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Monks pray at the Guangji temple in Beijing on Friday for the dead and survivors of the powerful earthquake that struck southern Taiwan. The prayers were offered on the fifth day of Spring Festival. The event, which was held by the Buddhist Association of China, attracted hundreds of people. Wang Zhuangfei / China Daily   

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Pandas born last year at the China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Pandas in Ya'an, Sichuan province, meet the public prior to the Chinese Lunar New Year. The center bred a record 23 pandas last year.  He Haiyang / for China Daily

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Two girls on Jianguomen Street in downtown Beijing herald the first day of spring according to the Chinese calendar by whipping an ornamental bull on Thursday. The tradition demonstrates the importance of spring to an agricultural society.   Wang Zhuangfei / China Daily

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President Xi Jinping helps make the dough for ciba, a glutinous rice delicacy that is a local Spring Festival favorite, during a visit to the village of Shenshan in Jinggangshan, Jiangxi province, on Tuesday.        Lan Hongguang / Xinhua

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Premier Li Keqiang chats with a group of ethnic Hui people on Tuesday at the Najiahu Mosque in Yongning county, Ningxia Hui autonomous region.    Pang Xinglei / Xinhua

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President Xi Jinping presents a military flag to Zhao Zongqi, commander of the newly created Western Theater Command, at a ceremony in Beijing on Monday.  Li Gang / Xinhua

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The last trapped miner is lifted out through an escape tunnel at 10:50 pm on Friday in Pingyi, Shandong province.  Ju Chuanjiang / China Daily

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Premier Li Keqiang shakes hands with Li Youbin (left), a Chinese actor who has performed leading roles in many popular TV series in China. Feng Yongbin / China Daily

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President Xi Jinping escorts US Secretary of State John Kerry in Beijing on Wednesday.        Wu Zhiyi / China Daily