Across America
| Washington STATE CRAFT Zha Peixin, former Chinese ambassador to the United Kingdom, chats with a member of the audience after a talk on building a new model of major-country relationship between China and the US held at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington on July 10. Chen Weihua / China Daily |
| Houston AUTHOR, AUTHOR! Taiwanese playwright and director Stan Lai (front) takes a bow along with actors of The Village on July 12 after the performance at Houston's Hobby Center. May Zhou / China Daily |
| West Covina, CA STITCH IN TIME David Honda (left), chairman of the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), receives an embroidery from Chen Lei (right), deputy director general of the Anhui Visitors Bureau of China after Chen's presentation on promoting tourism in Anhui province on Monday in West Covina. Chen noted that Anhui's embroidery art is world heritage credited by UNESCO. Huang Xilin / For China Daily |
| New York THREADS BARE Visitors look at yarn and other natural fi ber swatches on Tuesday at SPINEXPO New York, a textile industry event that featured more than 80 exhibitors from nine countries and ran from July 15-17 at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood. Jack Freifelder / China Daily |
| New York SHOP TALK A representatives from Huafu Top Dyed Melange Yarn Co, chats while waiting for meetings with designers and other potential visitors on Tuesday at SPINEXPO New York. Huafu is a global leader in melange yarn, or yarn produced through the blending of differently colored fibers. Jack Freifelder / China Daily |
| Washington FUTURE PRESENT Hugo Swire (right), minister of state at the UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office, speaks about the UK's Asia-Pacific policy and explains both the UK's current involvement and future aspirations in the region on Tuesday at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Douglas Paal (left), vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, moderated the discussion. Liu Chang / China Daily |
| New York ENTER THE DRAGONS Invited guests celebrate the Traditional Dragon Boat Awakening ceremony in Central Park on Thursday for the 24th Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, which will take place on August 9-10. Adelina Zhang / For China Daily |
(China Daily USA 07/18/2014 page13)
