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WET AND WINDY WEDDING: A storm in Hangzhou on Oct 6 did not deter 116 new couples belonging to 24 countries from tying the knot in a group ceremony. |
LOCKED IN COMBAT: An ox fight was the highlight of the Duoye festival in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. Tan Kaixing / for China Daily |
TOUCHING MOMENT: The Rubber Duck gets close and personal with a bronze ox statue at the Summer Palace in Beijing. Lei Kesi / for China Daily |
WILLING VOLUNTEER: A mosquito made of bamboo encourages blood donations at a show in Taipei. Wu Jingteng / Xinhua |
COOL CAR: During the recent National Day holidays, Turpan, in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region and the hottest place in China, introduced shuttle cars to take tourists to the Flaming Mountain. In summer the temperature is so high that the mountain rock looks red in the sun. Liu Jian / China Daily |
(China Daily European Weekly 10/11/2013 page4)
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