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Prescription or Subscription? An English teacher corrected a student who said he had gotten a "prescription" for Common Talk at the post office. "You should say 'subscription,' the teacher said. But I think 'prescription' was okay too, because a weekly dose of Common Talk is just what the doctor ordered for Chinese and foreigners who want to know what's happening, and why (or why not).

I love studying Xiamen and Fujian's history, but to keep abreast with what's happening today, I read Common Talk. Common Talk has even helped me with my books (they translated "Discover Gulangyu" and CT photographer Yao Fan has provided many photographs). CT is helping people abroad as well. The last issue had a page with old black and white photographs submitted by an Overseas Chinese seeking his roots. CT is helping both Laowai and Laonei--but CT also needs your help as well!

Common Talk Needs You! Become part of Team Commontalk, not just as reader but as writer. CT is always seeking input from the Xiamen community in the form of articles, or 300- to 400-word "Opinion" pieces, or attend their weekly English Club (Xiamen's largest).

Post Offices sell Common Talk. They also offer Common Talk "prescriptions" for your weekly dose of the latest news on not just Xiamen but the rest of China (they even throw in some news from back on earth as well). Click for Common Talk Website.

The "Official" Introduction to Common Talk by Common Talk Editorial Team
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Xiamen Daily Common Talk Weekly is Fujian’s only bilingual weekly, and the first bilingual publication in China from a state-owned newspaper. Common Talk’s mission is to showcase Xiamen and Fujian with an international style that suits Xiamen’s cosmopolitan readers. With local news, interviews and modern lifestyle reports, Common Talk is a record of Fujian’s economic development, but it also serves to synthesize Chinese and western culture and promote a harmonious society. For both Chinese and overseas readers, it is an important window on Xiamen and southern China.

In the four years since its foundation, Common Talk has built a name for itself and has become one of the many attractive features of the beautiful city of Xiamen. Common Talk has been chosen as English language media partner by CIFIT (China International Fair for Investment & Trade), the World Choir Games, Xiamen International Tourism Festival, Xiamen International Marathon, Xiamen International Optoelectronics Exhibition and the Xiamen International Forum for Coastal Cities. In this capacity, Common Talk provides international visitors with the best in international information. It is a visitor’s most direct route to understanding Chinese cities. Since February 2006, Common Talk has also had its own international publication number, and with orders from Xiamen’s eleven sister cities, Common Talk is now read in ten different countries on five continents.
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At the same time, Common Talk provides high quality study materials and organizes a range of activities for Chinese learners interested in English and the international scene: English speech contests, youth talent competitions, reader surveys and readers’ days, bilingual writing competitions, the 100th edition celebrations… Our English Club, with weekly events, has been running for two years and is Xiamen’s largest and most important English learning organization. The first time Common Talk organized the Fujian heats of the national Star of Outlook English talent contest, Fujian ranked seventh in the nation. Common Talk was also recognized as a top organizer by CCTV and the Beijing Olympic Committee.

With these two major markets, Common Talk has attracted attention from all over China. Common Talk’s remarkable growth and the events it has hosted have been covered in interviews and special reports in the China News and Press Newspaper, China Press Journal, the Xinhua News Agency and Fujian Education TV.
Common Talk: a visitor’s guide to a pleasurable stay in Xiamen, a learner’s companion in making their English dreams come true.

Dr. Bill Brown has been one of Common Talk’s staunchest supporters and readers, and we are pleased to work with him in presenting Xiamen to the world and the world to Xiamen.
By the Common Talk Editorial Team
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双语周刊简介

福建地区惟一的中英新闻周刊——厦门日报双语周刊是全国党报第一份双语刊物，它秉持国际风格，突出地方特色，以介绍本地新闻，风云人物和时尚生活为办刊内容，见证城市经济，融会中西文化，营建和谐社区，是海内外了解厦门乃至南中国的重要窗口。

创刊四年来，双语周刊致力为中外读者打造优质精神产品，已成为国际花园城市的一张亮丽名片。中国国际投资贸易洽谈会、第四届世界合唱比赛、厦门国际旅游节，厦门国际马拉松比赛，厦门国际半导体光电论坛，国际海洋城市论坛等指定其为英文会刊，为中外人士提供国际化的资讯服务，是您了解中国城市信息的便捷渠道。

同时，双语周刊努力提高学习型刊物容量，举办多种丰富活动提高读者素质：首届英文演讲比赛，首届中外青少年才艺大赛，两届大型读者调查及回馈日活动，连续三届双语征文比赛，创刊百期庆典系列……成立两年的周刊读者俱乐部周周都举办英语沙龙、已是厦门市区最具规模和影响力的英语组织。首次代表福建承办中央电视台“希望之星”英语风采大赛，获得团体总分全国第七的好成绩，同时获得由中央电视台和第29届奥委会组委会联合颁发的最佳组织奖，创下福建英语教育最高记录。

双语周刊的创刊奇迹曾在《新闻出版报》〉、《中华新闻报》等长篇刊载，新华网、福建教育电视台等多家媒体先后采访报道其主创的各类活动。
2006年2月，双语周刊正式获得全国外宣刊号，十一个国际友城征订双语，周刊足迹遍布五大洲十个国家。阅读双语周刊——定让您的中国行温馨备至，让您的英语梦早日圆满！
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