Flower Base in DafengA flower planting and seedling cultivation base was set up in Dafeng city, Jiangsu province. Picture shows a flower grower is tending to the cattail blossoms at the base. |  |
Chinese in Russia Support Beijing's Olympic Bid The Chinese people in Russia from all over the country gathered in downtown Moscow April 15, giving support to Beijing's bid for 2008 Olympics. |  |
"Kids TV Station" Launched in TianjinA TV program specially designed for kids was launched in Tianjin to encourage them to give full play to their talents. Picture shows a teacher and little girls are shooting a dancing program. |  |
Initial Success Achieved at Shanghai Port Shanghai's imports and exports totaled US $ 26.886 billion in the first quarter of this year, an increase of 23 percent over the same period of last year. Of the total, imports make up US $ 11.711 billion and exports account for US $ 15.175 billion, up 15.1 percent and 29.9 percent respectively. Exports from foreign-funded companies for the first time exceeded the that of state-owned enterprises. Picture shows a busy day in Shanghai's Waigaoqiao container port. |  |
Second International Water Equipment and Technology Expo Opened in Xi'anApril 14 saw the "second international water equipment and technology expo for agriculture and forest" opened in Xi'an. Picture shows visitors are learning about a water saving product. |  |
Oral English Lecture Held for 10,000 Learners in Beijing April 15 saw a lecture on oral English given at Beijing Workers Stadium with more than 10,000 learners present at the lecture. Pictured here shows that Mr. Wang Qiang, a teacher in Beijing New Oriental School, is encouraging the learners to read aloud. |  |
A miniature version of the parade on displayVisitors to Shanghai's People's Square view a miniature version of the parade at the 50th anniversary of the founding the People's Republic of China. |  |
An Earthquake Hits Southwest China's Yunnan Province Yang Jinchun (L), an old woman from Taiping Township of Shidian County, receives treatment from a medical personnel in a makeshift tent on April 15, 2001. Yang Jinchun was wounded in the earthquake that hit southwest China's Yunnan Province at 18:46 on April 12, 2001. Many houses collapsed, one person was killed and 147 people injured in the earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale. |  |
Trunk Railway in Landlocked Shaanxi CompletedA trunk railway was completed Sunday in northwest China's Shaanxi Province to connect Shenmu and Yan'an, three months ahead of schedule.  |  |
Pulpils Miss Chinese pilot Wang Wei Pupils of Min Le Primary School show a picture they draw for Chinese missing pilot Wang Wei in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang province April 13, 2001. The words on the picture reads "Uncle Wang Wei, we miss you!" They would post this picture to Wang Wei's relatives. |  |
Cancer Prevention Campaign Launched in Changchun Ovarian cancer sufferer Sun Ruiyan (front) performs yangge, a traditional rural folk dance of China's northeast area, together with other wardmates in Changchun, capital of Jilin province, April 15, 2001. A special team, including some 60 cancer sufferers and their relatives, took part in the week long cancer prevention campaign sponsored by Cancer Prevention and Control Center of Jilin province, starting from Sunday. |  |
89th China Export Commodities Fair Opens A sales woman of Qingdao Jinwang Company discusses with a foreign businessman at the 89th China Export Commodities Fair (CECF) opens Sunday in Guangzhou, capital of China's southeast Guangdong Province, April 15, 2001. About 100,000 businessmen at home and abroad are expected to attend the 12-day fair, involving more than 3,000 selected export-oriented companies in China. |  |
Maiden Flight from Kunming to Lhasa SuccessfulTibetan old man Soinam Phintso is escorted off the plane when arriving Lhasa airport, capital of China's southwest Tibet Autonomous Region, April 15, 2001, after one and a half hour flight from Deqen Tibet Autonomous county. The first flight of China Southwest Airlines from Kunming and Deqen Tibet Autonomous county of Yunnan province to Lhasa successfully completed Sunday. It is the first air route that links these two Tibetan residential areas. |  |
Wang Set a New National Record of Women's 48kg Weight Lifting Wang Mingjuan of China's Hunan province captures the women's 48kg title on the opening day of the National Women's Weight Lifting Championships held in Lushan of Jiangxi Province, April 15, 2001. Wang set a new national record by lifted 93kg in the snatch, which is 5.5kg more than the world record of this event. |  |
Conductress to Serve the 21st Beijng Universiade Winners of the 21st Beijing Universiade athletes-conductress contest (Beijing area) wave flags at the awarding ceremony Sunday in Beijing, April 15, 2001. |  |
