Beautiful scenery of Sichuan before the earthquake (photos)






    Huanglong Scenic Area is located in Songpan County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. The main scenic spot Huanglonggou is located under Xuebaoding, the main peak of Minshan Mountain. It is famous for its "four wonders" of colorful ponds, snow-capped mountains, canyons and forests. It is the only well-protected plateau wetland in China.







    Huanglong Scenic Area is located in Songpan County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. The main scenic spot Huanglonggou is located under Xuebaoding, the main peak of Minshan Mountain. It is famous for its "four wonders" of colorful ponds, snow-capped mountains, canyons and forests. It is the only well-protected plateau wetland in China.







    Huanglong Scenic Area is located in Songpan County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. The main scenic spot Huanglonggou is located under Xuebaoding, the main peak of Minshan Mountain. It is famous for its "four wonders" of colorful ponds, snow-capped mountains, canyons and forests. It is the only well-protected plateau wetland in China.







    Huanglong Scenic Area is located in Songpan County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. The main scenic spot Huanglonggou is located under Xuebaoding, the main peak of Minshan Mountain. It is famous for its "four wonders" of colorful ponds, snow-capped mountains, canyons and forests. It is the only well-protected plateau wetland in China.


    The beautiful scenery of Sichuan before the earthquake, even though the earthquake brought irreparable losses and great sorrow to this lovely place, Sichuan is still beautiful!


    Sichuan,China


    Sichuan is brimming with exciting things to do.


    hat means the breathtaking landscapes, vibrant culture, local food and friendly Chinese are just a wee flight away.


    Though it suffered a catastrophe——the earthquake,we belived that it will be more beautiful in the future.

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It is planned to broaden the channels for using insurance funds: stocks, funds, real estate, etc.


  Perspective on the amendment of insurance law: broadening the channels for the use of insurance funds


  Xinhuanet Beijing, August 25th (Reporter Mao Xiaomei, Wu Jingjing) China’s current insurance law stipulates that the use of insurance funds is relatively narrow. However, in recent years, with the increasing scale of the insurance market, the rapid accumulation of insurance funds has become a bottleneck for the development of the insurance industry because of the narrow channels of application and the difficulty of maintaining and increasing value.


  Wu Dingfu, chairman of the China Insurance Regulatory Commission, explained the revised draft of the Insurance Law at the fourth meeting of the 11th the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) on 25th, saying that the revised draft appropriately broadened the channels for the use of insurance funds, considering that the use of insurance funds should not only meet the needs of industry and economic development, but also take into account the principles of safety and stability. For example, the "buying and selling government bonds and financial bonds" stipulated in the current insurance law is revised to "buying and selling bonds, stocks, securities investment funds and other securities"; It is added that insurance funds can be invested in real estate.


  In order to prevent risks in the use of insurance funds, the revised draft also authorizes the State Council insurance regulatory agencies to formulate management measures for the use of insurance funds in the form of authorization clauses, including stipulating the specific proportion of funds invested by insurance companies in a specific project to their total funds.


  In fact, the investment of insurance funds in stocks and funds has already been broken through in practice. In recent years, according to the decision of the State Council and the actual needs of the development of the insurance industry, the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) combined with the provisions of the current insurance law "other forms of capital utilization stipulated by the State Council", A series of regulations and normative documents, such as Interim Measures for the Administration of Insurance Companies Investing in Securities Investment Funds, Interim Measures for the Administration of Insurance Companies Investing in Corporate Bonds, Interim Provisions for the Administration of Insurance Asset Management Companies, Interim Measures for the Administration of Overseas Use of Insurance Foreign Exchange Funds, and Interim Measures for the Administration of Stock Investment of Insurance Institutional Investors, have been issued successively. While broadening the channels for the utilization of insurance funds and trying to innovate the organizational form of fund utilization, they have achieved a good balance between safety and efficiency and effectively prevented the risk of fund utilization. At present, insurance companies have become one of the most important institutional investors in the domestic capital market.


  "The revised draft of the Insurance Law is the new investment channel approved by the State Council in recent years." Yang Huabai, director of the regulatory department of the China Insurance Regulatory Commission, told reporters.


  As for the insurance law’s plan to "open the gate" for the first time to invest in real estate with insurance funds, the relevant person of the China Insurance Regulatory Commission said that the scale of real estate investment is large and the term is long, which is more in line with the characteristics of insurance funds pursuing long-term, valuable and steady investment. Opening this channel can give play to the capital financing function of insurance, support the national economic construction, optimize the insurance asset structure and cultivate a new profit model for the insurance industry. In practice, some insurance companies have tried to invest in developing commercial real estate.


  Yang Huabai said that for the regulatory authorities, the implementation of any new investment policy must be based on effective prevention and control of risks. "Once the law allows investment in real estate, the CIRC will first limit the proportion of this investment in the company’s total funds in the future and formulate a specific method for real estate investment." Because the insurance industry’s investment in real estate is still unfamiliar and lacks professional experience, it is necessary to adhere to the system first and advance steadily.


  According to the announcement, there are more than 100 Chinese and foreign insurance companies in China, and the total assets of the insurance industry are about 3 trillion yuan. In 2007, the balance of insurance funds in China reached 2.7 trillion yuan, which was 10.5 times that of 2000.


  It is understood that in recent years, emerging insurance organizations such as cooperative insurance institutions and mutual insurance institutions have appeared in the insurance market. This revised draft adds provisions that insurance organizations in the form of mutual system and cooperative system shall be stipulated separately by laws and administrative regulations, and the provisions of this law shall apply to their insurance business activities. Thereby giving legal status to insurance organizations such as mutual system and cooperative system.


  It is also known that the quality of insurance companies directly relates to the interests of the vast number of policyholders, insured and beneficiaries. In order to improve the quality of insurance companies, in this revision, the insurance law intends to make stricter provisions on the conditions for the establishment of insurance companies, and will clearly state the qualifications of company executives.


  The revision of insurance law intends to improve the management of insurance intermediaries.


  Xinhuanet Beijing, August 25th (Reporter Wu Jingjing, Mao Xiaomei) With the development of the insurance market, some new types of insurance intermediary service institutions have emerged in China, such as insurance assessment institutions, which need to be regulated by law. The revised draft of the Insurance Law, which was deliberated at the fourth session of the 11th the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) on 25th, further improved the management of insurance intermediaries.


  When explaining the revised draft, Wu Dingfu, chairman of the China Insurance Regulatory Commission, said that the provisions of the current insurance law on insurance intermediaries are relatively simple, and there are some gaps in both the subject and the code of conduct.


  According to reports, the revised draft clarifies that part-time insurance agency is an important form of insurance agency to solve the problem of unclear legal status of part-time insurance agency; It is clear that insurance assessment institutions are insurance intermediaries, and the registered capital, employees and business rules of their business scope are stipulated; Considering the characteristics of individual insurance agents, the revised draft deletes the provisions in the current insurance law that individual insurance agents should obtain insurance agency business licenses, handle industrial and commercial registration, obtain business licenses, deposit deposits or take out professional liability insurance, and only stipulates that individual insurance agents should meet the qualifications stipulated by the State Council insurance regulatory authorities and obtain qualification certificates; The legitimate business activities of individual insurance agents shall not be investigated and dealt with without a license.


  China revises insurance law to crack down on insurance violations


  Xinhuanet Beijing, August 25th (Reporter Wu Jingjing, Mao Xiaomei) China’s current insurance law is not perfect in terms of penalties for insurance violations, and there is a lack of penalties for some illegal acts, which makes illegal acts unable to get due sanctions. The revised draft of the Insurance Law, which was reviewed at the fourth session of the 11th the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) on 25th, further clarified the legal responsibilities and cracked down on insurance violations.


  Wu Dingfu, chairman of the China Insurance Regulatory Commission, said that with the continuous development of the insurance market, on the one hand, it is necessary to provide corresponding penalties for some new insurance violations, and on the other hand, it is necessary to improve the penalties in the existing insurance law.


  The revised draft of the insurance law has increased the punishment for new illegal acts. New illegal acts mainly include illegal appointment of directors, supervisors and senior managers; Insurance companies and their staff make false claims by means of fictitious contracts to defraud insurance money or other illegitimate interests; Lease, lend, alter or transfer the business license; Insurance companies and their staff engage in related party transactions in violation of regulations, fail to disclose information in accordance with regulations, fabricate and spread false facts, etc., which damage the business reputation of competitors and disrupt the order of the insurance market; Insurance companies and their staff misappropriate and occupy insurance premiums and use insurance intermediaries to engage in illegal acts; Insurance intermediaries conceal important information related to insurance contracts, force, induce or restrict the insured to conclude insurance contracts by improper means, and fail to pay insurance money or take out professional liability insurance in accordance with regulations; Foreign insurance institutions set up representative offices in China without approval to engage in insurance business.


  The revised draft also increases the accountability of those responsible for illegal acts, and stipulates that insurance companies, insurance asset management companies and insurance intermediaries engage in illegal activities. In addition to punishing illegal institutions, insurance regulators can also take measures such as canceling their qualifications and implementing market bans for their directly responsible directors, supervisors and senior managers. Insurance salesmen, personal agents and employees of insurance intermediaries who violate the law can be warned, fined, their qualification certificates revoked and banned from the market.


  In view of the actual situation of various economic sectors investing in the insurance industry, in order to prevent investors from using insurance companies as financing tools, the revised draft draws lessons from the legislation of other countries and regions, and stipulates that if an insurance company’s assets are insufficient to pay off its debts due to its illegal operation, its directors, supervisors, general manager and deputy general manager responsible for deciding the business shall be jointly and severally liable to the company’s creditors.


  On the basis of the current insurance law, the revised draft increases the restrictions on the administrative behavior of insurance supervisors, and stipulates the corresponding legal responsibilities for the illegal acts of supervisors in approving institutions, approving insurance clauses and rates, conducting on-site inspections and taking compulsory measures.


  China revises insurance law and strengthens self-discipline management of insurance industry.


  Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 25th (Reporter Wu Jingjing, Mao Xiaomei) A chapter "Insurance Industry Association" was added to the revised draft of the Insurance Law, which was deliberated at the fourth session of the 11th the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) on August 25th, and the legal status and main responsibilities of insurance industry associations were stipulated.


  "In order to promote the transformation of government management functions, improve insurance supervision methods and make effective use of supervision resources, we should give full play to the role of insurance industry associations as a self-regulatory organization." Wu Dingfu, chairman of China Insurance Regulatory Commission, said. The revised draft stipulates that the insurance industry association is a self-regulatory organization of the insurance industry and a social group legal person. An insurance company shall join an insurance industry association. Insurance agents, insurance brokers and insurance assessment institutions may join insurance industry associations.


  The revised draft also stipulates the responsibilities that insurance industry associations should perform, including safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of members in accordance with the law and reflecting the suggestions and requirements of members to insurance supervision and management institutions; To mediate disputes between members, members and policyholders, insured and beneficiaries; Members who violate the articles of association of the insurance industry association and the self-discipline rules of the industry shall be given disciplinary sanctions in accordance with the regulations. (End)


  The amendment of insurance law intends to improve the market exit mechanism of insurance companies


  Xinhuanet Beijing, August 25th (Reporter Wu Jingjing, Mao Xiaomei) The revised draft of the Insurance Law, which was deliberated at the fourth session of the 11th the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) on the 25th, further improved the market withdrawal mechanism of insurance companies.


  The current insurance law has made some provisions on the cancellation and bankruptcy of insurance companies. In order to maintain the order of the insurance market and public interests, the revised draft, on the basis of the existing provisions, adds provisions that insurance companies have illegal operations, poor management or solvency lower than the standards set by the State Council insurance regulatory agencies. If the insurance company is not revoked, it will seriously endanger the order of the insurance market and damage the public interests. The insurance regulatory agency of the State Council will revoke it and organize a liquidation team in time to conduct liquidation according to law.


  According to the relevant provisions of the Enterprise Bankruptcy Law, the revised draft also provides for special matters concerning the bankruptcy of insurance companies, mainly including: stipulating that the State Council insurance regulatory agencies can apply to the people’s court for reorganization or bankruptcy liquidation of insurance companies; The order of debt settlement in bankruptcy liquidation of insurance companies is further clarified.

Editor: Meng Xu

The 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games confirmed five new events, including squash and flag football.

Chao News Client Reporter Li Wenyao

On October 16th, at the 141st plenary session of the International Olympic Committee held in Mumbai, India, the IOC plenary session decided to adopt five new sports for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games: baseball and softball, cricket, flag football, squash and tennis.

Earlier, International Olympic Committee President Bach said: "The choice of these five new sports is in line with American sports culture, and will show the world the iconic sports of the United States and bring international sports to the United States."

Official website of the International Olympic Committee explained that gender equality, the utilization rate of existing venues and facilities, and the popularity of events in the United States and around the world were taken into account in the evaluation of new Olympic sports.

There are three out of five items.

Appeared in Hangzhou Asian Games.

Among the five newly added events, except stick tennis and flag football, the other three events are official events of the Hangzhou Asian Games, and the China team also won the silver medal in the women’s softball event of the Hangzhou Asian Games.

Baseball and softball, cricket and stick tennis were once Olympic events. Among them, baseball and softball entered the Olympic Games from 1992 to 2008 and 2020, cricket appeared in the Olympic Games in 1900, and stick tennis was the event of the two Olympic Games in 1904 and 1908.

Although squash and flag football have never entered the Olympic Games before. But in the past two years, with the popularity of outdoor sports and the help of new media, it has become a new sport popular among young people after Frisbee, with a huge mass base.

Compared with the formal rugby, the waist flag rugby replaces the direct contact of the body by pulling the waist flag on the belt, which reduces the collision of the project itself, expands the audience of the sport, and makes teenagers and even girls happy.

Squash, which is known as the king of indoor sports, has entered college campuses and stadiums first. At present, there are about 30 squash courts in Hangzhou, including individual investment. These dozens of courts not only appear in national fitness facilities, but also can be seen in campuses and businesses, laying a good foundation for the public to understand squash.

Minority sports enter the Olympics.

Gain more attention

Compared with the other four events, stick tennis seems to be farther away from our lives. So what exactly is stick tennis?

Stick tennis, also known as net baseball, originated from the Indian tribes in North America, is a collective sport that uses the net pocket at the top of the bat to control the movement of small balls, and uses the lever principle to catch the balls in the net by throwing and scoring, and finally determines the outcome of the game by the score.

Does that sound familiar? Modern sports such as basketball and ice hockey, which originated in North America and are popular in the world, were actually invented with reference to stick tennis.

Stick tennis Source: vision china

In 1998, Beijing Sport University formally established the first male and female school team of stick tennis in China, and ten years later, it extended the sport to universities in Shanghai. At present, stick tennis is mainly carried out in universities, primary and secondary schools and sports training institutions in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, but there are no officially sponsored brand competitions in China because of the small number of participants.

These five events have officially become new events in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games. For baseball and cricket, they are an opportunity to return to the Olympic family. For stick tennis, flag football and squash, they have entered the public’s field of vision, attracting more people to be crazy, just like cricket in the Asian Games.

In addition, according to the suggestions of international individual sports organizations, the IOC Executive Board meeting also confirmed the sub-item setting of the Los Angeles Olympic Games. Compared with the Paris Olympic Games, there is only one change: the beach sprint of coastal rowing, which has gradually become popular in recent years, has replaced the men’s and women’s lightweight double sculls. This is also the first time that rowing beach sprint has joined the Olympic Games.

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Rugby sevens

Xinhua News Agency photo, Xi ‘an, September 16, 2021 (National Games) (1) Rugby Sevens-Men’s Group Match: Shaanxi Team Wins Shanxi Team On September 16, Shaanxi team player Liu Shuhao scored a touchdown in the game. On the same day, in the Group C competition of men’s rugby sevens in the 14th National Games held in Xi ‘an, Shaanxi defeated Shanxi 40-0. Xinhua News Agency reporter WU GANG photo
Xinhua News Agency photo, Xi ‘an, September 16, 2021 (National Games) (2) Rugby Sevens-Men’s Group Match: Shaanxi Team Wins Shanxi Team On September 16, Shaanxi team player Guo Jie (former) was blocked in the game. On the same day, in the Group C competition of men’s rugby sevens in the 14th National Games held in Xi ‘an, Shaanxi defeated Shanxi 40-0. Xinhua News Agency reporter WU GANG photo
Xinhua News Agency photo, Xi ‘an, September 16, 2021 (National Games) (3) Rugby Sevens-Men’s Group Match: Shaanxi Team Wins Shanxi Team On September 16, Shanxi team player Xu Kangbo (middle) was blocked in the game. On the same day, in the Group C competition of men’s rugby sevens in the 14th National Games held in Xi ‘an, Shaanxi defeated Shanxi 40-0. Xinhua News Agency reporter WU GANG photo
Xinhua News Agency photo, Xi ‘an, September 16, 2021 (National Games) (4) Rugby Sevens-Men’s Group Match: Shaanxi Team Wins Shanxi Team On September 16, Shaanxi team player Li Benshou (middle) broke through with the ball in the game. On the same day, in the Group C competition of men’s rugby sevens in the 14th National Games held in Xi ‘an, Shaanxi defeated Shanxi 40-0. Xinhua News Agency reporter WU GANG photo
Xinhua News Agency photo, Xi ‘an, September 16, 2021 (National Games) (5) Rugby Sevens-Men’s Group Match: Shaanxi Team Wins Shanxi Team On September 16, Shanxi team player Liu Haoxin (second from left) served in the game. On the same day, in the Group C competition of men’s rugby sevens in the 14th National Games held in Xi ‘an, Shaanxi defeated Shanxi 40-0. Xinhua News Agency reporter WU GANG photo
Xinhua News Agency photo, Xi ‘an, September 16, 2021 (National Games) (6) Rugby Sevens-Men’s Group Match: Shaanxi Team Wins Shanxi Team On September 16, Shaanxi team player Sun Zhihui (former) passed the ball in the game. On the same day, in the Group C competition of men’s rugby sevens in the 14th National Games held in Xi ‘an, Shaanxi defeated Shanxi 40-0. Xinhua News Agency reporter WU GANG photo
Xinhua News Agency photo, Xi ‘an, September 16, 2021 (National Games) (7) Rugby Sevens-Men’s Group Match: Shaanxi Team Wins Shanxi Team On September 16, Shanxi team player Du Baoshen (second from left) broke through with the ball. On the same day, in the Group C competition of men’s rugby sevens in the 14th National Games held in Xi ‘an, Shaanxi defeated Shanxi 40-0. Xinhua News Agency reporter WU GANG photo
Xinhua News Agency photo, Xi ‘an, September 16, 2021 (National Games) (8) Rugby Sevens-Men’s Group Match: Shaanxi Team Wins Shanxi Team On September 16, Shaanxi team player Guo Jie (bottom) fought for it. On the same day, in the Group C competition of men’s rugby sevens in the 14th National Games held in Xi ‘an, Shaanxi defeated Shanxi 40-0. Xinhua News Agency reporter WU GANG photo
Xinhua News Agency photo, Xi ‘an, September 16, 2021 (National Games) (9) Rugby Sevens-Men’s Group Match: Shaanxi Team Wins Shanxi Team On September 16, Shaanxi team player Lu Hao (bottom left) and Shanxi team player Du Baoshen both fell in the scramble. On the same day, in the Group C competition of men’s rugby sevens in the 14th National Games held in Xi ‘an, Shaanxi defeated Shanxi 40-0. Xinhua News Agency reporter WU GANG photo
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Inventory of world famous ski resorts

Intern reporter/Zhang Congzhi
Asia region:
1. NISEKO Ski Resort in Hokkaido, Japan
Ershigu Ski Resort is the largest ski resort in Hokkaido, and it is also recognized as the most popular ski resort in Japan. It consists of four ski areas, namely, Birov, Dongshan, Anupuli and Huayuan, which are located in Anupuli Mountain. It has more than 60 ski trails and more than 30 cable car trails. The average annual snowfall here is 14 meters thick, and it is famous for its soft and delicate powder snow. It is praised as "powder snow paradise" by skiers, and it is also one of the top ten ski resorts in the world evaluated by Forbes travelers. Every year, the ski season will attract a large number of tourists.
2. Shigakogen Ski Resort in Japan
Shiga Plateau Ski Resort is located in Nagano Prefecture, a famous skiing county in Japan. After the Winter Olympic Games in 1998, Nagano became famous in the world for its ice and snow sports. Among the "Six Alpine Ski Resorts in Japan" selected by the Japanese, three of them are located in Nagano Prefecture (Nozawa, Shiga, and Bafangweigen), among which Shiga Plateau is better known at home and abroad. At that time, the main venue of alpine competition in the skiing event of the Winter Olympics was located here, and at that time, many of its snow trails reached the track standard.
At present, Shiga Plateau Ski Resort is divided into four ski areas: Maruchi, Central, Yokosuka and Ozhiga. There are 21 ski resorts, large and small, which are connected by more than 70 cableways. It is not only the largest ski resort in Japan, but also in Asia. The highest elevation of Shiga Plateau is 2,305 meters, and the lowest elevation is 1,340 meters, with a drop of 965 meters. There are five hills over 2,000 meters, which are ups and downs along the snowy slopes of the mountain, which are varied and suitable for skiers of all levels. Among the above four ski areas, Yokosuka Mountain area is the most difficult, which is more suitable for middle and advanced skiers, while Maruchi area is the least difficult, and most of the slides are suitable for beginners.
Due to the high altitude, the snow period in Shiga Plateau is long, and the snow quality is dry and thick. The skiing season can last from January to March every year. However, due to the low latitude, there is a problem of insufficient snow in some ski areas with low altitude at the beginning or end of the snow season.
3. Longpingdu Resort Ski Resort in Pyeongchang County, South Korea
Longping Ski Resort is located in Pyeongchang County, gangwon, South Korea. It was completed and opened in 1975 and is one of the ski resorts established earlier in South Korea. There are all kinds of modern ski facilities in the ski resort, which is called "Alpes of Korea", and it has witnessed the development of skiing in Korea. The 1998 World Cup Skiing Competition and the 1999 Gangwon Winter Asian Games were held at Longping Ski Resort. Alpine skiing events of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics will also be held here.
As the shooting place of the TV series "Love Song in Winter", Longping Ski Resort has attracted a large number of Asian fans, including Japanese and China, to make a pilgrimage here. There is the first-class ski equipment in Korea, including the Rainbow Ramp, which has 28 ski trails and 14 cable lanes including the cable car with a round trip of 7.4 kilometers. In addition, there are swimming pools, saunas and other ancillary facilities, as well as golf courses, mountain bike paths and other sports facilities in the snow resort.
Europe:
4. Verbier ski resort, Switzerland
Weibull Ski Resort is the largest ski resort in Switzerland, and is also praised by many skiers as one of the top ten ski resorts in the world. It is located between Zermatt and Mont Blanc and is formed by the merger of six ski resorts. The highest altitude is 3330 meters, the lowest altitude is 1500 meters, and the drop is 1830 meters. The total length of the slide is 400 kilometers, the longest slide is over 8 kilometers, and the shortest slide is 1 kilometer.
There are more than 90 cable cars in the ski resort, and a cable car line goes directly to the top of Ford Peak at an altitude of 3330 meters. Skiers can have a panoramic view of Matterhorn, Kompong and Mont Blanc at the top of the mountain.
Unlike ski resorts in Asia or New Zealand, Swiss ski resorts have few forests, spacious snow trails, wide horizons and many natural slides. The snow field in Weibier is rocky over 1000 meters, and the deep snow buried the rocks under it, creating a natural snow trail, also known as the "wild trail". Skiing is deeply loved by people in Switzerland, and Weibull Ski Resort is the important town of snow skateboarding in Switzerland. Many snow skateboarders choose to show their talents here. In order to meet the needs of skiers at all levels, Weibier divides the ski trails into five grades. Besides the primary, intermediate and advanced trails, there are two special routes, SkiTour and High Mountain Tour, which are specially designed for skiers and are a major feature of the ski resort.
5. Les 3 Vallées Ski Resort in France
The Three Gorges is the largest ski destination in France, located in the Rhone-Alpes region, deep in the embrace of the Alps. As the name implies, the Three Gorges Valley Snow Area is composed of three canyons, mainly the onion kernel valley, the beautiful bell valley and the Cosville valley. There are eight snow fields distributed in these three canyons, which are scattered at different heights.
After years of construction, the Three Gorges Valley has connected eight ski resorts with cable cars, and skiers can change to different ski resorts by cable cars. The total length of the Three Gorge Snow Resort is over 600 kilometers, and the wild snow resorts are all over the mountains. It is considered by many people to be the largest ski resort in the world. Every year, a large number of tourists come for vacation, which leads to the price level of the Three Gorge Snow Resort being among the best in France.
The highest altitude here is 3,230 meters, the lowest altitude is 1,338 meters, and the drop of ski trails can reach 1,892 meters. The terrain of the eight ski resorts is quite different, and the ski trails have their own characteristics, and the difficulty levels vary from low to high, which can meet the needs of skiers at all levels.
6. Kitzbüheler Ski Resort, Austria
Kitzbuhel Ski Resort is located in the depths of the mountains in southern Austria, between the 1712m Hahnenkamm Mountain and the 1996m Kitzbuhler Mountain, and is known as Monaco in the Alps. This is the birthplace of downhill skiing, with formidable and difficult trails. Skiresort.De, the world’s largest ski resort testing portal, rated Kitzbuhel as "the best ski resort in the world" for three consecutive years (2013 ~ 2015).
Kitzbuhel Ski Resort is well known and yearned for by skiers all over the world because of its superior geographical and climatic conditions and complete skiing facilities. There is a large amount of snowfall and excellent snow quality here, which can last up to 155 days, and you can ski from December to April of the following year. There are about 70 snow trails and 56 highly modern cable cars and ropeways in the ski resort, as well as a dynamic ski fun park and 170 kilometers of winter hiking trails. There is also a professional ski school, and various skiing competitions are held every year. In summer, the "Alpine Garden" on Kitzbuhel Mountain, with more than 120 kinds of colorful flowers, is a good place for hiking and cycling. You can also ride a horse to climb Hanankam Mountain and visit the cable car museum there.
North America:
7. Whistler Ski Resort in Canada
Whistler, about 120 kilometers north of Vancouver, is the largest ski resort in North America. From 1992 to 1995, Whistler was named "the first ski resort in North America" by Snow Country for four consecutive years.
Whistler has more than 200 high-quality ski trails and two towering magnificent peaks, namely Whistler Mountain at an altitude of 7,160 feet and Blackcomb Mountain at an altitude of 7,494 feet.
Among them, Whistler Mountain Ski Resort was opened in 1966, covering an area of 3,657 acres with an elevation of 1,530 meters, with more than 100 ski trails, making it the ski resort with the largest number of ski trails in Canada. There are three kinds of ski trails to choose from, of which 25% are professional ski trails, 55% are designed for intermediate skiers and 20% are suitable for beginners. The skiing season in Whistler starts in November every year and ends in May of the following year, and sometimes even extends to August.
The Black comb Mountain Ski Resort was opened in 1980, covering an area of 3,344 acres, with an elevation of 1,609 meters, ranking first in North America. There are two glaciers, Horstman and Blackcomb, on the top of the mountain. Skiers with high level can experience the pleasure of sliding down on the glaciers. In Horstman Glacier, you can also enjoy skiing in summer. Its ski run is wider than Whistler Mountain, but it has many slopes, which is not suitable for beginners. In 1994, a cable car was installed in Heishu Mountain, so that tourists could quickly climb to two different ski resorts on the mountain.
8. Jackson Hole Ski Resort, USA
Jackson Hole Ski Resort is located in the Teton Mountain Range in Wyoming, 440 kilometers north of Salt Lake City. It is the core of the desolate mountainous area in northwest Wyoming and the entrance to Yellowstone National Park. In Forbes’ 2015 Top Ten Ski Resort in North America, Jackson Hole topped the list.
Built in 1964, the ski resort is one of the few privately operated ski resorts in the United States, and its biggest feature is its diverse terrain. Its highest point is 3184 meters, the lowest point is 1923 meters, and the snow fall of more than 1200 meters provides skiers with a thrilling experience. There are two mountains in the snow resort-Rendezvous Mountain has the steepest underworld (advanced) and double black diamond snow trails, where the blue trail (intermediate) is equivalent to the underworld (advanced) elsewhere, and ApresVous Mountain is next to Rendezvous Mountain, which is relatively gentle and famous for its renovated intermediate trail and black SaratogaBow.
Jackson Hole Ski Resort ranks first in North America in the slidable height under the most distinctive Tram, and skiers can slide from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the mountain by cable car. The snow period here is roughly from December to April, and the average snowfall in winter is 3 meters.
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9. Queenstown Ski Resort, New Zealand
Queenstown is known as the "adventure capital" of New Zealand. There are about 220 kinds of activities and scenic spots operating all the year round, from bungee jumping to jet speedboats, from rafting to mountain biking, and outdoor explorers can be seen everywhere. In addition, there are many world-class ski resorts here.
Usually, skiers regard Queenstown as a whole with Lake Wanaka, which is not far away. There are four famous ski resorts in this area, namely Crown Peak Ski Resort and Zhuoyue Mountain Ski Resort in Queenstown, and Kadrona Ski Resort and Trickle Mountain Ski Resort in Lake Wanaka. These two ski resorts are more suitable for middle and advanced skiers. In addition, 35 kilometers away from Lake Wanaka, there is also a famous ice and snow park-the only commercial cross-country ski resort in New Zealand, with 50 kilometers of specially trimmed slides and day/night ski areas, suitable for people of all levels.
The ski resorts in Queenstown and Lake Wanaka are open from June to October every year, which is the winter in the southern hemisphere. The vertical elevation of these four ski resorts ranges from 400 meters to 700 meters, and there are various types of ski trails, such as downhill skiing and large-scale high-altitude skill ski track, which meet the standards of international snow leagues, and special ski devices and ski trails are also designed for children and beginners.
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Reunion dinner for Tujia boys in Hunan: the menu is "confidential", and it is dawn when eating.

My hometown is Sangzhi County, Zhangjiajie City, and I am a Tujia boy. Different from the general New Year’s Eve dinner, we usually have a reunion dinner in the early morning of the New Year’s Eve, almost as early as possible, and families will start preparing from dawn.

Therefore, every year at the reunion dinner, the family will experience the moment when the sky is bright after eating. If we are lucky, we can also hear the sound of fireworks and firecrackers set off by nearby residents during the reunion dinner. On this day, people will look forward to the good weather in the coming year, just like farmers, and they all hope that all their wishes will come true and everything will go well in the new year.

Family members have been preparing dishes for the reunion dinner since early in the morning.

When I was a child, I heard from the older generation that Tujia people have the custom of catching up with the New Year, usually having a reunion dinner on the night of the 29th of the twelfth lunar month. But as a Tujia, I have had a reunion dinner on the morning of New Year’s Eve since I was a child. Yes, this is our morning New Year’s Eve dinner.

This year is the same. Our family chose to have a reunion dinner at our third aunt’s house. It is said that three aunts and three uncles have been buying food since the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, including killing pigs from the countryside, and then finding people to smoke them into bacon and sausages. Smoked bacon can be steamed, fried and cooked, and each method is delicious.

Except for bacon, the menu of the annual reunion dinner is "confidential", and people who come to eat don’t know what to eat until the food is served on the table. This year, I asked my third aunt for a menu in advance, including: steak, steamed sausage, fried bacon, pig’s head meat, chicken hotpot, tasty fish, bacon trotters and so on.

I got up early, set out from home and walked.13I came to my third aunt’s house in minutes, and it was early morning.sixHalf past ten. Three aunts and three uncles are already busy. "Honey, thaw the pig’s trotters first, then wash them. I’ll wash those small dishes first. After you finish, then cut the sausage." Third aunt shouted.

At this time, it was just dawn outside. In the words of my composition when I was a child, it was "the sky turned into a fish-belly white". The preparation of the two people’s dishes lasted for almost an hour, and I would help them from time to time. After washing the vegetables, it was already bright outside.

It was dawn after eating, and fireworks sounded outside the house.

At this time, I came to the most important link.——Cooking. My uncle used to work in the cookhouse squad of the army, so he naturally cooked the reunion dinner. Ignite, take out the pot, burn oil and hot dishes. One by one, the ingredients change from raw to cooked in the pot, and the hot air and aroma are intertwined. Third Aunt can’t help but say, "The dishes smell good!"

fromeightAt half past ten, relatives at home knocked at the door one after another, and my brother and nephews scrambled to open the door. "Happy New Year!" Every guest who comes in will say such a sentence. In a short time, the house was full of people.

The dishes were brought to the table and the table was quickly filled. People who were sitting around the fire table smelled the fragrance and came to the table automatically. There is a special program of Spring Festival on the news channel on TV. Overseas Chinese all live the same festival belonging to China people in different places.

Our whole family picked up cups and raised their glasses to wish a happy New Year. It was cloudy that day. Although the sun didn’t come out, there were bursts of fireworks and firecrackers outside the house.——People have a reunion dinner on the morning of New Year’s Eve, saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new, hoping for a better year.

Xiaoxiang morning herald reporter Man Yankun

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Let’s see which "beauty politician" is the most beautiful. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu is on the list.


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  British media reported on the 25th that 20 Minutos, Spain’s largest newspaper, voted online on its website and selected "the most beautiful female politician in the world". Luciana Leon, a young female parliamentarian from Peru, was ranked first for the time being. Other beautiful politicians on the list include US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Republican vice presidential candidate Palin, and China Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu is also on the list, ranking 37th.


  Peruvian beauty is known as "the eighth wonder"


  According to the report, 54 female politicians shortlisted for this vote came from 30 countries including Israel, Italy, Afghanistan, Ukraine and Finland.


  At present, the voting results show that Luciana Leon, a Peruvian congresswoman who is a lawyer, won about 24,000 votes and was temporarily elected as the "most beautiful female politician" in the world. The blond Leon is 30 years old and is now the youngest member of Congress in Peru. One voter described her as having an "angel face", and even worse, praised her beauty as "the eighth wonder of the world".


  In the second place, a female member of parliament from Peru, 47-year-old Mercedes Arauz, won about 15,000 votes. She is Peru’s Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism.


  Two Chinese are on the list.


  On the Chinese side, there are two Penny Wong the list, namely, China Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu, ranked 37th, and Australian Minister of Climate Change and Water Resources Huang Yingxian, ranked 48th. Voters gave Jiang Yu an evaluation that she was beautiful and generous, and her manners were quite decent.


  Jiang Yu, 44, was born and raised in Beijing. She graduated from the Foreign Affairs College, the cradle of China diplomats, in 1986. She was proficient in English and worked in the Permanent Mission of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China to the United Nations. Since 2003, she has been a spokesperson for the Office of the Commissioner in. At the end of 2005, she was transferred back to the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing as a political counselor. In 2006, she became the deputy director and spokesperson of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.


  Hillary Clinton was shortlisted for the "oldest"


  Palin, a 44-year-old US vice presidential candidate, ranked 24th with 3,173 votes. The 61-year-old US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ranked 34th. She is the oldest female politician on the list. In addition, Tymoshenko, the Ukrainian Prime Minister whose beauty has long been recognized by the outside world and known as the "natural gas princess", ranked eighth. Royal, a French socialist who lost to Sarkozy in the presidential election, ranked 36th.


  The female parliamentarians on the German list are only 22 years old.


  The youngest female politician on the list is Julia Bunker, a 22-year-old female member of parliament from Germany. She was elected as a member of parliament at the age of 18 and is the youngest state member in Germany’s history. She holds high the banner of anti-Nazi, and is a high-profile political star in Germany recently. She ranks 22nd on the list.


  Fujikawa Yuri, known as the most beautiful Japanese parliamentarian, also made the list, ranking fifth. Fujikawa Yuri has a star-like face. Earlier, in order to promote the tourism industry in her hometown, she tried her best and even boldly launched a photo album to boost the local economy.


  None of the British female politicians was selected.


  Surprisingly, there are many young and beautiful female parliamentarians in Britain, and no one is selected for this list. This inevitably makes British journalists somewhat frustrated. In this regard, the British "Daily Mail" said: "British female politicians may not attract the attention of people in other countries in the world in terms of appearance, but they are also very eye-catching."


  A reporter from 20 Minutes said: "I don’t think British female politicians are famous for their beauty, but if you browse female politicians around the world, some of them are really attractive."


  According to him, hundreds of readers sent emails to the voting website to discuss their views, but none of them volunteered to add British female politicians to the voting list of the "Global Beauty Politicians List".


  Spain has five female politicians on the list, which is the country with the largest number of finalists, followed by the United States and Mexico with four people on the list.


  China Daily Yang Zong

Editor: Li Erqing

At 10: 00 on July 28, the Central Meteorological Observatory continued to issue an orange rainstorm warning.

  Cctv newsThe Central Meteorological Observatory continued to issue an orange rainstorm warning at 10: 00 on July 28th.

  It is estimated that there will be heavy rains in parts of Fujian, eastern Jiangxi, eastern and southern Zhejiang, central and southern Anhui, southern Hebei, most of Shandong, central and northern Henan, eastern Gansu, central Shaanxi, northern Hubei, western and southern Yunnan, among which there will be heavy rains in parts of southern Anhui, northwestern Jiangxi, central and southern Zhejiang and most of Fujian, and in southeastern Fujian. Some of the above areas are accompanied by short-term heavy rainfall (the maximum hourly rainfall is 30 ~ 60 mm, and the local area can exceed 80 mm), and there are strong convective weather such as thunderstorms and strong winds.

  Defense guide:

  1, the government and relevant departments in accordance with their duties to do a good job in emergency work against heavy rain;

  2. Cut off the dangerous outdoor power supply and suspend outdoor work;

  3. Units in danger zones shall suspend classes or business, and take special measures to protect the safety of students, children and other working personnel who have arrived at school;

  4, do a good job in urban and farmland drainage, pay attention to prevent possible disasters such as flash floods, landslides and mudslides.

China Meteorological Bureau: It is estimated that there will be three cold air processes affecting China in April.

  CCTV News:According to China Meteorological Bureau WeChat WeChat official account news, on April 4, China Meteorological Bureau held a regular press conference in April to review the national weather and climate characteristics in March; Release the climate trend forecast and meteorological service tips in April 2023; Announce the arrangement of meteorological service guarantee in flood season, the top ten scientific events of climate change in 2022, and the Annual Bulletin of Wind Energy and Solar Energy Resources in China in 2022. Zang Haijia, Deputy Director of Science and Technology and Climate Change Department of China Meteorological Bureau, Fang Xiang, Deputy Director of National Meteorological Center, Yuan Jiashuang, Deputy Director of National Climate Center, and Zheng Jiangping, Deputy Director of Public Meteorological Service Center of China Meteorological Administration answered questions from reporters.

  National Weather and Climate Characteristics and Major Climate Events in March

  In March, China’s climate was generally warm and dry. In March, the national average temperature was 6.7℃, 1.9℃ higher than normal, and the third highest in the same period since 1961. The national average precipitation is 26.4 mm, 10.3% less than normal. The main weather and climate events are as follows:

  First, meteorological drought has emerged and developed in some parts of the south.In the first half of March, the temperature in East China, South China and South China rose rapidly, and the precipitation was less than 80% compared with the normal period. The meteorological drought emerged and developed rapidly. The precipitation since March 16 eased the drought in the above areas. However, meteorological drought in Yunnan, Shandong and other places continued. As of March 31, there were moderate to severe meteorological droughts in Shandong, central and western Anhui, parts of southern Sichuan and most of Yunnan, and some were particularly dry.

  Second, there are many cold air processes.Since March, there have been four cold air processes in China, 0.4 times more than normal. From March 11th to 14th, the national cold wave process dropped significantly, and the temperature dropped by more than 14℃ in the southeastern part of China, the central and eastern Inner Mongolia, and the northwestern Shaanxi. The windy and cool weather had a certain impact on facility agriculture and animal husbandry in some areas.

  Third, the dust process is strong.Since March, there have been four sandstorm weather processes affecting China, among which the sandstorm process from March 19 to 24 was the strongest and most extensive this year, reaching the level of strong sandstorm. The windy and dusty weather has caused the air quality in more than 60 cities to reach the level of severe and above pollution, but the intensity is weak compared with the strongest dusty weather process in China in the past 12 years from March 13 to 18, 2021.

  Fourth, the first large-scale strong convective weather process occurred in Jiangnan and South China this year.From March 22 to 24, a large-scale strong convective weather process occurred in Jiangnan and South China. Thunderstorms of magnitude 8 to 12 occurred in southern Jiangnan and northern South China, and hail occurred in Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangxi and Guangdong. The largest hail diameter in Ganzhou, Jiangxi and Nanping, Fujian reached more than 50 mm.

  April Climate Trend Forecast and Meteorological Service Tips

  Temperature: the temperature in the western region is low, and the temperature in the central and eastern regions is high. There are mainly three cold air processes affecting China in April, and the time and intensity are: early (strong), late (weak) and early (weak).

  Precipitation: North China, Northeast China, Huanghuai, Jiangnan, Tibet, Northwest China and other places have more precipitation. It is estimated that in April, the precipitation in North China, the eastern and southern parts of Northeast China, Huanghuai, Jiangnan, Tibet, and the northeastern part of Northwest China will be more than normal, including Beijing, Tianjin, most of Hebei, Shanxi, central Inner Mongolia, most of Jiangxi, Shandong, northern Henan, most of Hunan, central and western Tibet, and northwestern Shaanxi. Yunnan and southern Xinjiang are 20% to 50% less.

  According to the climate trend forecast in April, there are three aspects of meteorological service tips and suggestions:

  The first is to prevent the adverse effects of dust, fog and haze on public health.During the active period of cold air, there is a great risk of sandstorm weather in northern China, which affects the atmospheric environment, outdoor construction, human health and travel safety. It is suggested to take timely countermeasures. During the cold air intermission, the elderly, children and the infirm are prone to respiratory diseases and need to be protected.

  The second is to prevent the risk of rain and waterlogging.The precipitation in Hunan and Jiangxi has a moderate risk of waterlogging, so it is necessary to pay attention to prevent secondary disasters such as flash floods, landslides and mudslides that may be caused by heavy precipitation, as well as urban and rural waterlogging.

  The third is to prevent the influence of late spring cold, late frost, snowstorm and drought on agriculture.There is a risk of late spring cold and late frost in winter wheat areas in early days. It is suggested that measures should be taken to improve the adaptability of wheat seedlings to freezing injury and to prepare and strengthen agricultural heat preservation facilities. Southern Tibet needs to pay attention to the impact of snow disaster, so it is suggested to reserve grain and grass in advance, take measures such as wind prevention, reinforcement, cold protection and warmth preservation for facility agriculture, and do a good job in transportation, electricity and communication to deal with the freezing rain and snow. The drought in southern Sichuan and Yunnan will continue or develop, so it is suggested to seize the favorable weather to carry out artificial precipitation enhancement, strengthen water storage and conservation, and do a good job in fire prevention.

  Next ten days(April 5-April 14)Weather trend forecast

  Precipitation: In the next 10 days, the accumulated precipitation in most parts of southern China, the eastern part of Northeast China and eastern Tibet will be 10 to 40 mm, including 50 to 70 mm in parts of southern China and northern South China. The precipitation in these areas is close to normal or 30 to 60% higher.

  Temperature: In the next 10 days, the average temperature in northern Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, northwestern Shanxi and northern Hebei will be 1-3℃ lower than normal, while the average temperature in Jianghuai and Jiangnan will be 1-2℃ higher than normal, and the average temperature in most other parts of the country will be close to normal.

  Main weather processes:

  On the 5th, there was moderate to heavy rain in central Jiangxi, southern Zhejiang, Fujian and northern Guangdong.

  From September 9 to 11, there was a moderate to heavy rain in Jiangnan, northwestern South China and Guizhou. Affected by cold air, the temperature in most parts of eastern and northern Inner Mongolia dropped by 4-8℃, and there was light rain and snow in the northeast.

  From 13th to 14th, there will be a large-scale precipitation process in the central and eastern regions.

  National emergency in MarchEarly warning information release

  In March, a total of 24,700 pieces of early warning information were issued nationwide, including 24,200 pieces of meteorological disaster early warning information. The number of early warning information released nationwide increased by 38.0% compared with February, among which the early warning information of hail and sandstorm increased significantly compared with March last year.

The first "China Tea Cup" Anxi Tea Packaging Design Competition was officially launched.

A few days ago, the Office of Anxi County Tea Industry Management Committee released the announcement on the implementation of the first "China Tea Cup" Anxi Tea Packaging Design Competition, and officially launched the collection of the competition works.

The first "China Tea Cup" Anxi Tea Packaging Design Competition was guided by China Tea Circulation Association, Tsinghua University Academy of Fine Arts Brand Authorized ip Design Institute and Cross-Strait Tea Exchange Association, hosted by Anxi County People’s Government, and undertaken by Anxi County Tea Management Committee Office, Anxi County Tea Development Center, Anxi County Industrial Information and Commerce Bureau, Quanzhou Industrial Design Association and Anxi County Tea Development Promotion Association. With the theme of "breaking the boundary and imagining the future", the contest aims to empower Anxi tea packaging with new images and new ideas, respond to the national standard "Restricting over-packaging of commodities requires food and cosmetics" (GB23350-2021) implemented on September 1, 2023, guide the vast number of tea enterprises and packaging enterprises to adapt to the new standards as soon as possible, further improve the innovation and standardization of Anxi tea packaging, and also provide for enterprises and design talents.

The contest has the following two major tracks:

Anxi Tieguanyin packaging design: Based on Anxi Tieguanyin tea, a set of exclusive packaging of Anxi Tieguanyin tea was created according to its tea characteristics, brand positioning and cultural connotation.

Hundred teas packaging design: This direction is not limited to tea varieties, and can cover any tea varieties such as black tea, oolong tea, black tea and white tea. In order to meet the development needs of tea packaging industry and the management of new standards, a number of innovative, marketable and scientific new packaging were collected.

The total prize money of the contest is 191,000 yuan, of which the highest prize money in a single event is 30,000 yuan. The competition works are designed around six innovative points: appearance, structure, brand, culture, environmental protection and technology. The collection time is from December 2023 to February 20, 2024. Now we are collecting works for enterprises, design institutions, colleges, individuals or teams at home and abroad.