Li Jiajun wins gold

China's Li Jiajun (left) competes during the men's 500m final at the 2005-2006 ISU Speed Skating World Cup Hangzhou Stage in east China's Zhejiang Province October 2, 2005. Li clocked 42.922 seconds and won the gold medal.

Giant panda receives vaccination in Washington

A male giant panda cub is seen after its second vaccination against the canine distemper virus at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C. September 30, 2005. The cub is strong and healthy, according to National Zoo veterinarians who examined the cub on Friday. The cub now weighs 11 pounds and is 24.7 inches long. National Zoo staff felt a ridge of teeth while examining the cub's mouth, which indicates its molars are beginning to come in. The cub and its parents live at the Fujifilm Giant Panda Habitat at the National Zoo. Reuters/China Daily

Typhoon Longwang hits China's Fujian

Road workers carry out relief efforts as a sedan has been hit by a fallen tree uprooted by gusts of wind from Typhoon Longwang in Quanzhou, East China's Fujian Province on October 2, 2005.The Typhoon Longwang has made a landfall there after lashing Taiwan previously. Xinhua

600 pairs of twins join Beijing Twins Festival

Two pairs of twin sisters perform at the opening ceremony of the 2nd Beijing Twins Festival held in the Young Pioneer Park in Beijing October 2, 2005. About 600 twin pairs took part in the festival.

The Festival of China in Washington kicks off

A Chinese dancer performs at the opening ceremony of the Festival of China, an unprecedented culture event cosponsored by China and the United States, in the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington October 1, 2005. The Festival of China kicked off here on Saturday with dazzling art shows, joyous celebrations and firework displays. Serving as a medium to show the Chinese people's openness to the world, it will run through October and feature dozens of shows, exhibitions and performances.