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Remembering the patriots who fought with their pens

District | Jinshan
2009-11-16

A quiet elegant residence in remote Zhangyang Town of Jinshan District was once a hotbed of patriotic fervor as writers, artists and intellectuals gathered there on the eve of the downfall of the decaying Qing Dynasty...

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Toasting 70 years of yellow wine

District | Jinshan
2009-10-19

YELLOW rice wine (huangjiu) is a beloved part of Chinese culture, and one of the most famous labels is Jinfeng Yellow Wine, a 70-year-old enterprise in Fengjing Town, Jinshan District. It is brewed in Shikumen...

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Sun, sand and a lot of fun

District | Jinshan
2009-7-18

EVERYBODY hit the beach as summer is here and it's not gonna cool down anytime soon. In Shanghai, hitting the beach usually means the Jinshan City Beach. The beach's management committee has prepared some...

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Celebrating the 'donut' and 'saucer' peaches of Jinshan

District | Jinshan
2009-7-18

THE Peento Peach Festival -- celebrating that funny, flat, "donut" peach -- runs from Monday through August 10 in Luxiang Town, the hometown of peento. The town is China's biggest peento-growing center and the...

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A peach of a time picking pudgy peentos aplenty

District | Jinshan
2009-7-18

FARMERS at Luxiang Town are keen on branding peento peaches. The growing area now covers more than 800 hectares, and it's expanding thanks to government support. The aim is for Luxiang peaches to become as famous...

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50 ancient bridges span history in 'hometown of bridges'

District | Jinshan
2009-4-25

ONCE there were 186 stone bridges in what is now Jinshan District, known as the "hometown of bridges." Today there are more than 50 ancient stone bridges to cross, recross and appreciate. The district in the southwest...

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Ancient cultural relics reveal the true age of Shanghai

District | Jinshan
2009-4-25

THOUGH considered an important financial and trade center today, Shanghai has had a comparatively short history. But archaeological discoveries suddenly extended the age of the city by thousands of years. Wing Tan...

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When acting the goat is a good idea

District | Jinshan
2009-2-28

ZHANGQIAO, a small remote village hidden in Jinshan's west, is gradually earning fame as "the Village of Goat Meat." And Shan Shimin is happy that he is helping things along in the village. Even if each day...

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A treasure trove of taste and health

District | Jinshan
2009-2-28

GOAT meat is high in protein and lower in unhealthy, saturated fat than many other meats. In Chinese traditional medicine, the goat is an animal whose every organ is regarded as a treasure and can be made into medicine....

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Fresh and flavorful and on your plate now

District | Jinshan
2009-2-28

JINSHAN'S famous "Seafood Street" has come into its own, luring perceptive city dwellers with its cheap abundant catches, variety and cooking styles. Tan Weiyun carries out some sampling If a busy day has worked...

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Farming in the high-tech age

District | Jinshan
2009-1-3

TEACHING children where the food on their plates comes from can be fun as well as educational. Tan Weiyun reports The newly opened Jinshan High-tech Agriculture Exhibition Hall in Langxia Village may just change...

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Shanyang -- The Town of Music

District | Jinshan
2009-1-3

JINSHAN'S Shanyang Town is famous for its traditional folk music and it recently was honored by the Ministry of Culture as a national "town of Chinese folk arts." Folk music goes back centuries and Shanyang has...

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The beach will be a seafood lovers' paradise -- by 2010

District | Jinshan
2009-1-3

A SEAFOOD town and market -- offering fresh seafood from up and down China's coast -- will be opened at Jinshan City Beach for the World Expo 2010. Construction got underway last week on the 250 million yuan (US$36.6...

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Jinshan puts farmers first

District | Jinshan
2009-1-3

THE city's first Farmers' Association has been established in Jinshan District to improve farmers' livelihood, upgrade their scientific knowledge and increase agricultural output. The first group of members...

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Last virgin land in Shanghai may open -- to science

District | Jinshan
2008-12-6

TWO uninhabited islands in Hangzhou Bay, a nature preserve of rare wild plants, may be opened to biologists, botanists and other scientists next May, writes Tai Weiyun Big Golden Island and Little Golden Island...