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China Daily Europe | Updated: 2016-12-16 07:15

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Time-tested treatment: Milan Bacevic, Serbian ambassador to China, receives moxibustion at an event open to diplomats at a clinic of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Center in Beijing on Dec 12. The therapy involves the burning of a small amount of mugwort, a medicinal herb, on the skin to stimulate an acupuncture point. A total of 34 diplomats and their families attended the TCM event. Zou Hong / China Daily

Looking for love: Tibetan women in traditional clothing wait outside Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, capital of the Tibet autonomous region, on Dec 13 for the beginning of the Xiannyu Festival (or Fairy Festival). The event, which falls on the 15th day of the 10th month in the Tibetan calendar, is considered an occasion for Tibetan women to pray for a happy marriage and true love. Liu Yin / For China Daily

Icy artistry: Artists create a snow sculpture entitled Love Song for the 29th Harbin Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, on Dec 8. Nearly 100 artists worked on the sculpture, the largest in the upcoming expo. It is 103 meters long, 14 meters wide and 31 meters high. The expo is expected to open on Dec 22. Wang Jianwei / Xinhua

Bamboo drifters: Students receive training in single bamboo drifting during a physical education class at a middle school in Rongjiang county, Guizhou province, on Dec 8. Single bamboo drifting is a traditional sport of Dong ethnic people. The rower balances on a single large bamboo stalk and performs various moments. Tan Kaixing / For China Daily

Patriotic words: Students dressed in hanfu, or traditional Chinese costumes, compete in a recital contest in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, on Dec 8. The theme centered on love of country. Geng Yuhe / For China Daily

(China Daily European Weekly 12/16/2016 page5)

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