History is systematically collected information about the past. When used as the name of a field of study, history refers to the study and interpretation of the record of humans, families, and societies. Knowledge of history is often said to encompass both knowledge of past events and historical thinking skills.

Traditionally, the study of history has been considered a part of the humanities. However, in modern academia, history is increasingly classified as a social science, especially when chronology is the focus.

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China kicks out member of top legislature
China's top legislature voted on Friday to remove a deputy from the National People's Congress (NPC). Song Dexi, former director of Urumqi Railway Bureau, was kicked out of the legislature because he was suspected of committing serious crimes, the fourth session of the 11th NPC Standing Committee revealed on Friday as it closed. Song's removal was proposed by the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, northwest China on July 31. ...
China adopts recycling law
China's top legislature passed a law to promote circular economy on Friday at the closing of the fourth session of the 11th Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC). The draft law was ratified after its third reading, and President Hu Jintao signed it into law. It will come into force on January 1, 2009. The intention of the law is to boost sustainable development through energy saving and reduction of pollutant discharges. &$&$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ...
China moves to draft 12-year guideline for education reform
The Chinese government has started to draw up a 12-year plan on education reform and development, stressing its role in promoting economic development and technology innovation. A report on the plan's blueprint, raised by the Ministry of Education, was approved at a meeting of the National Science and Technology Education Leading Group of the State Council on Friday. "It is necessary to make a medium and long-term plan for education reform and development in accordance with the n ...
China ratifies Seventh Additional Protocol to Constitution of Universal Postal Union
The Seventh Additional Protocol to the Constitution of the Universal Postal Union (CUPU) was approved by China's top legislature on Friday. The contents of the seventh additional protocol, which was done in Bucharest, Romania, on Oct. 5, 2004, and effective on Jan. 1, 2006, included articles concerning the missions of the union and definitions of some terms and some literal revisions to the CUPU. The seventh additional protocol, the seventh revision to the CUPU, is in accordance ...
China Power Investment Corp. to invest 2.8 bln yuan in wind power plant
China Power Investment Corporation, one of the country's five power giants, said here on Friday it was investing 2.8 billion yuan (410 million U.S. dollars) in building a wind power plant, the largest of its kind in the northeastern Liaoning Province. Upon completion, the plant will have an installed capacity of 300,000 kw, generating more than 700 million kwh of power annually, according to a statement by the wind power developer. The planned Tuoshan Wind Power Plant started fir ...
China int'l theater festival to celebrate the Bard
China's National Theater Company (CNTC) will mark the 444th birthday of Shakespeare in October with a festival celebrating the works of the famed British Bard. Starting on Oct. 10, "Ming," a Chinese version of "King Lear," is scheduled to raise the curtain at the festival at the National Center for Performing Arts, said Luo Dajun, the CNTC assistant president, who is also in charge of the gala. The play depicts a story in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) with a plot parallel to the S ...

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