Re: General Chinese military photos
College freshmen stand in a formation as a drillmaster checks them during their obligatory military training before the start of the new term, at a university in Qingdao, Shandong province, eastern China, 03 September 2007. According to state media reports, China invests 15.4 billion yuan (1.49 billion euros) to help poor college freshmen
Picture made available on 02 September 2007 shows contestants for the Beauty of The World pageant Miss Venezuela Noham Romano Moreno (2-L), Mis Dominican Republic Yisney Lagrange Mendez (3-L), Miss Colombia Luisa Arango Rojas (3-R) and Miss Ecuador Natalia Munoz Monge (2-R) pose next to PLA (People's Liberation Army) officers during a visit to the Wolong panda reasearch center, in China's western Sichuan province, 31 August 2007. As beauty pageants become increasingly popular in China, the country's smaller cities are being given the opportunity to collaborate with organisers so as to help promote tourism in their area