Snapshots
| Grin and bear it: A man attempts to feed a bear cub he discovered while walking home in a residential district of Xi'an, Shaanxi province, on May 6. He said he had contacted the city's wildlife authorities to help reunite the animal with its mother. Yan Wenqing / For China Daily |
| Weighty issue: A civil servant weighs a student in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on May 6 as part of the custom to mark the first day of summer in the Chinese lunar calendar. The practice is believed to prevent illness during the warmer months. Li Zhong / Xinhua |
| Flight of fancy: An airplane flies past the solar halo captured in Enshi, Hubei province, on May 9. Wen Lin / For China Daily |
| City of money: Coin collector He Peiqi admires a free-standing model of Chongqing he has made using more than 50,000 coins, on May 10. Chen Shichuan / For China Daily |
| Getting a grip: Students at Jilin Sport University take part in a tug-of-war contest with a twist on May 9 - they all wore roller skates - in Changchun, Jilin province. Wang Zhendong / For China Daily |
(China Daily European Weekly 05/15/2015 page5)
