Across america

Ancient arts - Seattle

Honorary co-chairs of the Terracotta Warriors of the First Emperor exhibit Gary Locke, former US Ambassador to China, and Mona Lee Locke, former fi rst lady of Washington, speak at the media preview on April 6. The exhibition, which features more than 100 objects of ancient Chinese art, was opened to public on April 8 at the Pacifi c Science Center in Seattle. Linda Deng / China Daily

First ever - Detroit

Chuliang Shi, general manager of Sanhua Automotive, a Chinese company specializing in air-conditioning and heating parts for vehicles, accepts a PACE Award presented by Automotive News, in Detroit on April 3. The PACE Award, which stands for Premier Automotive Suppliers' Contribution to Excellence, was established in 1994 to recognize companies' contribution to innovation in the auto industry. Sanhua is the fi rst Chinese company ever to receive the award. Provided To China Daily

Test drive - San Francisco

California assemblyman Phil Ting (center) tries out a BYD Motors electric truck at a launch event for a new project funded through California's cap-and-trade program and matching funds from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and SF Goodwill on April 7 in San Francisco. BYD will deliver 11 zero-emission electric trucks to serve communities in the San Francisco Bay Area. Provided To China Daily

Musical celebration - New York

Steve Barclay (left), director of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offi ce in New York, announces that the offi ce will be hosting more than 20 events this year to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, starting with a concert featuring works by young Hong Kong composers, at a press conference on April 7 in New York. One of the composers, Galison Lau (right), was in attendance. Hong Xiao / China Daily

Teachers learn - Houston

Fan Na (right), director of QTalk Chinese of New York, discusses learning tools with Lindy Risenhoover, a principal from Jenks (Oklahoma) Public Schools, at the National Chinese Language Conference on April 7. More than 1,000 educators gathered April 6-8 to exchange ideas on teaching Chinese. May Zhou / China Daily

Belt and road - New York

From left: Liu Qiang, director of energy economics at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; Patrick Ho Chi Ping, deputy chairman of the China Energy Fund Committee; and Nie Lei, dean of the school of traffi c and transportation at Beijing Jiaotong University, discuss China's Belt and Road Initiative on Tuesday at the United Nations. Paul Welitzkin / China Daily

Taxing matters - Arlington, VA

From left: Song Ning, vice-chairman of the commission on taxation at the International Chamber of Commerce; Zhao Zhenge, general representative of the US Offi ce of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade; and Gu Yu, fi rst secretary of the economic and commercial counselor's offi ce of the Chinese Embassy in the US, talk about tax policies in China and the US on April 5 in Arlington, Virginia. Yuan Yuan / For China Daily

Getting real - Atlanta

A delegation of Chinese business owners meets with US real estate specialists in Atlanta on Wednesday. Zhang Yuan / China Daily

(China Daily USA 04/14/2017 page13)