Wang Zhizhi Meets with NBA Players in BeijingWang Zhizhi (Right) Presents Clothes with His Signature to NBA Official. Wang Zhizhi a Chinese basketball player with NBA's Dallas Mavericks team, on June 20 met with two NBA players--Antawn Jamison from the Golden State Warriors team and Alvin Williams from the Toronto Raptors team for the "NBA-CAB Friendship Matches" in Beijing.  |  |
Water-inlet Sluice-gate of Three Gorges Lock to Be CompletedThe concrete pouring at the water-inlet of the permanent ship lock of the Three Gorges Project is to be completed soon. This will lay solid foundation for its opening to navigation in 2003 as scheduled. The water-inlet is the "throat" for water influx and draw-off. With a complicated structure the engineering workmanship is very strict. |  |
Giant Panda "An'an", a Father to Be An'an, a giant panda living in the Ocean Park of Hong Kong, will become a father this autumn as his bride "White Snow" in Giant Panda Protection Center of Wolong, Sichuan Province, is expected to give birth to a cub at that time. Seen on the picture is An'an taking food in his den. |  |
Hong Kong Holds Rehearsal of Plane Emergency Rescue The annual "Rehearsal of Plane Emergency Rescue" was held in the Hong Kong International Airport. Picture here shows the rescue staffs are racing to the accident spot. |  |
Henan to Carry out Trial Use of Ethanol GasFrom June 20, Nanyang, Zhengzhou and Luoyang of Henan Province will take the lead to have trial use of ethanol gas in China. During the trial period, gas stations and producers will track the cars and vehicles that are powered by ethanol gas. Picture here is a driver registering on a track questionnaire. |  |
Jiang Zemin Visits Photo Show on CPC HistoryParty General Secretary Jiang Zemin visits a photo exhibition opened yesterday in Beijing to mark the 80th anniversary of the Communist Party of China. The exhibition illustrates, with photos and objects, the achievements made by the Party and the Chinese people. |  |
World Famous Tenors During Rehearsal Celebrated Spanish tenor Jose Carreras (C) and Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti laugh after making a joke during a rehearsal in Beijing with their Chinese partners June 20, 2001. The two tenors arrived in Beijing earlier Tuesday for the upcoming Three Tenors Concert, which will be staged inside the Forbidden City in Beijing on June 23. |  |
World Famous Tenors During Rehearsal Celebrated Spanish tenor Jose Carreras (C) and Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti are during a rehearsal in Beijing with their Chinese partners June 20, 2001. The two tenors arrived in Beijing earlier Tuesday for the upcoming Three Tenors Concert, which will be staged inside the Forbidden City in Beijing on June 23. |  |
Farmers Fight Against Drought Villagers check an old well to get water in Xiping county, central China's Henan province June 20, 2001. Continuous drought has been haunting over 20 provinces in China. |  |
Obese Boy Loses Weight In this file taken about a year ago, kids look at Meng Qinggang, an obese boy weighed 265 kilograms before he lost weight. Meng, from northeast China's Heilongjiang province, had his weight reduced to 105 kg after a year of treatment in Tianjin Municipality. |  |
Obese Boy Loses Weight Meng Qinggang, a boy from northeast China's Heilongjiang province, tries a pair of trouses he wore a year ago in a hospital in Tianjin Municipality June 20, 2001. Meng, used to possess an obese figure, had his weight reduced from 265 kg to 105 kg after a year of treatment in Tianjin. |  |
Tashilhunpo Monastery in Tibet A view of Tashilhunpo Monastery in Xigaze City of the Tibet Autonomous Region June 20, 2001. The famous monastery of the Yellow Sect of Tibetan Buddhism was built in 1447, and it houses a large amount of scriptures and precious relics in its floor space of 150,000 square meters. |  |
