Special Supplement

57^th FOUNDING ANNIVERSARY
of the
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

China makes strides in poverty alleviation in rural areas E villagers now can drink clean tap water as urban residents do," said Zhao Caihong, with a broad smile on her face.

MESSAGE Today is the 57th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

China plans five-year leap forward of railway development Powerful engine pulled passenger compartments for the first time into Lhasa, the remote capital of Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on July 2.

Confucius Institute: Promoting language, culture and friendliness Two thousand, five hundred and fifty-six years after his birth in China, Confucius is reliving his mission of "touring various kingdoms".

Green Olympics: A Pledge to Honor for Beijing His eyes opened for a second and closed again. Still in bed, Wo Niu reached out for the tiny alarm clock on the desk. He squinted at its round surface. The black short hand pointed at seven.