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Themed "Embrace China · Charming Hunan", the 2012 Thailand-Sino Folk Culture Art Festival kicked off on September 1 in Mysterious Palace Theater in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand.The festival is aimed to enhance the cultural exchange and cooperation between Thailand and Hunan, further promote Chinese and Huxiang culture, and build better understanding of Thailand people toward Chinese culture.Over ten art troupes consisted of about 400 folk actors took the stage, during which art show, exhibitions of calligraphy, paintings and paper-cutting works are to be held.Chen Zhihong, an actor from the Changsha Huaxin Art Troupe, said that he felt proud to come to Thailand at his first time as a cultural messenger.Fang Wenguo, counselor of Oversea Chinese Affairs from Chinese Embassy in Thailand and Mr. Naikorn, former vice-premier and chairman of the China and Thailand Friendship Association attended the opening ceremony.Translator: Li XuanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal
2012-09-05 14:13
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A citizen wearing a towel ride a bicycle under the scorching sun in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, July 3, 2012. The highest temperature in downtown area of Changsha reached 37 degrees Celsius. According to the local meteorological department, the hot weather in Changsha will last until the next week. Cars run on the Wuyi Road in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, July 3, 2012. The highest temperature in downtown area of Changsha reached 37 degrees Celsius. According to the local meteorological department, the hot weather in Changsha will last until the next week. Citizens ride bicycles under the scorching sun in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, July 3, 2012. The highest temperature in downtown area of Changsha reached 37 degrees Celsius. According to the local meteorological department, the hot weather in Changsha will last until the next week. Source:news.xinhuanet.com
2012-07-05 20:22
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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao （R, front） waves to tea pickers at the Shutouxi Village of Guzhang County in the Tujia-Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Xiangxi, central China's Hunan province, May 25, 2012. Wen made an inspection tour to Xiangxi from May 25 to 27, conducting a survey on poverty alleviation and development work in poverty-stricken areas. （Xinhua/Pang Xinglei）Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao （3rd L, front） talks with local villagers at the old house, built in 1957, of Wu Jiayu, an 88-year old villager, at the Lixin Village of Huayuan County in the Tujia-Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Xiangxi, central China's Hunan province, May 26, 2012. Wen made an inspection tour to Xiangxi from May 25 to 27, conducting a survey on poverty alleviation and development work in poverty-stricken areas.Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has said more attention should go to development-oriented poverty reduction in the country and also to further improving the livelihoods of Chinese living in poverty.Although China has made remarkable achievements in poverty reduction, arduous efforts are needed as the issue of unbalanced development among regions and between the country's urban and rural areas is still prominent, Wen said during his three-day inspection tour of Hunan province that ended Sunday.Wen said more efforts were needed to promote infrastructure construction, push forward tourism industry development, and improve the quality of education and public health-care services in poverty-stricken areas.Wen also called for better work to protect the local environment and develop the circular economy.During his tour, Wen visited local residents of ethnic minority groups in the Wuling Mountain area and called for more support in policy, funding and project planning for the area, which involves the four provincial regions of Hubei, Hunan, Chongqing and Guizhou and a population of over 36 million.Source:xinhuanet.com
2012-05-29 23:56
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