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China Daily Europe | Updated: 2015-01-02 06:25

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Time to cruise: China's deep-sea manned submersible Jiaolong prepares on Dec 23 for a test-run to a hydrothermal area in the Indian Ocean. The dive will test the submersible's functionality after it underwent four months of maintenance. The submersible is expected to descend to a depth of 2,700 to 3,000 meters. Zhang Xudong / Xinhua

Hanging out: A stump-tailed macaque hangs with its toes and fingers clinging to the top of a wooden box at the Hangzhou Safari Park in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on Dec 28. Xu Kangping / For China Daily

Dashing through the snow: Herdsman from Hulunbuir, the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, work up to a gallop on Dec 23 while attending the Nadam Fair, a traditional Mongolian sports gathering. Wang Wei / China Daily

Adding insult to injury: An injured hippopotamus lies in the street after jumping off from a truck in Miaoli county, Taiwan, on Dec 26. The hippo was in the process of being transported on Dec 26 to a veterinarian to fix its teeth and mend a broken leg. Stringer / Reuters

City of popsicles: Harbin Ice and Snow World will be officially open to the public on Jan 5 in Harbin, Heilongjiang province. The annual winter wonderland is expected to attract millions of tourists this winter. Tian Weitao / China Daily

(China Daily European Weekly 01/02/2015 page24)

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