Auto Industry (Qìchē gōngyè 汽车工业)|Qìchē gōngyè 汽车工业 (Auto Industry)
Ford introduced its new global small car, the Fiesta, at the Beijing Auto Show. In China it will be built
East Asia, Chinese Influence in (Zhōngguó zài Dōngyà de yǐngxiǎng 中国在东亚的影响)|Zhōngguó zài Dōngyà de yǐngxiǎng 中国在东亚的影响 (East Asia, Chinese Influence in)
L. Shelton WOODS A statue of the Manjusri bodhisattva, or guardian king, from Mahayana Buddhism, to which Korean Buddhists belongs.
Disasters (Zìrán zāihài 自然灾害)|Zìrán zāihài 自然灾害 (Disasters)
John C. HORGAN A man pushes his motorbike through flooded streets in the aftermath of typhoon Matsa in Shanghai. PHOTO
Tangshan Earthquake, Great (Tángshān Dà Dìzhèn 唐山大地震)|Tángshān Dà Dìzhèn 唐山大地震 (Tangshan Earthquake, Great)
Unryu SUGANUMA The Great Tangshan Earthquake of 1976 lasted only fifteen seconds but was one of the worst natural disasters
Cartography (Dìtúxué 地图学)|Dìtúxué 地图学 (Cartography)
Richard J. SMITH The Huayi tu (“Map of China and the Barbarians,” 1136, one of the most famous examples of
Bamboo (Zhú 竹)|Zhú 竹 (Bamboo)
FU Jinhe A panda munches on a bamboo sprig. PHOTO BY JOAN LEBOLD COHEN For thousands of years bamboo has