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Chinese premier attends welcome ceremony held by Swiss president

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (L) attends a welcome ceremony held by Swiss President Ueli Maurer (C) in Bern, Switzerland, May 24, 2013. (Xinhua/Li Tao) 1   2   3   4   5   Next   Photos

Nanjing-Hangzhou-Ningbo high-speed rail lines begin trial operations

A high-speed train from Ningbo drives into Hangzhou East Station in Hangzhou, capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province, May 24, 2013. High-speed rail lines from Nanjing to Hangzhou and Hangzhou to Ningbo began a month-long trial operations [...]

New ways to sell a house?

Photo taken on May 24, 2013 shows a model having her back painted with layout drawings of a house as a method to attract customers during the 55th Housing Fair held in Nantong city, East China’s Jiangsu province. [Photo/Xinhua] 1   [...]

After-school care centers for left-behind children established in NE China

Left-behind children, whose parents go to other places to work, do their homework at an after-school care center in Danying Community of Yanji City, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in northeast China’s Jilin Province, May 22, 2013. [...]

Scenery of China’s newest city

Home to about 1,000 residents, Sansha was officially set up as China’s newest city in July last year to administer about 2-million-square-km islands, coastal areas and territorial seas in the South China Sea. The city of Sansha gets [...]

Tank-shaped fire engine highlights CHITEC

China’s first new class of caterpillar turbojet tank-shaped fire engines highlights the 16th China Beijing International High-tech Expo (CHITEC) on May 22, 2013. The vehicle is China’s latest developed top-level fire engine for civilian [...]

Snipers participate in training in Chengdu

A sniper aims at a target during a comprehensive training in the Chengdu Military Area, located in the mountains, on Wednesday. Over 30 soldiers are participating in six skilled courses and 12 tactical courses, including middle and long distance [...]

5 killed, 1 injured in S China road cave-in

Rescuers work at the accident site where a road cave-in occurred in Huamao Industrial Park in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, May 21, 2013. The accident occurred around 9:19 p.m. (1319 GMT) on May 20. As of 4:30 p.m. (0830 [...]

10 graves,100 cultural relics unearthed in Tianjin

A pottery jar was excavated from an archaeological site in Wuqing District, Tianjin, on Tuesday. The jar was buried in the tomb of a couple, and is dated back to the Northern Dynasties (A.D. 386 – 581). The State Administration of Cultural [...]

Kids make painstaking effort to learn acrobatics

Children of an acrobatic troupe exercise at a training area in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, May 21, 2013. Established in 1958, the acrobatics troupe was now affiliated with Ningxia Yinchuan Art [...]

Many register as couples on ’520′ day

As the pronunciation of the date number “520″ sounds similiar to “I love you” in Chinese, many people chose to register as couples on Monday. [Photo/Xinhua] Photos

Lee Hyolee covers Cosmopolitan

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Giant gilded Buddha built in Jiangxi

Buddhists kowtow to the giant gilded Buddha – 48 meters high– Donglin Buddha on Sunday. With an investment of 1 billion yuan ($ 160 million), the Buddha project was launched in the city of Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province, after getting [...]

Face features of different nationalities

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French ‘spiderman’ climbs outdoor elevator

French rock climber Jean-Michel Casanova climbs the 172-meter tall metal elevator frame in Zhangjiajie, a scenic spot in Central China’s Hunan province, May 18, 2013. [Photo/Chinanews.com] Photos

Vocational school hosts modeling contest

A vocational school modeling contest for students is held in the 798 Art Zone of Chaoyang District in Beijing on May 18, 2013. A total of 43 models from secondary vocational schools — Beijing Commercial School, Beijing Practical Arts [...]

PLA air force conducts combat training

Jet fighters conduct combat training in southwest China’s Yunnan Province, on May 18, 2013. Since mid-May, seven armed branches together with dozens of combat units from an air force division of the Chengdu Military Region have launched [...]

Memorial concert for Teresa Teng held in Beijing

Singer Faye Wang performs during a memorial concert for Teresa Teng (1953-1995), one of the most famous pop singers in China, in Beijing, May 19, 2013. [Photo/Sina]  Photos

Courtyards under protective reconstruction in C China

Photo taken on May 18, 2013 shows a renovated sunken courtyard in Qucun Village of Zhangbian Township in Shaanxian County, central China’s Henan Province. The sunken courtyard, a kind of traditional residential construction in west Henan, [...]
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Beckham celebrates after PSG wins French League title

0 Comment(s)PrintE-mail Xinhua, May 19, 2013 Paris Saint-Germain’s English midfielder David Beckham (2nd L front) celebrates with teammates during the celebration for winning the French League 1 title after the League 1 football [...]