Two chefs carve hard candy at the Chinese Muslim Gourmet and Tourism Festival in Yinchuan, the capital of Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region, July 8, 2011. [Photo/Xinhua]
A woman walks past a real estate agency in Jiujiang, East China's Jiangxi province, July 8, 2011. China's central bank increased interest rates for a third time this year, lifting mortgage rates to nearly their highest point in ten years. [Photo/Xinhua]