Zongshen Team runs second in Zhuhai WBC

Chinese Zongshen Team member sprints with No. 81 racer in Zhuhai course.6-hour long race of 2004 FIM (Federation International Motocyclisme) World Enduro Championship (WBC) was held in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong Province on May 2, which is the highest level international motocycle race ever held in China. Zongshen Team won the second with 214 circles, following French GMT94 Team.

Gathering held on Chinese Embassy in Iraq

Sun Bigan (3rd R Front), head of the team responsible for the reopening of the Chinese Embassy in Baghdad, poses for a group photo during a gathering held by some 20 Chinese diplomats, journalists and businesspeople to mark the May Day in Baghdad, Iraq, May 1, 2004.

Highway closed for snow in Qinghai Province

Traffic policemen push a vehicle on the Riyue Mountain section of National Highway No. 109 in northwest China's Qinghai Province May 2, 2004.

Folk Drum Dance Contest in Kunming

People perform traditional drum dance in the Kunming Gym in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 2, 2004.

Boat capsizedin Henan

Rescuers search for the missing in the Yellow River in Yuanyang County, central China's Henan Province, May 2, 2004. A boat capsized in the river on May 1, leaving four people dead and 10 others missing.

Snow falls in Lanzhou in golden week

A man walks under pine trees covered with snow in the Wuyi Park in Lanzhou, capital of northwest China's Gansu Province, May 2, 2004. The city witnessed a snowfall on the second day of the May Day holidays.

EU expansion ceremony

Leaders look on as the EU flag and flags of the 25 EU members rise during the EU expansion ceremony held in Dublin, Ireland, May 1, 2004. World leaders gathered in Dublin to hail the historic expansion of EU on Saturday.

May Day rally in Bagladeshi

Bangladeshi women hold a rally to mark the May Day in Dhaka May 1, 2004.

Chinese Premier kicks off visit to Germany

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L) shakes hands with Edmund Stoiber, prime minister of the State of Bavaria, upon arrival at an airport in Munich, Germany, May 2, 2004. Wen started his visit to Germany on Sunday.

Italian artwork exhibition in Nanjing

People view an artwork painted in the Renaissance in Italy, in an Italian artwork exhibition in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, May 2, 2004. Among the 130 exhibits, collections of Italy's Beligni Museum, 120 were artworks by Renaissance masters and the others were modeled after Renaissance works.