1. Boxing Champion Hollyfield Gets Hot Kiss in Forbidden City in Beijing

On May 19th, 2001, Tang King, the well-known promoter of professional boxing in the world, visits the Forbidden City in Beijing with boxing champions Hollyfield and Louis. In front of the Taihe Dian (The Hall of Supreme Harmony) Hollyfield is at a loss when faced with an enthusiastic boxing fan.

(Photo by Chen Xiaoli on May 19th, 2001)

2. French Students Get Chinese Chef Certificate for Completion of Courses

In May 2001, 10 students from the Ducai Senior Hotel Management College in France get the Chinese Chef Certificate for Completion of Courses after one month's study and practice at Sichuan Cooking Institute -- the only cooking institute in China.

The Ducai Senior Hotel Management College in France established a friendly exchange program with Sichuan Cooking Institute in 1994. Every year the two parties send their teachers and students to the other party for exchanging the way of cooking Chinese and Western food. For eight years, more than 2,000 students have participated in this program. Seen here are the French students tasting the Dandanmian (a kind of street vendor's noodle served with spicy hot sauces only) cooked by themselves.

(Photo by Chen Shu on June 1st, 2001)

3. Air France People Come to China to Learn Chinese

In June 2001, 13 Air France crewmembers participating in the Asian Service Plan of Air France come to Beijing Language and Culture University to have an intensive training of Chinese for one week. They have an intensive learning of the Chinese language and understanding of Chinese culture in the forms of singing Chinese songs, training of oral Chinese for air service, and attending lectures on Chinese culture.

(Photo by Yu Xiaoping on June 13th, 2001)

4. English Teachers from US Sing Song of Music Again in Countryside of Tianjin

In the spring of 2001 three American teachers were invited to teach English at Yinghua Elementary School at Wuqing District of Tianjin. Not only do they teach the 200 country pupils pure English but also bring with them relaxed and pleasant teaching ways of combining education with recreation, which make the pupils find themselves in an entirely new world. The three foreign teachers, getting together with the kids from morning to night, fall in love with these lovely country kids as well as this piece of hot land on the outskirts of Tianjin, which is changing with each passing day. Seen here are the teachers dancing cheerfully with the kids in the country.

(Photo by Ma Ping on May 23rd, 2001)

5. Canadian Child Prodigy on Network Arises General Concern in Shanghai

On July 11th, 2001, the Youth Festival and the Outstanding Young Entrepreneurs' Forum of the APEC convene at Shanghai International Convention Center. 230 young entrepreneurs, specialists, scholars and government officials from the economic community of the 21 member countries of the APEC and other participants are to study and discuss how to increase the youth's ability in the fields of making creation, doing pioneering work, doing business and making investment and how to promote the process for the youth to participate in the economic cooperation of the APEC, surrounding the theme of The Youth Welcome the Challenge of New Economy: Promotion of Common Prosperity. Seen here is Keith Peiris (first on the right), the youngest entrepreneur at the Forum and 13-year old President and First Executive of Canadian Network Science and Technology Designing Company, interviewed at the Forum site by the media.

(Photo by Chen Fei on July 11th, 2001)