Notice of soliciting articles on 30th anniversary of China's reform and opening up

The Communist Party of China made a major policy decision on reform and opening-up at the Third Plenum of its 11 CPC Central Committee held in late 1978 and opened a new historical period for China's reform and opening-up. In the last three decades, earth-shaking changes have taken place in China, and many foreign friends have also personally witnessed this epoch through their direct or indirect contact or engagement with the country.

To this end, People's Daily Online sponsors the solicitation of articles . You are invited to share your stories about China, and your contributions can be a photo, an episode of affection or comradeship, a story, a personal trip or even a souvenir, so as to share with us things about the country's changes and development.

I. Sponsor:
People's Daily Online English/Russian/Japanese/Spanish, Arabic channels

II. Participating objects:
Readers, both Chinese and aliens who are interested in China's reform and opening-up

III. The duration for contributions:
Deadline: 31 December 2008

IV. Points for attention:

1. Topics: Human interest story; written thought or reflections, blessings or wishes; and figure photos.

2. Genre and writing requirements:

Your article should be written in English, Russia, Japanese, French, Spanish and Arabic languages with no special limits to set on the genre and the number of words; photos, stories, written reflections, blessings or wishes, poems or any other things relating to China will all do. The timing for the theme of your works should be confined to the past three decades of reform and opening-up from 1978 to 2008.

3. Please send stories to english@peopledaily.com.cn

IV. Excellent stories will be published at the websites in corresponding languages of People's Daily Online.