Dancing on wheels

Physically disabled Chen Liting and an instructor practise modern dance at a disabled persons activity center in Beijing, Feb 28, 2012. Two times a week, a group of 42 dancers including 24 women with physical disabilities, mostly between the ages of 21 and 62, from the commonwealth organization of the Beijing Disabled Dance Team practice modern dance using wheelchairs since 2009, according to the organizer. 

Physically disabled dancers practise at a disabled persons activity center in Beijing, Feb 28, 2012.

Yiyang City, Hunan Province, China, the ground hundreds of landslides created pit

中国湖南省益阳市,地面出现数百个塌方制造出来的坑.Yiyang City, Hunan Province, China, the ground hundreds of landslides created pit.

中国湖南省益阳市,地面出现数百个塌方制造出来的坑.One of hundreds of pits caused by cave-ins on farmland in Yuejiaqiao town, Yiyang city in Hunan province, Feb 26, 2012. Since Jan 1, 2012, karst cave-ins have occurred in many places of the town. Yiyang city has seen 693 karst cave-ins, including 537 in farmland and 150 in rivers. The geological disaster has damaged 167 houses and affected more than 1,200 local people.

中国湖南省益阳市,地面出现数百个塌方制造出来的坑.Some houses were damaged by karst cave-ins in Yuejiaqiao town in Hunan province, Feb 26, 2012. 

中国湖南省益阳市,地面出现数百个塌方制造出来的坑.Cave-ins cause holes in a dry riverbed in Yuejiaqiao town in Hunan province, Feb 26, 2012. 

中国湖南省益阳市,地面出现数百个塌方制造出来的坑.River water flows into a pit caused by karst cave-in in Yuejiaqiao town in Hunan province, Feb 26, 2012. 

Subway fashion arrives in style

A group of women in qipao pose at a subway station in Nanjing, Jiangsu province on Jan 11, 2012. "We love qipao and the traditional Chinese culture", one of the women said. 

Women in qipao pose on the subway in Nanjing, Jiangsu province on Jan 11, 2012.

Women in qipao pose on the subway in Nanjing, Jiangsu province on Jan 11, 2012.

Women in qipao pose on the subway in Nanjing, Jiangsu province on Jan 11, 2012. 

Fake eggs found in E China

A fake boiled egg was discovered by a resident in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Jan 9, 2012. The egg was made by industrial chemicals and food additives, according to Dong Jinshi, an expert at the State Supervision and Inspection Center for environmentally-friendly products. Dong said an artificial egg costs less than 0.1 yuan ($0.016), while a real egg costs about 0.5 yuan.

An egg is found to be fake after being boiled, Jan 9, 2012.

An artificial egg after boiling, Jan 9, 2012.

Employers of foreign workers for the company to provide a free dinner, meet the New Year

Migrant workers enjoy a free banquet provided by their employer company at a construction site in Chengdu city, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan province, Jan 9, 2012. The construction company invites its more than 1,400 migrant workers to attend the banquet to welcome the upcoming Spring Festival.

Migrant workers enjoy a free banquet provided by their employer company at a construction site in Chengdu city, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan province, Jan 9, 2012.

A pile of dishes are prepared during a banquet provided by a construction company for its more than 1,400 migrant workers at a construction site in Chengdu city, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan province, Jan 9, 2012.

Two giant pandas from China to France

A pair of giant pandas eat bamboo at Chengdu Research Base of the Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, southwest China, Jan 10, 2012. The pandas, Huan Huan and Yuan Zai, will be sent to ZooParc de Beauval in central France on Jan 15 for a 10-year cooperation program of giant panda breeding. A special local wildlife and endangered species, the giant panda is always known as China's national treasure. 

CHENGDU - Two giant pandas will board a chartered plane from southwestern China on January 15, embarking on a journey across half the globe to Paris, breeders announced on Tuesday.
China and France have agreed a deal that will see the pair stay in a French zoo for 10 years under a conservation and research program, said Hou Rong, an expert with the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, home of the two and over 100 more pandas in Sichuan Province.
The couple - Yuan Zai and Huan Huan - were both born in 2008 and weigh 81 and 79 kg respectively, said Hou.
The two will stay in the Beauval Zoo in Saint-Aignan, central France, to allow staff to study panda breeding as well as training the endangered species before reintroducing them into the wild, Hou said.
In case the pandas are homesick, the zoo has built an enclosure with a style that combines both Chinese and French elements. It even bought construction materials and decorations, including traditional stone lions, from China, according to Hou.
Giant pandas are the world's most endangered species. About 300 of the animals have been bred in captivity and 1,596 others live in the wild, mostly in southwest China's Sichuan province.

Giant pandas Yuan Zai (L) and Huan Huan eat bamboo at the Chengdu Research Base for Giant Panda Breeding, Jan 10, 2012. Both of the pandas were born in 2008. 

Teacher's feet hurt sick, crutches school

Wang Feng teaches math at the No 60 middle school in Shenyang, Liaoning province on Jan 9, 2012. Wang suffered bone decay in 2007 but continues to teach using crutches.

Wang Feng teaches a class in Shenyang, Liaoning province on Jan 9, 2012. 

China, the motor car stewardess smile trainin

中国，训练动车女乘务员的微笑。Bullet train stewardesses hold a chopstick in their mouth to practice smiling for the Spring Festival travel rush in Chengdu, capital city of Southwest China's Sichuan province, Jan 6, 2012. The local rail authority organized the special training program for bullet train staff to improve their service during the travel rush which started on Sunday. 

中国，训练动车女乘务员的微笑。Bullet train stewardesses hold a chopstick in their mouth to practice smiling for the Spring Festival travel rush in Chengdu, capital city of Southwest China's Sichuan province, Jan 6, 2012. The local rail authority organized the special training program for bullet train staff to improve their service during the travel rush which started on Sunday. 

中国，训练动车女乘务员的微笑。Female bullet train stewardesses practice speaking English during a training program in Chengdu, capital city of Southwest China's Sichuan province, Jan 6, 2012.

To go home for Spring Festival

努力回家为了春节。To go home for Spring Festival.

努力回家为了春节。A migrant worker prepares to catch a train at the Nanjing South Railway Station in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 8, 2012. China started its Spring Festival peak travel season on Sunday, with a total of 3.16 billion passenger trips expected during the 40 days. The Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year, falls on Jan 23 this year and is the most important traditional Chinese festival for family reunions.

努力回家为了春节。A combination of photos shows passengers having a nap while waiting for trains at the Hangzhou railway station, Jan 8, 2012.

努力回家为了春节。A railway staff member checks the ticket of a passenger at the Beijing West Railway Station in the capital city, Jan 8, 2012. China's railway sectors adopt a real-name ticket purchasing system which requires passengers to provide their ID numbers when buying tickets during the peak travel season. This is done in an effort to crack down on scalpers.

努力回家为了春节。Passengers wait to get on a train at Guiyang railway station in Guiyang, Southwest China's Guizhou province, Jan 8, 2012. 

努力回家为了春节。A passenger carries a baby while waiting for a train in Guiyang, Guizhou province, Jan 8, 2012.

Capsule hotel in Hong Kong

在香港的胶囊旅馆。Capsule hotel in Hong Kong.

在香港的胶囊旅馆。Eric Wong, managing director of a capsule bed manufacturer, poses in a modified capsule bed inside a showroom in Hong Kong Jan 7, 2012. The beds, which are modified for the Hong Kong market, have adjustable ceilings, a larger air conditioner and a TV. They are aimed at university students and budget travellers from Chinese mainland visiting Hong Kong and will cost $450 a month or $30 a night, according to the manufacturer.

在香港的胶囊旅馆。Eric Wong (R), managing director of a capsule bed manufacturer, and his son Osbert pose in modified capsule beds inside a showroom in Hong Kong Jan 7, 2012.

Ice sculpture competition in China's northeast

冰雕比赛在中国的东北。Two carvers work on their ice sculpture pieces at the 26th Harbin International Ice Sculpture Competition in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, Jan 7, 2012. More than 20 teams from nine countries are taking part in the three-day event. 

冰雕比赛在中国的东北。A carver works on an ice sculpture at the 26th Harbin International Ice Sculpture Competition in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, Jan 7, 2012.

冰雕比赛在中国的东北。A carver works on an ice sculpture at the 26th Harbin International Ice Sculpture Competition in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, Jan 7, 2012.

冰雕比赛在中国的东北。A carver works on an ice sculpture at the 26th Harbin International Ice Sculpture Competition in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, Jan 7, 2012.

冰雕比赛在中国的东北。A carver works on an ice sculpture at the 26th Harbin International Ice Sculpture Competition in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, Jan 7, 2012.

People in the busy spring

春运中繁忙的人们。People rush to board a train at Chongqing North Railway Station in Chongqing, Southwest China, Jan 7, 2012. China's Spring Festival travel rush starts on Jan 8, and is expected to go until Feb 16. More than 200 million people are expected to take to the railways over this year's holiday, the biggest movement of humanity in the world.

春运中繁忙的人们。Passengers wait in lines to board their train at a railway station in Hefei, Anhui province January 6, 2012.

春运中繁忙的人们。The ticket office at Chongqing North Railway Station in Chongqing, Southwest China, is crowded with passengers, Jan 7, 2012.

春运中繁忙的人们。Passengers have their tickets checked before entering Taiyuan Railway Station in Taiyuan, North China's Shanxi province, Jan 7, 2012.

China, amazing excavator workplace

中国，惊人的挖掘机的工作场所。An excavator works on the top of a building in Taiyuan city, the capital of North China's Shanxi province, on Jan 5, 2012. The scene aroused concern and interest from some onlookers. 

中国，惊人的挖掘机的工作场所。An excavator works on the top of a building in Taiyuan city, the capital of North China's Shanxi province, on Jan 5, 2012. The scene aroused concern and interest from some onlookers.

中国，惊人的挖掘机的工作场所。An excavator works on the top of a building in Taiyuan city, the capital of North China's Shanxi province, on Jan 5, 2012. The scene aroused concern and interest from some onlookers. 

China to invest in testing around the PM2.5

中国各地投入资金检测PM2.5。China National Environment Monitor Center (CNEMC) workers inspect PM2.5 - airborne pollutants smaller than 2.5 microns in diameter - monitoring equipment in Beijing on Jan 4, 2012. The measuring of PM 2.5 and ozone density is scheduled to be fully implemented in China nationwide by 2016, with pilot projects conducted ahead of the national deadline in cities and municipalities in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta in 2012, according to the Ministry of Environmental Protection.

中国各地投入资金检测PM2.5。CNEMC staff are at work in Beijing on Jan 4, 2012.

You can leave home, the children with a smile on his face waves

假期可以回家了，孩子脸上荡漾着微笑。A boy smiles while riding a train with his mother in Kaili city, Southwest China's Guizhou province, Jan 2, 2012. As traditional Chinese Lunar New Year (Spring Festival) approaches, China will begin its annual spring travel on Jan 8. With 2.35 billion passenger trips expected in 40 days, the travel is the country's largest human migration every year.

假期可以回家了，孩子脸上荡漾着微笑。A girl smiles as she looks out of the window of a train in Kaili city, Southwest China's Guizhou province, Jan 2, 2012.

假期可以回家了，孩子脸上荡漾着微笑。A woman holds her child's hand as they prepare to head back home at Nanjing railway station in East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 3, 2012. 

假期可以回家了，孩子脸上荡漾着微笑。A woman and her child eat instant noodles as they wait for the train home at Nanjing railway station in East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 3, 2012.

One pair of military couples care island for 25 years

一对军人夫妇看护小岛25年。Two soldiers, who are also a couple, hold a national flag raising ceremony on Kaishan Island, 7.5 kilometers off Chenjia Port, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 3, 2012. The couple, Wang Jicai, 53, and his 51-year-old wife, Wang Shihua, have been stationed on the island in the Yellow Sea for 25 years. They insist on holding the flag-raising ceremony every day and have used up more than 150 national flags that they bought themselves. In 1987, the second year of their garrison, Wang Shihua, assisted only by her husband, gave birth to a baby on the island as the typhoon cut off transportation between the island and the coast.

一对军人夫妇看护小岛25年。Wang Jicai and his wife, Wang Shihua, wash cabbages to prepare supper on Kaishan Island, 7.5 kilometers off Chenjia Port, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 3, 2012.

一对军人夫妇看护小岛25年。Wang Jicai installs the national flag in front of his office on Kaishan Island, 7.5 kilometers off Chenjia Port, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 3, 2012. 

一对军人夫妇看护小岛25年。Kaishan Island is 7.5 kilometers away from Chenjia Port, East China's Jiangsu province. 

一对军人夫妇看护小岛25年。Wang Jicai brings back fresh water from a reservoir on Kaishan Island, 7.5 kilometers off Chenjia Port, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 3, 2012.