China’s inflation grew to a seven-month high in September amid a spike in food prices, poor weather and the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday.
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Strong cold front sweeping China
A cold front is sweeping across the country. Southern regions including Shanghai have seen major drops in the mercury today. Today's daytime temperature in Shanghai has dropped to between 18 and 20 degrees Celsius at noon from nearly 27 degrees yesterday. High temperatures through the weekend are forecast to rise no higher than 21 degrees Celsius in Shanghai. It is sunny and cold today in northern China with temperatures dropping below 0 degrees Celsius in some areas.
New human H7N9 infection was confirmed in CHINA
One new human H7N9 avian influenza case has been confirmed in east China's Zhejiang Province, local authorities said Tuesday.
Beijing Normal University 北京师范大学
****************************************************** Beijing Normal University(北京师范大学:Běijīnɡ Shīfàn Dàxué)was the earliest established teacher-training university in China, which grew out of the Faculty of Education of the Metropolitan University founded in 1902. It was named Beijing Normal University in 1923. It is the first university in China that has been authorized to grant doctoral degree in educational technology
For the last one hundred years, the faculty and students of the Beijing Normal University, motivated by a strong sense of responsibility for the nation and the people, have strived to live up to the motto of “studying to teach and acting to example” and cultivated a fine tradition of patriotism, progress, honesty, innovation, truth-seeking and being a paragon of virtue and learning. After a century of development, Beijing Normal University has become an important education and research base for multi-disciplinary and advanced scientific studies. It cultivated nearly 200,000 talents for China, among them many excellent teachers.
Biggest matchmaking party in SHANGHAI
Shanghai's largest matchmaking party, set for Qingpu District next month, will expand the age group of participants to 60 years old, and will last three days instead of the previous two, its organizers said today.
Canton Fair to promote yuan use
Transactions during the China Import and Export Fair, the country's largest trade event, will be for the first time announced in the form of yuan settlement, organizers said on Monday.
Colombian takes wingsuit crown
Colombian wingsuiter Jhonathan Florez was crowned champion of the Second World Wingsuit Championship on Sunday, in a tournament marred by the death of Hungarian wingsuit flyer Victor Kovats.
Muslims celebrate Corban Festival in China
Millions of Muslims across China and the world celebrated the Corban Festival on Tuesday, also known as Eid al-Adha or day of sacrifice, when lambs and other animals are slaughtered.
The Unkown Stories in Shaolin temple
Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng, Central China's Henan province, offered a rare look to the public as it has received a lot of press attention since becoming a famous landmark after the 1982 movie Shaolin Temple. Normally, Shaolin Temple's practice space and living quarters are not open to visitors, so most travel agencies in the country only allow visitors to learn martial arts outside the temple. News that the temple was named one of the worst tourist traps in China went viral on the Internet during the National Day holiday, when it was reported the temple charges 6,000 yuan($980) to burn one incense stick in front of the Buddha. The news pushed the temple to the forefront. The tourism bureau in Dengfeng has denied the claim.
Shandong University 山东大学
****************************************************** Shandong University(山东大学:Shāndōnɡ Dàxué)is one of the oldest and prestigious universities in China. Shandong University was founded in 1901 and