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March 11, 2011, Friday
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THE country's first set of jade stamps were released on Tuesday in Liangzhu, Hangzhou, known for its Liangzhu Jade Culture - the last Neolithic jade culture in the Yangtze River Delta region.
The set features two jade stamps measuring 40 millimeters by 30 millimeters. The two stamps respectively feature the pattern of Jade Bi (disc), which in Liangzhu Culture represents the heaven, and Jade Cong (cylinders) that represents the earth.
Though the stamps cannot be made of the original Xiuyu, a special category of nephrite, they are of value to collectors. The price of each set is 360 yuan (US$55).
In total, 10,000 sets of the jade stamps were issued by State Post Bureau of China. Meanwhile, paper stamps that share the same pattern and size as the jade version are on sale, with the normal value of 1.20 yuan for each stamp.
Orders are welcomed on (0571) 8624-0961. Chinese-speaking only.
City volunteers
Hangzhou has more than 608,000 registered volunteers, equal to one tenth of the city's population, and they are engaged in various social activities.
"We hope more and more Hangzhou residents will join in our volunteer teams to contribute to the civilization of the city," Hangzhou Publicity Department Director Wen Weijun said this week.
Volunteers are playing an important role in maintaining traffic order, protecting the environment, helping the disadvantaged and safeguarding public security.
Hangzhou is mobilizing volunteers to help improve the city's image as it triesto join the list of "National Civilized Cities" this year.
By the end of 2009, Hangzhou had registered 6.83 million permanent residents.
Contest entries
The Hangzhou Entrepreneurship Competition for College Students has received 1,943 project plans.
Among them, 25 project plans were from 15 overseas colleges, including Cambridge University in the UK.
Top universities in the Chinese mainland, such as Peking University, Tsinghua University, Jiao Tong University, Fudan University and Zhejiang University also took part in the contest.
The number of entries for this year's contest was a big jump from last year's 811 plans which were all from Chinese schools.
Archaeology park
Liangzhu National Archaeology Park is set to open next Tuesday in Yuhang District. The 25-square-kilometer park consists of Liangzhu Ruins, Liangzhu Museum and some other historical sites.
The park is among the 12 national archaeology parks named by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage last October.
Liangzhu, where China's jade culture originated about 5,000 years ago, has yielded a vast amount of jade carvings from the Neolithic Age.
Expressway to open
The Hangzhou section of the Hangchang Expressway is set to open by the end of the year, cutting the travel time between Anji and Hangzhou from 90 minutes to around half an hour.
As a part of Zhejiang Province's road network, the Hangchang Expressway will connect Hangzhou and Changxing, via Anji. The section between Sian Town in Changxing and Ancheng Town in Anji is already open.
The Hangzhou section - between Hangzhou and Anji - is around 65 kilometers.
Once the Hangchang highway is open, motorists will be able to travel from Hangzhou to Shangougou in only 20 minutes - a journey that currently takes an hour.
The speed limit on the Hangzhou section of the highway will be 120 kilometers per hour.
Chimp activities
Children from six to 12 years old can watch six new chimpanzees and attend a series of activities at Hangzhou Zoo on Sunday.
Visitors will be able to take a close look at the six newly introduced chimpanzees in their living space, and then zoo keepers will give lectures on the chimpanzees, detailing their appearance, habitat, neighbors, relatives and skills.
Call (0571) 8798-1257 for reservations.
Line 2 construction
The southern section of Metro Line 2 in Hangzhou is expected to go into operation by the end of 2013. The 18-kilometer-long subway line will have 13 stations, all of which are under construction now.
The southern section is the first phase of the 30-kilometer Metro Line 2, running from Caoyang Village Station in Xiaoshan District to Qianjiang Road Station north of the Qiantang River.
The set features two jade stamps measuring 40 millimeters by 30 millimeters. The two stamps respectively feature the pattern of Jade Bi (disc), which in Liangzhu Culture represents the heaven, and Jade Cong (cylinders) that represents the earth.
Though the stamps cannot be made of the original Xiuyu, a special category of nephrite, they are of value to collectors. The price of each set is 360 yuan (US$55).
In total, 10,000 sets of the jade stamps were issued by State Post Bureau of China. Meanwhile, paper stamps that share the same pattern and size as the jade version are on sale, with the normal value of 1.20 yuan for each stamp.
Orders are welcomed on (0571) 8624-0961. Chinese-speaking only.
City volunteers
Hangzhou has more than 608,000 registered volunteers, equal to one tenth of the city's population, and they are engaged in various social activities.
"We hope more and more Hangzhou residents will join in our volunteer teams to contribute to the civilization of the city," Hangzhou Publicity Department Director Wen Weijun said this week.
Volunteers are playing an important role in maintaining traffic order, protecting the environment, helping the disadvantaged and safeguarding public security.
Hangzhou is mobilizing volunteers to help improve the city's image as it triesto join the list of "National Civilized Cities" this year.
By the end of 2009, Hangzhou had registered 6.83 million permanent residents.
Contest entries
The Hangzhou Entrepreneurship Competition for College Students has received 1,943 project plans.
Among them, 25 project plans were from 15 overseas colleges, including Cambridge University in the UK.
Top universities in the Chinese mainland, such as Peking University, Tsinghua University, Jiao Tong University, Fudan University and Zhejiang University also took part in the contest.
The number of entries for this year's contest was a big jump from last year's 811 plans which were all from Chinese schools.
Archaeology park
Liangzhu National Archaeology Park is set to open next Tuesday in Yuhang District. The 25-square-kilometer park consists of Liangzhu Ruins, Liangzhu Museum and some other historical sites.
The park is among the 12 national archaeology parks named by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage last October.
Liangzhu, where China's jade culture originated about 5,000 years ago, has yielded a vast amount of jade carvings from the Neolithic Age.
Expressway to open
The Hangzhou section of the Hangchang Expressway is set to open by the end of the year, cutting the travel time between Anji and Hangzhou from 90 minutes to around half an hour.
As a part of Zhejiang Province's road network, the Hangchang Expressway will connect Hangzhou and Changxing, via Anji. The section between Sian Town in Changxing and Ancheng Town in Anji is already open.
The Hangzhou section - between Hangzhou and Anji - is around 65 kilometers.
Once the Hangchang highway is open, motorists will be able to travel from Hangzhou to Shangougou in only 20 minutes - a journey that currently takes an hour.
The speed limit on the Hangzhou section of the highway will be 120 kilometers per hour.
Chimp activities
Children from six to 12 years old can watch six new chimpanzees and attend a series of activities at Hangzhou Zoo on Sunday.
Visitors will be able to take a close look at the six newly introduced chimpanzees in their living space, and then zoo keepers will give lectures on the chimpanzees, detailing their appearance, habitat, neighbors, relatives and skills.
Call (0571) 8798-1257 for reservations.
Line 2 construction
The southern section of Metro Line 2 in Hangzhou is expected to go into operation by the end of 2013. The 18-kilometer-long subway line will have 13 stations, all of which are under construction now.
The southern section is the first phase of the 30-kilometer Metro Line 2, running from Caoyang Village Station in Xiaoshan District to Qianjiang Road Station north of the Qiantang River.
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