Monday 31 December 2012 Vol.002 No.016 http://www.xuhuibao.com /Tel: 6487-2222 ext 1582/Fax: 6487-3826/E-mail: [email protected]/Address: Rm 1004, 336 Caoxi Road N. Shanghai Xuhui Latest Strike the bell At midnight on December 31, the old Longhua Temple will reverberate 108 times with strains of the bell with the first ring at 11:32pm and the last one at 12:00pm. People will strike the Longhua Bell (cast in 894 A.D.) after 12:00 to see off the old and greet the new praying for blessings. Ling Hua Qing Yin — the pray- ing song played by traditional Chinese musical instruments will be performed before the ringing ceremony and cal- ligraphic works by eminent monks will be on exhibition. UNDP Associate Administrator paid visit to Xuhui A design sketch of Oriental DreamWorks, a joint venture set up by DreamWorks Animation and Chinese partners. New City Mayor The 14th Shanghai Munici- pal People’s Congress will Lei Ming Base to learn about youth volunteer Shanghai dialect class for teen- in Shanghai will assist in their be held from January 27 to service development in Shanghai. agers, and painting therapy for progress. Meanwhile she would UNDP (United Nations Devel- February 2, 2013. The con- Projects served in Xuhui District autistic children. She spoke highly like to seek opportunities to spread gress would be electing the opment Programme) Associate were introduced to Ms. Gryspan, of the projects and she hopes that the success of volunteer operations Director and Deputy Director Administrator Rebeca Grynspan including “Old Children” — using the UNDP’s support and coopera- here to other communities and re- of the Standing Committee of visited the Youth Volunteer Service technology to assist the elders, tion with the youth organizations gions of the world. Shanghai People’s Congress, Mayor and Deputy Mayor, Chief Justice of Shanghai Su- preme Court and Procurator General of Shanghai People’s Procuratorate. The Royal City delegation arrives Chinese Talent Show Black swan Xujiahui Park recently has Guan Xin the Former Residence of Soong Ching Ling, three new “masters” — natu- Wukang Road Tourist Information Center and rally hatched black swans. The city government delegation from New Shanghai Nanyang Model High School. Under the careful nurture Westminster, the Royal City, paid a two-day At the reception, Deputy District Mayor Xie of the staff, the three chicks visit to Xuhui District at the end of November began entering water, attract- Jiangang briefed the delegation on Xuhui’s to strengthen friendships and seek cooperation. ing many people. economic, social and cultural development, as Located at the centre of Metro Vancouver well as its efforts for industrial transformation on the banks of the Fraser River, New West- and innovation. When meeting Deputy District New Year Run minster is a vibrant transportation hub. It Mayor Bao Bingzhang both parties found inter- was officially named “New Westminster” by Happy New Year and Run ests and history in common — especially with New Year! At 8:00am on Jan- Queen Victoria herself, which gave New West- Norman Bethune, who saved thousands of lives minster the honor of referring to their home as uary 1, 2013, a long-distance through medical innovation, but lost his own race will begin in Binjiang the “Royal City”. Organized by the Shanghai Foreign Affairs Office during the Anti-Japanese War. (on the west bank of Huangpu Led by Mayor Wayne Wright, the group met On the visit Mr. Wright was mostly im- and ICS, the Chinese Talent Show, a new competi- River) to greet the New Year. with local officials and then visited T’ou-Sè- pressed by T’ou-Sè-Wè Museum for its smart tion for expats living in Shanghai to show off their talents was held in December. Competitors from Wè Museum, Xujiahui Community Culture design combining exhibition with technology. Xuhui District amazed the audience with dancing, Center, Shanghai Museum of Arts and Crafts, The delegation expressed their thanks to the singing and musical drama. Competitor Mohamed local officials for their hospitality and thought- Coulibaly, a Chinese African boy, won first place http://weibo.com ful organization and they look forward to many and Chinese American Matthew Beeman from Aiju opportunities for future cooperation in differ- Primary School was the runner-up. The group per- ent fields. formance, Zodiac Show, by the pupils from Aiju http://t.qq.com also made into the finals. Said Director Li of the International Department of Aiju, “We are proud The delegation paid a visit to T’ou- of all the kids that they have done an excellent job http://t.eastday.com Sè-Wè Museum and posed in front to rehearse these amazing shows and if there is a second one we are in. Students learn to be brave and of the traditional Chinese archway. confident through competitions, which give all of http://t.xinmin.cn us precious experience and growth.”.