Universiade torches arrive in LanzhouOn the morning of August 9, torches of the 21st World University Games arrived in Lanzhou, capital of Gansu Province. |  |
State Council Investigation Team at Nandan���� Members of the State Council Investigation Team make a field survey in Lajiapo Coal Mine in Nandan County, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Thursday August 9, 2001. Underground water flooded the Lajiapo Coal Mine and Longshan Coal Mine around July 17, causing an unknown number of deaths.  |  |
A Night View of Universiade Games Village The picture taken Tursday August 9, 2001 shows a night view of the athletes lodging buildings in the Universiade Games Village on the north of Beijing. The 21st World University Games will be held on August 22 to September 1 in Beijing, China. |  |
Chinese Premier Meets Pakistani Finance Minister Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji (R) meets with Pakistani Minister of Finance Shaukat Aziz in Beijing Thursday August 9, 2001. |  |
Chinese Premier Meets Joseph Biden Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji (R) meets with Joseph Biden, Jr., chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the U.S. Senate, Thursday August 9, 2001, in Beijing. |  |
Shanghai Hit by Heavy Rains A local policeman helps push a car stranded in a flooded street in Shanghai Thursday August 9, 2001. Heavy rains hit the city Thursday with more than 200 streets being submerged. |  |
Shanghai Hit by Heavy Rains A driver checks his stranded car in a flooded street in Shanghai Thursday August 9, 2001. Heavy rains hit the city Thursday with more than 200 streets being submerged, causing serious traffic jams. |  |
Rare South Birds Incubated Artificially in North A breeder holds an ostrich egg in front of incubator at the Bird Incubation Farm in Shanhaiguan City in north China's Hebei Province August 9, 2001. Some 1,000 rare species of south China's birds have been hatched artificially in this north China's farm, such as peacock, silver pheasant, ostrich etc. |  |
Rare South Birds Incubated Artificially in North A pair of black swans through artificial incubation play water at the Bird Incubation Farm in Shanhaiguan City in north China's Hebei Province August 9, 2001. Some 1,000 rare species of south China's birds have been hatched artificially in this north China's farm, such as peacock, silver pheasant, ostrich etc. |  |
Rare South Birds Incubated Artificially in North A man holds a pair of newborn peacocks through artificial incubation at the Bird Incubation Farm in Shanhaiguan City in north China's Hebei Province August 9, 2001. Some 1,000 rare species of south China's birds have been hatched artificially in this north China's farm, such as peacock, silver pheasant, ostrich etc. |  |
Chinese Symphony Echoes in Paris A group of French audience enjoy the performance of China's Zhejiang Symphony Orchestra at the 10th Salon-Champagne Festival with the theme "Music Summer" held in Paris August 8, 2001. More than 10 countries and regions including China, the United States, Algeria and Finland join the festival. |  |
Chinese Symphony Echoes in Paris China's Zhejiang Symphony Orchestra performs at Eglise Notre-Dame En Vaux, one of the UN Human Cultural Protective Relic Sites, at the 10th Salon-Champagne Festival with the theme "Music Summer" in Paris August 8, 2001. More than 10 countries and regions including China, the United States, Algeria and Finland join the festival. |  |
