2013-08-12 15:28
According to Chinese legend, a cowherd and a weaving maid were separated by the galaxy and allowed to meet only once a year in heaven on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, which falls on Aug 13 this year.
2013-08-09 08:57
In 2009, China named Aug 8 as National Fitness Day, aiming to meet people's need for sports activities. The date also marks the anniversary of the opening of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
2013-08-07 09:50
The show, which features 63 horses and 47 human artists, acrobats, riders and performers, opens its Boston-area performances August 7.
2013-08-06 10:00
Marking the 50th anniversary of its existence, on Monday the German branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) placed 1600 panda sculptures in front of Berlin's main train station.
2013-08-05 09:44
Los Angeles Lakers NBA star Kobe Byrant gives out free basketballs to fans at a local community center in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen August 4, 2013.
2013-08-01 11:12
Chinese wire-walker Aisikaier Wubulikaisimu performs a tightrope walk between two hot air balloons stretching for 18 meters in Naigu Stone Forest Scenic Spot, Yunnan province, July 30, 2013.
2013-07-31 10:30
The golden sunset glow offers a stunning silhouette of visitors at the top of Baoshi Mountain in Hangzhou city, capital of East China's Zhejiang province on July 23, 2013.
2013-07-30 10:06
Runners dressed in inflatable Sumo costumes prepare to take part in a 5km (3 miles) charity run at Battersea Park in London July 28, 2013.
2013-07-29 10:11
Singers Britney Spears and Katy Perry pose at the premiere of "The Smurfs 2" at the Regency Village theatre in Los Angeles, California July 28, 2013.
2013-07-23 11:18
Fans are gathering in Hong Kong for a series of commemorative events to mark the 40th death anniversary of Lee, who starred in movies such as Enter The Dragon and Game Of Death.
2013-07-22 09:25
Cosplayers dressed as characters from webcomic "Homestuck" during the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) International in San Diego, California July 18, 2013.
2013-07-17 11:19
Men in traditional costumes kneel as they carry a statue of the El Carmen Virgin into the sea during a procession in Malaga, southern Spain, July 16, 2013.
2013-07-16 15:21
A Peking opera troupe performs at the 49th International Festival of Carthage, Tunisia's largest arts event at the Roman Theatre of Carthage in Tunis, Tunisia's capital city, on July 14, 2013.
