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| Sea-ing things: An underwater display for visitors at the Ocean Park in Suzhou attracted parents bringing their children along during the winter vacation to learn more about marine creatures. Wang Jiankang / For China Daily |
| Beautiful beast: Men holding a dragon lantern walk through a field in Yuqing county, Guizhou province, on Feb 6 to celebrate the Spring Festival holiday. The Yuqing dragon lantern was included on the provincial intangible cultural heritage list in 2007. Mu Mingfei / Xinhua |
| Keeping tradition: Women of the Miao ethnic group dress up for their Wanghui Festival in Danzhai county, Guizhou province. Huang Xiaohai / Xinhua |
| Hot date: Daredevil men carry a shrine through a bonfire during a traditional Chinese Lunar New Year celebration in Jieyang, Guangdong province, on Feb 2. The ritual is said to bring good luck. Ma Ka / Xinhua |
| Hope in their arts: Students take part in a painting exam for would-be students at the China Academy of Art, the country's top art college, in Hangzhou, capital of East China's Zhejiang province. The four-day entrance test began in Hangzhou, Zhengzhou, Chengdu, Shenzhen and Shenyang on Feb 7. About 65,000 applicants took part, competing for 1,588 places. Huang Zongzhi / Xinhua |
(China Daily European Weekly 02/10/2017 page5)
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