Heroes

China astronauts return as heroes after historic spacewalk.

"Walking in the space" - Chinese Space Progrom

這是中國在5年內第3次發射載人太空船，並將首次派遣太空人出艙，實現「太空漫步」。如果成功，中國將成為繼俄羅斯和美國後，第3個實現「太空漫步」的國家。

The Chinese Moon Festival

The Chinese Moon Festival is on the 15th of the 8th lunar month. It's also known as the Mid-autumn Festival. Chinese culture is deeply imbedded in traditional festivals. Just like Christmas and Thanksgiving in the West, the Moon Festival is one of the most important traditional events for the Chinese. The Moon Festival is also an occasion for family reunions.

Hurricane Ike

The largest search and rescue operation in Texas history kicked into gear hours after Ike slammed into the US Gulf Coast as a category two hurricane, packing a devastating ocean surge, knocking out power to millions and flooding coastal areas.
Ike had weakened to a tropical storm by midday, but continued to ravage eastern Texas with heavy rains and winds of 95 km/h and was forecast to churn northward into Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri.

The Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋節)

09/14/08 will be the Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋節, zhōng qiū jié), also known as the Moon Festival, is one of the two most important holidays in the Chinese calendar (the other being the Chinese Lunar New Year).

Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games

Paralympic Games opened in Beijing with a burst of fireworks on 09/06/08.