More than a hundred poor kids receiving special “Children’s Day” present

　　百余穷苦孩子昨收特殊"六一"儿童节礼物 

　　More than a hundred orphans and poor kids from single-parent families, etc., celebrated the Children’s Day at Guangzhou No. 1 Worker’s Palace. The kids joined different work groups, learning to bake bread, arrange flowers, assembling computers, as well as being projectionists. “This is her last Children’s Day,” said Mr. Zhi, father of a participant, “so I want her to excel in one handicraft, so that she can earn her own bread.” The organizers of the event want the kids to establish self-confidence and self-reliance through the activity. The kids are between 3 and 14 years old.

　　30% of local fat kids have high blood pressure, lipid and sugar 

　　打倒"唯肉主义" 广州肥胖少年三成"三高" 

　　High blood pressure, lipid and sugar, which used to bother only the elderly, are now new annoyance to the city’s youngsters. According to a survey by Guangzhou Children’s Hospital, about 30% of the local kids between the age of 7-14 are suffering from the diseases. “Fatness is the culprit behind the phenomenon,” said Liu Li, director of the incretion department of Guangzhou Children’s Hospital. Eating too much food with high heat content, such as hamburgers, chocolates, cheese cakes and grill and seldom doing outdoor sports and exercises could most probably be the main reasons for the rising amount of fat kids in the city.

　　City stops the sales of cigarettes during World No-smoking Day

　　5月31日广州全市停售香烟 

　　Nearly ten thousand locals celebrated World No-smoking Day by climbing the Baiyun Mountain last Sunday, May 28. The sales of cigarettes stopped for a whole day on May 31, World No-smoking Day, to remind the citizens the harm of smoking to their health. China has about 350 million smokers, of which 50 are youngsters. The number of young smokers has been on the rise in the recent years.

　　City’s per capita hospitalization fee rising to 10,749 yuan

　　过度医疗造成广州人均住院费上升630元 

　　The per capita hospitalization fee in Guangzhou has risen to 10,749 yuan, an increase of 128, and 630 yuan than the same figure last year and the year before. On the one hand, the increase is a result of excessive medical treatment, such as too much physical checks and excessive use of medical consumables. On the other hand, the patients usually prefer to throng in the big hospitals and choose expert service, which also helped raising the cost of medical treatment.   　　

　　Guangzhou to Establish Herbal Tea Testing Center

　　广州要建凉茶质量检测中心

　　2006-05-30 10:13  Source：Information Times May 28

　　Local herbal tea companies will adopt uniform methods of growing Chinese medical herbs, the raw materials used to make herbal teas, according to a ceremony titled "Herbal Tea Recognized as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage". And, Guangzhou will establish an herbal tea testing enter, which is expected to be completed in January, 2007. There are 21 herbal tea companies, 18 brands and 54 secret recipes recognized as backbone brands and secret recipes. The recognition of herbal tea as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage by the State Council is a big step forward for herbal tea culture protection and a small step forward for Chinese medical culture.

　　The Guangdong Provincial Leader's Group for Food Culture Heritage Recognition will recognize herbal tea companies through a system of public voting. From now on, except for the 21 recognized herbal tea companies, including Denglao, Wanglaiji, and Xiangxue, companies with a history of less than 80 years that lack historical and culturally significant recipes, or that produce herbal tea that fails to conform to the procedures may be declared illegal. Relevant compulsory national criteria are also expected to be issued this year.

　　According to Zhang Junxiu, Chairman of the Guangdong Food Profession Union, depressed areas in Guangdong Province will establish uniform herbal tea raw material industrial parks. In eight months time, the 21 companies will invest RMB 10 million to build the Monomer Southern Herbal Tea Testing Center, aimed at protecting the genetic quality of herbal tea materials.

　　Yesterday, the principal of Denglao Herbal Tea Company said that since its launch on the market in 2003, Denglao herbal tea had been taking responsibility for developing a Chinese medical philosophy.

　　(translated by Guangzhou Association of Foreign Affairs Translators)