Chinese Photos 2012(non-military)

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An investor checks stock information at a brokerage house in Hefei, Anhui province August 27, 2012. Shanghai shares suffered their worst day in two weeks on Monday as investors lowered expectations of policy easing measures by China, with non-banking financial firms falling the most.

Chinese tourists pose for photos beside a promotional billboard showing NBA basketball star LeBron James who plays for Miami Heat, in Beijing on August 27, 2012.

In this photo released by Ford Motor Co. , workers assemble a car at a new Ford/CFMA Chongqing Plant after its launching ceremony in Chongqing, China, Monday Aug. 27, 2012. Ford Motor Co. is building a sixth plant in China as part of an effort to increase its sales in the world's largest auto market.

People pose for photos in front of a huge chair displayed in a shopping mall in Shanghai on August 27, 2012. China's leaders will have more room to further loosen monetary policy after recent data showed inflation at its lowest in two and a half years while industrial output and retail sales also eased.

Indian Commerce Minister Anand Sharma (R) shakes hands with Chinese Commerce Minister Deming Chen prior to a meeting in New Delhi on August 27, 2012. Commerce ministers of India and China met during the 9th Session of India-China Joint Group on Economic Relation, Trade, science and Technology (JEG) meeting.

Workers upgrade surveillance equipment in Tiananmen Square as the city prepares for the upcoming 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China that will see a change in the countries leadership, in Beijing on August 26, 2012. Xi Jinping is widely expected to be named head of the ruling Communist Party and become president in the country's once-in-a-decade leadership transition.

The giant paper statue of Chinese deity "Da Shi Ye" or "Guardian God of Ghosts" is burnt during the Chinese Hungry Ghost Festival in Kajang outside Kuala Lumpur August 26, 2012. The Hungry Ghost Festival is celebrated during the seventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar, when prayers are offered to the dead and offerings of food and paper-made models of items such as televisions, refrigerators and sport cars are burnt to appease the wandering spirits. It is believed that the gates of hell are opened during the month and the dead ancestors return to visit their relatives.

A protester from Occupy Central poses for a picture at the HSBC headquarters in Hong Kong August 27, 2012. The protesters said they would not leave the site despite a court order requiring them to clear out from the ground floor of the HSBC headquarters by 1300 GMT on Monday. Occupy Central has on the grounds since October 15, 2011, echoing similar anti-Wall Street demonstrations in the United States. R*EUTERS/Tyrone Siu.

A fan holds a board pasted with cover pages of magazines with photos of NBA star Jeremy Lin during a fan meeting in Hong Kong Friday, Aug. 24, 2012. Lin will move to Yao Ming's former team Houston Rockets next season on a three-year deal.

Three people were killed and four others injured after a female retiree set fire to an office belonging to a tap water company in central China's Hunan province Monday morning, local sources said.

Around 10:00 a.m. Monday, employee Shi Yanfei rushed into a meeting room where company heads were gathered, spilling gasoline in the room and igniting it, the government press office of the city of Shaoyang said.

Shi jumped out of one of the room's windows after igniting the blaze.

One general manager and two vice general managers were killed, while another three company heads were injured. Shi and the three injured have been sent to a local hospital for treatment.

It is believed that Shi's motivation may have been her dissatisfaction with the position given to one of her children, who also works for the company. Shi is one of the company's early retirement workers.

Damaged vehicles are removed after an expressway collision in Yan'an City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Aug. 26, 2012. A 39-seat bus and a methanol-loaded tanker collided and caught fire on an expressway in Yan'an early Sunday morning and 36 people were killed in the accident. Only three people aboard the bus survived the accident, but they all suffered injuries, said the local police. (Xinhua)

Fishing vessels enter a harbor to avoid Typhoon Bolaven in Zhoushan City, east China's Jiangsu Province, Aug. 27, 2012. Bolaven, the 15th typhoon of the year, entered the East China Sea on Monday, bringing gales and downpours to eastern coastal areas. National meteorological authority continue to issue yellow alert late Monday. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

Local officers help fishermen arrange fishing net as a preparation to avoid typhoon in Zhoushan City, east China's Jiangsu Province, Aug. 27, 2012.

August 2012...Zhang Yuqi poses for magazine cover

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Ah ha!.. daylife, the site were I get most of my photos(for free) is no longer allowing public use of it's photos and news..I went to the site and this is what they have posted..

http://www.daylife.com/2012/08/23/who-moved-my-news/

Who moved my news?

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I'll be posting fewer photos. I will get them from G*etty, and other news sites.

Counterfeit drugs seized by the U.S. Customs & Border Protection are seen on display at the agency's offices at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York August 15, 2012. Picture taken August 15, 2012.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer Boris Sapozhnikov looks at counterfeit drugs seized by the agency at its offices at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York August 15, 2012. Picture taken August 15, 2012.

A young girl eats a pretzel(?) as she holds a Tibetan flag during a demonstration on August 28, 2012 in front of the chancellery in Berlin to protest against China's alleged human rights abuses in Tibet, ahead of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit to China at the end of August.

Students cover their eyes with red ribbons as a symbolic gesture of refusing to be "hoodwinked" during a protest against a new Chinese national education course in Hong Kong August 28, 2012. An expected 10,000 activists will head for the streets and march to the government headquarters on Saturday to demand the government scrap its plan to introduce the curriculum for students aged six years and older into schools on September 1, according to government radio. The furore focuses on a Hong Kong government-funded 34-page book, the basis of the curriculum, titled "The China Model" celebrating China's single party Communist state as a unique political system under which its economy and society have flourished.

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, center, and Chinese President Hu Jintao inspect a guard of honor during a welcome ceremony held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. China is hosting Egypt's newly elected president despite its uneasiness with the Arab Spring revolution that helped bring him to power, while the new leader seeks to shore up his country's flagging economy.

Scientist Jian Li looks at a computer screen displaying the results of a mass spectrometer test in a laboratory at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Silver Spring, Maryland August 14, 2012. Picture taken August 14, 2012.

Two Chinese fishing boats with 34 crew members aboard capsized Tuesday in waters about 1.8 kilometers from South Korea's port of Hwasun in Jeju's Seogwipo, an official from the Chinese Consulate stationed on Jeju has confirmed. Three crew members have been rescued and 31 others went missing, the official said. [Xinhua]

Newly-admitted undergraduates of Anhui University attend millitary training in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 28, 2012. (Xinhua/Du Yu)

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it's too bad they cut their free service Popeye. I'll be looking forward to your posts anyway!

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it's too bad they cut their free service Popeye. I'll be looking forward to your posts anyway!

No problem for me. There's plenty of pix to choose from. Hope you like G*etty watermarks!

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Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi (2nd L, front) visits the Palace Museum, more popularly known as the Forbidden City, in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 29, 2012. Mohamed Morsi is in China for a three-day state visit. (Xinhua/Li Tao)

A child reads an English book at the 19th Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 29, 2012. The 19th BIBF kicked off at China International Exhibition Center on Wednesday, with the participation of more than 2000 exhibitors from 75 countries and regions. (Xinhua/Li Fangyu)

An old man sits on his folding seat to read books at the 19th Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 29, 2012

A citizen walks against the rainstorm brought by Typhoon Bolaven in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 29, 2012. Heavy rain triggered by Typhoon Bolaven hit Harbin on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

Trees are blown down on a street in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 29, 2012. Heavy rain triggered by Typhoon Bolaven hit Harbin on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

A policewoman directs traffic at a crossroad amid the rain in Changchun City, capital city of northeast China's Jilin Province, Aug. 28, 2012. Typhoon Bolaven brought gales and rainstorms to Jilin Province on Tuesday and Wednesday. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

Platelayers work at a construction site of subway Line 1 in Xi'an City, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Aug. 28, 2012. The rail laying of subway Line 1 is expected to be completed on Wednesday, and the 25.36-kilometer-long subway will be put into service in September of next year. (Xinhua/Hao Tongqian)

August 29, 2012....A bus driver is detained by traffic police because his bus has 115 passengers on board, whereas its standard load stands at only 35 people.

(continued)...After examining the bus's luggage compartment, police found seven people who were transported illegally. [Photo/Xinhua]

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Models pose for photos at the press conference of the Vogue 2012 Fashion's Night Out (FNO) in Kaohsiung, southeast China's Taiwan, Aug. 29, 2012. The FNO, a Vogue-inspired late night shopping event that is celebrated across the globe every year, will kick off on Sep. 15. (Xinhua)

Singer Rainie Yang performs during the HitFM "Summer Party" in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, Aug. 29, 2012. The party, aiming to wave goodbye to summer with music, attracted many singers to perform. (Xinhua/Wu Cheng-teng)

Singer Kenji Wu performs during the HitFM "Summer Party" in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, Aug. 29, 2012. The party, aiming to wave goodbye to summer with music, attracted many singers to perform. (Xinhua/Wu Cheng-teng)

Winner Yang Jingjing (C), runner-up Jin Hao (L) and second runner-up Zhang Yuqian pose for group photos at the final of Yangzhou Beauty Contest in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Aug. 28, 2012. (Xinhua/Meng Delong)

A bear robot(?) hugs a visitor at a robot show in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, Aug. 29, 2012. The four-day show kicked off Wednesday. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu

A robot is seen at a robot show in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, Aug. 29, 2012. The four-day show kicked off Wednesday. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)

Lifeguards (R) watch visitors crowding an artificial wave pool at a tourist resort to escape the summer heat in Daying county of Suining, Sichuan province August 19, 2012. *******/Stringer

Policemen gesture to a driver stranded in a car on a flooded road as waves are whipped up by typhoon Bolaven in Qingdao, Shandong province, August 28, 2012. Gales and downpours brought by typhoon Bolaven swept through parts of northeast China from Tuesday evening to Wednesday, flooding cities and delaying flights, Xinhua News Agency reported. Picture taken August 28, 2012. R*EUTERS/China Daily

Policemen try to load a stranded car onto a trailer on a flooded seaside road as waves are whipped up by typhoon Bolaven in Qingdao, Shandong province, August 28, 2012. Gales and downpours brought by typhoon Bolaven swept through parts of northeast China from Tuesday evening to Wednesday, flooding cities and delaying flights, Xinhua News Agency reported. Picture taken August 28, 2012. R*EUTERS/China Daily

Firemen try to fix the damaged roof of a building near the Donghak temple in Gongju, about 160 km (100 miles) south of Seoul, August 29, 2012 after Typhoon Bolaven ripped through the country on Tuesday. *******/Yonhap

South Korean maritime policemen rescue a Chinese fisherman from a stranded Chinese fishing boat in Seogwipo on Jeju Island, south of Seoul August 28, 2012. A typhoon with winds of up to 170 kmh (106 mph) buffeted South Korea's west coast on Tuesday, killing five people at sea and leaving 10 missing when two Chinese fishing vessels capsized. Typhoon Bolaven barreled up the coast before making landfall in already flood-ravaged North Korea as the impoverished country struggles to feed its 24 million people. *******/Gang Jae-Nam/Newsis

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Photo taken on Aug. 30, 2012 shows the Three Gorges Hotel (L) and the passenger terminal of Chongqing Port (R) being toppled in explosions in Chongqing, southwest China. The 32-storeyed landmark passenger terminal and the hotel, which face the city's Chaotianmen Square, were demolished by directional blasting on Thursday. A new building with complex functions of transportation hub, tourism, trade and business will be built as an improving project of Chaotianmen area. (Xinhua/Li Jian)

Working staff check the collapsed dike on the Yellow River in Lanzhou, capital of northwest China's Gansu province, Aug. 30, 2012. A 100-meter section of a dike on the Yellow River collapsed Wednesday evening, severing water pipes and affecting the availability of tap water. No casualties have been reported. Repair work on the pipes is under way. (Xinhua/Zhang Meng)

A local fireman helps rescue trapped residents after a rain-triggered flood in Hongxing Village of Xiangfang District in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 29, 2012. About 100 residents in Hongxing Village had been trapped by flood caused by downpours on Wednesday. Local firemen have transferred all the trapped residents to safe places by Wednesday night. (Xinhua/Xiao Jinbiao)

Rescuers carry an injured miner to an ambulance after a coal mine explosion in Xiaojiawan Coal Mine in Panzhihua City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 30, 2012. The death toll in a gas explosion that occurred Wednesday afternoon at the coal mine has climbed to 19 and 28 others remain missing. A total of 154 miners were working underground at the Xiaojiawan Coal Mine when the blast occurred. (Xinhua)

Rescuers are on standby at the entrance to Xiaojiawan Coal Mine in Panzhihua City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 30, 2012. The death toll in the gas explosion that occurred Wednesday afternoon at the coal mine has climbed to 19 and 28 others remain missing. A total of 154 miners were working underground at the Xiaojiawan Coal Mine when the blast occurred. (Xinhua)

People try to lift a taxi from a 3-meter-deep pit in a road in Handan, north China's Hebei Province. The road collapsed suddenly this morning and swallowed the passing car. The taxi driver and a passenger have been sent to a hospital for examination while an investigation is going on to find the cause of the cave-in. [Photo/Xinhua]

A crane lifts a taxi from a 3-meter-deep pit in a road in Handan, north China's Hebei Province. The road collapsed suddenly this morning and swallowed the passing car. The taxi driver and a passenger have been sent to a hospital for examination while an investigation is going on to find the cause of the cave-in. [Photo/Xinhua]

30 August 2012, China Zun Zhongguo building: tallest skyscraper to be built in Beijing is to be built in Beijing's CBD area. [Photo/People.com]

Singer Jolin Tsai promotes new song with actress Ariel Lin, who stars in the MV of Tsai's new song, in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, Aug. 29, 2012.

A child cries from a stomachache at the Weinan City Maternal and Child Health Hospital in Shaanxi province on Tuesday night. Children in a local kindergarten suffered vomiting and stomachaches after eating lunch on Tuesday. Zhao Lei / for China Daily

Paramilitary policemen jump up above their fellow policemen's arms as they take part in a psychological training in Tongling, Anhui province August 28, 2012. *******/China Daily

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - AUGUST 29: (CHINA OUT) American basketball player Dwight Howard of Los Angeles Lakers attends Adidas commercial event at Luwan Gymnasium on August 29, 2012 in Shanghai, China

Photo taken on Aug. 29, 2012 shows the wreckage of "Yuejiangchengyu" No. 91105 on Jeju island of South Korea. Eighteen Chinese fishermen have been rescued, eight are confirmed dead and seven are still unaccounted for after a powerful typhoon sank their fishing boats in South Korean waters early Tuesday morning. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R, front) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel take the Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Express to north China's Tianjin, Aug. 31, 2012. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)

does the man every stop smiling??

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao accompanies German Chancellor Angela Merkel to visit the Palace Museum, more popularly known as the Forbidden City, in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 31, 2012. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)

A model shows a Audi car during the 2012 Beijing Automotive Exhibition held at the National Convention Center in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 31, 2012. The four-day exhibition kicked off here on Friday, attracting the participation of 25 auto brands. (Xinhua/Zhao Bing)

Consul General of China in Jeju Zhang Xin (R) visits the survivors of the Chinese fishing boat accident at Halla Hospital in Jeju, South Korea, Aug. 22, 2012. Eighteen Chinese fishermen have been rescued, eight are confirmed dead and seven are still unaccounted for after a powerful typhoon sank their fishing boats in South Korean waters early Tuesday morning. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

A rescuer washes face at Xiaojiawan Coal Mine in Panzhihua City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 31, 2012. Death toll of the gas blast accident in the coal mine on Wednesday has risen to 41 until Friday noon. Five other miners are still trapped in the colliery. Rescuers have worked overtime to save as many trapped miners as possible. (Xinhua/Li Hualiang)

Rescuers take a nap at Xiaojiawan Coal Mine in Panzhihua City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 31, 2012

Rescuers have a meal at Xiaojiawan Coal Mine in Panzhihua City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 31, 2012.

Zhang Cuiping of China bites her gold medal during the awarding ceremony for the final of the Women's R2-10m Air Rifle Standing-SH1 shooting event at London 2012 Paralympic Games in London, Britain, on Aug. 30, 2012. Zhang took the gold medal with 500.9 rings.[Xinhua]

Gold medalist, Zhang Cuiping (C) of China, silver medalist, Manuela Schmermund (L) of Germany, bronze medalist, Natalie Smith of Australia pose for photos after the awarding ceremony for the final of the Women's R2-10m Air Rifle Standing-SH1 shooting event at London 2012 Paralympic Games in London, Britain, on Aug. 30, 2012. Zhang took the gold medal with 500.9 rings.[Xinhua]

NBA all-star Dwight Howard started his Adidas Basketball tour in Shanghai August 27, 2012.[Sina]

Authorities from the mainland and Taiwan launched a massive sea search and rescue drill on Thursday in the Taiwan Straits, aiming to ensure safe transport on waterways across the Taiwan Straits. [Photo/Chinanews.com]

Working staff prepare the food for Panda "Qing Feng" to celebrate its five years old birthday at Nanshan Zoo in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 19, 2012. [Xinhua]

Panda "Qing Feng" celebrates its five years old birthday at Nanshan Zoo in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 19, 2012. [Xinhua]

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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao talks with residents of Qiuyijiayuan, an affordable housing community, in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 31, 2012. Wen inspected the construction of affordable housing in Tianjin on Friday.(Xinhua/Ding Lin)

People stand on large hexagonal columns of volcanic rock on Ninepin Group, also known as Kwo Chau Islands, southeast of Hong Kong in this handout photo released August 30, 2012. An ancient supervolcano that last erupted 140 million years ago, considered as one of the oldest supervolcanos, has been discovered in the southeastern part of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Geological Survey under the government's Civil Engineering and Development Department said on Thursday. It added that this is the first discovery of an ancient supervolcano in southeastern China. *******/Hong Kong Government's Civil Engineering and Development Department/Handou

Silver medallist Zhang Yu Li of China poses on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Men's Individual Cycling C1 Pursuit final on day 2 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at Velodrome on August 31, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/***** Images

Bruce Leamer bodyguards Kobe Bryant in China. August 2012

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Liu Haoran, 6, plays finger games with his father through the window of a train at the Beijing Railway Station on Wednesday. After a short reunion, the boy has to leave his father, a migrant worker in Beijing, for his hometown in Maanshan, Anhui province, for the new semester. （Photo/China Daily)

Chinese actress Angelababy Yang pose for photos during a photocall at the 69th Venice Film Festival, in Venice, Italy, Aug. 31, 2012. The film is presented in the non-official competition during the film festival which runs from Aug. 29 to Sep. 8. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

Chinese Hongkong director Stephen Fung (L) and actress Angelababy Yang pose for photos during a photocall at the 69th Venice Film Festival, in Venice, Italy, Aug. 31, 2012. The film is presented in the non-official competition during the film festival which runs from Aug. 29 to Sep. 8. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

Students carry stationery & school supplies in Baochuta Experimental School in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 1, 2012. New semester began in primary and middle schools on Saturday. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

Students from Grade Two stand in line in Baochuta Experimental School in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 1, 2012. New semester began in primary and middle schools on Saturday. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

New pupil Luo Xuanyi (R) is not willing to leave his mother on the first day of the new semester in Cuitingyuan Primary School in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 1, 2012. Chinese middle and primary schools start fall semester on Saturday. (Xinhua/Du Yu)

Two golden retrievers compete in a jumping contest during the 4th Pet World Dog Carnival at Chaoyang Park in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 1, 2012. About 1,000 dogs participate in the carnival on Saturday. (Xinhua/Zhao Bing)

A master and her huskies wait for performing during the 4th Pet World Dog Carnival at Chaoyang Park in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 1, 2012. About 1,000 dogs participate in the carnival on Saturday. (Xinhua/Zhao Bing)

A foreign student registers at a reception of the School of Chinese as Second Language in Peking University in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 1, 2012. A total of 3,684 freshmen are enrolled in Peking University this year as new semester began on Saturday. (Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)

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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) shakes hands with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair during a meeting with him in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 2, 2012. (Xinhua/Zhang Duo)

Protesters take part in rally against a new Chinese national education course in Hong Kong September 1, 2012. Three students from the activist group Scholarism began a 60-hour hunger strike on Thursday outside the government headquarters in Admiralty, protesting against the introduction of national education, which they claim could be used to brainwash youngsters.

Suspect Xiong Yi (C) is sent from an airplane under escort in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, on Sept. 2, 2012. Chinese police have seized a suspect who allegedly sent a threatening message which caused a domestic flight to divert on Thursday, sources with the police said Saturday. The 29-year-old man, Xiong Yi, was caught Saturday afternoon in a hotel in Dongguan city in southern province of Guangdong, according to the police of central China's Hubei Province, where Xiong resides. Xiong confessed that he made an anonymous phone call to an airport in Shenzhen, Guangdong at 10:43 p.m. Thursday, claiming that explosives had been planted on Shenzhen Airlines Flight ZH9706, which was in mid-air for Shenzhen from Xiangyang, Hubei. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)

A humanoid robot known as "Nao" performs during the 11th China International Equipment Manufacturing Exposition in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 1, 2012. A total of four humanoid robots, which can sing, dance and even demonstrate the popular martial art Tai chi, were displayed during the Exposition. (Xinhua)

A female kendo fighter checks her costume and protective clothing before training in a gym in Fuzhou city, East China's Fujian province, July 3, 2012. [Photo/CFP]

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Heavy rain continues in China..

Floods besiege Enyang Town, Bazhong City, Sichuan Province, on Sept. 1, 2012. The heavy rainfalls since Aug. 30 caused floods in part of Sichuan Province, forcing 62,600 people to evacuate and destroying 8,500 houses. [Deng Liangkui/Xinhua]

Public security and fire fighters prepare to steer a boat to help transfer residents besieged by floods in Enyang Town, Bazhong City, Sichuan Province, on Sept. 1, 2012.

Public security and fire fighters help evacuate residents besieged by floods in Enyang Town, Bazhong City, Sichuan Province, on Sept. 1, 2012. The heavy rainfalls since Aug. 30 caused floods in part of Sichuan Province, forcing 62,600 people to evacuate and destroying 8,500 houses. [Deng Liangkui/Xinhua]

Recent floods have inundated more than 7,000 houses and caused power cut in Xide County, Sichuan Province. More than 100,000 have been affected by the floods, with one dead and two missing. In the picture, people stay in a local refugee camp on Sept. 2, 2012.

The floods gradually subside in Xide County, Sichuan Province, on Sept. 2, 2012.

Rescuers work at a traffic accident site in Longhua Village of Jingzhou City, central China's Hubei Province, Sept. 2, 2012. A bus carrying 34 high school students suffered a traffic accident early Sunday morning, leaving two people dead and 13 others injured. (Xinhua/Hui Bin)

BEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhuanet) -- It is called the Gate of the Orient, a new 300 meter high skyscraper with an arc at the top which is due to be completed at the end of this year, but the new structure is already gaining a towering following online after being dubbed the "long underpants". The 69 story building, in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, has been ridiculed by Internet users with more than 3,000 comments mocking the structure.

People wave flags to welcome the arrival of the Chinese Navy training vessel "Zhenghe" at Tanjung Perak port in Surabaya, Indonesia, Sept. 3, 2012. The vessel "Zhenghe", which is named after a famed Chinese maritime explorer who sailed overseas about 600 years ago, has a scheduled route of more than 30,000 nautical miles, and is expected to pay port calls to 11 countries and working visits to three countries during its global voyage.(Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.)

Visitors take photos of a cable car crossing the Yangtze River in Chongqing Municipality, southwest China, Sept. 3, 2012. The cable car, initially put into service in 1987, resumed operation as a transportation tool for local citizens on Monday. At present, the cable car becomes a new choice to travelers to enjoy the splendid scenery of the mountainous city Chongqing. (Xinhua/Zhou Hui)

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Wu Jingyu, left, who won a gold medal in taekwondo at the 2012 London Olympics, issues trophies to students. Beijing No 5 Middle School held its opening ceremony on Aug 31. Olympic gold medalists Chen Yibing, Xu Anqi and Wu Jingyu participated in the opening ceremony. [Photo/Xinhua]

A woman buys flowers at a flower stand in Huangshan, East China's Anhui province, Aug 22, 2012. [Shi Guangdong/Asianewsphoto]

A teacher paints a red spot on a pupil's forehead during a ceremony to mark the start of the school year at Fuzimiao, or Confucius Temple, in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, on Sept 1. New pupils dressed in traditional Chinese costume. [Yang Duoduo/China Daily]

A teacher puts a red dot on a first-grader's forehead in Beijing Leifeng Primary School on Sept 1. The school held a writing ceremony to help the students learn about the traditional virtues and culture of China. [Photo/Xinhua]

A student passes by a LCD screen which shows an advocated hairstyle in Beijing No 171 middle school on Aug 31, 2012. Whenever the school term starts the school shows hair and dressing norms with example photos displayed on large LCD screens. According to the norms, girls should not dye or curl their hair, long hair must be tied back and no makeup or nail polish can be worn. Boy students should not have facial hair, long hair or a shaved head. [Photo/Asianewsphoto]

Dongfanghong Primary School in Yichang, Hubei province, holds the school's opening ceremony on Sept 1, 2012. [Photo by Liu Junfeng/Asianewsphoto]

A primary school student hands a red balloon symbolizing blessings to his teacher in Kunminglu Primary School in Tianjin on Aug 31. Middle schools and primary schools in Tianjin opened on Aug 31. Kunminglu Primary School asked students to share what they learned during the summer holiday. [Photo/Xinhua]

Vice Principal Gao Manhong of Fuxue Hutong Primary School in Beijing handed out textbooks to students at the opening ceremony. Most middle schools and primary schools opened on Sept 1. Many students got their textbooks for the new semester and started their school life. [Photo/Xinhua]

An ancient supervolcano discovered by geologists in Southeast Hong Kong on Aug 30, 2012. A volcano is defined as "super" when it erupts more than 1,000 cubic kilometers of ash. This supervolcano last erupted 140 million years ago. [Photo/Xinhua]

NBA star Kevin Durant, right, defends an attack from a young basketball player during a basketball camp in Hong Kong, on Aug 30, 2012. Durant shared his experiences and skills of basketball with young players at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Hong Kong is the third stop of Durant's China trip after Xi'an and Shanghai. [Photo/Xinhua]

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Three-year-old Wang Ziqi makes his journey for the first day of preschool in Changchong village, Macheng city in Central China's Hubei province, Sept 1, 2012. Following little Wang are his sister and grandmother carrying the desk and chair he will use to study. Due to a shortage of desks and chairs, students in Nangang and Changchong villages of Shunhe town in Hubei province have been asked to bring their own school furniture. The schools in Shunhe town have a total of 5,000 students, but there are only 2,000 desk and chairs available. The other 3,000 have been provided by the families of students.[Photo/CFP]

A mother rides a motorbike with her daughter and a desk on the back for the first day of school in Shunhe town, Macheng city in Central China's Hubei province, Sept 1, 2012. [Photo/CFP]

A boy sits behind a tea table that has been provided by his family in Changchong village, Macheng city in Central China's Hubei province, Sept 1, 2012. [Photo/CFP]

The first day of school caused teachers at one primary school in Jinan, Shandong province, to do a double take. For the new semester brought five sets of twins in the same grade one class at Dianliu No 1 Primary School on Sept 3, 2012. The ten have become "stars" in their class and teachers find it difficult to distinguish them. [Photo/Asianewsphoto]

Sun Wenxia, 74, exercises in the Temple of Heaven Park in Beijing. Photo by D J Clark / China Daily

Visitors take photos of a transformer at exhibition of China-Eurasia Expo in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 4, 2012. The 8-meter tall transformer was produced by SANY Goup. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)

Members of the investigation team enter the Xiaojiawan Coal Mine in Panzhihua City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 4, 2012. An investigation team established by the State Council arrived at the exploded mine to look into the accident on Tuesday. Death toll from last Wednesday's colliery blast at the Xiaojiawan Coal Mine has climbed to 45, with one still missing, authorities said. The mine was struck by a gas blast at around 5 p.m. on Aug. 27, trapping about a third of the 154 miners who were working underground and injuring 54 others, 17 of them seriously. (Xinhua/Deng Liangkui)

Firemen participate in a drill to handle the explosion of some chemicals in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Sept. 4, 2012. Local fire department held a drill in Yinchuan on Tuesday to examine and improve the response of firemen under emergent situations. (Xinhua/Liu Quanlong)

Performing artist Liu Yan attends the opening ceremony of the 2nd Street Snap Competition in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 3, 2012.

Contestants attend the opening ceremony of the 2nd Street Snap Competition in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 3, 2012. The competition, which will last for two months, opened in the Ritz-Carlton Hotel on Monday evening. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 5, 2012. (Xinhua/Liu Jiansheng)

Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang (R) meets with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 5, 2012. (Xinhua/Li Tao)

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (R) and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attend a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 5, 2012. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)

More desk toting.. in reverse!

In Shunhe town, Macheng city of Central China's Hubei province, some students will no longer have to bring their own desks. On Sept 4, 2012, many desks were carried back home. The schools are short of desks and chairs, as the town has more than 5,000 students and 3,000 of them have to bring their own. The city government of Macheng has provided 32,000 sets of desks and chairs for local primary and middle schools and will allocate 5 million yuan ($787,000) to meet the demand of all the students. [Photo/Xinhua]

A classroom equipped with new desks and chairs in Shunhe town, Central China's Hubei province, Sept 4, 2012. [Photo/Xinhua]

Policemen check a manta ray, weighing over 1,000 kilograms, caught by fishermen in Taizhou, a coastal city in East China's Zhejiang province, Sept 3, 2012. The creature measures about eight meters in width and will be cut into pieces to be sold. Manta rays are typically found in tropical and subtropical waters. They feed on plankton, fish larvae and the like. [Photo/Asianewsphoto]

Zhou Yongkang (L, front), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and secretary of the Committee of Political and Legislative Affairs of the CPC Central Committee, meets with S.W.A.T. police officers in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 3, 2012. Zhou made a two-day inspection tour in Anhui. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)

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Volunteers attend an inauguration ceremony before the sixth Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Tianjin, north China, Sept. 5, 2012. The sixth Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as the Summer Davos Forum, will be held in Tianjin on Sept. 11, 2012. (Xinhua/Zhang Chaoqun)

A construction site after a cave-in is seen in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, Sept. 5, 2012. An unknown number of people were trapped following the accident. The city's fire brigade has sent three teams of rescuers with life detectors to search for survivors in the rubble. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

African apprentices practise kungfu under master Yanxiu's instructions at the Shaolin Temple on the Songshan Mountain in Dengfeng City, central China's Henan Province, Sept. 4, 2012.

African apprentice Ngalle Emmanuel (L) practises kungfu at the Shaolin Temple on the Songshan Mountain in Dengfeng City, central China's Henan Province, Sept. 4, 2012. Ten apprentices from Africa have practiced kungfu and learned Shaolin culture at the Shaolin Temple since last November. The temple provides them with a five-year training program and accommodation free of charge. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

KFC buckets are put at the entrance of a KFC restaurant by a customer to protest its worker's irregularities during food production in Hankou city, Central China's Hubei province, Sept 4, 2012.

Mr Yang, 30, brought 22 sets of take-out KFC buckets and put them at the entrance of the restaurant in Hankou, Hubei province, on Tuesday.

The man said he has saw the chef of the restaurant making food without wearing gloves, hat and mask as KFC regulations state. Yang refused to eat the food and requested 20 sets of buckets as compensation, but the restaurant's manager refused.

Yang then tried to buy 2,000 family buckets after he didn't get any response from the restaurant and KFC customer hotline, but the KFC restaurant refused to sell the other sets to Yang.

YUM! Restaurants (China) Investment Company Limited, KFC's parent company, responded late Tuesday night, saying they discipline the workers and appreciate Yang's supervision.[Photo/CFP]

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That looks like a kickass plot for a 70's exploitation movie...

long underpants is spot on...