Word: provinciale
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Although Koreans call their country Choson, or Land of the Morning Calm, its history has been anything but. Subject to sporadic invasions by Chinese, Japanese and Mongols. Korea has long suffered the imposition of foreign political, religious and aesthetic traditions. Understandably, its art was long considered provincial and derivative. Spurred...
In some provinces, especially where the government's political operatives have been tortured and killed by rebellious villagers, MiGs have been sent in on retaliatory bombing raids. But after dark, the mujahidin rule the rebel areas. "Our men bring their guns down from the mountains after the sun sets...
In Hubei (Hupeh) province, the local radio station declared that April 5 to May 4 was "Uphold Public Morals Month." Citizens were directed to observe law and order, behave politely and "cherish public property." In Sichuan (Szechwan), the authorities denounced "muddled ideas and unhealthy trends" among "some young people." In...
The new policy was first signaled by Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping (Teng Hsiao-p'ing) in a speech to party officials last month. Among other things, Deng denounced Chinese who indulged in Western-style dancing or who "sold state secrets" to foreigners. As if on cue, city and provincial...
About this the girls are quite unconcerned. The trip represents a day away from the stultifying routine that has turned them into twittering caged birds. Even as they leave for their picnic, they are instructed not to remove their white gloves until they have safely passed through a neighboring town...