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China Daily Europe | Updated: 2016-02-05 08:05

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Pole position: A pole dancer wearing Chinese opera makeup strikes a pose at a park in Handan, Hebei province, on Jan 20. Hao Qunying / For China Daily

Sleeping beauty: A tranquilized leopard is transferred to its new home at Chengdu Zoo in Sichuan province on Feb 2. The zoo is home to another eight leopards and a panther. Wu Xiaochuan / For China Daily

Stilted performance: People walk on stilts at huahui, a traditional folk art fair that dates back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), at Badachu Park in Beijing on Feb 1. The event was held to mark the traditional festival xiaonian, or Little New Year, which falls on the 23rd or 24th day of the 12th lunar month. Jiang Dong / China Daily

Art of the dough: A child admires dough sculptures at a folk art festival in Qingdao, Shandong province, on Feb 1. The event featured a folk handicraft exhibition, art performances and specialty foods. Liu Yang / For China Daily

Journey to the wet: A dragon dance is performed by "monkey kings" at Haichang Polar Ocean World in Tianjin, North China. Several divers dressed as monkeys, including one portraying the star of the classic novel Journey to the West, featured in the show.Performances will run through this month's Spring Festival holidays. Tong Yu / For China Daily

(China Daily European Weekly 02/05/2016 page5)

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