Snapshots
| Tall order: Former NBA player Yao Ming takes part in a basketball training camp in Taipei on June 14. Mandy Cheng / For China Daily |
| Hirsute pursuit: Hairdresser Huang Xin displays his hair sculpture Fuleco the Armadillo, mascot of the FIFA World Cup in Brazil, on June 12. Zou Hong / China Daily |
| Giant panda: The annual Haikou hot air balloon festival was held in Haikou, Hainan province, from June 13 to 16. Shi Yan / For China Daily |
| Soaking it up: Bathers play mahjong in a swimming pool in Foshan, Guangdong province on June 16. With soaring temperatures, people have been finding novel ways to relax and cool off. Zheng Linghua / For China Daily |
| Bronze age: Workers put the final touches to two giant vases in Beijing on June 12. The bronze vases, 4 meters high and weighing 1 metric ton each, are said to be the largest enamel-coated vases in the country. Xinhua |
(China Daily Africa Weekly 06/20/2014 page5)
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