A few days ago, he was just Colonel(上校)Yang; few people knew his name or recognized his face．But last Thursday, when he came back to the earth after a 21-hour trip to space, Yang Liwei’s smile was seen across the world above the magic words：“China’s first spaceman”．

　　The 38-year-old astronaut was sent into space at 9 a.m．last Wednesday by China’s Shenzhou V spacecraft, which orbited the earth 14 times．He landed safely at 6∶23 a.m．the next day, making China the third country to successfully send a person into space, after the former Soviet Union and the US．

　　Yang was satisfied with his job．“I have seen many landing scenes before on video, and I think ours was one of the most successful,”he said on a special plane to Beijing after landing．

　　Born into an ordinary family in Liaoning Province, he became a pilot in the Chinese Air Force in 1987, spending 1,350 hours in the air．He joined the Chinese space programme 11 years later．

　　While in space, Yang recorded everything he saw as well as showing China’s national flag and the United Nation’s flag to the people watching on TV at home．He also ate a meal of diced chicken and fried rice, before taking a 3-hour nap．The whole project went according to plan, but space exploration is not as easy as it seems．Anyone who saw the destruction of the US space shuttle Columbia in February this year will know that Yang took a great risk．

　　He experienced extremely high temperatures, while the gravitational forces(重力)on takeoff and landing were strong enough to force tears from his eyes．He has spent five years training to become a spaceman．“I eat all of my meals at the space programme’s dining room and have never been able to take my son to kindergarten,”he said．“I’ve never met his teachers.”But becoming China’s first spaceman has made all the effort worthwhile．

　　“When I boarded the spacecraft for the first time, I couldn’t help feeling excited”, he said．“I decided that I had to fly it．”

　　To Chinese people, Yang is now a hero．One visitor to a Xinhua News Agency Online Forum(新华社网上论坛)said：“Yang’s trip is a giant leap forward for China.”Officials say the next Shenzhou will be launched by 2005．China also plans to develop space walking and a space lab．

　　(From 21^st Century, China Daily)

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　　If the world were a village of 1000 people, it would include：

　　●584 Asians

　　●124 Africans

　　●95 Eastern and Western Europeans

　　●84 Latin Americans

　　●55 former Soviets(including Lithuanians, Latvians, Estonians, and other national groups)

　　●52 North Americans

　　●6 Australians and New Zealanders

　　The people of the village would speak：

　　●165 Mandarin

　　●86 English

　　●83 Hindu/Urdu

　　●64 Spanish

　　●58 Russian

　　●37 Arabic

　　The above list covers the mother tongues of only half the village．

　　One-third of the people in the village are children, and only 60 are over the age of 65．Just under half of the married women in the village have access to modern equipments．

　　This year 28 babies will be born．Ten people will die, 3 of them for lack of food, one from cancer．Two of the deaths will be of babies born within the year．With the 28 births and 10 deaths, the population of the village next year will be 1018．

　　In this village of 1000 persons, 200 people receive 75 percent of the income; another 200 receive only 2 percent of the income．

　　About one-third have access to clean, safe drinking water．

　　Of the 670 adults in the village, half can not read nor write．

　　The village has a total yearly budget(预算), public and private, of over ＄3 million－＄3000 per person if it is distributed evenly．Of the total ＄3 million：

　　＄181 000 goes to weapons and warfare

　　＄159 000 to education

　　＄132 000 to health care

　　These weapons are under the control of just 100 of the people．The other 900 are watching them with deep anxiety, wondering whether they can learn to get along together．

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　　If the world were a village of 1000 people it would include:

　　·584 Asians

　　·124 Africans

　　·95 Eastern and Western Europeans

　　·84 Latin Americans

　　·55 former Soviets(including Lithuanians,Latvians,Estonians,and other national groups)

　　·52 North Americans

　　·6 Australians and New Zealanders

　　The people of the village would speak:

　　·165 Mandarin

　　·86 English

　　·83 Hindu/Urdu

　　·64 Spanish

　　·58 Russian

　　·37 Arabic

　　The above list covers the mother tongues of only half the village．

　　One-third of the people in the village are children,and only 60 are over the age of 65．Just under half of the married women in the village have access to modern equipments．

　　This year 28 babies will be born．Ten people will die,3 of them for lack of food,lfrom cancer．Two of the deaths will be of babies born within the year．With the 28 births and 10 deaths,the population of the village next year will be 1018．

　　In this village of 1000 persons,200 people receive 75 percent of the income;another 200 receive only 2 percent of the income．

　　About one-third have access to clean,safe drinking water．

　　Of the 670 adults in the village,half can not read nor write．

　　The village has a total yearly budget（预算）,public and private,of over $ 3 million— $ 3000 per person if it is distributed evenly．Of the total $ 3 million:

　　$ 181000 goes to weapons and warfare

　　$ 159000 to education

　　$ 132000 to health care

　　These weapons are under the control of just 100 of the people．The other 900 are watching them with deep anxiety,wondering whether they can learn to get along together．

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　　With a healthy image, handsome face and Japan's coolest haircut, Takeshi Kaneshiro(金城武)is one of Asia's most attractive stars．

　　When “Turn Left Turn Right”(《向左走向右走》)opens in Chinese cinemas next month, there's no doubt the 29-year-old boy will get even more attention．

　　Takeshi stars as John, a lonely violin player who falls in love with a translator called Eve, played by Gigi Leung(梁咏琪)．

　　Many of Takeshi's fans like to copy his haircut, clothes and even his smile．But they will find it hard to copy the way he plays the violin in the movie．He impressed his director To Keifung(杜琪峰)by learning to play the violin in a few weeks．

　　This attitude to hard work is one of the reasons why Takeshi is such a good role model for young people．Like many young people, he values friendship more than anything else．“My best friends are my former schoolmates,” he once said, “We became close when we were at school and will be friends forever．”

　　Besides his good looks and hairstyle, he is well known for his healthy image．He started his acting career at the young age of 15 but, unlike other pop stars, he has rarely behaved badly．He stays away from drugs, alcohol and cigarettes．Violence, rude words and dirty jokes seldom appear in his movies．

　　“I hated foreign language classes when I was in school, but now I find speaking several languages helps me a lot in my career,” he said．For someone who only took up acting, Takeshi has come far．No doubt his star will rise even higher．

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