Iflove Culture and Art Stories: Eastern and Western Cultures Get together
Iflove Culture and Art Stories: Eastern and Western Cultures Get together
China’s Confucian revival
China officially marked the traditional Qingming Festival of ancestor worship on Friday in a revival of Confucian ways. For some, China’s restoration of Qingming, the Dragon Boat Festival and other traditional holidays is just one step in a restoration of traditional values, and the ideology guiding light in China’s development.
Italian city of Milan to host 2015 Exposition
Italy’s financial capital Milan won the race on Monday to host the 2015 Universal Exposition. Former US Vice President Al Gore spoke up in favour of the project, saying Milan deserved support for striving to become one of the most environmentally friendly cities in the world. Milan’s mayor said the city would use the event to promote the basic human right to a safe and balanced diet. It is estimated the event will draw 30 million visitors to the city of 1.3 million people.
Peru lures wealthy tourists with modern amenities, thriving tourism helps economy
Today’s high-end travelers to Machu Picchu, Peru’s top tourist attraction, stay in hotels, dine at restaurants, and relax with massages, yoga, and aromatherapy. Last year, the ancient Incan city was named one of the new Seven Wonders of the World, raising hopes for 2008 tourism. Each year, travelers contribute some $2 billion to Peru’s economy, and the government says a thriving tourism sector helps lift incomes and regional economic development.
Yahoo introduces Shine, a site for ladies
Yahoo Inc is introducing a new media site focused on women’s daily lives, the latest in a string of sites that include ones for gadget enthusiasts and food lovers, the company said on Sunday. The Sunnyvale, California-based company said the new site, called ‘Shine’, offers nine categories covering a wide area of topics of interest to ladies.
Most Russians feel happy, poll shows
A recent poll finds that Russians consider themselves happy, a statistic that has changed over the past 10 years from a 60 per cent happy population to 77 per cent happy.
US: Washington DC home to first ‘green’ stadium in US
The Washington Nationals’ gleaming new baseball park that opens Sunday night will be the first green professional stadium in the United States, the US Green Building Council said.
Garden travel sees huge increase - 10 of the world’s best botanical gardens
There has been a huge increase in garden travel according to Elizabeth Scholtz, director emeritus of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in the United States. Travel and Leisure magazine lists their top 10 botanical gardens in the world.
US Secretary of State Rice urges China talks with Dalai Lama
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday urged China to consider a new policy to address Tibetans’ grievances and to start talks with the Dalai Lama. The Dalai Lama, with his belief in nonviolence and ‘his unassailable authoritative moral stature’, can ‘play a very favourable role’ in seeking a peaceful resolution to unrest in Tibet, Rice said at a news conference with Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
Interest in learning Mandarin reflects China’s attraction as land of opportunity
China is emerging as an economic power, perhaps the only one that could rival US dominance in the 21st century. For a new generation of students, business people, and even artists, the land of opportunity now lies to the East, not the West. The clearest barometer of this trend is a booming appetite for learning Chinese.
Spending money on others brings happiness, study finds
Spending as little as $5 a day on someone else could significantly boost happiness, a team at the University of British Columbia and Harvard Business School found. Their experiments on more than 630 Americans showed they were measurably happier when they spent money on others.
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