Rockets Snap Sharks' Winning StreakDefending champions Bayi Rockets snapped Shanghai Sharks' 11-game winning streak by trouncing the visitors 117-91 in the 12th round of the Chinese Basketball League in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China on the New Year's Eve.  |  |
Chinese State Leaders Attend New Year ConcertChinese state leader Wei Jianxing, Li Lanqing enjoyed the Beijing 2001 New Year Concert with thousands of audience in Sunday evening at the Great Hall of the People in this Chinese capital. |  |
Changsha Decorated to Celebrate New Year Bicyclists pass under red lanterns in a street in Changsha, capital of South China's Hunan Province, Sunday Dec.31, 2000. Main streets have been decorated in this city to welcome the new year. |  |
Swans from Siberia Flock to Shandong for Winter Swans bask in the golden rays of sunset on the Mashan Swan Lake in Jinan, capital of North China's Shandong Province, Saturday Dec.30, 2000. Thousands of swans flocks here on the lake from Siberia to spend winter every year. |  |
Egongyan Yangtze Bridge Opens to Traffic in Chongqing The Egongyan Bridge opens to traffic in Chongqing Sunday Dec.31, 2000. As the eighth across the Yangtze River in the city, the Egongyan Bridge spans 1,022 meters with three vehicle lanes in each way. |  |
Newlyweds Climb Great Wall to Welcome New Century A young man kisses his bride while about 1,000 newlywed couples from nationwide climbed to celebrate the coming new century at the Great Wall in Beijing Sunday Dec.31, 2000. |  |
Militiawomen Hang up Lanterns to Welcome New Year in Zhejiang Militiawomen hang up a string of red lanterns at the Leigong sentry post in Shitang township, Southeast China's Zhejiang Province, Saturday Dec.30, 2000. The township is believed to be the first place in China where to see the new century twilight. |  |
Chinese Soldiers Welcome New Year in Arctic Circle Patrolling soldiers pass by a snow wall they built bearing the inscription "Welcome the New Century" outside their barracks in Mehe county, Norteast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sunday Dec.31, 2000. This is China's most northern sentry post which locates inside the Arctic circle. |  |
