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Weekly Photos: Sept 10 - 16

(chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2012-09-17 10:12

Weekly Photos: Sept 10 - 16

Staff workers search for bodies after 19 workers at a construction site in Wuhan, Hubei province, died on Sept 13, 2012 after the elevator they were using fell 100 meters to the ground. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY


Weekly Photos: Sept 10 - 16

Gahai lake, the biggest freshwater lake in Northwest China's Gansu province, Sept 13, 2012. Named as a pearl on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the lake is home to 95 species of 28,000 birds, including the black-necked crane, white swan, grey crowned crane and pintail. Due to ecological protection, the area of the wetland has expanded from 480 hectares in the early 90s to 2,200 hectares. [Photo/Xinhua]

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