Snapshots

FACE-OFF: More than 200 contestants take part in a hot air balloon competition in Hong'an, Hubei province. Jin Zhengqiang / for China Daily |
CUED FOR GREATNESS: Retired snooker world champion Stephen Hendry helps 3-year-old Chinese player Wang Wuka check his cue. Wang, nicked named "Snooker Wunderkind", played a game with Hendry in Beijing that ended in a tie. Wu Fang / for China Daily |
BELGIAN PERSPECTIVE: A student from Shanghai Jiao Tong University views a work by Belgian artist Rinus Van de Velde at the Belgian Culture Week Show in Shanghai. Organized by the university, the show features forums, arts exhibitions, films and photographs. Lai Xinlin / for China Daily |
GREAT EXPECTATIONS: An expectant mother displays her husband's drawing on her belly at a contest in Chongqing. Ran Wen / for China Daily |
ARTISTIC ENDEAVORS: A student from Peru (right) learns Yuju Opera from a local artist in Liaocheng, Shandong province. Zhang Zhenxiang / for China Daily |
(China Daily Africa Weekly 11/01/2013 page5)
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