China’s ethnic minorities

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Published on Wednesday, 27 January 2010 10:00

We continue our series on China’s 55 ethnic minority groups. This month features the Mulam, Naxi, Nu, and Oroqen ethnic minorities.

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Daughter-in-Law with a Difference

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Published on Wednesday, 27 January 2010 09:53

By Zhang Lingling
 
Three decades earlier most Chinese people would have regarded a romantic relationship with a foreigner as something beyond their imaginations, even actively seeking to avoid such a taboo scenario. However, as the opening-up and reforms nudged China into interacting with the outside world, society has begun to view this as a normal occurrence. Expats are no longer exotic and mysterious to ordinary Chinese people, and interracial couples have risen out of China’s increasingly internationalized society.

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Summer Palace receives donation of 2,824 relics

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Published on Wednesday, 27 January 2010 09:55

The Summer Palace received more than 2,000 cultural relics from the late Qing Dynasty on [Jan. 11], its first non-governmental donation. Beijing Royal Garden and Art Creative Industry said most of the pieces were from auctions, while a small number were from private collections.

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Daughter-in-Law with a Difference

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Published on Wednesday, 27 January 2010 09:47

By Zhang Lingling
 
Three decades earlier most Chinese people would have regarded a romantic relationship with a foreigner as something beyond their imaginations, even actively seeking to avoid such a taboo scenario. However, as the opening-up and reforms nudged China into interacting with the outside world, society has begun to view this as a normal occurrence. Expats are no longer exotic and mysterious to ordinary Chinese people, and interracial couples have risen out of China’s increasingly internationalized society.

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