Chinese Daily Photos, 2011 to 2019!

bd popeye · Aug 10, 2011

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BEIJING, CHINA - AUGUST 10: (L-R) President of Mozambique Armando Guebuza and Chinese President Hu Jintao stand together during a signing of agreements at the Great Hall of the People on August 10, 2011 in Beijing, China. Guebuza is in China for a 6-day official visit at the invitation of Hu Jintao.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao attends a meeting with Mozambique's President Armando Guebuza (not pictured) at Zhongnanhai in Beijing, August 10, 2011. Guebuza is in China for a six-day official visit.

KUNMING, CHINA - AUGUST 09: Firefighters work at a traffic accident site on August 9, 2011 in Kunming, Yunan Province of China. A tanker truck, carrying seven tons of methanol, crashed into a transport truck at Kunming section of Kunming-Qujing Freeway on Tuesday, causing a considerable leak which left two injured.

KUNMING, CHINA - AUGUST 09: People look at the wreakage at a traffic accident site on August 9, 2011 in Kunming, Yunan Province of China.

LANZHOU, CHINA - AUGUST 10: Firefighters work at the site of blaze in a fruit wholesale market on August 10, 2011 in Lanzhou, Gansu Province of China. The fire was borke out in the market at around 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday, no reports of casualties.

LANZHOU, CHINA - AUGUST 10: A woman holds singed money as people salvage property after a fire at a fruit market on August 10, 2011 in Lanzhou, Gansu Province of China.

BEIJING, CHINA - AUGUST 09: Vehicles drive on a flooded road on August 9, 2011 in Beijing, China. The thunderstorm hit Beijing city inundating streets and disrupting the traffic on Tuesday at the rush hour.

Yi Jianlian of China (C) goes for a basket against Angola during the FIBA Stankovic Continental Cup basketball second leg tournament in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong province on August 9, 2011. China beat Angola 64-54 to end a seven-game losing streak and finishing third in the second leg of the tournament having finished fourth in the first leg last week at Haining.

Members of Chinese Circus perform during the inauguration of the 10th International Festival of Summer Circus 'CIRCUBA' at Karl Marx theater in Havana, on August 8, 2011.

Television journalists report inside a brokerage firm during morning trading in Hong Kong August 9, 2011. Stock markets plunged on Tuesday and the Swiss franc held near a record high as investors dumped riskier assets in a global rout triggered by fears that political leaders are failing to tackle debt crises in Europe and the United States.

A member of the Taiwan community in Guatemala plays a drum while taking part in a parade in Guatemala City August 7, 2011. Over 500 citizens and Taiwanese nationals residing in Guatemala on Sunday took to the streets to celebrate what organizers said was the 100th anniversary of the founding of Taiwan.

A members of the Taiwanese community takes part in the commemorative parade for Taiwan's 100 anniversary in Guatemala City on August 7, 2011.

bd popeye · Aug 10, 2011

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Local villager Xu Zhihui crouches on the debris of a collapsed wall in her house after a 5.2-magnitude earthquake hit Pingdi Village of Mangbang Town of Tengchong County in Baoshan City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Aug. 10, 2011. Three persons were injured and more than 40,000 people were affected by the earthquake, with epicenter located at the Mangbang Town, on Tuesday evening. A total of 22,823 residential houses and some other infrastructure facilities were damaged. (Xinhua/Qin Qing)

Firefighters examine the damage situation after a 5.2-magnitude earthquake hit Pingdi Village of Mangbang Town of Tengchong County in Baoshan City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Aug. 10, 2011.

Police officers talk with local children about safety during an operation in Xichang, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 9, 2011

Police officers check the railway track during an operation in Xichang, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 9, 2011. Police officers started an operation since July 26 to enhance the security check along the railway line in Xichang, aiming at ensure the safety of the railway transportation. (Xinhua/Wu Guanghui)

The Wuqing Branch has launched a special action to strike money counterfeiting since 2009. Policeman Xing Huailiang had excellent performance in the action, as he identified and seized some 100,000 yuan of counterfeit money last year, which won him an award.

Firefighters in Wanning, South China's Hainan province, search on Monday amid the debris of the Taiyanghe Bridge, which was under construction and collapsed on Monday afternoon. The accident killed two construction workers and injured two others. The cause of the accident is under investigation. [Photo by Luo Yunfei/China News Agency]

bd popeye · Aug 11, 2011

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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao gestures next to Bolivia's President Evo Morales (L) during their meeting at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in Beijing August 11, 2011. Morales is in China for a state visit to promote ties between the two countries and also attend the opening ceremony of the 26th Universiade to be held in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province.

A woman prays at the YongHeGong Lama Temple, which is one of the world's most important Yellow Hat Tibetan Buddhism temples, in Beijing on August 11, 2011.

Students arrive to tour the YongHeGong Lama Temple, which is one of the world's most important Yellow Hat Tibetan Buddhism temples, in Beijing on August 11, 2011. A

A railway employee stands next to a high speed train at Beijing south railway station on August 11, 2011.

This photo taken on August 10, 2011 shows residential buildings sitting between concrete supports of a high-speed train line in Shuandun county, in Hefei, in east China's Anhui province. China has suspended all new railway construction projects, as controversy swirls over the nation's high-speed network nearly three weeks after a fatal crash sparked safety concerns.

Fake iPhones are displayed at a mobile phone stall in Shanghai August 11, 2011. The newest version of Apple Inc's popular iPhone has already hit the Chinese market -- the fake market that is.The 'hiPhone 5' is selling for as little as 200 yuan ($31) on China's top e-commerce platform Taobao, which is owned by Alibaba Group.

American NBA star player LeBron James poses for a group portrait after a short basketball clinic with young Taiwanese orphans in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011. From Taiwan, James will begin a China Tour 2011 stopping in Chengdu, Xian, and Shanghai over the following six days.

James To (2nd-L), the lawyer representing family members of victims of the Manila tourist bus hijacked a year ago, Tse Chi-kin (R), brother of slain tour guide Masa Tse, Yik Siu-ling (2nd-R) and another unidentified relative of a victim, arrive at the legal aid department in Hong Kong on August 11, 2011. Families of eight tourists killed in a bus hijacking in Manila held a press briefing about their plans to sue the Philippine government over authorities' bungled rescue efforts.

Gold jewelry is displayed a gold shop in Hong Kong, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011. The price of gold topped $1,800 an ounce for the first time, as concern about Europe's debt problems intensified Wednesday. Some investors view gold as a safer bet. Its value, unlike that of a currency, such as the U.S. dollar, doesn't hinge on whether countries can make their bond payments, or on the vigor of their economies.

A trader works as another sleeps, at the Hong Kong Stock Echange in Hong Kong on August 8, 2011. Hong Kong shares dived 4.04 percent after the United States' credit rating was downgraded at the end of last week. The benchmark Hang Seng Index tumbled 845.94 points to end the session at 20,100.20 on turnover of 6.20 billion USD.

kwaigonegin · Aug 12, 2011

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Yikes! and I thought I live near the traintracks! Hate to have trains passing
literally OVER my house!

bd popeye · Aug 14, 2011

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BEIJING, CHINA - AUGUST 14: New U.S. Ambassador to China, Gary Locke and his family arrive for a media briefing in the courtyard of his residence on August 14, 2011 in Beijing, China. The former U.S. Secretary of Commerce becomes the first Chinese American to be appointed as U.S. Ambassador to China. During the news briefing, the U.S. Ambassador to China stated that Beijing and Washington should work together to promote a greater understanding between the two nations.

BEIJING, CHINA - AUGUST 14: New U.S. Ambassador to China, Gary Locke and his wife Mona (R) address the media in the courtyard of his residence on August 14, 2011 in Beijing, China

China's Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlai celebrate winning the Gold Medal during the Badminton World Championships at Wembley Arena, London Sunday Aug. 14, 2011. The World Championships are also doubling as the Badminton test event for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Gen. Chen Bingde chief of the General Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, left, shakes hands with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak during their meeting in Tel Aviv, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011. After years of rocky relations, Israel welcomed hosting China's military chief Sunday for the first such visit, giving an opportunity for Israel to increase its profile with the economic giant as China seeks to strengthen its foothold in the Middle East.

I see some folks are giving the one finger salute..or does it mean something different in China?

Chinese paramilitary police stand guard as hundreds of people protest against the building of the Fujia chemical plant in Dalian, in northeast China's Liaoning province on August 14, 2011. Authorities in the Chinese city ordered the immediate shutdown of a chemical plant as thousands of protesters took to the streets demanding the factory be moved over pollution fears.

A Chinese resident wearing a mask with the word "PX," paraxylene, sits against riot policemen during a protest against the Fuija chemical plant after Tropical Storm Muifa raised fears of a toxic spill from the plant in Dalian in northeast China's Liaoning province, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011.

Dalian city's top official Tang Jun, second from left, standing on a police van, tries to appease the crowd protesting against the Fuija chemical plant after Tropical Storm Muifa raised fears of a toxic spill from the plant in Dalian in northeast China's Liaoning province, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011. Authorities in the northeastern Chinese port city ordered the petrochemical plant be shut down after more than 12,000 people demonstrated over pollution concerns, state media said.

Former Spain coach Jose Antonio Camacho, left, and Wei Di, Chairman of China Football Association pose with Camacho's jersey after a signing ceremony in Beijing, China, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011. Camacho will lead China's national team in the qualification run-up to the Brazil World Cup soccer tournament.

Trapped workers are removed from a collapsed highway tunnel in the Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Yunnan Province, Aug. 12, 2011. All eight workers trapped in the collapsed tunnel on Thursday have been saved and sent to hospital for treatment by 11:50 p.m. Friday. The workers currently were in normal condition, according to local authorities. (Xinhua/Shi Xianyao)

KUNMING, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers have saved the eight workers who were trapped after a tunnel collapsed on Thursday in southwest Yunnan Province by 11:50 p.m. Friday, according to local authorities.

The workers were sent to hospital for treatment and currently in normal condition, local authorities said.

bd popeye · Aug 14, 2011

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Wang Leimei's family photo, Xialao village in Xundian Hui and Yi autonomous prefecture in Southwest China's Yunnan province on August 9, 2011. [Photo/Xinhua]

Wang Lemei, 13, reads books in bed after waking up in Xialao village in Xundian Hui and Yi autonomous prefecture in Southwest China's Yunnan province on August 9, 2011. [Photo/Xinhua]

Wang Leimei and her parents eat breakfast in Xialao village in Xundian Hui and Yi autonomous prefecture in Southwest China's Yunnan province on August 9, 2011. [Photo/Xinhua]

Wang Leimei does grueling farm work on land in Xialao village in Xundian Hui and Yi autonomous prefecture in Southwest China's Yunnan province on August 9, 2011. [Photo/Xinhua]

Wang Leimei and her mother mow the grass for horses feed on a mountain in Xialao village in Xundian Hui and Yi autonomous prefecture in Southwest China's Yunnan province on August 9, 2011. [Photo/Xinhua]

Wang Leimei carries grass home for horse feed on a mountain in Xialao village in Xundian Hui and Yi autonomous prefecture in Southwest China's Yunnan province on August 9, 2011. [Photo/Xinhua]

Wang Leimei cuts wild vegetables for pig feed in the courtyard in Xialao village in Xundian Hui and Yi autonomous prefecture in Southwest China's Yunnan province on August 9, 2011. [Photo/Xinhua]

Wang Leimei learns needle work from her mother in Xialao village in Xundian Hui and Yi autonomous prefecture in Southwest China's Yunnan province on August 9, 2011. [Photo/Xinhua]

Wang Leimei plays with her friends in the courtyard in Xialao village in Xundian Hui and Yi autonomous prefecture in Southwest China's Yunnan province on August 9, 2011. [Photo/Xinhua]

Those who live in flourishing cities may find it hard to imagine the life in a remote mountain village.

Wang Leimei, 13, lives with her parents and six-year-old brother in a rundown cottage in Xialao village in Xundian Hui and Yi autonomous prefecture in Southwest China's Yunnan province, where life is much different to the hustle and bustle of the city.

There is no traffic to be seen or heard near their small cottage which has no furniture except for a small table.

Every morning during summer vacation, Wang Leimei gets up early to study for an hour before helping her mother prepare the breakfast.

After eating, she helps with farm work in the mountains where the family plant potatoes for a living. "My best childhood memory is that mom and dad had bought me a Miao skirt after selling potatoes," Leimei said.

For most adults that would be a grueling day, but Leimei and her mother then cross over two mountains to start their next task of mowing the grass for horses.

In the evening after they return home she learns needlework from her mother and feeds the pigs after supper.

Leimei recently graduated from primary school and will go to middle school 20 kilometers away from her home when her summer vacation ends. She hopes to pay back her parents by diligent learning.

kwaigonegin · Aug 14, 2011

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Craziest thing is those folks are probably happier and more content with life than many us who literally makes 100 times more than those families. I know that some days I long for a simple life albeit physically demanding..than say being a cube monkey looking as spreadsheets or attending stupid meetings and dumb committees or spending $$$$ at Lowes or Home Dept fixing up the house that in the grand scheme of things is meaningless.

bd popeye · Aug 15, 2011

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kwaigonegin. I hear you. I sometimes long for the quiet of the country life.. with the creature comforts that I enjoy of course.

My wife's parents, both 80+ years of age, live on a farm about 30 miles from where I live. It is always peaceful to visit them.

They do not work their farm. They lease out the farmland. They do have a garden producing corn, tomatoes etc..

bd popeye · Aug 15, 2011

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BEIJING, CHINA - AUGUST 15: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) toasts with Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi (L) at the Great Hall of the People meet on August 15, 2011 in Beijing, China. The leaders met to discuss China's commitment to international aid.

A man comforts his baby as he sleeps on a display bed at an Ikea frurniture store in Beijing on August 15, 2011.

A man plays with a HTC Desire smartphone at a mobile phone shop in Taipei August 15, 2011. HTC, the world's No. 5 smartphone maker, said on Monday it would triple its China outlets to 2,000 by end of this year from 650 now. The company, one of the largest manufacturers of Google's Android-based devices, is embroiled in an acrimonious patent war with Apple, and is also seeing its rapid growth slow in an increasingly competitive market.

People look on as the Turanor PlanetSolar, the first solar-powered boat to travel around the world, arrives in Hong Kong on August 15, 2011. Turanor PlanetSolar, a 31- by 15-metre white catamaran was unveiled to the world last year and has embarked on a world tour from Monaco since September 2010 to promote solar energy for pollution-free shipping. The Swiss-flagged boat, which was built in Germany and cost 26 million USD, is topped by 500 square metres of black solar panels, with a bright white cockpit sticking up in the centre.

A picture taken on August 11, 2011 show two CRH380BL bullet trains (bottom) sitting at Beijing south railway station. State-owned Chinese train manufacturer China CNR Corp said it is recalling 54 of its CRH380BL bullet trains being used on a new high-speed rail link between Beijing and Shanghai because of 'flaws'.

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The combo photo taken on Aug. 12, 2011 shows people use Apple's electronic gadgets in Beijing, capital of China. Apple surpassed energy giant Exxon Mobil on Wednesday with a market value of 337 billion U.S. dollars, making the consumer electronics pioneer the largest U.S. company by market capitalization. Apple's electronic gadgets, known for the eye-catching design and smooth user experience, have won the heart not only of the young people, but also the mid-aged and senior users. Nowadays in China, iPhones, iPads and MacBooks are no longer rarities; they actually became hi-tech toys for both kids and adults. The bitten apple has triggered an "apple rush" not only among the Chinese electronic products lovers, but also among the world's geeks. (Xinhua/Xu Zijian)

Members of a cosplay group take part in a contest in Lanzhou, capital of northwest China's Gansu Province, Aug. 14, 2011. The final of the 10th cosplay contest of the Bo2 cosplay league was held in Lanzhou on Sunday, in which 10 cosplay groups will compete for the champion. [Xinhua/Zhang Meng]

College students pose with soldiers of People's Liberation Army (PLA) Hong Kong Garrison on a landing craft in Hong Kong, south China, Aug. 14, 2011. A total of 100 college students from universities in Hong Kong went onboard ships of the PLA Hong Kong Garrison for a visit on Sunday. [Xinhua/Chen Xiaowei]

College students march with soldiers of People's Liberation Army (PLA) Hong Kong Garrison at a military dock in Hong Kong, south China, Aug. 14, 2011. [Xinhua/Chen Xiaowei]

bd popeye · Aug 15, 2011

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The 2011 Miss Hong Kong winner Rebecca Zhu (1st L), the first runner-up Hyman Chu (1st R) and the second runner-up Whitney Hui (2nd L) together with the Miss International Goodwill Nicole Leung take group photos on the USS Ronald Reagan Aircraft Carrier in Hong Kong, south China, Aug. 13, 2011. (Xinhua/Chen Xiaowei)

The 2011 Miss Hong Kong winner Rebecca Zhu , the first runner-up Hyman Chu and the second runner-up Whitney Hui together with the Miss International Goodwill Nicole Leung take group photos on the USS Ronald Reagan Aircraft Carrier in Hong Kong, south China, Aug. 13, 2011. The Miss Hong Kong ladies Saturday visited the USS Ronald Reagan Aircraft Carrier and communicated with the sailors. The aircraft carrier arrived in Hong Kong on Friday for a four-day port visit. (Xinhua/Chen Xiaowei)

A U.S. Navy sailor shows the photo with the autographs of the 2011 Miss Hong Kong ladies on the USS Ronald Reagan Aircraft Carrier in Hong Kong, south China, Aug. 13, 2011.

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