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| Blooming lovely: Peach flowers attract visitors in Hohhot, capital of North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region. Lian Zhen / Xinhua |
| Love celebration: Two girls from the Miao ethnic group celebrate the Miao Sisters Festival in Taijiang county, the Miao-Dong autonomous prefecture of Qiandongnan, Southwest China's Guizhou province, on April 10. The festival, regarded as the Miao equivalent of Valentine's Day, was listed as an intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Ning Jian / For China Daily |
| Wooden art: A wood craftsman in Nantong, Jiangsu province, has spent seven years creating a wooden artwork that is 18 meters long and weighs more than 20 metric tons. It is based on the famous Chinese painting Along the River During the Qingming Festival, created more than 1,000 years ago. Xiang Zhonglin / For China Daily |
| Splashy birthday: Dolphin Yuanyuan celebrated its 10th birthday with an audience of 3,000 at Beijing Aquarium on April 8. Yuanyuan is China's first naturally bred, artificially fed dolphin to reach this age. Cheng Gong / For China Daily |
| Height of pleasure: Enthusiasts fly kites during a kite fair held in Weifang, East China's Shandong province, on April 8. Participants flew more than 1,000 kites at the event. Zhang Chi / For China Daily |
| On track: Newly employed high-speed train crews receive a month's training before being taking up their posts. There are 300 crew members for the high-speed railway between Harbin and Qiqihar, Heilongjiang province, including 60 women. Wang Song / Xinhua |
(China Daily European Weekly 04/14/2017 page5)
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