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Enjoy freedom without wearing pants!
People exit from a tram without wearing pants through the streets of Zurich on the day of the 10th Annual New York City No Pants Subway Ride January 9, 2011. The New York event, organised by Improv Everywhere, involves participants who strip down to their underwear as they go about their normal routine. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) [...]
Harbin hosts int’l group wedding
Guo Dongmei (R) and her lover celebrate at an international group wedding ceremony in Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 6, 2011. A total of 18 couples from several countries and regions enjoyed the romantic moment together in Harbin Thursday. This was the 27th time for the renowned international wedding ceremony being held [...]
Snow sculpture contest in NE China draws foreigners
A contestant participates in a snow sculpture contest in Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 10, 2011. The 27th China Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival opened here on Monday. (Xinhua/Li Yong) A contestant is seen in a snow sculpture contest in Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 10, 2011. The [...]
Baroque style building in NE China
A local folk dancing team perform at a site of Chinese Baroque style building in Daowai District of Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, during a tourist activity on Jan. 7, 2011. These old architectures here feature both western magnificent Baroque style and traditional Chinese cultural elements like quadrangle. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei) Visitors tour at [...]
Grad Has The Mettle To Pedal
Zheng Sheng shows the national colors at Songduo township, Qinghai Province last May. (Photo source: Global Times) By Zheng Yi BEIJING, Jan. 10 (Xinhuanet) — To most people, traveling from Shanghai to London would be quite easy because they have the most convenient means of transportation – the airplane. But for Zheng Sheng, 23, a [...]
Japanese firefighters perform acrobatics to greet New Year
A member of the Edo Civilian Firefighters’ Association performs on the top of a bamboo ladder following the New Year’s holiday at Mitsukoshi department store in Tokyo on January 4, 2011. (Xinhua/AFP Photo) A member of the Edo Civilian Firefighters’ Association performs on the top of a bamboo ladder following the New Year’s holiday at [...]
Thousand Japanese take part in calligraphy contest to greet New Year
Participants write at a calligraphy contest to the celebrate the New Year in Tokyo January 5, 2011. About 3,000 calligraphers took part in the contest writing different characters depending on their school grade. The contest is part of a bigger competition, in which about 11,000 entrants hope to win the “Prime Minister’s Prize” by being [...]
NYC attracts record 48.7 mln visitors in 2010
Tourists visit the Times Square on a tour bus in this file photo taken in New York, the United States, on May 2, 2010. New York City attracted a record high of 48.7 million visitors in 2010, an increase of 6.8 percent over the preceding year, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Jan. 4, 2011. (Xinhua/Shen [...]
Funny Polar Bear Swim held in NY
A man takes part in the Coney Island Polar Bear Club’s annual New Year’s Day Polar Bear Swim in New York’s Coney Island January 1, 2011. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Participants cheer before entering the cold waters of English Bay while taking part in the 91st Polar Bear Swim in Vancouver, British Columbia January 1, 2011. (Xinhua/Reuters [...]
Animal activists get in cage to protest pet transaction
Activists from animal rights group AnimaNaturalis take parts in a protest against buy and sale of pets in Mexico City, Mexico, Jan. 2, 2011. According to this organization, which encourages the adoption of homeless animals, eight out of ten dogs are abandoned by their owners, leaving 3 million animals in the streets of Mexico City. [...]