Snapshots
| River crossing: More than 3,500 swimmers from China and overseas cross the Yangtze River in Wuhan, Hubei province, on July 16, as part of the city's 42nd international swimming festival. Chen Liang / For China Daily |
| Shakespeare meets China: Ambassador Liu Xiaoming and his wife Hu Pinghua with Chinese and British actors at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London on July 20. The National Theatre of China presents their production of Richard III at the theater. Provided to China Daily |
| Sweet festival: A baby plays with a melon during the 12th Xinjiang Hami Melon Festival, which started on July 20, in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. More than 150 different varieties of Hami melon are on display, and 20 metric tons of the region's distinctive sweet melons were available for visitors to taste. Li Hua / For China Daily |
| Beach invader: Children play with seaweed at Shilaoren Bathing Beach in Qingdao, Shandong province, on July 20. Workers at the beach have used more than 10 excavators to deal with the marine algae. Provided to China Daily |
| Making history: Fu Suqing with her great-great granddaughter, who is less than 6 months old. Fu turned 116 years old on July 19, which could make her the world's oldest woman. Zhang Lei / For China Daily |
(China Daily European Weekly 07/24/2015 page5)
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