Re: Chinese Daily Photos, Videos & News of 2012!!!
This combination of file photos from Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, shows new members of China's Politburo Standing Committee, from left to right, Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping, Vice Premier Li Keqiang, Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang, Shanghai party secretary Yu Zhengsheng, propaganda chief Liu Yunshan, Vice Premier Wang Qishan, and Tianjin party secretary Zhang Gaoli, at a press event held at Beijing's Great Hall of the People. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, Files)
New Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping waves in Beijing's Great Hall of the People Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. Xi became China's new leader Thursday, assuming the top posts in the Communist Party and the powerful military in a political transition unbowed by scandals, a slower economy and public demands for reforms. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
People gather at a park watching TV live broadcast of China's new Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping speaking during a press event to introduce the newly-elected members of the Politburo Standing Committee, in Shanghai, China, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. (AP Photo)
Fan Ling writes calligraphy with his feet at a school dorm in Fuzhou, Fujian province November 14, 2012. Fan, 22, a sophomore at Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, lost his arms and an ear after an electric shock accident at age six. Supported by his family, he started daily feet exercises and gradually became familiar with activities like eating, writing, using the computer and mobile phone, and won prizes during high school for sports. This fall, Fan was on the reality show "China's Got Talent", which he auditioned for by playing table tennis with his feet, local media said. Picture taken November 14, 2012. REUTERS/Sheng Li (
Fan Ling (R) and rides a bike with a friend at school in Fuzhou, Fujian province November 14, 2012. Fan, 22, a sophomore at Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, lost his arms and an ear after an electric shock accident at age six.
Shoppers from mainland China walk with their luggage on Russell Street at the Causeway Bay district in Hong Kong November 15, 2012. New York's Fifth Avenue ended its 11-year run as the world's most expensive retail area, dethroned by Hong Kong's Causeway Bay, according to a survey by real estate services company Cushman & Wakefield. Luxury retailers are competing for the most coveted shopping destinations, pushing up rents, despite recent slower sales growth, Cushman & Wakefield said. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
A migrant construction worker washes outside his dormitory after a working shift in Shanghai November 14, 2012. REUTER/Aly Song
A man carrying a mattress on a bicycle looks at a monitor broadcasting a news conference by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China, outside a subway station in Beijing, China, on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. Xi replaced Hu Jintao as head of the Chinese Communist Party and the nation's military, ushering in the fifth generation of leaders who are set to run the world's second-biggest economy over the next decade. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg via Getty Images
New General Secretary of Communist Party of China Xi Jinping's press conference is telecast live on a mall screen, center, in Beijing, China, Thursday Nov. 15, 2012. Xi became leader of China on Thursday, securing the Communist Party's top spot and oversight of the military in a political transition upset by scandals that have added fuel to public demands for change as the country faces slower economic growth. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Chefs work on food carving during the 3rd Food Culture Week at Lanzhou University of Technology in Lanzhou, capital of northwest China's Gansu Province, Nov. 15, 2012. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
A worker fills a car at a gas station in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Nov. 15, 2012. China will cut the retail prices of gasoline by 310 yuan (49.2 U.S. dollars) and diesel by 300 yuan per tonne starting from Friday, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the country's top economic planner, said Thursday. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)
Students arrive at school for classes in Hegang, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Nov. 15, 2012. Students in primary and middle schools in Hegang were back to class on Thursday after two to three days' break which resulted from the heavy snowstorm that hit the city since last Sunday. (Xinhua/Wang Kai)
Students have class at a primary school in Hegang, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Nov. 15, 2012. Students in primary and middle schools in Hegang were back to class on Thursday after two to three days' break which resulted from the heavy snowstorm that hit the city since last Sunday. (Xinhua/Wang Kai)