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Beijing Olympic – Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway arrives in Beijing

Monday, January 12th, 2009
Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway arrives in Beijing
Construction workers toil on the Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway in the snow.
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Track-laying in the Beijing area for the Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Fast Railway completed five days ahead of schedule, as the railway reached Beijing South Railway Station on December 10.

The Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Fast Railway is the first high-standard and high-speed special railway line for passenger transportation in China. Train speeds may be as high as 350 kilometers per hour. The rail project began on July 4, 2005, and the 115-km railway connecting the two big cities is also a key project associated with the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

According to Zhong Yu, the director of the Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Fast Railway Project Department of the China Civil Railway Engineering Group, the intercity Fast Railway adopts advanced railway technology and is the first domestic railway project using defense technology. According to the plan, the track-laying would be complete by December 20, making way for a test run in the first quarter of next year.

The railway system is to make its official launch in 2008 just before the Beijing Olympic Games, when the commute between Beijing and Tianjin would be only a half-hour journey. Moreover, there is to be a train leaving from both cities every five minutes.

(Source: en.beijing2008.cn)

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Chinese Culture – New Bud Cup Acrobatic Competition

Monday, January 12th, 2009

 

In 1987, the Ministry of Culture decided to hold a National New Bud Cup Acrobatic Competition. Participants in the competition were junior acrobats under the age of 17. This decision sparked a nationwide surge to train young acrobats.

 

The ministry sponsored the First National New Bud Cup Acrobatic Competition in Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province, on November 19, 1988. The competition attracted the participation of 175 teenagers, the oldest of whom was 17 and youngest six. A number of medallists at the competition soon moved onto the world stage and brought credit to China. For example, 16-year-old Xu Meihua won a gold medal for her Rolling with Cups of Water. Thereafter, Xu consistently improved her skills with the help of her teacher Li Yanyan and veteran acrobat Xia juhua. As a result, she performed the item in France in the l990s and won the President of the Republic of France Award for China.

 

The competition provided teenage acrobats an excellent opportunity to share skills. Some of the participants had traveled extensively and performed abroad, while others had never before left their hometowns. Three of four participants from Shanghai had made their debut appearances abroad and it was the first time for the 13 contestants from Shanxi Province to perform outside their home province. The competition left an indelible impression on the young participants and they all returned home with many happy recollections.

 

Experts attending the competition discussed approaches on how to train young acrobats. While China had established some circus schools prior to the competition, how to train performers and develop teaching materials remained an open question. Therefore, discussions between experts during the competition would prove to be of great significance.

 

The Second National New Bud Cup Acrobatic Competition held in Zunyi, Guizhou Province, and acrobatic competitions held nationwide in ensuing years provided good conditions enabling acrobats to learn and emulate each other, while at the same time adding new creations to repertoires and training young performers.

 

Some 120 new items had been created by the end of 1996, with more than 600 acrobats winning awards at home and over 400 acrobats winning gold medals in international competitions.

（Source: chinaculture.org）

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Chinese Pinyin – bi (庇)

Monday, January 12th, 2009
庇  [bì]
国标码:B1D3 部首:广 笔画:7 笔顺:4131535
shelter
to protect
cover
hide or harbor

例句与用法:

  1. 但当她刚朝他迈步时，他马上警觉起来，举起猎矛，就要投射。这时朱庇特发现了并及时制止了这种忤逆行为，把母子二人从地上带走，放置在天上，成为大熊星和小熊星。
    As she was about to approach, he, alarmed, raised his hunting spear, and was on the point of transfixing her, when Jupiter, beholding, arrested the crime, and snatching away both of them, placed them in the heavens as the Great and Little Bear.
  2. 古代的庇护特权转移到了基督教的教堂。
    The ancient privilege of sanctuary was transferred to the Christian temple.
  3. 避难所提供保护及安全的场所；庇护所
    A place offering protection and safety; a shelter.

(Source: dict.cn)

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