Big Picture
| Talented talons: A falcon captures a rabbit during a bird of prey show at Almond Blossom Festival in Yining, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on April 4. Qin Jie / For China Daily |
| Happy feat: Tibetan lamas take part in an award ceremony for this year's Lharampa Geshe degree, the highest degree conferred in the traditional Tibetan monastic system, at Jokhang Temple, Lhasa, on April 10. Tenzin Shedan / For China Daily |
| Taking down terror: Armed police officers take part in a counterterrorism training session featuring close-quarter combat in Shanghai on April 7. Sixteen skills, including swimming in full combat gear, were practiced during the weeklong session. Provided to China Daily |
| Flowing fetlocks: A trainer puts his horses through their paces at Beijing's Chaoyang Park on April 11 in preparation for Cavalia, a Canadian horse show that will open in the capital on April 28. Forty horses from around the world will feature in the show. Jin Liangkuai / Xinhua |
| Blessing the water: Fishermen from the Hezhe ethnic group pour water from the Songhua River into a container as part of a traditional rite in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, on April 11. People wash their hands in the water at the opening of the Kaijiang Festival, which marks the beginning of the fishing season, this month. The ritual is believed to bring good luck. Sun Yan / For China Daily |
(China Daily European Weekly 04/15/2016 page5)
