Snapshots

Stringing along: A man playing with kongzhu, a folk toy known as the Chinese yo-yo, attracts audiences at a square in Handan, Hebei province, on April 26. Hao Qunying / For China Daily |
Piggy back: A 300-kilogram pig that fell into a well is rescued by fireworkers in Leqing, Zhejiang province, on April 25. Provided to China Daily |
Automatic response: A student shows how to control a robot during a robotics contest in Weifang, Shandong province, on April 22, in which 88 teams from the city's schools took part. Zhang Chi / For China Daily |
Half-century of love: A couple joins 49 other couples who have been married for 50 years at a ceremony to mark their half-century of union in Shenyang, Liaoning province, on April 26. Yang Xinyue / For China Daily |
Sky rider: Freestyle motocross rider Michael Norris of Australia performs at the World Extreme Games in Shanghai on April 27. The games end on May 3. Gu Lihua / China Daily |
(China Daily Africa Weekly 05/02/2014 page15)
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