Chinese Daily Photos, 2011 to 2019!

BEIJING, CHINA - APRIL 21: U.S.Senator Harry Reid, Democrat from Nevada, at center looks on as U.S. ambassador to China, Jon Huntsman, at left shakes hand with Wu Bangguo, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People on April 21, 2011 in Beijing, China. Majority Leader Harry Reid leads an unusually large delegation of 9 other U.S. senators for talks with Chinese officials on topics from clean energy to human rights.

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A picture taken on April 20, 2011 shows Cashmere goats raised for their wool at a farm in Ordos in Inner Mongolia, northwest China. The finest cashmere in the world is said to come from goats from the region of Ordos, also prized for their meat and skin. Derived from an archaic spelling of Kashmir, Cashmere is a fine wool which grows beneath the outer coarse hair of the Cashmere goat, which roam across the plateaus of northwest Asia, across China from Mongolia to Tibet, and onto India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran. Cashmere is considered one of the world's finest and most expensive natural fibers, and for centuries has been spun to make garments from socks to sweaters.

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Pirated DVDs are seen at a store selling pirated CDs and DVDs in Beijing, April 21, 2011. While China implemented a six-month campaign in November aimed at counterfeit books, music, DVDs and software, all are still openly available on Chinese streets.

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Chinese police officers ask protesters to leave after they gather to protest at an entrance of Baogang trucking companies area in Shanghai, China Thursday, April 21, 2011. Hundreds of truck drivers are holding a three-day protest against rising fees and fuel prices at China's busiest port, the latest display of resentment over surging inflation.

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GUIYANG, CHINA - APRIL 20: Damaged vehicles are seen at a traffic accident site on April 20, 2011 in Guiyang, Guizhou Province of China. A truck crashed into nine vehicles on West Beijing Road on Wednesday. The truck driver was killed and more than five people injured. The reason is under investigation.

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NANCHANG, CHINA - APRIL 20: Fire fighters battle a fire at the Dengyue Food Factory on April 20, 2011 in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province of China. It is reported that two employees have been found dead after a waste products warehouse of Dengyue Food Factory caught fire on Wednesday morning, but the news has not been officially confirmed.

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In this Monday, April 18, 2011 photo, tainted bean sprouts are packed at a distribution center in Shenyang, in northeast China's Liaoning province. In the latest food scare to hit China, authorities in the northeastern city have found bean sprouts tainted with banned food additives to make the vegetables grow faster and look shinier, state media said Wednesday, April 20, 2011. (AP Photo)

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A woman uses her phone during the 14th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition April 20, 2011. Luxury car makers that have learned the ropes in the familiar markets of Europe and the United States are having to adapt to new ways in China, but with the market expected to boom, they have little choice but to get on board. Analysts at IHS Automotive see China's premium segment growing to 909,946 units in 2011 and 1.6 million in 2015, compared with 727,227 last year.

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Five-tael (6.65 ounces or 190 grams) gold bars are seen at a jewellery store in Hong Kong in this April 21, 2011 illustration photo. Gold's decade-long bull run could continue in the next four years, though at a slower pace, with positive inflation risks partially cooled by a shift toward more normal economic conditions, analysts polled by Reuters said on Thursday.

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Policemen take away a truck driver and his wife holding their child, near a port in Shanghai April 21, 2011. Container truck drivers protested on Wednesday and Thursday in Shanghai over rising costs and surcharges, drivers and bystanders said.

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Protesters from central Changhua county display anti-Kuokuang Petrochemical Technology Co, flags during a demonstration outside the government's environment affairs in Taipei on April 21, 2011. Taiwan has admitted it could be forced to scrap a controversial petrochemical project and build it abroad after the government's top watchdog objected to the plan, a report said.

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Eight couples held a group subway wedding in Shenyang, Liaoning province, on April 19, 2011.

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A transformer model featuring legendary Chinese general Guan Yu towers up on a street in downtown Shenyang, Northeast China's Liaoning province, April 20, 2011.

The 9.7-meter-high robot, designed by a college student, is made of steel bars, PVC plastics and lumber. Guan Yu was a general serving under the warlord Liu Bei during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period (AD 220-280). He is respected as a symbol of loyalty and worshipped as the god of war in China.

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A cameraman shoots for a Aston Martin ONE-77 sports car during the media day of the 14th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition in east China's Shanghai, April 20, 2011.

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A model poses next to a Porche 918RSR hybrid sports car during the media day of the 14th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition in east China's Shanghai, April 20, 2011.

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A model poses next to a Bugatti Veyron Super Sport during the media day of the 14th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition in east China's Shanghai, April 20, 2011.

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A model poses next to a Ferrari FF sports car during the media day of the 14th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition in east China's Shanghai, April 20, 2011.

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A Lamborghini LP700-4 sports car is seen during the media day of the 14th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition in east China's Shanghai, April 20, 2011

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A vegetable-managing robot is shown at the 12th China International Vegetable Sci-tech Fair in Shouguang city, East China's Shandong province, April 20, 2011. The intelligent robot is able to examine the growing conditions such as temperature, humidity and light of the vegetables and pick up the ripe ones through observing the colour. [Photo/Xinhua]

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A model poses next to a Bugatti Veyron Super Sport during the media day of the 14th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition in east China's Shanghai, April 20, 2011.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 20: People visit the model of Bumblebee in the exhibition area of the Chevrolet during the media day of the Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition at Shanghai New International Expo Center on April 20, 2011 in Shanghai, China.

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Car models promote a Chevroler Camaro during the 14th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition in east China's Shanghai Municipality, April 21, 2011, the first day the exhibition open to public. (Xinhua/Liu Ying

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 20: A Citroen Survolt conception car is displayed during the media day of the Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition at Shanghai New International Expo Center on April 20, 2011 in Shanghai, China.

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A model poses next to a Bugatti super sport car on display at the 14th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition in Shanghai, China Wednesday, April 20, 2011.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 19: A model poses beside the Porsche sport car during the media day of the Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition at Shanghai New International Expo Center on April 19, 2011 in Shanghai, China.

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Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4. The 2011 Shanghai Auto Show was held on April 20th. More than 1,000 car models from about 20 countries are on display at the show and 75 of them are making their world premiere. [Photo/Xinhua]

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Toyota i-Real. The 2011 Shanghai Auto Show was held on April 20th. More than 1,000 car models from about 20 countries are on display at the show and 75 of them are making their world premiere. [Photo/Xinhua]

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Contestants arrive at the Lushun Railway Station in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, April 20, 2011. A welcome ceremony of the Miss Tourism Queen International China Final 2011 was held at the Lushun Railway Station on Wednesday. [Xinhua/Jiang Bing]

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Latest review on the trucker protest in China. Quite objective. I wonder if this would further escalate.

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A man climbs down a ladder after sweeping dust from atop the entrance to his small residence in a "hutong", (or small alley in Chinese) in central Beijing April 22, 2011. Doorways leading to "hutongs" and their "siheyuan" (or small courtyard houses in Chinese) once criss-crossed the city, but they are quickly disappearing with Beijing's fast evolution into a modern metropolis.

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A man sits in 'jail' as a group of human rights advocates hold a protest at a busy shopping area asking for the release of mainland artist Ai Weiwei in Hong Kong on April 22, 2011. The artist has not been seen since he was stopped and detained at Beijing airport on April 3.

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A policeman looks back as he stands guard during a campaign to destroy pornographic and pirated publications in Beijing April 22, 2011. While China implemented a six-month campaign in November aimed at counterfeit books, music, DVDs and software, all are still openly available on Chinese streets.

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Piles of confiscated DVDs are seen during a campaign to destroy pornographic and pirated publications in Beijing April 22, 2011.

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Firefighters douse a fire after an explosion at a firecrackers factory in Wukuo, New Taipei city, on late April 22, 2011. At least four people were killed and 19 others injured in an explosion at a paper factory in northern Taiwan, rescuers said.

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Firefighters secure the area following an explosion at a firecrackers factory in Wukuo, New Taipei city, on late April 22, 2011. At least four people were killed and 19 others injured in an explosion at a paper factory in northern Taiwan, rescuers said.

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Trucks are parked on a road near a port where a protest was held, Friday, April 22, 2011 in Shanghai. Truck drivers protested Friday for a third day over rising fuel costs and fees, disrupting the flow of goods. The protests that began Wednesday are the latest sign of rising public anger over surging inflation that communist leaders have failed to tame despite repeated promises.

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Policemen arrest demonstrators, as truck drivers continue with their third day of strike near a port area in Shanghai April 22, 2011. Striking truck drivers gathered for a third day on Friday in Shanghai's main harbour district amid heavy police presence and signs the action has already started to curb exports from the country's busiest container port.

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Rescuers try to reinforce the walls of a tunnel, while searching for trapped workers in Shandan County of Zhangye, Northwest China's Gansu province, April 21, 2011. Twelve workers who were trapped in the collapsed railway tunnel were feared dead as rescuers have detected no signs of life at the scene Thursday afternoon. The tunnel is located along a new rail link currently being constructed between Gansu's provincial capital of Lanzhou and the city of Urumqi in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. [Photo/Xinhua]

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Police in Nanning, capital of the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, raid an underground gambling house on Tuesday night, April 19, 2011. More than 2,200 officers checked at least 500 places that they suspected of harboring illegal activities during the crackdown and arrested 785 suspects. [Photo/China Daily]

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China's first emergency evacuation helicopter goes into service at a private hospital in Changyuan county, Central China's Henan province, April 20, 2011.

The plane can carry five people and travel up to 700 kilometers in a single flight. It aims to facilitate prompt medical aid for patients who live in remote areas and to invite more experts from other provinces to help with diagnosis.

A manager at the hospital said the helicopter cost over 10 million yuan, and it plans to buy about 10 more in the next five years to form an "air-120 medical aid network" in Henan province. [Photo/CFP]

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