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		Two university students dance during the "Street Dance" Competition in Suzhou, a city in East China's Jiangsu Province, May 10, 2004. More than 60 contestants from the city's universities and colleges took part in the competition. [Xinhua]                 Two baby tiger cubs explore their habitat and get ready for a stroll, at the Amersfoort Zoo in the Netherlands, December 8, 2003. The two white tiger cubs, Trixi and Maxi, named after Dutch Queen Beatrix and Princess Maxima, took their first stroll into their habitat on Monday after their birth on October 11, 2003. [Reuters]                 Alas Ter Taylor, an Irish student at Jiao Tong University, plays Da Lingzi, a traditional Chinese game, at Century Plaza in the Nanjing Road Pedestrian Mall yesterday. Hundreds of locals and foreign expatriates took part in the "Competition of Lane Games." [eastday.com]                 A local girl sketches one of Antony Gormley's 200,000 clay figures that are on display at a factory warehouse on Huaihai Road W. The English artist's "Field" project features palm-sized clay figures made from 100 tons of clay by 300 Guangzhou residents. [Xinhua]                 Hong Kong movie star Jackie Chan (R) grieves over the death of canto-pop diva and actress Anita Mui, during a news conference held by Mui's friends at a hospital in Hong Kong, December 30, 2003. Hong Kong pop star Anita Mui, 40, well known in Chinese communities the world over, died on Tuesday less than four months after revealing that she had cervical cancer. [Reuters]                 Three kids dress in penguin costumes at the on-going Yanqing Snow Festival held in Beijing's northern suburb. They aim to spread awareness of wild-life protection. [China Daily]                 Contestants for the 53rd Miss World (news - web sites) contest wave fans during a welcoming ceremony in Xian, Shaanxi province, November 13, 2003. A total of 111 contestants arrived for a promotional tour of the ancient capital on Thursday. The finals of this year's Miss World competition will be held in the resort town of Sanya on the southern island of Hainan. [Reuters]                 A Chinese make-up artist (L) blows 'snow' onto a woman's face during a Christmas show in the southern city of Guangzhou, December 23, 2003. Although Christmas is not officially celebrated in China, the holiday is becoming increasingly popular as Chinese adopt more Western ideas and festivals in the country. [Reuters]                 A Santa band performs under a flashing ceiling as part of the Christmas celebration at Hong Kong's central business district December 21, 2003. [Reuters]                 The San Diego Zoo unvieled the name of its 4-month old male giant panda cub Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2003, in San Diego. His name is Mei Sheng, which translates into 'Born in the USA.' The cub's name, a closely held secret, was suggested by the Zoo's Giant Panda Conservation Team and approved by the China Wildlife Conservation Association. Mei Sheng is the second giant panda cub born at the San Diego Zoo and the first in the Western Hemisphere since 1999. [AP]                 A visitor checks art furniture at the Shanghai Fine Art Exhibition, which opened yesterday. The exhibition, featuring 76 works on the theme of "home," will run through January 4 at the Shanghai Art Museum. [eastday.com]                 Zhang Yuhuai, a bank clerk, shows off some badges bearing the portrait of the late Chinese leader Mao Zedong, made from the 1940s to 1950s, in Tianjin City, north China, Dec. 12, 2003. Zhang held an exhibition with more than 10, 000 badges and some 1,000 portraits of Chairman Mao he collected since 1978 to commomerate the 110th birthday anniversary of the great leader. [Xinhua]                 Need a hand? : Chinese models show off the latest hair-dos and beauty make-up by local designers, at a show promoting cosmetics in Beijing. [AFP]                 An Actress from China's Central Ballet Troupe performs during a rehearsal for Chinese ballet "Raise the Red Lantern" in Sadler's Wells theater in London, capital of Britain Nov. 10, 2003. The ballet, directed by famous Chinese director Zhang Yimou, will run here from Nov. 11. [Xinhua]                 Miss Ireland Rosanna Davison (C) celebrates with first runner-up Miss Canada Nazanin Afshin-Jam (L) and second runner-up Miss China Qi Guan after winning the Miss World 2003 title. [Reuters]                 Two monkeys embrace each other for warmth in Zhengzhou Zoo, December 4, 2003. Heavy snow fell on Zhengzhou, the capital city of Central China's Henan Province. [newsphoto.com.cn]                 Lucie Vachova (L) of Czech Republic and Nazanin Afshin-Jam of Canada jump up in the air on a beach in Sanya, Hainan Province, December 2, 2003. Miss Canada earlier won Miss Sport 2003, one of five individual contests being held before the final of the Miss World contest. More than 100 beauty queens from around the world will compete on Dec. 6. [Reuters]                 The San Diego Zoo's male giant panda cub gets ready to take a step during an examination Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2003, at the SBC Giant Panda Research Station. Described more as a waddle by the Zoo's animal care staff, the 3-month-old cub took his first steps. Weighing 11.4 pounds, the unnamed male cub continues to develop well and has begun to develop teeth. There is an estimated 1,000 giant pandas left in the wild. The San Diego Zoo is home to four giant pandas, two females and two males. [AP]                 A Hong Kong police band perform on Wangfujing Street in Beijing Octo 23, 2003 to promote the tourism exchanges between the special administrative region and Beijing. Boosting domestic tourism is an important part of the Beijing Hong Kong Economic Co-opertion Symposium which opened in the captial yesterday. [China Daily]                 Miss World contestants smile to the camera during a visit to Hong Kong November 10, 2003. Some 110 contestants have kicked off the first leg of the 53rd Miss World Beauty Pageant, which will be held in different parts of China with the finals scheduled to take place on December 6 in the southern Chinese resort city of Sanya. [Xinhua]                 Waiters fill a tea cup in a unique way at a teahouse in Hangzhou, capital of eastern China's Zhejiang Province. The waiters practice the so-called "Kungfu of water filling " to attract tourist. [Xinhua]                 Meng Xiaoye, the first stem cell donor from Beijing, lies on a bed for blood collection accompanied by her boy friend at a hospital in Beijing, China, Nov. 19, 2003. Her donation will be directly sent by the Zhonghua Marrow Bank to Shanghai for a transplant operation of a marrow tumor patient. The Zhonghua Marrow Bank has collected 82,000 samples from volunteers by Sept. 2003, and 65 volunteers have successfully donated their stem cells for patients by Oct. 2003. [Xinhua]                 Contestants for the Miss World contest pose during a banquet in Beijing November 18, 2003. The 110 beauties vying for the title arrived in China's capital for a few days of photo ops on the Great Wall and the Forbidden City ahead of the December 6 contest in the resort of Sanya on the semi-tropical island of Hainan. [Reuters]                 Two contestants who advanced to the Miss Shanghai Competition finals greet the audience on Friday. Thirteen girls will compete in the finals and the winners will be crowned on November 21. [Xinhua]                 Lin Xianglin, 76, owner of a wooden-bucket shop in Taipei, Taiwan Province, works in his store. Lin's shop is surviving, although the demand for the traditional utensil in modern society has declined in recent years. [Xinhua]                 Bodies of dead dogs pile up on a street in Wuhan, capital city of Hubei Province, where the illegal dog-meat business is rampant. Many of the dogs were stolen from local residents and are served as food without quality checks, according to insiders.[newsphoto.com.cn]                 Andy McEwan, left and Ed Jocelyn, right pose for photographs near a sign that reads 'Red Army Snow Slope' in Sichuan, China in this handout photo taken August 2003. The British men who spent more than a year retracing the route of the 1930s 'Long March,' finishing at Nov 4, 2003. [AP/File]                 Chian's first astronaut Yang Liwei, (right) and Hong Kong action movie star Jackie Chan sing together during a welcome ceremony to the astronaut at the Hong Kong Stadium on Saturday. [Xinhua]                 The costume parade, part of the Sixth Beijing International Tourism and Culture Festival, is held on Ping'an Avenue in Beijing, China, Oct. 19. [Xinhua]                 A record 16 giant pandas have been born successfully in captivity in China this year, according to Zhang Zhihe, chairman of the China Giant Panda Breeding Technology Committee.                 A message featuring Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse is displayed on a mobile phone during a ceremony in Beijing to launch the Chinese Disney Online services, October 30, 2003. SOHU.com, China's leading portal, and the Walt Disney Internet Group on Thursday announced an agreement that will leverage SOHU.com to deliver Disney online and wireless content and services to China. [Reuters]                 The annual arts festival brings dance drama "Farewell, My Concubine;" a collection of Broadway musicals; the Argentinean tango musical "Tanguera;" Canadian multimedia drama "Letimovi;" Yueju Opera "The Shadow of Flower in the Moon;" NDR Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Christoph Eschenbach; and Riverdance from Ireland. [eastday.com]                 Models show off their new hairdos yesterday in Hong Kong during the 27th Asian Hairdress Exhibition. [CNS]                 A staffer of the Shanghai Art Fair examines a sculpture conveyed by the France-based Musee d'Orsay to the city Oct 27, 2003. The art fair opens today at the Shanghai Mart and will run through November 2. [Shanghai Daily]                 Female students majoring in flight attendance from the Nanchang Institute of Aeronautical Technology pose for a photo before a training airplane October 23, 2003. As China's first batch of students studying for a bachelor's degree in flight attending, the women were recruited from tens of thousands of senior high school graduates in more than 10 provinces. [newsphoto.com.cn]                 A couple in Shanghai yesterday look closely at a sculpture named "Women Detachment of the Red Army", a story based on women soldiers of the Red Army in Hainan Island during the first Civil War (1927-37). [CNS]                 Three kids of the Yao ethnic group pass through a wall decorated with golden persimmons in a town renowned for eco-agriculture in Southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. 11 eco-agricultural bases have been set up in Guangxi. Eco-agriculture is meant to strengthen the capacity for sustainable agricultural development and increase farmers' income in China. [Xinhua]                 Six-year-old Liangliang draws a picture in which the fictional alien being "E.T." says hello to Yang Liwei while he was piloting the nation's first manned spacecraft, the Shenzhou-V. A drawing contest about the spacecraft was held in Shanghai yesterday, with more than 100 Shanghai children aged 6 or under participating. [Xinhua]                 A huge relievo showing the portrait of Chinese writer Lu Xun is seen at a crossing in Shaoxing, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 16, 2003. The First Lu Xun Culture & Art Festival is held here between Oct. 16 and 22, introducing his literary classics and the custom in his hometown. Lu was one of China's greatest thinkers and man of letters in the 20th century. [Xinhua]                 A sculpture called "In the Boat,'' by Vladimir Slabodchykau of Belarus, attracts children at a sculpture garden on Tuesday in Fuzhou, capital of East China's Fujian Province. More than 60 sculptures created by 59 artists from 14 countries and regions are on display at the garden. [China Daily]                 Citizens show extras about the launch of Shenzhou-5, China's first manned spacecraft, in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 15, 2003. Shenzhou-5 was launched successfully from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gansu Province at 9 a.m. (0100 GMT) on Wednesday. [Xinhua]                 Photo taken on Oct. 12, 2003 shows the water-backed scene of four-tier artificial rivulets flowing through the Honglongjing Street of the 1,300-year-old ancient town in Dali, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Oct. 13, 2003. [Xinhua]                 Student monks from the Beijing-based China Academy of Buddhism chant a prayer together during an activity to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Chinese Buddhism Association. [CNS]                 Chinese and foreign models attending north China international model contest present outdoor outfits in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Oct. 6, 2003. 30 women and 10 men models will compete for the title in the final contest held on Oct. 8. Those 40 contestants are chosen from China, the United States, Britain, Russia and other countries. [Xinhua]                 Women in ethnic costumes waving flags to welcome tourists to Lijiang, a scenic spot in Yunnan Province Sep 22,2003. [CNS]                 Two US tourists try making "Zanba" a staple food for some of China's ethnic groups, in a Dong minority village in South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region last week. The week long National Day holiday has witnessed some 90 million tourists travelling across the country, a record high since the first "Golden Week'' holiday in 2000. [newsphoto.com.cn]                 Radames, the general from Egypt returns to Egypt after triumph over Ethiopia.The open-air grand operatic spectacle "Aida," composed by Verdi, makes its debut in Beijing Workers' Stadium Sep 27, 2003. [newsphoto.com.cn]                 Lin Hui, a two-year-old female panda, eats carrot inside its new home at Chiang Mai Zoo, in northern Thailand, October 12, 2003. Lin Hui and three-year-old male panda Chuang Chuang were presented to the Thai government by China and will act as 'animal ambassadors' to reflect the close relationship between the two countries. The Thai government have spent 40 million baht ($1 million) on specially built air-conditioned enclosures and a recreational area for the pandas from China's Cheng Du city. [Reuters]                 Joanne Doyle and Conor Hayes at a rehearsal of the Irish dance show Riverdance, which was held in the afternoon on Oct 9, 2003 at Beijing's Great Hall of the People. The show had its Chinese debut in the hall last night, and performances will continue each evening until Tuesday. [China Daily]                 The Siberian tiger that returned to its home on his own in a park in Antu, Northeast China's Jilin Province is under the knife. Doctors are trying to taking out rifle bullets shot into the tiger's fore leg when local police hunted for it. The big cat will take months to recover from the wounds, doctors say. [newsphoto.com.cn]                 A 5-year-old girl apes the pose of bronze sculptures at a Fuzhou park in Fujian Province October 6, 2003. [Xinhua]                 Practitioners of tai chi perform the ancient martial art on the Badaling section of the Great Wall in Beijing September 28, 2003. More than 10,000 people took part in the event on the outskirts of China's capital as part of a cultural festival to promote the 2008 Beijing Olympics and also a healthy lifestyle among Beijing residents. [newsphoto.com.cn]                 Local people perform Chinese boxing with Chinese at a National Day party held in Johannesburg in South Africa Sept. 28, 2003. Over 1,000 oversea Chinese attended the party to celebrate the 54th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. [Xinhua]                 The dancer in the Chinese seal is linked to many aspects of Chinese culture, as China Daily cartoonist Luo Jie envisions. [China Daily]                 Egyptian troops march past the Sphinx after vanquishing Ethiopitan forces in a dress rehearsal Act 1 of Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Aida," yeasterday in Workers' Stadium in Beijing. [China Daily]                 An elderly couple ride in a tricycle in Beijing yesterday. More than half of China's elderly would like to live alone rather than with their children, according to a recent survey, marking a revolutioary change in family values. Experts said the survey indicates the gradual disintegration of the millennia-old custom of several generations living under one roof. [Agencies]                 A group of young people stand beside works of art on display along Beijing's famed Wangfujing Street yesterday. Awareness of contemporary art is growing in China and will be helped by this week's biennale, celebrating Beijing's 850th anniversary, featuring hundreds of works of foreign and Chinese modern art. [CNS]                 A man rides on a gliding horse during a toy exhibition being held in Beijing from Tuesday. The toy horse, not powered by battery, moves randomly. [CNS]                 Hollywood actress Kelly Hu appears at the Shanghai Film Art Center Sep 15,2003 to promote "X2: X-Men United," a sci-fi flick that will hit Shanghai screens on Friday.                 Wild flowers cap the hill overlooking Chagan Lake in Songyuan city, Northeast China's Liaoning Province. The 10th largest freshwater lake in China, Chagan Lake resort is a popular tourist destination now. [CNS]                 Fashion designer Barney Cheng teams up with models yesterday in Aberdeen Marina Club, to celebrate the launch of the Ebel Midnight collection. [China Daily]                 A group of Guangzhou residents celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with a meal under the stars along the Pearl River last night. [CNS]                 An artisan shapes a copper bowl over flaming hot coals along a street in Kashgar yesterday in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The oasis city of Kashgar, situated 1,290 metres above sea level, was a key centre for trade along the Silk Road over 1,000 years ago. [China Daily HK Edition]                 Photo taken on Aug. 30, 2003 shows the Potala Palace in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The Chinese government attaches great importance to ecological improvement and environmental protection in Tibet. It has made tremendous efforts to strengthen ecological improvement and environmental protection in the region, where there are 19 nature reserves. Many kinds of rare animals have reappeared on the "Roof of the World". [Xinhua]                 Two breeders carry a joey panda named Lan Bao onto a wagon heading for its future residence of Lanzhou Zoo, at the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding and Research Center in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept 15, 2003. Weighing 23 kilograms, the baby panda Lan Bao, born on Aug. 23, 2002, is successfully bred by taking advantage of the propagation technology in the center as a local female panda Shu Lan got mated with a wild male panda Ha Lan captured by the Zoo of Lanzhou, capital of northwest China's Gansu Province. [Xinhua]                 Artists dressed as Chinese ghost bride and bridegroom at the Hong Kong Ocean Park September 16, 2003 in preparation for the largest Halloween event in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia to be held in October. Artists from different cultures will act as ghosts and spirits of the underworld. [Reuters]                 Chinese pedestrians brave the strong winds as typhoon Dujuan approaches Guangzhou, the capital of China's province of Guangdong, September 2, 2003. The most powerful typhoon of the year roared toward the south China coast on Tuesday. [Reuters]                 The medal winners make their apperances at the award granting ceremony of 2003' New Silk Road Chinese fashion competition, which successfully concludes in Sanya, Hainan Province on September 14.[newsphoto.com.cn]                 A minority Hui dancer, with tinkling bells around her waist, performs a dance with a strong ethnic flavour. She is one of the participants at the ongoing minority sports meeting in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. [CNS]                 A staff member at Beijing Zoo feeds Niuniu yesterday. The eight-year-old panda gave birth to a cub on August 24. [Xinhua]                 Both mother and baby are fine - this may be a common enough message among humans but is rare among pandas. First, they find it difficult to conceive; and when they do, cub mortality is high. No wonder that Niuniu is enjoying a special hug with her 17-day-old baby in Beijing Zoo, August 11, 2003. [CNS]                 A 69-year-old man is setting for an exam for a driver's license. Under the new rules, the oldest age of a driving license holder can be 70, in stead of the previous 60.[Xinhua]                 A girl presents her teacher a piece of "Hada", a most common gift for friends usually on holidays or important occasions, on China's 19th Teachers' Day at a kindergarten in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Sept. 10. [Xinhua]                 Some candidates attending the finals of the 2003 New Silk Road Modelling Contest pose for media in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 8, 2003. Fifty-one beauties from China's Taiwan and the other 17 legs of the contest will compete for the top prize here on Sept. 14. [Xinhua]                 Two South China tiger cubs of the Gonggong breed, Hope, left, and Cathay, right, are seen at the Pretoria, South Africa Zoo, Tuesday Sept. 2, 2003. The two tigers, the first ever to leave the country, arrived Tuesday as part of a project to save the endangered species. [AP]                 Two visitors appreciate art works on display during the Second Changchun Folk Art Exposition in Changchun, capital of Northeast China's Jilin Province yesterday. The seven-day exposition finished yesterday, after attracting more than 1.5 million domestic visitors. [Xinhua]                 Children run beside the New Century Bridge in Haikou, Hainan Province. Local schools pay more attention to the health of students and organize interesting extra curriculum activities. [CNS]                 Tibetan monks unveil the giant Buddhist Tangka on the hillside of the Drepung monastery, and blow trumpets to celebrate, during the annual Shoton or Yogurt festival, in the outskirts of Lhasa on Wednesday. The week-long festival attracts thousands of pilgrims and tourists to the Drepung monastery, founded in 1416, and now the largest and richest monastery in Tibet.[CNS]                 A young woman peddles a dog with its skins dyed in different colours yesterday in Shanghai during the Sixth Asian Pets Festival. About 10,000 thoroughbreds are on show. [CNS]                 Xu Lin, perform the operation to remove the third limb from 15 month old baby girl, Qing Qing at the Dongzhimen Hospital in Beijing, China, Thursday, Aug 28, 2003. The operation lasted over six hours and the hospital reported it to be a success as the removal of the limb has saved the babies life, but the doctors are unsure if she will ever be able to walk at this stage. [AP]                 Two competitors make noodles at the First International Wheaten Food Festival in Taiyuan, capital of north China's Shanxi Province, Sept. 1, 2003. More than 100 cooks from China, France, Belgium, Italy and India attended the festival opened on Monday. [Xinhua]                 "Niuniu" with the baby in her mouth, a typical way of a mother panda showing love and care for her new-born.                 A group of Tibetan women selling trinklets wait for visitors outside the walls of the Potala Palace, in Lhasa yesterday. The management decided to limit visitors to 1,200 a day and will slowly reduce the numbers of tourists and pilgrims to 850 a day, from the previously 3,000 a day due to the fragile structure of the huge and ornate palace, the symbol of Tibet Autonomous Region.[CNS]                 Tibetan monks unveil the giant Buddhist Tangka on the hillside of the Drepung monastery, and blow trumpets to celebrate, during the annual Shoton or Yogurt festival, in the outskirts of Lhasa on Wednesday. The week-long festival attracts thousands of pilgrims and tourists to the Drepung monastery, founded in 1416, and now the largest and richest monastery in Tibet.[CNS]                 A group of children enjoy roller skating on Beijing streets yesterday. [CNS]                 A Tibetan pilgrim the Bodhi stupa at Palcho Monastery in Gyantse, which lies 230 kilometres south of the capital Lhasa. The stupa, or Kumbum in Tibetan, was built in 1412 and is deemed the symbol of the monastery. It consists of hundreds of chapels in layers, housing about 100,000 images of Buddhas.                 Tibetans attend the yak race during the annual Shoton or Yogurt Festival in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region Aug. 27, 2003. Some 24 yaks attended the race Wednesday adding great funs to the grand festival. [Xinhua]                 Visitors gather to buy entrance tickets, to enter Potala Palace.                 A Tibetan woman and her child pose with her priced yak, with the background of the Karuola snow mountain, south of capital Lhasa, which is now a popular tourist attraction.                 Women in ethnic costumes welcome visitors from home and abroad yesterday.[CNS]                 Cho Mandy Lee (C), winner of the 2003 Miss Hong Kong Pageant, poses with first runner-up Rabee'a Yeung Lok Ting (L) and second runner-up Priscilla Chi (R) at the colorful event in Hong Kong Aug. 23, 2003. [Xinhua]                 Manchu girls wearing a traditional Manchu women's dress during a festival marking the 400th anniversary of the founding of Hetu Ala in Xinbin County of Fushun, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 23, 2003. Hetu Ala was founded in 1603 by minority leader Nurhachi, the first emperor of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), who declared himself Khan in 1616. [Xinhua]                 A wild duck swims in a turqoise-coloured lake as a school of fish go merrily about their business.                 A man, sheltering his face from the sun with a wet towel, rides a bike along a street in Shanghai on Monday. The metropolis is still in the grip of a heat wave with the temperature on that day hitting 34 degrees centigrade. [cns]                 An alligator rests beside a pool at Alligator Park in Fuzhou, capital of east China's Fujian Province, Aug. 18, 2003. The exsiting 386 alligators here are now facing the threat of death because of severe shortage of food and erosions of health. The park imported about 700 alligators from Thailand in May 1998, but several hundred of them died soon after the park got trapped into poor operation. [Xinhua]                 Foreigners learn how to perform the act of opening a door in Peking Opera at Yuyuan Garden yesterday. Some 50 consul generals in Shanghai, their spouses and members of the foreign media gathered to gain a basic understanding of Peking Opera. [eastday.com]                 Handicapped children from Hong Kong yesterday leave on a free tour to Zhuhai, Shenzhen and Zhongshan in Guangdong Province, with the help of the Hong Kong Red Cross and the Hong Kong Police Association. [newsphoto.com.cn]                 Tourists from the mainland all set to click souvenir shots in Hong Kong yesterday, when new regulations came into force allowing residents from the southern Chinese cities of Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Zhuhai to visit Hong Kong as individual travellers. Earlier, they had to join tour groups. [CNS]                 Lots of people visit the environmental friendly houses shown at the Fourth China's Changchun International Agriculture & Food Fair in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, Aug.17, 2003. Four ecological models of residences selected from more than 1,000 new designs feature energy-saving and comprehensive utilization of straw in supply of electricity, heating and fuels. [Xinhua]                 Bai Yun, the San Diego Zoo's female giant panda, cradles her new born cub in the panda birthing den Tuesday, Aug.19, 2003, in this handout image from video released by the San Diego Zoo. The rectangle locating the offspring was contained in the image provided by source. Animal care staff know Bai Yun was pregnant with twins, however, as of Wednesday morning only one cub has been born. The first cub was born at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday. Bai Yun made world history in August 1999 when she gave birth to Hua Mei,the first giant panda cub to be born and survive in the United States. [AP]                 Two farmers yesterday smile after their winning bids at an auction - a 45-kilogram watermelon and a 90-kilogram pumpkin, at the ongoing Changchun International Agricultural Exhibition, Jilin Province. [cns]                 Tourists from the mainland all set to click souvenir shots in Hong Kong yesterday, when new regulations came into force allowing residents from the southern Chinese cities of Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Zhuhai to visit Hong Kong as individual travellers. Earlier, they had to join tour groups. [CNS]                 A six-year-old panther mum called Xixi stares at visitors with her cubs lying besides her, August 19, 2003 at Xi'an Zoo in Northwest China's Shannxi Province. Xixi gave birth to the two cubs, one male and the other female, on July 4 after a 94-day pregnancy. On August 4, a 12-year-old panther mum gave birth to another two, whose gender has yet to be determined, in the zoo. The zoo boasts the largest number of parthers of any Chinese zoos and has provided many other zoos with panthers. [China Daily]                 Hong Kong visitors yesterday choose what they want among the recycled books donated and sold for a charity project "Change, from one book", which aims to help dropouts to return school in Yunnan Province. [newsphoto.com.cn]                 Two models dressed in costumes of local fishing women pose for pictures yesterday in Shanwei, Guangdong Province. A national model contest is going on in this southern city. [CNS]                 Yang Fang, student from the Beijing Broadcasting Institute, gives a tea ceremony show at the First "UHN International Village Cup" House Model Finals in Beijing Aug.17, 2003. [Xinhua]                 Working staff from the Dalian Aquarium dressed like the imaginary mermaid swim with fishes, a move trying to lure more visitors to this coastal city in Liaoning Province. [China News Service]                 A man jumps from an arch stone bridge into a river at a park in Beijing yesterday, with many audience watching. Outdoor activities are prevailing among citizens of this capital city in early autumn. [China News Service]                 Thousands of holidaymakers beat the summer heat at a beach in the eastern port city of Qingdao, Shandong Province yesterday. Qingdao, which is famous for its six beaches and world famous Tsingtao Beer, will hold a 17-day celebration called the 13th Qingdao International Beer Festival which opens today. [Reuters]                 Sixteen pandas from the Wolong Preserve, Sichuan Province, are being helped to adjust to their natural habitat before being released into the forest in September. [Newsphoto.com]                 More than 200 fans of from Japan, the United States and Europe got the chance to meet their idol in person August 7, 2003 in Hong Kong. The travel packages are among a number of activities to which the Hong Kong-born superstar has agreed to lend his name in support of the Global Tourism Revival Campaign launched by the Hong Kong Tourism Board. [China News Service]                 Dressed as a bride and a bridegroom, swimmers from Dalian Aquarium in Liaoning Province, play-act an underwater wedding to tourists in celebration of Qixi, August 4, 2003. [newsphoto.com.cn]                 A herdswoman talks to her friend with a mobile phone yesterday in the Horqin Grassland, Inner Mongolia. Advanced facilities and spreading networks guarantee smooth communication in this remote place now. [China News Service]                 A dog, which is dressed up as a giant panda, draws great attention at the Shanghai International Pet Exhibition, July 21, 2003. [newsphoto.com.cn]                 A man flying a kite near the Forbidden City in Beijing on Monday, a day of clear skies and fresh air as the city enters autumn season.[Newsphoto.com]                 The Hong Kong Comics Festival, the summer carnival for children involving comics, toys and e-games, drew large crowds at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, August 6, 2003. Programmes include comics-character imitation contests, exhibitions, autograph sessions by creators and a cartoonists' corner.[China Daily]                 Police dogs wait for orders from their trainers during a drill in Beijing's Xicheng District yesterday.                 A young woman wear shorts yesterday in Hong Kong where the temperature hit 33 degrees centigrade. [Newsphoto.com]                 A woman in Guangzhou August 7,2003,gets her body painted with colourful flower tattoos, a trend among youngsters nowadays. [China News Service]                 The Hong Kong Comics Festival, the summer carnival for children involving comics, toys and e-games, drew large crowds at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, August 6, 2003. Programmes include comics-character imitation contests, exhibitions, autograph sessions by creators and a cartoonists' corner. [China Daily]                 Chinese girls read comic books at an exhibition of cartoons and animation in Shanghai, August 2, 2003. Tens of thousands of artists from Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan took part in the exhibition. [newsphoto.com.cn]                 A young couple walk past a wall with pictures of deceased Chinese generals on the outskirts of Beijing, August 6, 2003. The picture wall is part of an effort to increase the public's military awareness. More than 20 million Chinese students receive military education and training in about 13,000 military camps around the country every year. [Reuters]                 Yao Ming (first from right) of Houston Rockets, Mangke Bateer (second form right) and Melbourne Tigers captain Andrew Gaze (left) hold T-shirts along with Clara Chong, executive director of the Hong Kong Tourism Board, during a photo session at the Hong Kong Exhibition and Convention Center, August 5, 2003. Yao and Bateer are in Hong Kong to play in an exhibition game against Melbourne Tigers on August 6, 2003. [China News Service]                 A Chinese family rides their tricyle in the vehicle lane in Beijing, August 5, 2003. Bicycle and tricycle are still the main transportation in Beijinghe while the number of automobiles in the capital exceeds two million. [Reuters]                 Models donning costumes of different ethnic styles sashay down a catwalk during a press conference in Beijing August 5, 2003 The event was held to highlight a cultural-exchange tour to Paris this autumn to promote bilateral relations between China and France. [China News Service]                 Tourists observe as a shark is dragged towards the shore at Yalong Berth Bathing Beach in Sanya, South China's Hainan Province July 27, 2003. Local fishermen said they caught the three-meter, one-ton shark by chance. Police will temporarily put the shark under protection while maritime experts decide whether it is a species subject to State protection. [newsphoto.com.cn                 A Chinese worker cleaning a glass roof is silhouetted in the afternoon sun in Beijing, China, Sunday, Aug 3, 2003. Air pollution often leaves a layer of grim and dust that requires regular cleansing by groups of cleaners scaling along the walls of skyscrapers or stepping cautiously over glass roofs. [AP]                 Li Cairong, a 118-year-old woman born in Foshan, South China's Guangdong Province, becomes the oldest person climbing the Great Wall, July 28, 2003. Li is now one of the oldest persons in the world. [newsphoto.com.cn]                 A worker puts up a poster of the star-studded "The Matrix Reloaded" outside a cinema in Shanghai, July 20£¬2003. The film is proved to be a great hit in China. Pictures International reported on July 22 that it has topped US$1.012 billion at the overseas box office this year.                 A hiker climbs up a dilapidated section of the Great Wall of China, north of Beijing Saturday July 12, 2003. Tourists will be banned from exploring undeveloped sections of the Great Wall, beginning August 1, to protect the ancient monument from damage. Violators face fines of between 200 Yuan (US$24) and 30,000 Yuan (US$3,600). [AP Photo]                 A woman videotapes a line of flags with past Olympic logos Monday, August 4, 2003 in Beijing, as the capital city unveiled the official Olympic emblem for the 2008 Olympic Games on Sunday. [newsphoto.com.cn]                 Elderly couples in Fuzhou, Fujian Province exchange gifts on Qixi, which is regarded as Valentine's Day in China, August 4, 2003. The festival, falling on the seventh evening of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, can be traced back to an ancient legend about a devoted couple - a shepherd and a weaver - meeting across the Milky Way on the evening every year. [newsphoto.com.cn]
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