May Day national flag-raising ceremony

Chinese national flag guards march across the Chang'an Avenue to the Tiananmen Square for national flag-raising ceremony in Beijing, capital of China, May 1, 2006. Some 40,000 people from across China went to the square to watch the ceremony on May Day.

US President Bush and his impersonator

U.S. President George W. Bush (L) and Bush impersonator Steve Bridges acknowledge the audience after jointly delivering a parodic speech at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington April 29, 2006.

China's women clinch 16th world title

Championship team of China and their coach Shi Zhihao (R3) pose with the trophy after the winners ceremony at the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Bremen, northern Germany, Sunday, April 30, 2006. China won 3-1 against Hong Kong to clinch a 16th world team championship title.

Chinese men paddlers reach final

China's Wang Liqin returns the ball during a semi-final match against Germany's Christian Suess at the 48th World Team Table Tennis Championships in Bremen, north Germany, April 30, 2006. Wang Liqin won the match 3-0 and China beat Germany 3-1.

Maglev train test successful

China successfully tested a low-to medium-speed magnetic levitation train, the first domestically developed one in the country, in Chengdu, capital city of Southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 30, 2006. The test maglev train is 11.2 meters long, 2.6 meters wide and 3.3 meters high. It ran steadily on a 425-meter-long experimental line. With a weight of 18 tons, the test train can hold 60 people. It can travel at speeds of up to 160 kilometers per hour.

Shenyang In'l Horticultural Expo

Two visitors (Rear) share happy moments with workers of the Myanmar Garden during the China Shenyang International Horticultural Expo in Shenyang, capital city of northeast China's Liaoning Province, April 30, 2006. The six-month expo, opened on April 30, attracted exhibitors from 23 countries and regions, and 53 cities of China. This was the second time for China to hold the world-class gathering for horticulture. Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, hosted a similar event in 1999.

Beautiful flower wall

A rose wall is set up at Baiyun Park in Guiyang, the capital city of China's Guizhou Province, April 30, 2006. The beautiful flower wall is made up of 199 thousand roses to celebrate the Labor Day holiday.

Guxiangli theme park in Guangzhou

The picture taken on April 29, 2006 shows a general view of a theme park named Guxiangli (means "the hometown" ) in Huadu District of Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province. The theme park presents the scene of daily life and the architectural style a hundred years ago in the waterside region of Lingnan. The park will be opened to the public formally during the May Day holiday.

Stranded black finless porpoise rescued

Frontier policemen and local residents rescue a stranded black finless porpoise in Taizhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, April 30, 2006. Five black finless porpoises were found stranded in the Jiaojiang District of Taizhou April 30. After two hours' efforts, they were all rescued and put back to water.

Vintage car rally in Moscow

A vintage car runs after it started near the Red Square in Moscow, capital of Russia, April 29, 2006, as a vintage car rally, organized by the Automobile Federation of Russia, starts on Saturday. Thirty vintage cars, manufactured from 1930s to 1970s, took part in the rally.

Sports car show in Manila

An F430 Ferrari sports car is displayed during a sports car show in Manila, Philippines Apirl 29, 2006. The 3-day show opened on April 28 displayed about 60 vehicles from Philippine collectors.