Snapshots

Mud watch: Muddy waterfalls on the Yellow River at Linfen, Shanxi province, attracted crowds on Aug 24. Xue Jun / for China Daily |
Mud play: Young participants at a mud festival in Jinan, Shandong province, on Aug 21. Chen Ning / for China Daily |
Bear hug: Panda cub Bao Bao climbs onto her birthday cake at the National Zoo in Washington on Aug 24, her first birthday. Pablo Martinez Monsivais / Associated Press |
Rural attraction: Scarecrows, crops in different colors and splashes of art add to the visual vibrancy of an ecological farm in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. Li Zhong / for China Daily |
Digital communication: Athletes and volunteers at the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, learning Peking Opera gestures on Aug 24. Shen Peng / Xinhua |
(China Daily Africa Weekly 08/29/2014 page5)
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