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China Daily Europe | Updated: 2016-09-23 07:59

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Big bouquet: Workers take on a Lilliputian appearance on Sept 20 as they install 17-meter-tall artificial flowers in Beijing's Tian'anmen Square, part of the decorations for the annual National Day holiday, which starts on Oct 1. The display will include more than 300 artificial flowers. Li Xin / Xinhua

Hot to trot: A runner in a mask styled on Zhu Bajie, a character from the classic tale Journey to the West, takes part in the Beijing International Marathon on Sept 17. Wei Xiaohao / China Daily

Sticky sounds: Members of the Miao ethnic group gather to play the lusheng, a reed-pipe instrument, on Sept 18 during a traditional sticky rice festival in Pingyin village, Guizhou province. The festival is to celebrate the harvest and to pray for a good farming season. Qiao Qiming / Xinhua

Formula 3-D: Technicians fine-tune a racing car made using 3-D printing technology on Sept 18 at Changsha University of Science and Technology in Hunan province. The vehicle, which cost about $30,000 and can travel at up to 135 kilometers per hour, will feature in the Formula Student China series next month. Xu Xing / For China Daily

Great to plate: A chef puts the finishing touches to his entry for the World Chinese Cuisine Championship in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The three-day contest ended on Sept 21. Gong Bing / Xinhua

(China Daily European Weekly 09/23/2016 page5)

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