Ming
Buddha
9 October 2006,
Monday
A
gold-platting Buddha statue created
during the reign of Emperor
Yongle of Ming Dynasty
(1402 – 1424) has returned to China. A
Xiamen company won the auction held in
Hong Kong for 116 million HK$, which is
the highest price ever paid for a Chinese
article.
It
is one of two biggest Buddhist statues
from that period known for their
exquisite craftsmanship.
The
winner says it plans to build a temple to
house the statue.
7000-Year
Old Articles Unearthed
Free
Education
for Students in West Region
From
2006, primary and high school students in
China’s poor
western region no longer need to pay
their school
fees. Instead,
students from families with financial
difficulties will receive 300 yuans of
allowance each year. Many children
previously forced to quit school have
returned to the classroom.
The
things are improving for the tertiary
students too. According to the new
policy, once they have served as a
hands-on worker in a poor western region
for a minimum three years, they’ll be
no longer required to pay back the high
education loans.
A
spokesman for China’s Education
Ministry said recently that the goal of
the Chinese education is to offer an
equal opportunity in education for all
children, those in urban areas and in
countryside, and those from affluent
families and of poor background.
It
is a 180 degree u turn of China’s
education policy. Last year a response by
the same spokesman to the question
regarding sky rock high school fees
caused a great public fury. He was
reportedly said that education is a
business and that if you don’t have
much money you shouldn’t think of going
to a good school.
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