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Enjoy the beauty of Changbai Mountain in winter
Located on the border between China and the DPRK, Mount Changbai is one of the most famous mountains in China. It belongs to Changbai Mountain Range, which extends from northeast China's Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning provinces to the DPRK's Ryanggang and Chagang provinces. The most well-known site of the mountain is Heaven Lake, a crater lake known for its beautiful scenery. Changbaishan Nature Reserve was involved in the UNESCO's "Man and Biosphere" program in 1980 and has become part of the world's biosphere reserves. (Photo/China.org.cn)
Located on the border between China and the DPRK, Mount Changbai is one of the most famous mountains in China. It belongs to Changbai Mountain Range, which extends from northeast China's Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning provinces to the DPRK's Ryanggang and Chagang provinces. The most well-known site of the mountain is Heaven Lake, a crater lake known for its beautiful scenery. Changbaishan Nature Reserve was involved in the UNESCO's "Man and Biosphere" program in 1980 and has become part of the world's biosphere reserves. (Photo/China.org.cn)
2016 Spring Festival travel rush kicks off in China
Over 2.9 billion trips will be made around China during the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush, which kicked off on Sunday 24 Jan, traffic police authorities estimated. Spring Festival a.k.a. Chinese New Year, is China's most important holiday centering around family reunions, will fall on Feb. 8.
Passengers on a "slow" train heading from China's capital Beijing to southwest China's Chongqing, Jan. 24, 2016. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)
Passengers boarding K4076 train, the first extra train for the 2016 Spring Festival travel rush from the railway station of Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, to Chengdu, Sichuan Province, on Jan. 24, 2016. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)
Passengers waiting to board K4076 train, the first extra train for the 2016 Spring Festival travel rush from the railway station of Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, to Chengdu, Sichuan Province, on Jan. 24, 2016. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)
Over 2.9 billion trips will be made around China during the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush, which kicked off on Sunday 24 Jan, traffic police authorities estimated. Spring Festival a.k.a. Chinese New Year, is China's most important holiday centering around family reunions, will fall on Feb. 8.
Passengers on a "slow" train heading from China's capital Beijing to southwest China's Chongqing, Jan. 24, 2016. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)
Passengers boarding K4076 train, the first extra train for the 2016 Spring Festival travel rush from the railway station of Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, to Chengdu, Sichuan Province, on Jan. 24, 2016. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)
Passengers waiting to board K4076 train, the first extra train for the 2016 Spring Festival travel rush from the railway station of Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, to Chengdu, Sichuan Province, on Jan. 24, 2016. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)
Plastic-bottles-made Mosaic Displayed in S.E. China
Jan. 22, 2016. A giant mosaic made from recycled plastic bottles at a park in Keelung, southeast China's Taiwan. The mosaic, named The Starry Paradise, depicts Vincent van Gogh's famous painting The Starry Night. The project received more than 4 million recycled plastic bottles in donations. [Photo: Xinhua]
Jan. 22, 2016. A giant mosaic made from recycled plastic bottles at a park in Keelung, southeast China's Taiwan. The mosaic, named The Starry Paradise, depicts Vincent van Gogh's famous painting The Starry Night. The project received more than 4 million recycled plastic bottles in donations. [Photo: Xinhua]
Nadam Ice & Snow Festival begins in Inner Mongolia
The Ice and Snow Nadam Festival in Xilin Gol in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Jan 16, 2016. The festival involves Mongolian cultural and artistic activities, and many competitions such as archery, wrestling and horse racing during the one month long event.
The Ujimqin banner at Wuliyasitai county, where the festival is held, borders Mongolia in the north. Average temperature at Wuliyasitai is about 2.6 degrees Celsius, with the frozen season lasting five months.
The Ice and Snow Nadam Festival in Xilin Gol in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Jan 16, 2016. The festival involves Mongolian cultural and artistic activities, and many competitions such as archery, wrestling and horse racing during the one month long event.
The Ujimqin banner at Wuliyasitai county, where the festival is held, borders Mongolia in the north. Average temperature at Wuliyasitai is about 2.6 degrees Celsius, with the frozen season lasting five months.
New Guinness World Record: Four Thousand People Share Roast Lamb
Over 4,000 people shared roast lamb in Jianyang, in Sichuan Province on Saturday, 23 January creating a new Guinness World Record. The event is organized by a local e-commerce company as part of a year-end gala. It invited over 4,000 people to enjoy tons of lambs, which have been roasted over 200 grills for three hours. People were happy to attend the event, despite the freezing cold weather.
Cooks roasting the lamb.
Waiting for the food.
Enjoying the roast lamb.
Guinness World Records recognize the new world record and hand out an official certificate.
Over 4,000 people shared roast lamb in Jianyang, in Sichuan Province on Saturday, 23 January creating a new Guinness World Record. The event is organized by a local e-commerce company as part of a year-end gala. It invited over 4,000 people to enjoy tons of lambs, which have been roasted over 200 grills for three hours. People were happy to attend the event, despite the freezing cold weather.
Cooks roasting the lamb.
Waiting for the food.
Enjoying the roast lamb.
Guinness World Records recognize the new world record and hand out an official certificate.
15m-long couplets decorate Nanjing city wall for Spring Festival
Spring Festival couplets hang on a city wall dating to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) in Nanjing City, the capital of East China’s Jiangsu Province, Jan. 25, 2016. The couplets are 15 meters long and have been put on the 650-year-old city wall for the first time. In China, couplets, an important part of decorations for the Lunar New Year, are usually pasted on each side of a door to convey people's wishes for the coming year. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Bo)
Enjoy these pictures of couplets which are associated with Spring Festival aka Chinese New Year aka Lunar New Year.
Spring Festival couplets hang on a city wall dating to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) in Nanjing City, the capital of East China’s Jiangsu Province, Jan. 25, 2016. The couplets are 15 meters long and have been put on the 650-year-old city wall for the first time. In China, couplets, an important part of decorations for the Lunar New Year, are usually pasted on each side of a door to convey people's wishes for the coming year. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Bo)
Enjoy these pictures of couplets which are associated with Spring Festival aka Chinese New Year aka Lunar New Year.
Snowfall hits regions of South China's Guangdong
Guangdong is in the south of China so snowfall is quite rare. With the current cold snap, the cold has blown further south and some parts of Guangdong experience snowfall.
The following pictures show the snowfall in Shaoguan, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 24, 2016.
Guangdong is in the south of China so snowfall is quite rare. With the current cold snap, the cold has blown further south and some parts of Guangdong experience snowfall.
The following pictures show the snowfall in Shaoguan, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 24, 2016.
Folk artist makes paper-cut works for Year of Monkey
Folk paper-cut artist Feng Shiping creates works celebrating the Year of Monkey in Handan, Hebei Province, Jan. 25, 2016. Feng has created various paper-cut works of monkeys to express her best wishes for the Year of Monkey. The Chinese lunar calendar assigns an animal symbol to each year in a 12-year cycle. According to the zodiac, 2016 is the Year of the Monkey.
Folk paper-cut artist Feng Shiping creates works celebrating the Year of Monkey in Handan, Hebei Province, Jan. 25, 2016. Feng has created various paper-cut works of monkeys to express her best wishes for the Year of Monkey. The Chinese lunar calendar assigns an animal symbol to each year in a 12-year cycle. According to the zodiac, 2016 is the Year of the Monkey.
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