News » environment and cultural landscapes, displaying

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny cleared the first hurdle on Sunday towards taking part in next year's presidential election Jason Witten Jersey , even though the central election commission has previously ruled him ineligible to run.


Navalny, 41, is a fierce opponent of President Vladimir Putin, who is widely expected to win re-election in March, extending his 17 years in power.


On Sunday Navalny Dak Prescott Jersey , a veteran campaigner against corruption among Russia's elite, won the initial support of 742 people at a gathering in a district of Moscow, above the minimum 500 required to initiate a presidential bid.


"There is no large-scale support for Putin and his rule in this country," Navalny told the gathering, describing himself as a "real candidate" for the election and threatening a boycott of the vote by his supporters if he is barred again.


But Navalny now needs to be officially registered as a candidate by Russia's central election commission Ezekiel Elliott Jersey , which has previously said he is ineligible due to a suspended prison sentence that he says was politically motivated.


Navalny has been jailed three times this year on charges of repeatedly organizing public meetings and rallies in violation of existing laws. He says the Kremlin is deliberately trying to thwart his political ambitions.


The European Court of Human Rights ruled in October that Navalny's 2014 fraud conviction was "arbitrary" and ordered Moscow pay compensation.


On Saturday Russia's ruling party United Russia pledged "all possible support" to the 65-year-old Putin in his bid to win a further six years in power in the March election.


Also on Saturday the Russian Communist Party named its presidential candidate, Pavel Grudinin, 57. The party came second after United Russia in the 2016 parliamentary elections.


On Sunday Russian property developer Sergei Polonsky, who has been convicted of defrauding investors, also secured enough initial backing to seek clearance from the election commission to take part in the presidential race.


Others planning to run include television personality Ksenia Sobchak Custom Dallas Cowboys Jerseys , whose late father was Putin's boss in the early 1990s and journalist Ekaterina Gordon.


(Agencies)

Changchun World Sculpture Park [Photo provided to chinadaily] Changchun Gate of Peace [Photo provided to chinadaily] Sculpture Sunbird stands on the Cultural Square in urban Changchun. [Photo provided to chinadaily]

Changchun World Sculpture Park, located in southern Changchun and on the north side of the entrance to urban Changchun on the Beijing-Harbin Express Way, is a park in northern China that covers an area of nearly 100 hectares. In this beautiful and picturesque park stand 452 sculptures created by 402 sculptors from 216 countries and regions, making the park a grand venue of world sculpture.


These sculptures of extremely diverse styles and different shapes tell the common aspiration of all human beings, who value friendship Throwback Dallas Cowboys Jerseys , long for peace and always keep spring in the world. As Dutch sculptor Marianne Van Den Heuvel said, "People from around the world will appreciate hundreds of sculptures here which represent the hope for peace, friendship and bright spring." Her work is a huge stone gate, the inspiration for which came from the yangko dance popular among Changchun citizens. She gave her gate a warm name—Changchun Gate of Peace.


Marianne attended the third and fourth "Changchun International Sculpture Invitation Exhibitions," in 1999 and 2000 Authentic Dallas Cowboys Jerseys , respectively. At the exhibitions held in 1997 and 1998, dozens of Chinese and foreign sculptors displayed 68 pieces of art for Changchun. Sculpture Sunbird stands on the Cultural Square in urban Changchun. It rises into the sky, and soon became one of the landmark architectural pieces of Changchun. It’s funny that under the Sunbird stands a "naked man." In those years, someone secretly dressed him with a pair of tailored shorts to "hide his nakedness." Since then sculptures have become an indispensible part of the lives of the people of Changchun, and have been affecting the spiritual life of the Changchun people.


In the summer of 1999 Dallas Cowboys Jerseys For Sale , Marianne completed two sculptures, namely Peace and Friendship, in Changchun. "I am very glad that Changchun gave me this opportunity to complete two sculpture works in a summer. This grand event held by Changchun allows me to express my inner feeling for peace and friendship."


In the summer of 2000, she came to Changchun again, and created the famous Changchun Gate of Peace. "One day Cheap Dallas Cowboys Jerseys , I saw people dancing yangko in the park and was inspired to create this work. It is especially made for Changchun, the hometown of yangko dance. It should belong to Changchun. The completion of such a big work makes me know that I can turn my dreams into reality here," Marianne said.


It was in the same year that the construction of Changchun World Sculpture Park was initiated.


Three years later, in September 2003, Marianne came to Changchun for the third time for the opening ceremony of the park and was invited to deliver a speech at the international sculpture conference.


"It is a beautiful dream to build a sculpture park. People need more courage to turn a dream into reality Emmitt Smith Cowboys Jersey , which has to be completed together by a far-sighted government and urban citizens who expect to leave a legacy to their offspring. In Changchun, this dream has come true. Sculptors come here to donate their works, and as one of them, I feel proud of it," Marianne said passionately at the conference.


Changchun World Sculpture Park adopts both Chinese and foreign gardening skills. It teems with sculptures. The lake surface is the center and takes mountains and waters as its framework Xavier Woods Cowboys Jersey , green areas as the background and roads as ties to reach the harmonious unity of the natural environment and cultural landscapes, displaying the significan. Wholesale Jerseys From China Wholesale MLB Jerseys Wholesale College Jerseys Soccer Jerseys China NHL Jerseys Online Baseball Jerseys From China Hockey Jerseys Wholsale Football Jerseys Wholesale Football Jerseys Online College Baseball Jerseys Wholesale