Big picture

Brush with fate: Young people take part in a spring-themed calligraphy competition in Dalian, Liaoning province, on Feb 20. Competitors were required to choose one of four different styles of calligraphy and then write a seasonal verse. Lyu Wenzheng / For China Daily |
Guessing game: Revelers attempt to solve traditional Chinese lantern riddles to mark Lantern Festival, Feb 22, at Dengxin Valley in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. Li Zhenyu / For China Daily |
Festival of faith: People worship with a giant thangka on Feb 20 during Sho Dun Festival, which was held at Langmu Temple in Luqu county, Gansu province. Liu Baocheng / For China Daily |
Auspicious sign: Farmers perform a dragon dance on Feb 18 through a tea plantation in Anji, a county in Zhejiang province known for its tea, to pray for a good harvest in the new year. Xu Yu / Xinhua |
Wing fling: A Kazak herdsman performs the traditional art of falconry in Yining, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Feb 18, as part of a customary hunting competition. Qin Jie / For China Daily |
(China Daily European Weekly 02/26/2016 page5)
Today's Top News
- Xi sends message to World Youth Conference for Peace
- Thai army claims Cambodia violates ceasefire agreement
- Nation's AI industry hailed as economic growth driver
- China launches national child subsidy program
- Xi urges all-out flood relief efforts
- UK asylum hotel protests spread to multiple cities