Tourists Flock to ZhangjiajieThe winter has not hampered turists to visit this scenic site, which has so far accepted 4.15 million tourists from home and abroad, to realize a revenu about 1.5 billion yuan. |  |
Speedy Project Underway The renovation of passenger transport railway between Beijing and scenic spot city Qinhuangdao is underwent in Beijing Nov. 23, 2001. The travel between the two cities will cost only two hours after the speedy project scheduled to be completed by the end of 2002. |  |
Panda Toys Attract Shoppers Panda toys attract a holiday shopper's attention in a shop, Washington, D. C., November 23, 2001. Thanksgiving holiday and the approaching Christmas holiday are the busiest shopping days of the year. Even with the US economy in a recession, merchants are expecting sales to break even or slightly exceed last year's sales. |  |
WTO Forum is Held in Shanghai The picture shows a general view of the 2001' WTO Affairs Forum on Adaption & Involvement: WTO & Developing Economies held in Shanghai Saturday, November 24, 2001. The forum is an important part of the third Shanghai International Industry Exposition which opened on November 23. |  |
Drugs Containing PPA Burned in Tianjin A worker stands in front of a pile of drugs set to fire in north China's coastal city Tiangjin, November 24, 2001. A total of drugs worthing 80 million RMB yuan (nearly 10 million US dollars) containing PPA, an ingredient likely to cause side effect such as strike were burned publicly in the city. |  |
Relic Park to Be Built in Downtown Beijing Workers clear up a tractor in the construction site of a park while the bricks of an ancient city wall are seen in foreground November 24, 2001 in downtown Beijing. The 130,000 sqm park featuring the ancient city wall of Ming Dynasty is designed to protect the only section of the relic in a green belt. The original wall bricks needed are donated by the nearby dwellers. |  |
Li Yuanyuan Wins in Women's Water Ballet Guangdong's Li Yuanyuan performs in Women's Water Ballet in China's 9th National Games in Guangzhou, capital of China's south Guangdong Province, November 23, 2001. Li won the gold medal with total score of 95.697. Xinhua Photo by Wang Dingchang. |  |
National Agricultural High-Tech Achievements & Products Fair Opens Traditional lion dance is performed at the 2001 National Agricultural High-Tech Achievements & Products Fair opens in Guilin City in southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Nov. 23, 2001. Some 21 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions including Beijing, Shandong Province and Inner Mongolia attended the fair. |  |
Pomelo Magnate " Pomelo Magnate" Xu Xianlin picks a Pomelo with a smile in his farmland in Pingle County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region November 23, 2001. Xu Xianlin will harvest this year about 120,000 Kilograms Shatian Pomelo, a improved strain of pomelo, which means an income of nearly 200,000 Yuan (about 24,200 USD). |  |
Charity Activity for Children in Shanghai Children from the children's welfare house stage a performance at the charity activity launched by the municipal Charity Foundation in Shanghai Nov. 22, 2001. The Foundation has raised 1.28 million yuan over the past three years, which were granted to 95 handicapped children for medical treatment. |  |
Winter Fashion's Exposition Opens in Harbin Two Chinese models present jackets at the opening of the Winter Fashion's Exposition in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province Nov. 22, 2001. Over 100 firms, including those from Canada, Russia, Turkey attended the exposition. |  |
Archaeological Relic Show Opens in Mexico A visitor takes a close look at a pottery head portrait during the opening of the relic exhibition "Discoverers of the Past in the Central Americas" in Mexico City Nov. 22, 2001. Over 500 pieces of cultural relics from the 19th century have displayed great achievement of the country in archaeological field. |  |
Crossair Plane Carrying 32 People Crashes Near ZurichFirefighters prepare for rescue operations after a plane of the Swiss airline company Crossair crashed near Birchwil outside of Zurich on November 24. The four-engined aircraft with 28 passengers on board crashed on its approach to Zurich airport on a flight from Berlin. |  |
