Sentence examples for qiang from inspiring English sources

Between the 10th and 12th centuries, the Chinese developed the huo qiang ("fire lance"), a short-range proto-gun that channeled the explosive power of gunpowder through a cylinder initially, a bamboo tube.

IN JULY Zhou Qiang, the president of China's Supreme People's Court, visited Yan'an, the spiritual home of the Communist Party in rural Shaanxi province, to lead local court officials there in an old communist ritual: self-criticism.

Despite the relatively slow connection provided by Uganda's 2G mobile networks, demand for the service proved to be stronger than expected, and revenues were double the level required to make the service self-sustaining.Christine Zhen-Wei Qiang of the World Bank notes that internet-kiosk operators in India are charging small fees for access to government services online.

Other buildings are topped with flat roof terraces, a white concrete triangle in each corner, echoing the white stones that adorn traditional Qiang architecture.

VISITORS TO SICHUAN'S atmospheric mountains, home to both Tibetan and Qiang minorities, used to skip Yingxiu village on their way to more scenic spots higher up.

China Digital Times, a blog run by a dissident exile, Xiao Qiang, from the University of California, Berkeley, regularly publishes transcriptions of propaganda directives under the heading "Ministry of Truth".For the most part, though, these workers accept the system, and not just because of Communist Party indoctrination and discipline.

It is a schematic but powerful symbol of a woman struggling to be heard in the male-dominated society of Ms Neshat's Iran, and the music is enthralling.No less expressive in its silence is an extraordinary collection of some 100 life-sized statues gathered by Cai Guo-Qiang, a Chinese artist.

So far, he has worked with more than 160 artists including Cornelia Parker, Joseph Kosuth and Cai Guo-Qiang from Britain, America and China respectively".Artists love new toys to work with," Mr Berengo says.

Now named "Farmer Du Wenda's Flying Saucer", the farmer's stubborn attempt to jump from feudal culture to outer space is seen by the artists as a symbol of China's leap into modernity".What makes the UFO project different", explains Cai Guo-Qiang, the curator of the Chinese pavilion, is a desire to enter into dialogue with the rest of the world, rather than remain isolated.

"Falling Back to Earth", by Cai Guo-Qiang, a New York-based Chinese artist, is one of the most daring exhibitions ever staged in Australia.

2012 Cai Guo-Qiang (China) Cecco Bonanotte (Italy) Henning Larsen (Den).