Thousands of years old Shennongjia

A waterfall runs down crags in the Shennongjia Nature Reserve. Covering 600 square kilometers, Shennongjia Nature Reserve is located in the west of central China's Hubei province. It is said that Shennongshi, founder of farming culture, has built a huge rack to climb the mountains here to gather herbs, thus it is named Shennongjia.

Lhasa enters tourism peak season

As the tourism peak season arrives, many visitors from home and abroad come to Lhasa, capital city of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region for sight-seeing and shopping. Since July this year, the occupancy capacity of various hotels in Lhasa maintained a sustainable increase, reaching 70 percent in most hotels.

Look, my creative robot

The Shanghai International Youth Sci-Tech Expo was held in Shanghai Science & Technology Museum on July 14, 2005. The expo aims at displaying works and achievements the youth have so far achieved when doing scientific and technological innovations.

Final of 34th Miss Universe InterContinental opens in Huangshan

Miss Rumania attends a parade during the opening ceremony of the 34th Miss Universe InterContinental Final in Huangshan of east China's Anhui Province July 14, 2005. The final contest opened here on Thursday.

Parker pays a visit to the Great Wall

Tony Parker, French player of NBA basketball San Antonio Spurs team, pays a visit to the Great Wall in Beijing, July 14, 2005. Parker and some other NBA players come to Beijing for the "basketball without borders" activity.

US first lady calls on further fight against HIV/AIDS

US First Lady Laura Bush (C) shakes hands with local women while visiting a church that houses the Pastoral Activities and Services for People With AIDS, an non-governmental organization also known as PASADA, Dar Es Salaam, capital of Tanzania, July 13, 2005. Laura called on further fight against HIV/AIDS and malaria in Tanzania here Wednesday and pledged that 500,000 US dollars would be provided for PASADA activities for 2005 and 2006.

Heavy rains trigger severe flood in Romania

Local people leave their village after a flash flood caused by Siret river in Cosmesti village, some 330 kilometers northeast of Bucharest, July 14, 2005. Four people were killed and seven are missing after severe flooding in Romania that has affected 30 of the countries 42 regions, authorities said on July 13.

Premier Wen meets president of EU Commission

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabo (R) shakes hands with Jose Manuel Barroso, president of EU Commission, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, July 14, 2005.

"Cite Internationale" on show in Guangxi

"Cite Internationale", a photographic work showing the lumination system on the building in French city Lyon is on show during the Lights on France photography exhibition at the Guangxi Museum in Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 14, 2005. The 13-day exhibition, a part of the on-going 2004-2005 French Year in China, opened here Thursday, French National Day by coincidence.

London falls silent for the victims of terror bombings

Financial celebrities of London observe a two-minute silence at noon in front of the former Royal Exchange in London July 14, 2005. The streets of London fell silent on Thursday at midday as Britain paused in memory of the victims of last week's terror bombings, and millions of people across Europe paid their own quiet tribute.