US Carrier USS Constellation Visits Hong Kong Crew members of the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Constellation line up in front of an F-14 Tomcat and a Chinese as the carrier sails into Hong Kong waters Monday Aug. 20, 2001.  |  |
US Carrier USS Constellation Visits Hong Kong US navy aircraft carrier USS Constellation sails into Hong Kong waters August 20, 2001 with its six-ship battle group for port call. The fleet will have a six-day rest in Hong Kong. |  |
Weather Clears Up Before Universiade Opens in Beijing Players of Russian volleyball men's team enjoy sun bath in atheletes' community of the 21st World University Games in Beijing August 20, 2001. Weather cleared up after two days' shower in China's capital. |  |
Memorial to Horses of Winning Olympic Medals in Germany An elderly woman stands by five pairs of horse's hoof prints in Bad Salzuflen City, the main area of horsemenship contest in Germany August 17, 2001. The five horses had won horsemenship medals in Olympic Games or horsemenship contests in Germany. |  |
11-Year-Old Panda Gives Birth to Twins A staff holds one of the twin baby pandas born today August 20, 2001 in Chengdu, capital city of southwest China's Sichuan province August 20, 2001. The 11-year-old mother Yaya is one of the first survived twin of artificial bred pandas, and was born on the opening day of 1990 Asian Olympic Games held in Beijing. |  |
Fatah Movement Activist Killed By Israeli Missile Attack Palestinians pray for the Fatah movement activist Samir Abu Zeid, his six-year-old son and seven-year-old daughter in a mosque of Rafah City, 20 August, 2001. The three were killed around 23:00 ( 2000 GMT) Sunday night by Israeli missile attack, which also wounded nine other Palestinians, some of them seriously. |  |
ACFTU President Meets African Delegation Wei Jianxing, president of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU), met Monday with a delegation from the Organization of African Trade Union Unity (OATUU) led by its General Secretary Hassan Sunmonu. |  |
APEC Meetings Progress Well: Chinese Official The 10 already-convened meetings of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), out of the scheduled total of 20 this year, have progressed well and yielded expected results, Wu Hailong, Chinese senior official with the APEC, said Monday in Dalian. |  |
China's Top Legislator Meets U.S. Senator Li Peng, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, talks with U.S. Senator Richard Shelby in Beidaihe, Hebei province August 20, 2001. |  |
Gosper Heaps Praises on Press Center and Athletes' Village of Universiade Kevan Gosper, vice president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), lavished his praises on the Press Center and the Athletes' village of the 21st University Games after he paid a visit on August 20. |  |
Salt Wall in Germany Some elderly people stroll by the Salt Wall, the so called "Urban Lung" in Bad Salzuflen City in Germany August 17, 2001. The 426-meter-long wall built with steel and tree roots, and permeated with salt and mineral water, may produce fresh air. |  |
International Airshow Ends in MoscA Russian Su-37 fighter performs a flight at the last day of the 5th Moscow International Airshow at the city of Zhukovsky outside Moscow August 19, 2001. The six-day air show has drawn the attendance of 535 companies from 33 countries and regions. |  |
International Airshow Ends in Moscow A large Russian Antheus-225 transport plane is shown among visiters at the last day of the 5th Moscow International Airshow at the city of Zhukovsky outside Moscow August 19, 2001. The six-day air show has drawn the attendance of 535 companies from 33 countries and regions. |  |
Rainbow Appears in Beijing's SkyAfter a rainstorm in Beijing on the evening of August 19, a beautiful rainbow appeared in the sky. |  |
Dongxiang Wild Rice on the Brink of Extinction The Dongxiang wild rice discovered in Dongxiang County in Jiangxi Province in 1978, is considered to be the northernmost-distributed wild rice in the world (at north latitude of 28��14��). In the past 20-odd years, due to the damage of ecological environment and lack of protection, the area of the wild rice decreased to 1.5 mu (15 mu = one hectare) from the original 60 mu, thus putting Dongxiang wild rice on the brink of extinction. |  |
Grassland in Darhan Muminggan Joint Banner Facing Desertification The original lush grassland in the Darhan Muminggan Joint Banner of Inner Mongolia is losing its charm due to four years' serious drought and the sharp increase in the number of livestock in recent years, this situation has gradually aggravated the contradiction between the supply of grass and the number of livestock. Today, the16,000 sq. km's grassland is facing the threat of desertification and the rapid deterioration of the ecological environment. |  |
Ancient Villages Listed in Category of World Cultural Heritage Visitors enjoy the ancient folk dwellings and a crescent pool at Hongcun Village in east China's Anhui Province August 20, 2001. Hongcun and Xidi villages from the Song Dynasty (960-1279) has been listed in the category of World Cultural Heritage by the UN recently. |  |
Universiade Torch Returns Beijing The torch of the 21st Universiade returned Beijing at noon Monday after 109-day journey throughout the country. |  |
Captive Giant Panda Gives Birth to TwinsYaya, an 11-year-old panda holds one of her twin babies while resting in Chengdu, capital city of southwest China's Sichuan province. Yaya is one of the first survived twin of artificial bred pandas, and was born on the opening day of 1990 Asian Olympic Games held in Beijing. |  |
