Snapshots

Together at last: An ancient bronze ceremonial receptacle on display in Changsha, Hunan province, on Nov 14. The lid and body of the vessel have recently been reunited after nearly a century apart after the base was returned to China in June following a fine arts auction in New York. Li Ga / Xinhua

A burrow of fun: Villagers play mahjong in a tree hollow in Haikou village in Dexing, Jiangxi province, on Nov 15. The 1,800-year-old camphor tree was struck by lightning four years ago and almost died. Zhuo Zhongwei / for China Daily

Penguin promo: Four live emperor penguins on display at a cinema in Wuhan, Hubei province, on Nov 12 as a promotion for the animated film The Penguins of Madagascar. The birds were soon removed because the room was too warm for them. Cheng Ying / for China Daily

Sweet play: A participant throws a javelin made of sugarcane in a competition to celebrate the harvest in Wuyi county, Jinhua, Zhejiang province, on Nov 16. Zhang Jiancheng / for China Daily

Weighty matters: A pickup truck loaded with sandbags is used to weigh a rhinoceros in Pu'er Sun River National Park, Yunnan province, on Nov 16. A survey is being done of 57 protected species of wild animals in the park. Qu Mingfei / for China Daily