The official website of PLA Daily posted a series photos never published before on February 16, 2014, showing Chinese President Xi Jinping making an inspection visit to the garrison troops based in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on January 26, 2014. Xi extended new year greetings to the soldiers who patrol in chilly snowy weather at 30 degrees Celsius below zero, inspected their daily work, had lunch with soldiers at the dinner hall of the troops and visited their dorm. [Photo: PLA Daily]
Zhang Hong claimed China's first ever Olympic speed skating title on Thursday, winning the women's 1,000m with a large margin. [Photo/Xinhua]
China's short track speed skater Zhou Yang successfully defended her 1500-meter Olympic title at the Sochi Winter Games on Saturday. [Photo/Xinhua]
China's Peng Shuai and her partner Hsieh Su-Wei celebrate after winning the doubles crown at Khalifa Tennis Complex in Doha on Feb. 16, 2014. [Photo/Xinhua]
Students take the second round of examination of Beijing Film Academy, in Beijing, on Feb. 16, 2014. (Photo: xinhuanet.com)
Dancers perform during the 2014 Carnival Chinese Springtime Gala held in Montreal, Canada, Feb. 15. 2014. (Xinhua/Andrew Soong)
Ma Yongdong, who is accused of murdering his wife and six other family members last year, stands trial at the Pengyang County People's Court in Pengyang, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Feb. 17, 2014. Ma confessed to killing his wife, his parents in-law, grandparents in-law and two nieces aged three and one in their home in Wengou Village of Pengyang after he had an argument with his wife, according to the police. The trial began on Monday, and the court will announce the verdict at a later date. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)
A helicopter drops water to douse a forest fire in Jiancao Village, Mianning County, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 16, 2014. The fire lasted for three days and raged through some 56 hectares of forests in the village. As of 8 p.m. on Sunday, flames had not been extinguished due to strong winds. (Xinhua/Cheng Xueli)
Fire fighters fight a forest fire in Jiancao Village, Mianning County, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 16, 2014
A pavement suddenly caved in at an intersection between Tianshuiyuan Street and Shuiduizi Street in Beijing's Chaoyang District around 3 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, leaving a large hole of six meters deep and five meters wide. The cave-in blocked nearby traffic and several water pipelines got broken. Repair works are now underway to both fix the road and provide drinking water to nearby residents. The cause of the cave-in is still under investigation. [Photo/Chinanews.com]