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Comprar Nike Air Max 1 Negras , May 26 (Xinhua) -- After nearly 25 years of collecting and now owning nearly 100,000 antique ceramic items, a 48-year-old man of Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City has been dubbed a " ceramic king," local online newspaper Vietnamnet reported on Tuesday.
Dinh Cong Tuong began collecting antique ceramic at the age of 24 after his aunt gave him an ancient bowl and plate as gifts. After two decades, he now has over 100,000 ceramic items of all kinds, mostly antiques with some unique ones.
His collection includes ancient pottery items of Vietnam
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In 2011, the Guinness Book Center of Vietnam branded Tuong as the owner of the largest collection of ceramic antiques in Vietnam, with more than 80,000 items. He was also recognized as the owner of the largest collection of ancient vases in Vietnam.
BEIJING, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- China has published a book on preventing and treating common diseases in Africa
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"Prevention and Treatment of Common Diseases in Africa" was co-published by Zhejiang Science and Technology Press and Gabon's NTSAME publishing house, under the instruction of China's State Council Information Office.
Co-authored by experts of the World Health Organization and Chinese medical staff in Gabon, it covers Ebola, malaria, AIDS and typhoid in simple language.
The State Council Information Office is distributing the books to African countries for free.
SHANGHAI, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- On Sunday, a second Chinese author received the prestigious Hugo Award for science fiction
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Hao Jingfang, author of "Folding Beijing," won the award at the 74th World Science Fiction Convention in the United States following Liu Cixin's 2015 Best Novel award for "The Three-Body Problem," the first part of a trilogy.
Established in 1953, the Hugo Awards acknowledge the best works of science fiction or fantasy and, along with the Nebula Awards, are seen as the top prizes in the genre. They are named after Hugo Gernsback
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News was received with great delight at the ongoing Shanghai Book Fair.
UNFOLDING OPPORTUNITIES
"Folding Beijing" tells of a father's struggle to send his daughter to school in the Beijing of the future, alluding to the difficulties that some Chinese parents face today to ensure their children receive a quality education. Hao herself graduated in physics from Tsinghua University in 2006.
"Chinese sci-fi is embracing unprecedented opportunities today," said Liu Cixin at the Shanghai fair. Liu believes China is witnessing the beginning of sci-fi "industrialization" and the environment for sci-fi writers has greatly improved from previous decades.
"Death's End," the third part of Liu's trilogy is to be released in the United States Sept. 20. The English translation of the entire trilogy made its debut at the Shanghai Book Fair on Sunday. "The Three-Body Problem" has already been adapted for both stage and the big screen.
"Following the success of 'The Three-Body Problem,' we noticed an increase in Chinese material in sci-fi all round the world," said Yao Haijun
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CHINA: THE FINAL FRONTIER?
"The Three-Body Problem" has sold more than 160,000 copies since it was published in November 2014, and has been reviewed in the "New York Times" and "Wall Street Journal."
As to why the work has been so widely welcomed in the West, Yao Haijun believes the excellence of the translation is a major factor. "It has also set up a link between China and the West, through which foreign readers can attempt to hypothesize about the future of the country
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His view is shared by Liu himself. "Science fiction is becoming a key to the world's understanding of China," he said.
In China, demand for sci-fi is on the rise. Audiences have become interested in sci-fi movies, and many high-profile figures from beyond the literary world -- Li Yanhong, head of Internet giant Baidu, and Lei Jun, co-founder of smart phone maker Xiaomi -- have heaped praise on Liu's work.
Despite these accolades and a certain amount of financial success
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Liu recalls attending a writers' conference in the United States. "Before stepping in the room, I thought it was a round table meeting with twenty plus people," he said. When the door opened, Liu was shocked to see thousands of participants.
In contrast, Chinese sci-fi fans struggle to name even 30 domestic sci-fi writers, among whom less than 10 are making a living from their craft. "We need to create an environment which allows more writers to develop their talent and the genre to prosper," Liu said.
THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME
To increase the number of sci-fi writers in China
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"How to attract the young generation is the biggest challenge for sci-fi," said British sci-fi writer Ian McDonald at the Shanghai Book Fair.
Liu echoed his views, suggesting that it will be increasingly difficult for sci-fi writers to write satisfying works in an era when people have instant access to the latest developments in technology, such as the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope, or "FAST", dark-matter detection sa.