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China Daily Europe | Updated: 2015-07-10 07:23

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Swinging in the trees: Yoga enthusiasts practice in a bamboo forest in Changsha, Hunan province, on July 4. Xu Xing / For China Daily

Carpet coverage: Paddlers steer their kayaks through a sea of algae in Qingdao, Shandong province, on July 4. The coastal city, a tourist destination in summer, is facing an outbreak of algae bloom on the beach. Provided to China Daily

Take my breath away: Couples pucker up underwater in a kissing contest at the Playa Maya Water Park in Shanghai on July 5 to mark International Kissing Day, which fell on July 6. The winners kissed for 1 minute 20 seconds. Liu Xin / China Daily

Bad day at the market: Concerned shareholders offer anti-anxiety pills on July 2 to a woman at a Shanghai stock brokerage, who lost two-thirds of her money when share prices plunged. Yin Liqin / For China Daily

Reaching for the sky: Some 190 people form a castell, or Spanish human tower, near West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on July 2. It took the team 3 minutes 30 seconds to form the eight-tier human tower. UNESCO declared castells one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. West Lake is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Li Zhong / For China Daily

(China Daily European Weekly 07/10/2015 page5)

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