Beijing takes Paralympic flag

Liu Jingmin (L2), vice-mayor of Beijing, waves the flag of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), after he received it from the President of the International Paralympic Committee Phil Craven (R) during the closing ceremony of the 12th Paralympic Games at the Athens Olympic stadium, Greece, September 28, 2004.

Chinese Men Guangyuan to drive in Dakar Rally

Chinese Men Guangyuan (L2) and his navigator Frenchman Serge Henninot (L1) at a news conference held by Team Mitsubishi Ralliart China on Men's challenge in 2005 Dakar Rally, Beijing, September 28.

Performance in France celebrates Mid-Autumn Festival

Chinese players perform a traditional Chinese music for overseas Chinese and Chinese staying in France to celebrate China's Mid-Autumn Festival in Paris, France, Sept. 27, 2004. This year's Mid-Autumn festival falls on Tuesday.

International Auto Expo held in Nanjing

Several visitors take a close look at a Rolls-Royce sedan during the opening ceremony of Nanjing International Auto Expo in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province Sept.28, 2004.

Tombs of Han Dynasty discovered in NW China

An archeologist checks two skulls excavated at the site of tombs of the Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220) in Xining, capital of northwest China's Qinghai Province, Sept. 28, 2004. The preliminary research shows that the tombs were built between the end of the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC- 24) and the start of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25 - 220).

Final of Miss International to open in Beijing in October

Contestants for Miss International Beauty Pageants pose for photographers during a press preview in Tokyo, capital of Japan Sept. 28, 2004. Delegates from more than 70 countries and regions will compete in the final contest in Beijing on October 16.

Wax museum opens in Beijing

The largest wax museum in China has opened in Beijing, as part of China's National Museum.

Shanghai Biennale opens

A poster of the Shanghai Biennale is seen outside the Shanghai Art Museum, Sept. 28, 2004. Artists from 35 countries have come to participate the Biennale which opened Tuesday.

UN Secretary-General, Chinese FM hold talks

UN Secretary-General Annan (R) meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing at the UN headquarters in New York Sept. 27, 2004.

Full moon on Mid-Autumn Festival

Moon is seen in the sky of Dalian, a coastal city of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 28, 2004, as the Chinese celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Concert in Hong Kong marks Mid-Autumn Festival

Tung Chee-hwa (Front, R3), Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, attends a concert in Hong Kong Sept. 27, 2004, marking the Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on Sept. 28.

Chinese leaders meet with Armenian President

Wu Bangguo (R), chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, shakes hands with visiting Armenian President Robert Kocharyan at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sept. 28, 2004.