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A high-rise building under construction catches fire in the high-tech zone of Dalian City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 23, 2012. A fire broke out at the high-rise building in Dalian on Thursday afternoon, with casualties not clear yet and the cause of the fire under investigation. (Xinhua)

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Workers rest outside the unfinished Harbin West Railway Station in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 23, 2012. The Harbin West Railway Station, to be completed on Aug. 26, will be the largest passenger transportation terminal in China's high-frigid zones. Transportation time between Harbin and its surrounding areas will be largely shortened after the station is put into service. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

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A worker walks in the unfinished Harbin West Railway Station in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 23, 2012

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Passengers walk at the Urumqi South Railway Station in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 23, 2012. The station sends over 40,000 passengers every day during the summer travel peak. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

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Two couples enjoy their sweet moment after marriage registration in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 23, 2012. Young couples across the country rushed to register for marriage on Thursday, Chinese Valentine's Day, or Qixi Festival. (Xinhua/Zhang Wenkui)

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A prisoner says goodbye to his family members in north China's Tianjin Municipality, Aug. 22, 2012. More than 40 prisoners got together with their family members in the Jinxi prison of Tianjin on Wednesday to greet the Chinese Valentine's Day, which falls on Aug. 23 this year. (Xinhua/Wang Chen

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The rights of Naw Kham (2nd R), a drug lord suspected of masterminding the murders of 13 Chinese sailors on Oct. 5, 2011, are read during an interrogation held by Chinese and Myanmar military and police officers in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, Aug. 22, 2012. A team of Myanmar military and police officers arrived Wednesday in Kunming to interrogate Naw Kham, who is believed to be associated with the Mekong River murders in October 2011, at the invitation of China's Ministry of Public Security. (Xinhua/Li Fangyu)

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Actress and singer Rainie Yang attends a press conference marking the release of "Wishing for Happiness", a short film series, in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, Aug. 23, 2012. The series, a production of Taiwan-based director Lin Shu-yu, with Rainie Yang starring, is a three-episode compact romance that lasts for 25 minutes. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)

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Chinese scientific research ship Dayang Yihao leaves the Apapa Harbor in Lagos, on Aug. 21, 2012. Chinese scientific research ship Dayang Yihao, or Ocean One, on Tuesday started its nine-day exploration and research mission in Nigeria's waters with Nigerian and Chinese scientists. (Xinhua/Niu Xiaoxi)

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A vehicle runs and pedestrians walk on a flooded road at Shibu Village in the Xixiangtang District of Nanning, capital of southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2012. The water level of the Yongjiang River in the urban areas of Nanning City reached 73.01 meters on Tuesday, surpassing the alarming level of 70 meters and flooding suburban villages. [Xinhua]

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Giant panda Yang Yang sniffs at parcels containing vegetables on the second birthday of her cub Fu Hu (meaning lucky tiger) at the zoo in Vienna, August 23, 2012. The cub of pandas Yang Yang and Long Hui was born in the zoo on August 23, 2010. Fu Hu's parents were transferred from China to Schoenbrunn Zoo in 2003, and are on loan to Austria by China for a period of 10 years.

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A 'cosplay' fan poses for photos during the four-day 2012 Animation and Comics Fair at the National Agricultural Exhibition Center in Beijing on August 23, 2012. Cosplay has gained enormous popularity in China despite the concerns of Chinese parents who complain that it is distracting children from their studies.

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Cincinnati's Union Passenger Terminal, an Art Deco masterpiece and reopened as a museum 20 years ago, is one of the must-see buildings for those interested in great railway stations. Dedicated in 1933, it only served passenger trains until 1972 when Amtrak sought a different location in the city.

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Workers rest outside the unfinished Harbin West Railway Station in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 23, 2012. The Harbin West Railway Station, to be completed on Aug. 26, will be the largest passenger transportation terminal in China's high-frigid zones. Transportation time between Harbin and its surrounding areas will be largely shortened after the station is put into service. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

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bladerunner said:

What do those funny hand signs mean?

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About artwork inside railway stations. You want to take a look at Moscows underground railway. Each station is a art museum in its own right with its magnificent frescoes. Be careful of the escalators though, they struck me to be at a steeper pitch and moved rather fast........crazy Russians.

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Photo taken on Aug. 24, 2012 shows the collapsed section of the Yangmingtan bridge in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Four trucks fell off to the ground after a section of the Yangmingtan bridge collapsed in Harbin early Friday morning, killing three people and injuring five others. The 15.4-kilometer-long bridge was opened to traffic last November. The collapsed part, which measures 100 meters in length, fell from a height of 30 meters. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

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A tourism bus waiting for mainland tourists turns over due to strong wind at a restaurant parking lot in Pingtung County, southeast China's Taiwan, Aug. 24, 2012. Typhoon Tembin whirled its way through the southernmost tip of Taiwan in the morning on Friday. (Xinhua)

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Residents affected by floods triggered by Typhoon Tembin clean furniture on a street as the flood faded away in Hengchun Township in Pingtung County, southeast China's Taiwan, Aug. 24, 2012. Typhoon Tembin swept across southern Taiwan on Friday morning, causing flooding and wind damage. (Xinhua)

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Photo taken on Aug. 24, 2012 shows the flooded Hengchun Township in Pingtung County, southeast China's Taiwan. Typhoon Tembin swept across southern Taiwan on Friday morning, causing flooding and wind damage. (Xinhua)

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Disabled artist create art work with their feet during the 7th China's Longjiang International Cultural and Art Industry Exposition at the Convention and Exhibition Center in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 23, 2012. The five-day exposition kicked off on Wednesday, displaying 420 artworks including paintings, calligraphies, paper-cuttings and handicrafts. Artworks of disabled artists were shown in the exposition for the first time. (Xinhua/Wang Kai)

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People check their iPhones outside an Apple store in Beijing August 24, 2012. Apple Inc's share of China's smartphone market almost halved to 10 percent in the second quarter as buyers waited for the next iPhone model - expected later this year - or switched brands, data from industry research firm IDC showed on Friday.

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Activists including some who were deported from Japan after landing on disputed islands in the East China Sea burn a Japanese Rising Sun Flag during a protest outside the Japanese Consulate General in Hong Kong Friday, Aug. 24, 2012. The islands, called Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese, have long been a source of tension in the region.

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Activists who travelled on fishing vessel "Kai Fung No. 2" to the disputed Senkaku or Diaoyu islands, chant slogans during a protest towards the Japanese Consulate in Hong Kong August 24, 2012. The activists on Friday demanded for damages caused by the confrontation with Japanese authorities when the fishing vessel "Kai Fung No. 2", approached the disputed Senkaku, also known as Diaoyu islands. Japan's recent dispute with South Korea coincides with a stand-off between Japan and China over another group of islands. The words on the yellow banner read "Down with Japanese militarism".

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This photo taken on August 23, 2012 shows 'cosplay' fans posing for photographs during the four-day 2012 Animation and Comics Fair at the National Agricultural Exhibition Center in Beijing. Cosplay has gained enourmous popularity in China despite the concerns of Chinese parents who complain that it is distracting children from their studies.

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A kindergarten student has her travel document scanned with a portable device at Lok Ma Chau border checkpoint as she leaves her Shenzhen home to attend school in Hong Kong August 24, 2012. Immigration officials said on Friday a total of 17,000 Hong Kong-born students who live with their families in mainland China but studying in Hong Kong go back and forth across the border.

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Hundreds of Taiwanese and mainland Chinese people rounded up by Philippine police on suspicion of being involved in a major telephone scam wait to be processed by authorities at a police stadium in the town of Canlubang, Laguna province, south of Manila on August 23, 2012. Philippine police said they arrested more than 350 people on August 23 involved in a major telephone scam that swindled people out of millions of dollars in Taiwan and mainland China.

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Originally Posted by B.I.B.
This is a excellent thread Popeye. It gives one a great pictorial insight into life in China.

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jackliu sez..

I know right? It is not full of evilness like the impression you get reading about it in the media.

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A group of Taiwanese and mainland Chinese people rounded up by Philippine police on suspicion of being involved in a major telephone scam queue up as they wait to be processed by authorities at a police stadium in the town of Canlubang, Laguna province, south of Manila on August 23, 2012. Philippine police said they arrested more than 350 people on August 23 involved in a major telephone scam that swindled people out of millions of dollars in Taiwan and mainland China.

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BEIJING, CHINA - AUGUST 23: Liu Yun attends the 'Fashion Weekly' Night at the Workers Gymnasium on August 23, 2012 in Beijing, China. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)

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U.S. basketball superstar LeBron James dances with dancers during a promotional event Friday Aug. 24, 2012 in Shanghai, China.

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(Front L-R) London Olympic gold medallist's Zou Shiming, Zhang Chenglong, Lin Dan, Ye Shiwen (back C) and Chen Long (back R) attend a news conference in Hong Kong August 24, 2012. Chinese gold medallists are visiting Hong Kong for three days.

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Taiwan soldiers use military personnel carriers to rescue trapped residents in Pingtung County, Southern Taiwan, on August 24, 2012 during the arrival of Typhoon Tembin. Typhoon Tembin swept across southern Taiwan, toppling trees and ripping off rooftops after thousands of people were evacuated to avoid a repeat of a deadly storm three years ago.

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An armored personnel carrier carries "local officials" through flooded areas brought by Typhoon Tembin in Pingtung county, Taiwan, Friday, Aug. 24, 2012.

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Several women were sexually assaulted on Thursday during festivities to mark a local water festival in the Baoting Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan province. [Photo/Xinhua]

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A shop assistant arranges flowers for sale in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, on Aug. 23, 2012, the Qixi Festival, or Chinese Valentine's Day. (Xinhua/Lin Hong)

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I'm no expert but that cement does not look properly cured(hardened)

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