Vice-President Meets APEC Youth Forum Heads of DelegationsChinese Vice-President Hu Jintao said Tuesday that young people in the Asia-Pacific region should increase exchanges, learn from each other and work for the civilization, progress and prosperity of the region and the world.  |  |
Photo Printed On Metal SurfaceA Chinese girl looks at a photo printed on metal surface in a street in Beijing July 09, 2001. Photos produced in the new print technology can be perpetually preserved. |  |
Beijing Prepares for Exhibition PlatformFive candidate cities bidding for the 2008 Olympics Games set off the decoration of exhibition platforms Monday in the World Trade Center Moscow. Photo shows Beijing's platform. |  |
Forest Fossils Show Tourists put themselves in a group of forest fossils at Xianhu Botanic Garden in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province Monday, July 9, 2001. More than 1,000 pieces of forest fossils in multiple shapes found in China are shown to tourists at the garden. |  |
Hu Jintao Meets Vietnamese Guest Chinese Vice President Hu Jintao, right, shakes hands with Nguyen Phu Trong, a politburo member of the communist Party of Vietnam and secretary of the Hanoi municipal party committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing July 9, 2001. |  |
Severe Drought Hits Henan Province A farmer pumps water from a thin stream for irrigation in Weishi County in central China's Henan Province July 9, 2001. Some 3.7 million ha of farmland, 4.36 million people and 1.5 million heads of livestock suffer the shortage of water due to severe drought and continuous high temperature in the province. |  |
Farm Owner in Northwest China Farm owner Yasheng is well-known for his booming business in Hoxud County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region July 9, 2001. He bred over 2,000 sheep last year, earning 300,000 yuan. |  |
Water Sent to Drought Victims A fireman carries water for an elderly woman to her home in a small mountainous village in Hexian County in east China's Anhui Province July 8, 2001. The authorities send water by vehicles to farmers in drought-hit areas. |  |
Ancient Tombs Found in Tibet Two experts examine the ruins of the stone plate coffins that are considered to be traced back to the year 1720 in northern Tibet July 9, 2001. The Chinese experts have discovered eight such sites when they carried on scientific investigation in the "no man's land" in northern Tibet. |  |
Fishermen's New Ways Earning Money Two fishermen instruct tourists how to drive small beach buggies on the Peachblossom Island in Zhoushan, eastern Zhejiang province Monday, July 9, 2001. Fishermen tried renting beach buggies and several other ways to earn money during summer fishing ban in Zhoushan area in a move to protect fish resources. |  |
Fishermen Growing Cash Crops Wang Chenglin, a fisherman in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang province, shows off his colour daffodils Monday July 9, 2001. Fishermen tries to make money by growing cash crops and offering tourists services during summer fishing ban enforced in Zhoushan area in a move to protect fish resources. |  |
