The number of tourists at national scenic spots increased sharply during the weeklong holiday.
Children play in front of the corns hanging on the wall in the Weicun village of Wenxian County in Jiaozuo City, central China's Henan province, Oct 6, 2011.
China's railways are especially busy on Friday, the last day of the week-long National Day holiday, as vacationers begin to return to their working places.
Beauty pageants were once taboo, but they are now being embraced as a way to attract attention to local charm.
Shunyi woos investors, talent with new age industries, gated communities, educational institutions
Afghans attend a protest in Kabul October 6, 2011. Hundreds of Afghans from the Hmbastagi party (Solidarity Party of Afghanistan) staged a protest to condemn the US-led invasion, which will mark its 10th anniversary on October 7.
Apple Inc co-founder and former CEO Jobs, counted among the greatest American CEOs of his generation, died on October 5, 2011 at the age of 56, after a years-long and highly public battle with cancer and other health issues.
A tourist carries his son as they visit the International Horticultural Exposition 2011 in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, Oct 2, 2011, during the second day of the seven-day National Day Holiday.
Eleven workers were confirmed dead and one remained missing after melted iron spilled over a refining furnace Wednesday morning in east China's Jiangsu Province.
Tropical storm Nalgae swept through Haikou, capital of Hainan province on Oct 4, leaving the area flooded with water.
Zhang Yimin, 59, who works for a television station in Anhui province, recently begin sharing the same hobby as his 31-year-old daughter: playing Angry Birds.
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