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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 [...]
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 [...]
Amazing scenery of rime appears in Zhangjiajie resort
Photo taken on Jan. 3, 2010 show the scenery of the Tianmen Mountain of Zhangjiajie scenic resort in central China’s Hunan Province. Rime and ice pegs appeared in Zhangjiajie due to snowfall and low temperature in recent days. (Xinhua/Long Hongtao) Tourists take photos with the rimed trees in Tianmen Mountain of Zhangjiajie scenic resort, central [...]
Pretty brocaded carps attract tourists in Kunming
Tourists look at the brocaded carps in Heilongtan park in Kunming, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Jan. 2, 2011. (Xinhua/Lin Yiguang) Tourists look at the brocaded carps in Heilongtan park in Kunming, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Jan. 2, 2011. (Xinhua/Lin Yiguang) Tourists look at the brocaded carps in Heilongtan park in Kunming, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, [...]
Jilin int’l rime and snow festival attracts tourists
People enjoy themselves at the 16th Jilin international rime and snow festival in Jilin City, of northeast China’s Jilin Province, Jan. 4, 2011. The ninety-days festival kicked off Tuesday, attracting tourists from home and abroad. (Xinhua/Wang Haofei) A tourist enjoys herself at the 16th Jilin international rime and snow festival in Jilin City, of northeast [...]
Let’s have fun in wonderful white world!
Photo taken on Jan. 3, 2011 shows trees coated with rime along the Songhua River in Jilin City, of northeast China’s Jilin Province. (Xinhua/Zhu Wanchang) People take wedding photos beside trees coated with rime along the Songhua River in Jilin City, of northeast China’s Jilin Province, Jan. 3, 2011. (Xinhua/Zhu Wanchang) Photo taken on Jan. [...]
Plum blossoms bring colors for harsh winter
Photo taken on Jan. 3, 2011, shows the plum blossoms in Taizhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua/Wu Dafu) A woman views the plum blossoms in Taizhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province, Jan. 3, 2011. (Xinhua/Wu Dafu) Photo taken on Jan. 2, 2011, shows the plum blossoms at the Heilongtan park in Kunming, capital of southwest [...]