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China Daily Europe | Updated: 2015-02-13 08:53

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All his own work: Yu Jietao, a farmer from Guangfeng county, Jiangxi province, drives his sports car on Feb 9. It took him six months to build the car at a cost of 100,000 yuan ($16,000; 14,200 euros). The chassis and body are made of mahogany, and the car can travel at up to 30 km/h. Zhuo Zhongwei / China Daily

Pickled preparations: A century-old sauce and vinegar enterprise sells soybean sauce in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province, on Feb 15. Local residents usually buy soybean sauce before Chinese New Year, which falls on Feb 19 this year. The sauce is served as an accompaniment with food such as dumplings. Feng Jiangjiang / For China Daily

Tribute for air crash victims: Mourners gather on Feb 10 at a public ceremony in memory of those who died in the TransAsia Airlines crash in Taipei, Taiwan, on Feb 4 in which at least 40 people died. Photos Provided to China Daily

Leg up: Students play basketball on stilts at Wanbei Primary School in Xinyang, Henan province, on Feb 8, to welcome the upcoming Spring Festival. Yang Fan / For China Daily

In need of de-icing: A swan's beak is laden with ice on the Peacock River at Korla, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Feb 11. Temperatures fell to about -10C. It was unknown why only this swan had the problem, as others appeared to be fine. Burentuogusi / China Daily

(China Daily European Weekly 02/13/2015 page5)

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