Chinese Army Barracks Open to Foreign Media Foreign journalists watch a performance by a military band of the People's Liberation Army in Tianjin on July 10. One hundred and five Beijing-based foreign journalists from 10 countries visited China's army and air force bases in Tianjin Wednesday. It is the first time in the country's history that military forces have received so many foreign journalists. (Xinhua)  |  |
Chinese FM Visits AustriaChinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan (L) answers a question while his Austrian counterpart Benita Ferrero-Waldner (R) looks at a joint press conference after their meeting in Vienna, Austria, 10 July 2002. (Xinhua Photo/ Lin Chuan) |  |
Li Ruihuan Attends Chinese Painting ShowLi Ruihuan, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), on Wednesday attended the opening ceremony of an exhibition of Chinese paintings by artists from east China's Zhejiang province. |  |
Honda to Set up New Joint Automobile Plant in ChinaHonda Motor Co. will jointly set up a new automobile plant in China with two Chinese automakers to produce and export its small cars, said the company's President Hiroyuki Yoshino on Wednesday. |  |
Chinese Army Barracks Open to Foreign Media Two army barracks of the Chinese People's Liberation Army in Tianjin were opened to 105 Beijing-based correspondents from 70 foreign media organizations on Wednesday. |  |
Registration of Electoral Conference Members for HK's NPC Deputies StartsRegistration of the members of the Electoral Conference responsible for choosing Hong Kong deputies to the Tenth National People's Congress (NPC) started Wednesday in Hong Kong. |  |
Tightening up SecuritySeveral bodyguards stand around the car of an Afghan important official who joined the prayer for assassinated Vice President Haji Abdul Qadir near a mosque Tuesday, July 9, 2002. Many Afghan important officials tighten up their security after Qadia was assassinated. (Xinhua Photo/Zhao Peng) |  |
Ancient Dwelling Compound Found in GuangxiThe undated recent photo shows women passing a huge model of comb through a narrow alley in an ancient residential compound in Jiangtouzhou village of Lingchuan county near Guilin, the famous scenic city in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The dwelling compound, in ancient style dating back to Ming Dynasty (1368--1644), is well preserved all the time. (Xinhua Photo/Chen Tianhu) |  |
Inner Mongolia Grassland Turns GreenEthnic Mongolian kids stop at a photo call while they graze the flock in a rangeland in Ujimqin banner of Xilin Gol League of north Chian's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in this recent file photo. The grass begins to turn green in May, thanks to sufficient rains this year after three consecutive years of drought. (Xinhua Photo/Li Xin) |  |
Duplicated China's Ancient Bronze Wares Exhibited in AmmanA staff member from the Chinese embassy in Amman, Jordan, introduces a duplicated bronze ware to a Jordanian official at an exhibition held in Amman July 10, 2002. About 40 duplicated China's ancient bronze wares were displayed here by the Chinese embassy. (Xinhua photo/Jiang Shaoqing) |  |
Life With 45 Degrees Centigrade (113 Degrees Fahrenheit) A group of children are playing with water in Turpan in west China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region July 10, 2002. Vividly described as 'fire land', Turpan lies in the hinterland of Turpan Basin, the lowest basin in the world. In the summer, people there used to experience the temperature as high as 45 degrees centigrade (113 degrees Fahrenheit) due to aridity, lack of water and being surrounded by mountains. (Xinhua Photo/Ainiwaer) |  |
