Slimming summer
Many parents choose to send their teenage children to body-shaping camps during the summer holidays
Nowadays, more Chinese teenagers are facing weight problems as a result of too much high-calorie foods and lack of exercise. In Zhengzhou, the local children's hospital holds summer camps to help overweight children lose weight and more importantly, build a healthier lifestyle.
| Camp members rope skipping for fun and exercise. Photos by Zhang Tao / for China Daily |
| They are only allowed to eat one piece of watermelon at a time. |
| Swimming is an important part of the body-shaping program. |
| Camp members help each other do sit-ups. |
| By the end of the camp, Tuo Zhan had lost nearly 10 kilograms. |
| GOING UP: The Shanghai Tower rises above the city. The 580-meter building will be the tallest in China. Zhou Dongchao / for China Daily |
| BEAR-FACED: A girl has her face painted at Taipei Zoo to celebrate the 1-month birthday of the first cub of the two pandas given by the mainland. Zhao Shuangjie / for China Daily |
| MICRO MELON: A thumb watermelon grown by a company in Jiangsu province. It originated in South America and can be eaten without peeling. Zhu Jipeng / for China Daily |
| TOP SHOP: 25 villas built on the roof of a mall in Hunan province, which have not been approved by the local government. Ren Xinshe / for China Daily |
| LOCAL ENGAGEMENT: A European tourist "smokes" a matchmaker's pipe while travelling through Xi'an in his camper van. He is one of a group of 40 in their 60s and 70s who had driven from Europe. Yuan Jingzhi / for China Daily |
(China Daily Africa Weekly 08/09/2013 page4)
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