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Hotel in Luoyang, Henan Province with a sailing theme
Its exterior wall is covered with "sails".

These photos taken on Jan 14, 2016 [Photo: CFP]

 

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Some pictures of the new AIIB headquarters in Beijing. They were taken on Jan 13, 2016.

 

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China's Tusi sites listed as world heritage

China's chieftain heritage sites, mainly concentrated in the mountainous areas of Hunan, Hubei and Guizhou in Southeast China, was inscribed in the World Heritage List in July 2015.

Chieftains, also known as Tusi, were tribal leaders recognized as imperial officials by thegovernment of the Yuan (1271-1368), Ming (1368-1644), and Qing (1644-1912) dynasties. The central governments back then made arrangements with local chieftains in order to rule the northwest and southwest frontiers and it proved a successful strategy.


These ruins in the Tangya chieftain city are in Hubei province. [Photo/Xinhua]


The stone archway in Tangya chieftain city in Hubei province. [Photo/Xinhua]


Tourists visit a chieftain's grave in Tangya chieftain city in Hubei province. [Photo/Xinhua]

 

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Commemorative coins for Year of Monkey issued. Source: ecns.cn | 01.16.2016 | Editor: liuxin

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A screen grab taken on Jan. 16, 2016 shows the Belarusian telecom satellite Belintersat-1. China sent a Belarusian telecom satellite into intended orbit from southwest China's Xichang Satellite Launch Center on Saturday. [Photo/Xinhua]

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NANJING, Jan. 16, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Customers queue to enter a new Apple Store in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 16, 2016. Nanjing's second Apple Store went into business on Saturday. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)

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I ust don't get this excitement...

NANJING, Jan. 16, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Staff members welcome the first customer at a new Apple Store in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 16, 2016. Nanjing's second Apple Store went into business on Saturday. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)

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YANCHENG, Jan. 16, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 16, 2016 shows the 1258-meter-long Lianyungang-Yancheng Railway Bridge under construction in Yancheng City, east China's Jiangsu Province. The two sections of the bridge were joined together on Saturday. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)

 

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SHENYANG, Jan. 16, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Children hold a big fish during the 4th Wolong Lake Winter Fishing Festival in Kangping county, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 16, 2016. The festival represents the grand winter fishing scene of Qidan, an ancient nationality of China in Liao Dynasty (916-1125). Wolong Lake, the largest freshwater in the province, occupies an area of 127.5 square kilometers. (Xinhua/Zhang Wenkui)

 

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Bad boys bad boys..whatcha gonna do when they come for you?

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01.16.2016...Five active security police were arrested in the security police headquarters, they did not resist arrest. Arrested on suspicion of tipping off the underworld, but also to assist the disabled immigrants who entered Macao. Judiciary Police revealed in the investigation of a case of this triad six people suspected of committing offenses. Inspector General of Police right horse Yao stressed, must be severely dealt with, will not be tolerated. Photography: mayokyo / Oriental IC

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Arrested were a total of six people, five active security police recruited from 1992-2001. Also was arrested retired security sergeant who has been retired for one year, It is believe they have assisted the syndicate to smuggle persons and goods into Macao for over four years. Charging persons 70,000 yuan to illegally enter or exit Macao..Plus charging 80,000 yuan for "protection".. Photography: mayokyo / Oriental IC

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Police Administration shows a number of evidence exhibits in the case before the announcement, including cash cellphones, log books, and a laptop. The arrested law enforcement officers were also displayed in hoods and handcuffs. Photography: mayokyo / Oriental IC (Editor: Hu Wei SN215)

 

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Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party, DPP, presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen waves as she celebrates winning the presidential election Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, in Taipei, Taiwan. Pro-independence party candidate Tsai Ing-wen claimed victory in Taiwan's presidential election late Saturday, defeating the China-friendly party that has led the self-governing island for eight years and soon to be come its first female head of state. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

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An election official shows a ballot with a vote for Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairperson and presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen as votes are counted at a polling station in Taipei, Taiwan January 16, 2016. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

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Supporters of Democratic Progressive Party, or DPP, presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen cheer at the campaign headquarters as early polling numbers arrive in her favor, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, in Taipei,

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Supporters of Democratic Progressive Party, or DPP, presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen, show extra newspaper editions at the campaign headquarters as early polling numbers arrive in her favor, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, in Taipei, Taiwan. Taiwanese voted for a new president Saturday, with the China-friendly Nationalist Party likely to lose power to the pro-independence opposition amid concerns that the island's economy is under threat from China and broad opposition to Beijing's demands for political unification. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

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Chou Tzuyu, the only Taiwanese member of K-Pop girl group Twice, attends an event in Seoul, South Korea, January 13, 2016. The 16-year-old Taiwan singer with the South Korean girl band inadvertently shot to the top of Taiwan's election agenda on January 16, 2016 after she publicly apologized for holding a Taiwan flag, prompting anger in Taiwan as it voted for a new president. China and Taiwan traded accusations after Chou released a video late on Friday in which she said she feels proud to be Chinese and that there is only one China, after she held the flag on a television show. Picture taken January 13, 2016

 

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Dukezong, Shangri-la county, Yunnan reopens after disastrous fire

Dukezong, a 1,300 year-old ancient Tibetan town was devastated by a fire in January 2014. Nearly a fifth of the town was destroyed. Following restoration, a part of the town was reopened to visitors on Friday, January 1, 2016. Restoration is still on-going according to local tradition and architecture.


March 10, 2014. Two months after the fire, the ancient town of Dukezong, in Shangri-la County, Yunnan.


The following pictures were dated Oct. 12, 2015, show the situation in ancient town of Dukezong. Life is getting back to normal, though restoration work is still on-going.

 

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Lunar New Year Celebrated in Singapore's Chinatown

The following are pictures of Lunar New Year celebrations in Singapore's Chinatown on Jan. 16, 2016. The Chinese Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, falls on Feb. 8 this year. [Photo: Xinhua]

 

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Scenery of 'most beautiful highway' after snow

Amazing snowy scenery of the highway from Ya'an to Xichang in southwest China's Sichuan province. Police had to remind the drivers and passengers not to get distracted by the beautiful landscape and ignore safety.