Striving For Blue Skies For Beijing's Olympics Aug 10, 2008
One-third, it turned out, were from regional industrial cities such as Shijiazhuang, Qingdao, Jinan and Taiyuan, where anti-pollution regulations are even laxer than in the capital. Hence the imposition of regional and not just local measures. (Forbes)
China made easy: Tourism highlights Aug 9, 2008
The capital of Shanxi province, Taiyuan is home to the Shanxi Provincial Museum, offering a superb survey of the region's 5,000-year history, and the Jinci Temple weaves a thread between Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism. And 90 minutes southwest by car is Pingyao, a stunningly preserved walled city and veritable time machine that carries you back to the Ming and Qing dynasties. (CNN -- Travel)
Du Toit leads SA in Beijing Aug 9, 2008
"We squeezed some time out even though we were extremely busy," said Wang Zuyuan, a 58-year-old teacher who made the long pilgrimage from the distant city of Taiyuan with his wife. "Our car broke down so we took a coach instead to come here," he said. (iAfrica.com)
Wineglasses Rising Aug 9, 2008
But it turned out he was doing tastings in Wuhan, Taiyuan, and Qingdao. In an e-mail last week, de Laage told me that he is returning to China in September and will be visiting Dongguan, Xiamen, and Shenzhen. (Slate)
Chinese in Lincoln see opportunities in Olympics Aug 8, 2008
Jing Li of Taiyuan, Shanxi, said she had already seen pictures of the opening ceremonies rehearsals on the Internet. I believe it will be one of the greatest opening ceremonies, she said. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
It's hip to be Cools Aug 6, 2008
But she competed at the world championship in Taiyuan, China, and placed an impressive fifth. She says massage treatment has patched her back together and she expects to be 100 per cent in Beijing. (Globe and Mail)
Air quality: Latest BBC reading Aug 5, 2008
Page last updated at 15:41 GMT, Sunday, 3 August 2008 16:41 UK. Beijing pollution: Facts and figures. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
* Wary China readies for the patriot Games Aug 1, 2008
In the future we will get better, well beat you, said Gao Yang, an insurance clerk and Chelsea supporter in Taiyuan. Were getting stronger. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Weather: Partly cloudy, afternoon storms likely Jul 30, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32940 Last Updated: 07/30/08 08:45:41 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 97% Barometer: 30. (Florida Today)
Toilet tales Jul 30, 2008
Public convenience in Shanxi provinces Taiyuan city. To be sure there are public conveniences, especially in the less developed areas, that would test ones tolerance to the limit. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
First step on the Silk Road Jul 13, 2008
Forty minutes and 120 yuan ($15) later, I departed the cab and entered Shenzhen airport for my journey to Taiyuan, capital of Shanxi province ... By the time I checked into my hotel in Taiyuan, darkness had fallen ... Established during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty in 497 B.C., Taiyuan today is a fairly nondescript, industrial city known for its steel and coal production. (CNN -- International)
Air passengers face extra security checks for Olympics Jul 8, 2008
Besides Beijing's Capital International Airport, the measure will be enforced in Shanghai's Pudong and Hongqiao, and Qingdao, Tianjin, Shenyang, and Qinhuangdao airports, and their "alternatives" in Shijiazhuang, Taiyuan, Jinan, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Hefei, Changchun, Harbin, Dalian and Hohhot. Xinjiang has 11 airports, Urumqi, Hami, Korla, Kuqa, Hetan, Kashi (Kashgar), Aksu, Yining, Karamay, Fuyun, and Altay. (Xinhuanet, China)
Coal mine accident kills one, traps 16 in north China Jul 6, 2008
TAIYUAN, July 6 (Xinhua) -- One miner was killed and another 16were still trapped underground after a coal mine accident occurred in north China's Shanxi Province on Saturday morning, local authority said on Sunday. The accident took place at around 11:20 a.m. at Wujiu Coal Minein the southern suburb of Datong City when 24 miners were working in the shaft. (Xinhuanet, China)
On exhibit in China's art museums: Growing pains Jul 4, 2008
From outside, the splendid Shanxi Museum in Taiyuan looks far more exotic to the Western eye. Its inverted-pyramid shape is a kind of Chinese version of chinoiserie, like the New Agey mood music that emanates from fake rocks in public parks here. (International Herald Tribune)
Bird keeps vigil for dead partner Jun 23, 2008
BEIJING, June 23 -- A yellow-billed grosbeak slammed into a shop window and died in Taiyuan, capital of Shanxi province. A second bird settled on the ground near the dead animal, appearing to keep vigil. (Xinhuanet, China)
* Foxconn expects further difficulties Jun 20, 2008
The Hong Kong-listed company, which at present manufactures mostly in Shenzhen, will also start volume production at Langfang and Taiyuan in northern China this year, he said. This story has been viewed 415 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Remnants of a prosperous past echo in Pingyao Jun 15, 2008
Pingyao is an overnight train ride or one-hour flight from Beijing and about two hours by bus from the provincial capital, Taiyuan. On the comfortable overnight train ride to Taiyuan, I munched sunflower seeds and chatted with a local family who advised me on the prices in Pingyao ... Most visitors arrive in Pingyao bus from Taiyuan, Shanxi's provincial capital. (Boston Globe)
Cisar 2nd at BMX worlds, Kintner wins Olympic berth Jun 1, 2008
By finishing sixth at the BMX world championships in Taiyuan, China, the 26-year-old from Seattle earned enough points to barely edge Arielle Martin of Pleasant Grove, Utah, in USA Cycling's yearlong battle for the lone automatic women's BMX berth into this summer's Beijing Olympics. I didn't even know it was possible, Kintner said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press on Saturday from Taiyuan. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Strombergs, Reade claim BMX championships Jun 1, 2008
TAIYUAN, China (AP) -- Maris Strombergs of Latvia held off Steven Cisar of Altadena, Calif. to win the men's BMX world championship on Saturday. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
China launches 2nd Olympic weather satellite May 27, 2008
A second Olympic weather forecasting satellite, the Fengyun-3 (FY-3), is launched on a Long March-4C carrier rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province, May 27, 2008 ... TAIYUAN, May 27 (Xinhua) -- China launched a second Olympic weather forecasting satellite, the Fengyun-3 (FY-3), Tuesday morning ... The satellite was launched on a Long March-4C carrier rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province at 11:02 a.m. (Beijing Time). (Xinhuanet, China)
Wetumpka native soars in MotoX competitions May 24, 2008
This year, as a professional BMX racer, Nobles will compete for the crown in Taiyuan, China ... Once inside China, Nobles will board another plane that will carry him to the racetown of Taiyuan. (Wetumpka Herald, AL)
Pingyao: Ancient walled city May 21, 2008
The Jinshang played such an important role in the provinces commercial history that a whole section of the new Shanxi Museum in Taiyuan is devoted to them. In one of the very smart galleries, there is an interesting specimen of a Rishengchang deposit book and bank licences from the Qing dynasty. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Earthquake death toll rises to 40,075 May 21, 2008
Coal miner observes a three-minute silence with deep sorrow in Taiyuan, capital of Shanxi Province, May 19, 2008. (Xinhua Photo). (Xinhuanet, China)
Shanxis walled mansions May 8, 2008
The manor, or perhaps more appropriately, castle where Gong Li and the other bored and tormented fictional concubines lived as virtual prisoners was in reality once home to one of Shanxis richest Jinshang families, the Qiaos of Qixian county, a dusty rural district about 60km south of Shanxis provincial capital Taiyuan. Begun in the mid-18th century, the Qiao courtyard residence (Qiaojia dayuan) is a maze covering nearly 9,000sq m and completed only in the early 20th century. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Wyoming governor tours Chinese coal gasification plant Apr 17, 2008
Freudenthal and his wife, Nancy, toured the Taiyuan (TEYE'-huan) Coal Gasification Group Corporation plant on Wednesday in Taiyuan City. The governor's office says Freudenthal and the plant's manager discussed coal conversion technologies. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
* [ EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT ] Feb 29, 2008
Taiyuan Puppet Theater Company (x) and Italian puppet master Massiomo Godoli Peli team up to bring young audiences the Italian Puppet Show Pippo. Emphasizing audience interaction, the performance takes a humorous look at family struggles in a rural Italian town. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
China's Silk Road Feb 4, 2008
(CNN) -- Although the Xian train station was even more tumultuous than the one in Taiyuan, all had gone smoothly until I boarded the wrong carriage. A crystal-clear day greeted my first foray into Dunhuang, which has wide boulevards and tree-lined streets. (CNN -- International)
President Hu: Coal supply is priority Feb 1, 2008
In Datong, President Hu Jintao presided over a series of discussions with senior officials from the Datong Coal Mining Group and Taiyuan Railway Bureau about the production and supply of electricity and coal. President Hu Jintao said electricity and coal are in urgent demand, as the snowy weather is still going on. (Xinhuanet, China)
Chinese taikonaut dismisses environment worries about new space launch center Jan 26, 2008
The other two are located in Taiyuan, capital of north China's Shanxi Province, and Xichang, in southwestern Sichuan Province. China launched its manned space program in 1999. (Xinhuanet, China)
Chandler BMX-er aims to improve Jan 25, 2008
Supercross races in Australia (April 12) and Denmark (May 10) and the World Championships in Taiyuan, China, (May 31) are critical in earning the women's discretionary pick. "The start tower is a lot steeper, and the jumps and bigger and farther," than in domestic races, said Mike King, USA Cycling director of BMX programs. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Police chase profiteers following deadly China coal mine blast Jan 23, 2008
TAIYUAN, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Police authorities are still chasing two illegal mine operators -- including an official -- following a deadly explosion that killed 20 people on Sunday in north China's Shanxi Province. Hao Wenji, an official with the environmental protection department in Fenxi County of the resource-rich city of Linfen, and a local villager named Zhou Fuming, were suspected of having sent the 20 workers down an illegal pit, a source with the county's public security bureau said. (Xinhuanet, China)
Sour market looks sweet to China's developers Jan 17, 2008
2 million square meters, spreads from the Guangdong province capital of Guangzhou, to Beijing and to Taiyuan, capital of northern Shanxi province. The public offering will close on January 23, with trading expected on January 31. (Asia Times Online)
2008 sports calendar Jan 4, 2008
30-June 1 Cycling, BMX World championships, Taiyuan, China. 30-June 1 Men's golf, PGA Champions Tour, Principal Charity Classic, West Des Moines, Iowa. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Hour-by-hour forecast Jan 3, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 01/03/08 07:15:48 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 55% Visability: 10 miles (16 km). (Florida Today)
China's busiest coal railway moves record cargo in 2007 Dec 31, 2007
TAIYUAN, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- More than 300 million tons of coal were transported on the Datong-Qinhuangdao Railway in 2007, boosting the capacity of the 653-kilometer heavy-duty railway to anew high, the Taiyuan railway bureau said Monday. This is the third year in a row in which the railway has increased its cargo volume by 50 millions a year, the bureau said. (Xinhuanet, China)
Chinese police dog may teach pandas to fight Dec 22, 2007
Commuters drive in front of a power plant at an industrial area at the outskirts of Taiyuan, in Shanxi province, December 21, 2007. China will use 3 percent less energy to. (AlertNet)
Man responsible for deadly coalmine seized Dec 15, 2007
TAIYUAN, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Local police of north China's Shanxi Province has caught one of the two most wanted men held directly responsible for a coalmine explosion leaving 105 miners dead and 18 others injured. Local police sources said they found and detained Wang Hongliang, legal representative of Ruizhiyuan Coal Mining Co. Ltd, in Taiyuan, capital of Shanxi Province, on Friday, and are continuing the hunt for Wang Donghai, the actual owner. (Xinhuanet, China)
Complete weather forecast Dec 7, 2007
Jackson, MS 39201 Last Updated: 12/07/07 07:45:24 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 74% Barometer: 30. (The Clarion-Ledger)
China mine blast death toll rises to 104 Dec 7, 2007
TAIYUAN, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers found 26 additional bodies in the shaft of the Xinyao Coal Mine on Friday morning, bringing the death toll to 105, following a gas explosion in the mine in Shanxi Province on Wednesday. The explosion happened at 11:15 p.m. Wednesday inside the Xinyao Coal Mine, a village-run coal mining venture in Hongtong County, Linfen. (Xinhuanet, China)
Gas blast at China coal mine, 96 feared dead: Xinhua Dec 6, 2007
There was confusion over the number of workers at the mine in Linfen, 240 miles south of Taiyuan, the provincial capital. The State Administration of Coal Mine Safety reported 40 dead with 13 survivors and 74 unaccounted for. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
BHP/Rio Tinto: Chinese frustrated by inability to impact merger with US-EU style anti-trust legislation Dec 5, 2007
Taiyuan Iron and Steel (Tai Yuan Gang Tie Ji Tuan) can self support 60% of its iron ore demands. Only Baosteel and steel makers in Shandong province are more reliant on importing Australian iron-ore resources, said the regulator. (FT.com -- Markets)
China completes enclosure of land for fourth satellite launch center Nov 18, 2007
Currently, China has three satellite launch centres, at Xichang in south-west Sichuan Province, Jiuquan in north-west Gansu Province, and Taiyuan in northern Shanxi Province. Hainan was selected as China's fourth launch centre mainly for its geographical advantage, being China's closest site to the equator it affords energy saving opportunities. (Xinhuanet, China)
Death in the mines Nov 14, 2007
While Chinese miners toil for a couple hundred dollars a month, mine owners in Taiyuan, the sooty capital of Shanxi province, drive BMWs and invest in real estate in Beijing, the capital. Miners themselves are often complicit in the deadly bargain. (CNN -- World)
China launches remote sensing satellite Nov 12, 2007
The 2,700 kg satellite 'Yaogan III' was launched onboard a Long March-4C carrier rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in north China's Shanxi province, state media reported. The satellite, to be used for scientific research, land resources surveying, crop yield estimate and disaster prevention and relief, entered the preset orbit 21 minutes later, Xinhua news agency said. (Hindu)
* FEATURE: The deadly results of China's fast growing demand for coal Nov 12, 2007
The coal industry is booming worldwide, driven by economic growth in China and India and by a return to coal for electric power generally, including in the US. While Chinese miners toil for a couple hundred dollars a month, mine owners in Taiyuan, the sooty capital of Shanxi Province, drive BMWs and invest in real estate in the capital city of Beijing. Miners themselves are often complicit in the deadly bargain. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
World's growing use of coal carries a cost in human lives Nov 11, 2007
While Chinese miners toil for a couple hundred dollars a month, mine owners in Taiyuan, the sooty capital of Shanxi province, drive BMWs and invest in real estate in the capital city of Beijing. Miners themselves are often complicit in the deadly bargain. (International Herald Tribune)
China Launches Global Warming Initiative Nov 9, 2007
A factory's chimney emits smoke in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China in this March 19, 2007 file photo. China, one of the world's leading producers of greenhouse gases, launched a government fund Friday, Nov. 9, 2007 to channel money from the sale of emission-reduction credits into environmental projects. (ABC News -- Wire)
China's taste for coal comes with costs Nov 6, 2007
These coal minersin Taiyuan,China, finish a day's work on March 22 ... TAIYUAN, China - It takes five to 10 days for the pollution from Chinas coal-fired plants to make its way to the United States, like a slow-moving storm ... And along the way, it contributes to acid rain in Japan and South Korea and health problems everywhere from Taiyuan to the United States. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Manchins trip to China digs up future business Nov 3, 2007
The governor spoke to several news media members Friday morning via telephone from the city of Taiyuan, capital of the province of Shanxi. - advertisement. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
"Female Yao Ming" proves her potential Oct 30, 2007
Wei was born in Taiyuan, provincial city of Shanxi. Her father was 196cm and used to a center of Police team while her mother, 182cm, was once the leading player of Shanxi team. (Xinhuanet, China)
Sino-American regional airlines set up in NW China Oct 28, 2007
The Kunpeng Airlines has three 50-seat CRJ-200 jets, which will open service on more than 10 domestic routes, including Xi'an to Taiyuan, the provincial capital of northern Shanxi, and Xi'an to Nanchang, capital of eastern Jiangxi Province. The new airlines plans to have six jets at the end of this year and 20 ones before the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games next August. (Xinhuanet, China)
China Leisure Sports Administrative Center and World Poker Tour(TM) China Kick off Inaugural Season of WPT China National Traktor(TM) Poker Tour Oct 16, 2007
Taiyuan, Shanxi ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Week 3 Oct. 26, 2007 (Fri. - Oct. 28, 2007(Sun. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Feature: Mao's model farm prospers under market economy but legacy preserved Oct 14, 2007
TAIYUAN, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- The sun is always red; Chairman Mao is the dearest. Thirty years after the Cultural Revolution ended, songs and slogans lauding late Chinese leader Mao Zedong still resound in Dazhai, a village in the backwater of China's northern Shanxi Province and icon of rural development under Mao-era planned economy. (Xinhuanet, China)
* China to build satellite launch site in Wenchang Sep 24, 2007
The other two facilities are in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, and in Xichang, Sichuan Province ... Taiyuan will be responsible for satellites that orbit the sun, while the Xichang operations will be used for urgent or emergency missions, the paper said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
China to add 4th launch site: Wenchang Satellite Launch Center Sep 24, 2007
Besides its three existing launch sites at Jiuquan, Taiyuan, and Xichang, China is adding a fourth site at Hainan Province to keep up with its expanding presence in space ... The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC) is located near the capital of north China s Shanxi Province, within Kelan County. (iTWire)
Foreign companies keen to tap China's coal deposits Sep 24, 2007
TAIYUAN, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Foreign companies that own clean coal technologies and work with their Chinese counterparts to tap China's coal reserves, one of the world's largest, may get good returns as China is seeking to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions and ease its increasing thirst for oil ... Bo made the prediction during the first China (Taiyuan) International Coal and Energy New Industry Expo 2007 last week. (Xinhuanet, China)
China to build new space launch center Sep 23, 2007
The other two are located in Taiyuan, capital of north China's Shanxi Province and Xichang in southwestern Sichuan Province. These launch sites have carried out over 100 space launches, sending over 100 satellites and six manned spacecraft into space. (Xinhuanet, China)
China launches third Sino-Brazilian satellite Sep 22, 2007
The satellite, named "02B", was launched on a Chinese "long march-4B" carrier rocket, which blasted off at 1126, am (0856 IST) from the Taiyuan satellite launch centre in north China's Shanxi province. The satellite separated from the rocket 12 minutes after lift-off, entering its preset sun-synchronous orbit, at a perigee of 738 kilometres and an apogee of 750 kilometres, a news agency reported. (Zee News)
Brazil receives first signals from China-Brazil satellite Sep 21, 2007
The satellite, launched in the early hours of Wednesday from Taiyuan in the Chinese province of Shanxi, sent its first images to the Cuiaba Tracking Station in Brazil's Mato Grosso state. Cbers-2B passed over Brazil on its eighth earth orbit, and will make 14 orbits a day of 100-minutes each, Inpe said, adding that the data showed that the communication and telemetry systems are working correctly. (Xinhuanet, China)
Sasol in talks with Sinopec on coal-to-fuel plans Sep 18, 2007
Sasol and Sinopec were discussing using "indirect technology," Bo told the China International Energy and New Industry Expo in Taiyuan, capital of Shanxi Province, the country's biggest coal-producing area. He gave no further details. (International Herald Tribune -- Business Asia)
Coal-to-oil plant to start production next year Sep 17, 2007
Almost 95 percent of the project is complete, Shenhua Group Corp Vice-President Zhang Yuzhuo said at the ongoing China (Taiyuan) International Coal & Energy New Industry Expo. The Erdos plant's annual output capacity is 1. (Xinhuanet, China)
Chinese coal producer to make liquid fuel in 2008 Sep 17, 2007
TAIYUAN, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- China's largest coal company Shenhua Group will produce China's first barrel of liquid fuel from coal in 2008 using self-owned technology known as direct coal liquefaction. "We have finished 95 percent of the engineering projects at the first production line in Erdos of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The line will start making liquid products next year in trial operation," said Zhang Yuzhuo, who is in charge of Shenhua's coal liquefaction business,... (Xinhuanet, China)
WEATHER: Thunderstorms possible Aug 28, 2007
Weather - 7-day Forecast Summaries. Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 08/28/07 09:30:35 EDT. (Florida Today)
SHOCK: 1,340 Chinese slaves rescued from forced labor... Aug 14, 2007
TAIYUAN -- A total of 1,340 people, 367 of whom are mentally handicapped, have been rescued from forced labor since the notorious brick kiln forced labor scandal came to light in June, a joint investigation group reported on Monday afternoon. During the campaign to crack down on illegal kilns, mines and workshops, 277,000 work units with 12. (The Drudge Report)
World Miss Model final to stage in N China province Jul 30, 2007
TAIYUAN, July 29 (Xinhua) -- The 19th Miss Model of the World international final contest will kick off from Dec. 8 to 12 in Yuncheng city of north China's Shanxi Province, according to sources with the organizing committee. An official of the event's organizing committee said at a press conference Sunday that they hoped Yuncheng city, the legendary city of China's civilization origin, will add glamour to the final contest. (Xinhuanet, China)
