Big Picture
| Best foot forward: More than 30 monks set out from Chunxi Road, Chengdu, on a 180-kilometer pilgrimage to Emei Mountain on April 5. The journey was to take 10 days, during which they will survive on dry rations. Believers are allowed to follow them, but are barred from using their cellphones. Lyu Jia / For China Daily |
| Tree treatment: A worker with the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Parks and Forestry injects a chemical into a willow tree to reduce catkins, or flower clusters, which generate pollen and affect people with allergies. Sun Yue / For China Daily |
| Ode to literary great: Primary school students in ancient costumes perform at a poetry recital in Gongyi, Henan province, to commemorate Du Fu (712-770), a prominent poet from the Tang Dynasty (618-907). Li Bo / Xinhua |
| On show: Alpacas are paraded ahead of an animal sports event organized by a Chongqing zoo on April 4 that also featured bears, squirrels and dolphins. Chen Shichuan / For China Daily |
| Green message: An art installation made from thousands of aluminum cans on display in Taipei, Taiwan, on April 5. The work is part of a drive to get the public to recycle items and protect the environment. Zhang Guojun / Xinhua |
(China Daily European Weekly 04/08/2016 page5)
