China Post issued a set of commemorative stamps to mark the 40th Anniversary of China's Reform and Opening-up on December 18. The set consists of two stamps and a stamp sheetlet, with a total face value of 8.40 yuan.
So far Zhongshan has built 504 municipal-level reading rooms for workers, 10 provincial-level ones, and 40 national demonstration workers' reading rooms.
"Salty Water Songs" is a combination of Chinese and western music by orchestrating vocal solo, children's solo, mixed chorus and children's chorus with symphony and folk music.
Chinese runner Ba Xianwei won the men's full marathon with a time of 2 hours 31 minutes and 50 seconds. In the women's full marathon, Chinese runner Li Hongying claimed the first place with a time of 3 hours 10 minutes and 28 seconds.