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Criticism Flows at Three Gorges Dam

Sophie Beach — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 20:47:32 +0000

The Washington Post has published a slideshow of images of the Three Gorges Dam, in the wake of the government’s acknowledgment that the engineering feat has also brought major negative environmental and social consequences:

China’s worst drought in half a century has accomplished what years of criticism and environmental activism could not: It has caused the Chinese government to admit that mistakes were made with its star construction project, the Three Gorges Dam.

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Scenes from China

Sophie Beach — Thu, 19 May 2011 21:17:15 +0000

The Atlantic has posted a collection of 48 stunning images of China:

China, now the second-largest economy in the world, is a vast and diverse country that is nearly impossible to sum up in a single photo essay. But here is an attempt — a recent photographic look across the nation. The ruling Communist Party is gearing up for its 90th anniversary. Massive growth and construction continue to raise environmental concerns. And three years later, residents of Sichuan are still recovering from the May 2008 earthquake that killed more than 85,000. This collection is only a small glimpse of events in China over the past month.

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Slideshow: National Military Parade Preparations in Beijing

Xiao Qiang — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:42:17 +0000

Scenes of the preparations for the military parade on the 60th anniversary of the PRC on October 1, via paowang.

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Slideshow: Historical Photos of Sun Yat-sen’s Burial Procession

Xiao Qiang — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:22:40 +0000

According to Wikipedia: “Sun Yat-sen (pinyin Sūn Yì Xiān) (12 November 1866 – 12 March 1925) was a Chinese revolutionary and political leader. As the foremost pioneer of Republican China, Sun is frequently referred to as the Father of the Nation. Sun played an instrumental role in overthrowing the Qing Dynasty in October 1911, the last imperial dynasty of China. He was the first provisional president when the Republic of China (ROC) was founded in 1912 and later co-founded the Kuomintang (KMT) where he served as its first leader. Sun was a uniting figure in post-Imperial China, and remains unique among 20th-century Chinese politicians for being widely revered in both mainland China and Taiwan.”

Here are some historical photos of Sun Yat-sen’s burial procession posted on iLishi (Love History) blog.

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Slideshow: Photos of local government office buildings posted by Chinese bloggers

Sophie Beach — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 21:42:26 +0000

Photos of local government office buildings posted by Chinese bloggers

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Timeline, Slideshow and Video: China’s 1989 Student Democracy Movement

dwang — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:22:41 +0000

Major news outlets are marking the twentieth anniversary of China’s 1989 pro-democracy movement which culminated in the military crackdown on students in Tiananmen Square. CNN has a timeline which chronicles the movement starting from 1987:

1987
Jan. 1. More than 2000 students in Beijing stage a rally in defiance of new regulations limiting demonstrations.
Jan. 6-9. The official People’s Daily and other state-run newspapers carry front-page condemnations of student demonstrations as harmful to the country and warn against “bourgeois liberalization.” A 1984 speech by Deng Xiaoping attacking those who advocate “bourgeois liberalization” is published by the People’s Daily at the same time.
Jan. 29. Premier Zhao Ziyang says the campaign against “bourgeois liberalization” will be limited and will not interfere with ongoing economic reforms and the opening of China to foreign investments.

See also the Guardian for a slideshow which captures the events of Tiananmen Square from the beginning of student protests to their suppression by the People’s Liberation Army.

Also from Al Jazeera :

Twenty years have passed since hundreds of thousands of people flooded onto the streets of Beijing and into Tiananmen Square demanding democracy, freedom of speech and an end to corruption. After a seven week standoff, the Communist government called in the troops and a bloody battle pursued. Twenty years on, Al Jazeera speaks to some of those who took part in the world’s largest and most influential pro-democracy movement.

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Photo Series: Memories of 2008 in Shanxi

Sophia Cao — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 05:30:26 +0000

These photos are from “Shanxi Evening,” a local newspaper in Datong, carried by News.QQ.com:

- See also Photo Series: Memories of 2008 in Hubei by CDT

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Photo Series: A Collection of Photo Stories(2)

Sophia Cao — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:04:25 +0000

These photos are from fengniao.com and QQ.com and they reflect the grassroots’ recent life in China.

Photo source: fengniao.com, CCN, QQ.com

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Photo Series: Memories of 2008 in Hubei

Sophia Cao — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 05:04:48 +0000

This slideshow is a collection of photos, most of which were taken in Hubei in 2008. It reflects daily life and also the impact of the Olympic Games on the common people. It also documents some scenes of the Sichuan Earthquake, via QQ.com:

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Slideshow: Anti-Terrorism Exercises in China

Xiao Qiang — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:04:49 +0000

From Boston.com:

Earlier in June, China launched a week-long series of anti-terrorist drills called “Great Wall 5″, in preparation for the upcoming 2008 Olympic Games. The drills involved emergency responders, “police forces, the People’s Armed Police, the People’s Liberation Army and the health, environmental protection, meteorology and transportation departments.” according to China’s Xinhua News Agency. (14 photos total)

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