HK Restoration Project Wins UN Heritage AwardThe restoration project of a centuries-old ancestral-hall in Hong Kong has won an Award of Merit in the United Nations' Conservation competition for 2001, Hong Kong's Leisure and Cultural Services Department said Friday.  |  |
A Woman Buys Flower In Kunming A woman from China's southwest Sichuan province buys flower to celebrate the holiday in Kunming, Yunnan province, Oct. 5, 2001. National Day and Mid-Autumn festival came on the same day on Oct. 1 this year and brought seven-day long holiday for Chinese people from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7. |  |
Aftermath of Mad Cow Disease Looms in Japan A woman shops in a supermarket in Tokyo October 4, 2001. Many signs are placed near the packed beef in the supermarket to ease growing fears among the public over mad cow disease. |  |
An Evening View of XI'an in Festival Citizens of Xi'an enjoy their holiday Oct. 5, 2001. National Day and Mid-Autumn festival came on the same day on Oct. 1 this year and brought seven-day long holiday for Chinese people from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7. |  |
Porcelain Attract shoppers in Hohhot Residents of Hohhot, the capital of north China's Inner-Mongolia Autonomous Region, shop in a market where the famous porcelain of Jingdezhen is exhibited October 5, 2001. Various kinds of porcelain attract a lot of people here during the National Day holiday. Jingdezhen is a ancient town of Porcelain in south China's Jiangxi province. |  |
Afghan Refugees in MashhadSenior Afghan refugees rest helplessly by a wall in Iran's Mashhad, a border town near Afghanistan, October 4, 2001. Thousands of Afghan refugees have fled their country in case of any US military strike. |  |
Afghan Refugees in Mashhad Afghan refugee children try to find something useful in a heap of garbage in Iran's Mashhad, a border town near Afghanistan, October 4, 2001. Thousands of Afghan refugees have fled their country in case of any US military strike. |  |
Air show by the International Aeronautic FederationThe air show is performed by the winner pilots from the International Aeronautic Federation in Jilin, Oct. 5, 2001. The air show is to celebrate the seven-day long holiday in China. National Day and Mid-Autumn festival came on the same day on Oct. 1 this year and brought a long holiday for Chinese people from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7. |  |
Air show by the International Aeronautic FederationThe air show is performed by the winner pilots from the International Aeronautic Federation in Jilin, Oct. 5, 2001. The air show is to celebrate the seven-day long holiday in China. National Day and Mid-Autumn festival came on the same day on Oct. 1 this year and brought a long holiday for Chinese people from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7. |  |
An Evening View of XI'an in Festival Citizens of Xi'an enjoy their holiday in front of the city's south gate, Oct. 5, 2001. National Day and Mid-Autumn festival came on the same day on Oct. 1 this year and brought seven-day long holiday for Chinese people from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7. |  |
