development, completely
open to tourists, make the Hsitou
Recreation Area be crowded.
5IFPSJHJOPGNPOTUFSWJMMBHFTo memorialize a grandfather whose
japanese name is Songlin Shengyi
and the experience he encountered
in the forest by the local gentry,
the place got the name Pine Town.
With animal statues like monsters
and are spreaded on the Internet,
simply "over shoes over boots", it's
cal