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In leaf: A child is dwarfed by a sofa made of leaves on the campus of China Academy of Art in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on Dec 6. A festival featuring artworks made of leaves was launched at the academy on Dec 5 and will run until the end of this month. Long Wei / For China Daily |
White and black come back: A pair of panda cubs, Mei Lun and Mei Huan, make their debut at the Chengdu Research Base for Giant Panda Breeding in Sichuan province on Dec 6 after returning from the United States, where they were on loan. Yu Yi / For China Daily |
Surf's up: A Brazilian contestant competes at the 2016 Men's WSL World Longboard Championships in Wanning, Hainan province, on Dec 6. Yang Guanyu / Xinhua |
Key player: Guo Shangqing practices the saxophone under the instruction of teachers on Dec 2 at the School for the Blind in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. Guo is a second-grader at the school. He is a member of a band made up of 13 visually impaired students. Wang Fei / For China Daily |
Plateful of wisdom: Foreign students learning about China's 24 Solar Terms paint symbols of them on plates at Liaocheng University in Shandong province, on Dec 6. The Chinese terms, which brought about an understanding of time, are considered to be one of country's great inventions and were added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage List on Nov 30. Zhao Yuguo / For China Daily |
(China Daily European Weekly 12/09/2016 page5)
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