Across America over the week (Sept 4-11)

Qipao at Crossroads of World - New York

Zhang Meifang (center), China's deputy consul general in New York, joins representatives of New York Chinese communities and participants in the Qipao Flash Mob-Meeting China produced by the ICN TV Network in Times Square on Thursday. More than 100 women from every walk of life in New York who are fond of the Chinese qipao culture performed in the fl ash mob, attracting the attention of passers-by. Hong Xiao / For China Daily