China: Year review in photos 2011

[Kunal Biswas]

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Officials from the public security bureau of Hengnan county, Hunan province, inspect on Tuesday the three-wheeled vehicle that plunged into a creek while taking 20 children to school on Monday morning. The accident killed 14 children and injured six. [Photo/Xinhua]

A worker puts the final touches to a decoration for the new year celebration in Dalian, in northeast China's Liaoning province on December 31, 2010, ahead of the 'Year of the Rabbit', based on the Lunar New Year calendar. New Year's revellers around the world welcomed 2010 in a blaze of fireworks and parties, while much of Asia we officially mark the Year of the Rabbit in early February.

A child who was diagnosed with having excessive lead in his blood cries as he receives medical treatment at a hospital in Hefei, Anhui province, January 6, 2011. More than 200 Chinese children have been poisoned by lead from battery plants located too close to houses in the east of the country, state media said on Thursday, the latest in a string of heavy metal pollution cases.

China's Li Na smiles after winning a point against Venus Williams of the US during the silver group ladies final at the Tennis Classic 2011 in Hong Kong on January 7, 2011. Li beat Williams 6-3, 7-6 in the exhibition contest featuring teams of one male and two female players representing Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Russia.

BEIJING, CHINA - JANUARY 10: U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Vice Chairman of Central Military Commission General Xu Caihou meet at the Diaoyutai Guest House on January 10, 2011 in Beijing, China. Gates is holding talks with China's political and military leaders during the visit which comes ahead of second summit between President Obama and China's President Hu Jintao, which is scheduled to start on January 18.

BEIJING, CHINA - JANUARY 11: U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates shakes hands with China's President Hu Jintao at the Great Hall of the People on January 11, 2011 in Beijing, China. Gates is holding talks with China's political and military leaders during the visit which comes ahead of second summit between President Obama and China's President Hu Jintao, which is scheduled to start on January 18. (Photo by Larry Downing-Pool/***** Images)

Zhang Xinli (right) cries on Thursday beside Liu Shehui as they stand trial in Haidian district people's court in Beijing for allegedly forcing disabled people to beg. (Photo/for China Daily)

BEIJING, Jan. 14 (Xinhuanet) -- Two couples stood trial in the capital city on Thursday for forcing blind people to beg.

The four reportedly became the city's first to be prosecuted for organizing disabled people to beg since the crime was included in the country's Criminal Law in 2006.

Journalists take photos as officials destroy pirated DVDs during a campaign against the production and distribution of p****ography and pirated publications, at a photo opportunity inside a gymnasium in Beijing Jan 10, 2011. ******* photo

Security personnel watches over Ferrari sport cars displayed during a special exhibition in the financial district of Shanghai on January 14, 2011. The Italian car manufacturer celebrated its 999th car sold in China. China is Ferrari #1 market.

BEIJING, CHINA - JANUARY 12:Hong Kong actress Cecilia Cheung poses during the COSMO Female Fashion Show at Park Hyatt on January 12, 2011 in Beijing, China. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress)

 

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A bus is seen after falling into a pit created by an underground explosion in Rui'an, Zhejiang province January 16, 2011. An explosion on a road in east China's Zhejiang Province tossed a bus without passengers four meters into the air, injuring the driver and a 6-year-old boy on the roadside, local fire fighters said on Sunday. The cause of the explosion is still under investigation, Xinhua News Agency reported. Picture taken January 16, 2011.

Children dressed as rabbits carry lanterns during a press conference in Taipei on January 17, 2011 to promote this year's lantern festival from February 11 through February 20. According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2011 is the year of the Rabbit, which begins on February 3, 2010.

Photos taken on Jan. 18, 2011 shows the site where a fire occurred in a building, which is owned by Hongkang Industry Co. in Qiaokou District, Wuhan City, capital of central China's Hubei Province.

WUHAN - The death toll in a building fire in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, has risen to 14 by Tuesday,Jan 18,2011, as rescuers found five more bodies in the debris, an official with the local government said.

Four others who were injured in the fire were receiving treatment in hospital, said a spokesman with the Wuhan City Government.

A handicapped man scavenge for resalable materials amongst garbage accumulated along a road in Beijing, China, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011.

China's President Hu Jintao waves as he boards his plane to depart O'Hare International airport in Chicago January 21, 2011. Hu completed a two-day stay in Chicago that included tours of a high school and a business exhibition featuring Chinese businesses that have offices in the United States.

Chinese police with a sniffer dog patrol at a railway station in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan province on January 19, 2011, as thousands of people head home for Lunar New Year. Snow blanketing southern and eastern parts of China hampered travelers returning home for the Lunar New Year celebrations, with air, rail and road traffic severely disrupted, state media said.

Policemen catch two luggage thieves suspects at Guangzhou South Railway Station on January 18, 2011 in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province of China. One of the suspects hid in a luggage and the other suspect carried the luggage to the train. They want to steal valuables of other passengers after the train running. [Photo/CFP]

SHENYANG, CHINA - JANUARY 30: A 'Transformer' is seen on Shenyang Middle street January 30, 2011 in Shenyang, Liaoning province of China. The Transformer is approximately 11m high and weighs 21t. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/***** Images)

 

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This photo taken on February 3, 2011 shows a fire engulfing a high-rise building in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning province. Fireworks touched off a blaze that engulfed a high-rise hotel in northeast China, state media said -- a similar incident to a deadly new year blaze at state television headquarters in 2009.

A young girl shakes a tin full of fortune sticks waiting for one to fall so she can read her fortune at a temple for the first day of the Lunar New Year in Hong Kong on February 3, 2011. Asia rang in the Year of the Rabbit with fireworks, lion dances and prayers that the bunny will live up to its reputation for happiness and good fortune in 2011.

Medical staff transfer an injured person as they arrive at a hospital in Hangzhou， capital of east China's Zhejiang Province， Feb. 5， 2011. A forest fire occured in Fulin Village of Chun'an County in Zhejiang on Saturday， leaving six rescuers dead and two others wounded as of the press time. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. (Xinhua/Tu Chun)

A visitor gets out of a modified bus from which passengers can feed live chickens to carnivores using a special hole (top-L) at the Shanghai Wildlife Park on February 9, 2011. Though the park signed a 2005 convention along with other zoos in China stating it will not feed live animals, the convention only covers big livestock, allowing visitors to purchase a live chicken for 60 yuan (9 USD) to feed carnivores such as lions and tigers.

A tiger holds a chicken thrown by visitors at the Shanghai Wildlife Park on February 9, 2011. Though the park signed a 2005 convention along with other zoos in China stating it will not feed live animals, the convention only covers big livestock, allowing visitors to purchase a live chicken for 60 yuan (9 USD) to feed carnivores while ridding a modified bus.

TAIZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 10: Firemen fight a fire at the Sunray International Apartments on February 10, 2011 in Taizhou, Zhejiang Province of China. Initial investigation shows the fire was caused by fireworks while people were celebrating the Lunar New Year.

Chinese workers wrap up flowers for customers' orders ahead of Valentine's Day at a flower shop in Dongyang, in eastern China's Zhejiang province on February 13, 2011.

ang Xiaoliu, a girl who had been living in a shantytown in Sanya, looks at her home that was demolished by the government prior to the traditional Spring Festival holiday. [Photo/Xinhua]

CBA cheerleaders perform during a break in the Chinese Basketball Association game between Xinjiang and Guangdong in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Feb 13, 2011. [Photo/CFP]

 

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