Across America
Updated: 2013-05-24 11:45
(China Daily)
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Washington: Diplomatic greeting China's ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai introduces his wife Ni Peijun to Robert Saladin Selin, the Dominican Republic's permanent representative to the Organization of American States during an OAS-sponsored Americas food festival on May 19. Provided To China Daily |
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New York: Academic excellence Sun Guoxiang (right), China's consul general in New York, presents a certificate and a $6,000 check to Dai Yu on May 17. She was one of 30 Chinese studying at eastern US colleges and universities to win a Chinese government scholarship for outstanding students abroad. Liu Baijia / China Daily |
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Chicago: State recognition Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White presents a certificate of appreciation to Zhao Weiping, China's consul general in Chicago, during an Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month reception on May 14. The event recognized the contributions of Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities to Illinois. Provided To China Daily |
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Washington: Perspectives shared China's ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai (left) confers with Fung Group Chairman Victor Fung (center), former vice-minister of commerce Ma Xiuhong and Wang Chunzheng, former director of the CPC Economic and Financial Leading Group. The four discussed the future of US-China economic relations, at the Center for Strategic and International Studies on Wednesday. Chen Weihua / China Daily |
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San Francisco: Talking cooperation The Chinese consul general in San Francisco, Yuan Nansheng (left), paid a courtesy call on David Chiu, president of the city's Board of Supervisors, on May 17. Yuan praised Chiu for his commitment and assistance to local Chinese-American communities as well as China-San Francisco cooperation, including his visit to China in 2009. Yuan expressed interest in increased collaboration with the Board of Supervisors. Provided To China Daily |
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San Francisco: Recruiting trip Bi Gang (first from left), Chinese viceconsul general in San Francisco, is joined by Huang Lixin (center), Party secretary of Wuxi, on Tuesday in announcing the establishment of the Jiangsu province city's talent recruitment center in Silicon Valley. Provided To China Daily |
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Los Angeles: Community effort Chinese Consul General in Los Angeles Qiu Shaofang (center) and Consul of Commerce Shu Luomei (third from left) receive charity donation from China Enterprise Council representatives for Sichuan earthquake victims in Los Angeles last week. Provided To China Daily |
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Berkeley, California: Honored educator Zhang Xiulan, dean of Beijing Normal University's School of Social Development and Public Policy, chats with Robert Birgeneau, chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley, and his wife, Mary, at a May 17 banquet to congratulate Zhang for receiving the university's 2012 Elise and Walter A. Haas International Award. The honor is in recognition of her contributions to education and social policy in China and the impact of her work on Chinese society. Chang Jun / China Daily |
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Menlo Park, California: Following up Ding Lei, chairman of Shanghai Zhangjiang High-Tech Park Development Co, and Silicon Valley Bank President Ken Wilcox talk after signing a memo of understanding on May 16 to establish cooperation in technology innovation, venture capital investment and other areas. Zhang Qidong / China Daily |
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New York: Economic outlook Panelists at the Asia Society on Tuesday discuss prospects for US-China economic ties in the coming decade. From left: Peter Seligmann, a co-founder of Conservation International; Orville Schell, director of the Asia Society's Center on US-China Relations; moderator Victor Fung, chairman of the Hong Kong-based Fung Group; Jaana Remes of McKinsey & Co; and Ma Xiuhong, vicechairwoman of the foreign-a/ airs committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Chris Davis / China Daily |
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Washington: China scholar Tobie Meyer-Fong, a history professor at Johns Hopkins University, talks about her new book What Remains: Coming to Terms With Civil War in 19th Century China, at the Library of Congress on Wednesday. Facing Meyer-Fong in the foreground is Carolyn Brown, director of the library's John W. Kluge Center, which provides opportunities for international scholars to conduct research and engage in dialogue with oE cials and the public in Washington. Meyer-Fong was granted a Kluge fellowship in 2006 to do research for her book. Cai Chunying / China Daily |
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New York: Investment overture Huang Lixin, Party secretary of Wuxi, speaks at a symposium on Monday intended to encourage American companies to invest in her highly industrialized city, in eastern China's Jiangsu province. Huang raised the possibility of opening a chamber of commerce office in New York, saying it could help expand financial, economic and trade interaction between Wuxi and the United States. Hu Haidan / China Daily |
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Irvine, California: Trade promoter Jim Mayfield of the US Commercial Service, a trade-promotion agency within the Commerce Department, discuss trade on Wednesday at a seminar organized by the Hong Kong Association and the Irvine Chamber of Commerce. China is the United States' second-biggest trading partner, and Los Angeles is the top US customs district, with $116 billion worth of goods passing through the area's export and import facilities. Wang Jun / China Daily |
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San Jose, California: Splendid silk Members of Chinese Performing Arts of America perform a "water sleeves" court dance from the Tang Dynasty at the fifth annual Festival of the Silk Road on May 18. Organized by the Afsaneh Art and Culture Society, the festival features local dancers and musicians reviving cultural traditions from along the ancient trading route from Asia to Europe. Represented are music and art from China, India, Turkey, Greece, Egypt and other lands. Yu Wei / China Daily |
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San Francisco: Finding inspiration Chinese-American choreographer Lenora Lee shares her artwork and philosophy of dance in her studio at the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum on Wednesday. Lee said her work, inspired by stories found in archives of San Francisco's Cameron House social services agency, shelters for Asian women and the Library of Congress, is intended to shed light on the experiences of Chinese women who immigrated to the United States in the 19th century. Chen Jia / China Daily |
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Seattle: Peony power Jiang Yiqiao shows a freshly created calligraphy piece for a visitor at the May 18-19 Seattle-Luoyang Peony Festival. The event at the Seattle Chinese Garden also featured presentations on planting and caring for the flowers, a discussion of the peony's importance in Chinese culture, and a display of 1,000 fresh-cut peony blossoms shipped from Luoyang. Jiang, who has business interests in both the central Chinese city and Seattle, has helped establish a bed of Luoyang peonies at the Chinese Garden. He is vice-president of the American Peony Arts and Cultural Association, which promotes peony horticulture in the Puget Sound region. Sandy Marvinney / For China Daily |
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New York: Writers rap Peter Hessler (center), former China correspondent for the New Yorker magazine, speaks with China File editor Susan Jakes and author Michael Meyer at the Asia Society on Tuesday about Hessler's new book Strange Stones: Dispatches from East and West. Kelly Chung Dawson / China Daily |
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New York: Popular place The newest location of New York restaurant chain Xi'an Famous Foods opened recently in midtown Manhattan, and lines of lunchtime diners regularly stretch to the sidewalk. Starting from a food stall in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens in 2005, the family-run purveyor of western Chinese specialties like liang pinoodles or roujiamou lamb burgers now has five restaurants around the city and plans to open a sixth this summer. Caroline Berg / China Daily |
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Rockville, Maryland: Storied tradition Elementary-school student Washington Ross recites a classic Chinese story on May 18 during the Chinese Experiment School's second annual recitation contest. More than 200 students from the Washington metropolitan area participated in the competition, which was conducted over two months. Zheng Haijing / For China Daily |
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Toronto: Buddha celebrated An annual fund-raising banquet for Ontario's Wutai Shan Buddhist Garden was hosted by Cham Shan Temple on May 17, bringing $150,000 in donations. Taking part in a ritual "bathing" of a Buddha fi gure are, from left: Costas Menegakis, MP in Richmond Hill; Michael Chan, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport; Soo Wong, a member of Ontario's provincial parliament; Sing Hung, founder of the Buddhist Association of Canada and Cham Shan Temple; Dayi Shi, abbot of the temple; and Zhang Meifang, Chinese deputy consul general in Toronto. Li Na / China Daily |
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Portland, Oregon: Speech-ready Students register on May 19 for the speaking portion of the 2013 Chinese Speech, Composition, Calligraphy and Talent competition sponsored by the Confucius Institute at Portland State University. More than 100 students from elementary and middle schools in Oregon participated. Zhao Longxiang / For China Daily |
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