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Guangzhou Interchamber Charity Auction for Sichuan Earthquake

Swiss Film Week at Sapphire Art Space

Foreign Banks Join RMB Savings Business

Craftwork

Tie the Knot with Jade
"Getting Close to Jade", the Feng Yutang Jade Carving Exhibition is launched in Ling Nan Hui Exhibition Hall on Guangzhou's Ersha Island from yesterday (Feb. 28) to the 16th with over 200 items on display.

Architecture

Dagoba in Hualin Temple
In 1701, a new Sari jeon was built in Hualin Temple for preserving the Dagoba. The 7-metre, hexahedral Dagoba is a tower made of dolomite. It has altogether 7 stories and 6 carven doors on each floor.

Food

[Lian Zhou] Dongpo Dried Salted Foods Attract for 300 Years
During the winter, it's cold outside. But in Dongpo town Lianzhou city, which is in the northwest of Guangdong province, every family is busy making dried salted eggs.

Tea & Medicine

Herbal Tea Rivals Coca Cola
Nearly 3 million tons of Herbal tea were produced and sold in the first six months of 2006, and very probably the number will be over 3.5 million tons by the end of the year.

Music & Opera

Peking Opera, the National Essence Burgeons in a Middle School
It was the 7th of December at No. 47 Middle School. Applause echoed around the school hall which had witnessed the performance of the traditional Peking Opera, Mei (Mei Lanfang) school - "The Drunken Concubine (or Drunken Beauty)".

Traditional Brands

Aiqun Hotel – Witness to Guangzhou's Changing History
Guangzhou's old people all know Aiqun Mansion. Built in 1937, Aiqun will celebrate its 70th birthday. For more than half a century, it was a big part of Guangzhou's history.

Others

Most Top Scholars Were From Economic Centers
People said that the reason why one gained official position was related to geographical environment.

Festivals

Food Conventions of Qingming Festival

Who's Who

Poet Liang Zongdai's Manuscripts Returned to GUFS

Martial Art

Fighting with Strength of Nanquan

Fighting with Strength of Nanquan

Art &
Calligraphy

Calligraphy Exhibition in Cultural Park

Dialects

Cantonese Eases Its Way into Popularity