September 10

Happy Teachers' Day

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September 10 is the Teachers' Day of People's Republic of China. In the year 1984, Wang Zishen, former president of Beijing Normal University, suggested to establish a festivial day for the Chinese teachers.

On January 21, 1985, the ninth session of the Sixth NPC Standing Committee formally decided to fix the September 10 of every year as the Teacher's Day of the country.

The year 2004 is the 20th Chinese Teachers' Day and a classical concert will mark the Teachers' Day on September 10.

Renowned Chinese musicians and music teachers will perform at the concert sponsored by the China International Culture Exchange Centre.

Called the "Heart of Silk and Bamboo," the event will be staged at the Grand Theatre of the Palace for Nationalities.

Most of the performers are teachers from the two established music schools in Beijing, the Central Conservatory of Music and China Conservatory of Music.

Guqin (seven-stringed zither) player Li Xiangting, pipa (four-stringed pear-shaped lute) player Wang Fandi and guanzi (cylindrical double-reed wind instrument) player Hu Zhihou are three masters of traditional Chinese music who will show off their talent in the concert.

Erhu (two-stringed bowed instrument) player Song Fei, guzheng (Chinese zither with a bigger body and more strings than guqin) player Zhou Wang and yangqin (dulcimer) player Li Lingling are some of the most prestigious young musicians of Chinese instruments, and will also perform.

The concert will includerepertoiresof Chinese instrumental music as guqin work "Flowing Water" (Liu Shui), pipa work "Great Waves Washing the Sand" (Dalang Taosha), erhu work "Moon Reflected by the Erquan Spring" (Erquan Yingyue) and guanzi work "Three Verses on the Yangguan Pass" (Yangguan Sandie).

Meant as a meaningful celebration of the Teachers' Day, "Heart for the Silk and Bamboo" will also provide a good opportunity to hear some of the most endearing Chinese music.

Smith and Greene both present BBC TV shows

Miss Greene broke both her legs and an arm when the helicopter her partner was pilotingsmashedinto trees close to where he was attempting to land.

Mr Smith - who bought the two-seater craft after learning to fly in February - suffered a broken back and ankle.

Both have been taken to a local hospital and are said to be in a satisfactory condition.

It is not yet known what caused the accident, but witnesses said it sounded as if the helicopter had experienced a sudden loss of power before it hit the trees.

Maggie McMillan - whose husband helped pull the couple from the wreckage - said the accident happened very quickly.

"We were watching it arrive - the plane circled and the next moment it fell and we heard a crash.

"My husband and Mr Bock helped to take Sarah and Mike from the actual aircraft - but they were conscious," she said.

The two BBC presenters had been on their way to visit friends near Cheltenham.

The Civil Aviation Authority has launched an investigation.

repertoire: a list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed and is prepared to perform（節目；保留劇目）

smash: to break in pieces by violence（粉碎；打碎）