Book published in Britain celebrates twinning of Shanghai,Liverpool

Xinhua News Agency;  June 22, 2005 ;     379 words ......Liverpool LONDON, June 22 (Xinhua) -- A book titled The Friendship Arch was published this month in Britain to celebrate the twinning...be European Capital of Culture in 2008. In addition, The Friendship Arch offers a vivid account of the fascinating story of the building...

Cities united in dreams of greatness; twin cities The miles vanish when a...

Daily Post (Liverpool, England);  June 7, 2008 ;     787 words ......symbolised by the Imperial Arch (also called the Chinese or Friendship Arch) at the entrance to Liverpool's Chinatown. It is the largest...Cheng (China Town). Its story was told in Lew's book, The Friendship Arch, published in 2005 and illustrated by Guy Woodland, the...

Clarke Drapes Mourning Cloth On Chinatown Arch

The Washington Post;  July 30, 1989 ;     128 words ...D.C. Council Chairman David A. Clarke yesterday climbed a ladder to the pillars of Chinatown's Friendship Arch and wrapped black mourning cloths on the landmark to commemorate the deaths of student protesters in Beijing in June. Clarke, who...

MoCo's Chinatown

The Washington Post;  April 9, 2006 ;   Roadtrip;   493 words ......Chinese food, lots of shopping and time for tea. How Far: About 20 miles from downtown Washington. You won't find an ornate Friendship Arch over Rockville, but Asian immigrants know that this is the Washington region's real Chinatown. In downtown Washington, businesses...

Welcome to Chinatoon; Ethnic design is just a facade.(ARTS &...

The Washington Times;  August 13, 2005 ;     787 words ......Street and Massachusetts Avenue and 5th and 8th streets NW, into a boomtown of commercial development. Looming above the Friendship Arch, the colorful, Chinese gateway over H Street is the biggest newcomer to the neighborhood, Gallery Place. The mega-complex...

The Best of the Bunch

The Washington Post;  October 22, 2003 ;     634 words ...Washington's Chinatown neighborhood has a colorful, iconic "Friendship Arch" as well as restaurants and Chinese- owned food stores that have a share of fans. Chinatown hosts a notable New Year parade. But...

Chinatown Leaders Denounce Ballpark

AP Online;  June 7, 2000 ;   JENNIFER BROWN, Associated Press Writer;   492 words ......are then expected to block streets as they march through the city's Chinatown section, under the neighborhood's Chinese Friendship Arch and about five blocks to City Hall. ``We've called a general strike for Thursday to get the word out about our firm opposition...

Philly Chinese Leaders Rip Ballpark

AP Online;  June 7, 2000 ;   JENNIFER BROWN, Associated Press Writer;   492 words ......are then expected to block streets as they march through the city's Chinatown section, under the neighborhood's Chinese Friendship Arch and about five blocks to City Hall. ``We've called a general strike for Thursday to get the word out about our firm opposition...

Chinatown Opens Door to Future; Carved Entrance Columns Signify New Hopes...

The Washington Post;  February 16, 1991 ;   Linda Wheeler;   467 words ......massive office buildings on the fringe of Chinatown. Architect Alfred Liu, who designed the columns as well as the ornate friendship arch two blocks away, pointed proudly to the architectural details of Techworld Plaza and 650 Massachusetts Avenue. The columns...

COMMENTARY: Hoyas will still be dancing in March despite recent woes

University Wire;  January 3, 2007 ;   Phil Perry;   603 words ......with out-of-conference opponents. John Thompson III's boys were up 30 points and still unconsciously bombing away from the Friendship Arch in Chinatown, draining shots more often than not. This is what they're supposed to do though, isn't it? Wasn't this team...

Owner With a Golden Touch

The Washington Post;  December 24, 1998 ;   John E. Yang;   787 words ......nearly a quarter-century, the restaurant now sits between emblems of the neighborhood's past and future. To the north, the Friendship Arch, bejeweled with a dragon and phoenix, stands astride H Street, recalling the Chinese immigrants who dominated the area since...

Feature: Liverpool remembers Chinese sailors serving Britain in two world...

Xinhua News Agency;  January 23, 2006 ;     787 words ......Chinese sailors, making the China Town in Liverpool Europe's oldest. During the Second World War, according to the book "Friendship Arch A celebration of Liverpool and Shanghai", compiled by Cities 500 International Publishers, Liverpool became the headquarters...

SCULPTURE CHOSEN FOR STAY IN INDY

Evansville Courier & Press;  April 20, 2003 ;   Roger McBain;   437 words ......Kraft and Ed Francis of Lafayette; "Sky Waltz" by John Mishler of Goshen; "Ready to Run" by Lynn Olsen of Valparaiso; and "Friendship Arch" by Stephen Woolridge of Sheridan. Fitzgerald is a University of Southern Indiana graduate with a master of fine arts degree...

WEEKEND'S BEST

The Washington Post;  February 7, 1997 ;   Larry Fox;   787 words ......celebrating the Year of the Ox, starts at Fifth and H streets NW (Metro: Judiciary Square), moving west on H Street to the Friendship Arch at Seventh and H streets NW. At noon, before the parade, three costumed parade "lions," musicians and kung fu experts will...

Hillary, Giuliani lead survey.(METROPOLITAN)(THAT'S POLITICS)

The Washington Times;  September 24, 2007 ;     787 words ......C. mayor, Mr. Barry signed a sister-city agreement between the District and Beijing, which led to the construction of a friendship arch in Chinatown. Nantong, where Mr. Barry delivered his speech, is considered the birthplace of modern Chinese industry...