Chinese Daily Photos, Videos & News of 2012!!!

Chinese fishermen & their families unload the last of their catch for the season as fishing boats arrive back in Qionghai, south China's Hainan province on May 16, 2012. The Philippines and China will both impose fishing bans in the South China Sea where the two countries have been involved in a tense territorial standoff, as China had already announced its annual ban, which it says is aimed at curbing over-fishing, and includes the waters around the disputed Scarborough Shoal.

A Chinese fishing boat captain poses on his boat after bringing in the last catch for the season in Qionghai, south China's Hainan province on May 16, 2012.

This photo taken on May 15, 2012 shows local Chinese residents buying barrels of drinking water as they have been doing so for nearly two years, due to the serious water pollution in the Yellow river, which is contaminating the underground water supply, in Zouping, east China's Shandong province. As the top-100 wealthiest county in China, Zouping is home to hundreds of industrial factories that produce car parts and heavy-metal products.

A fruit seller walks on a street in Shanghai on May 16, 2012.

Chinese motorcycle police patrol as part of heavy security at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on May 16, 2012.

Delivery men take a break on a street in Shanghai on May 16, 2012.

Chefs prepare dim sum at a restaurant in Beijing on May 16, 2012.

A salesman uses his cell phone as he waits for customers at a car market in Bejing on May 16, 2012.

Police officers erect a cordon outside the entrance to Chaoyang hospital where blind activist Chen Guangcheng is staying, in Beijing on May 16, 2012. More than 10 days after Beijing and Washington reached agreement on his departure, Chen Guangcheng remains confined to a hospital bed as China seeks to show it controls the blind activist's fate.

Workers stand besides a warning line at the explosion site of the Shaoguan Steel Co. Ltd., south China's Guangdong Province, May 15, 2012. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua) The explosion occurred at the Shaoguan Steel Co. Ltd. in Shaoguan, south China's Guangdong Province at about 3:48 p.m. as workers from the Shanghai subsidiary of China MCC5 Group Corp. were installing facilities at the Shaoguan Steel Co. Ltd., the Shaoguan municipal government said in a press release. Nine people were killed and six injured in the explosion. Vital signs of the injured workers are stable.

Photo taken on May 15, 2012 shows the construction site of the Yunyang Hanjiang River Bridge in Shiyan City, central China's Hubei Province. Located in the Danjiangkou reservoir district, the 2,102-meter-long bridge, with total investment of 255 million RMB yuan (about 40.37 million U.S. dollars), will be open to traffic in late May. (Xinhua/Cao Zhonghong)

Stephon Marbury (C) meets young fans during a basketball drill at a primary school in Menghai county, Xishuangbanna Dai autonomous prefecture of Southwest China's Yunnan province, May 7, 2012. [Photo/Asianewsphoto]

Originally Posted by PhageHunter

29 Chinese fishermen abducted by north Koreans in Chinese water.
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Dang, it's dangerous to be a Chinese fishermen these days.

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His boat could use a good scrubbing, cleaning, and repainting.

Originally Posted by Equation

Dang, it's dangerous to be a Chinese fishermen these days.

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His boat could use a good scrubbing, cleaning, and repainting.

Or he could sacrifice it in the new seasons fishing shnanigans. Somebody will give him a new one.

Originally Posted by Equation

His boat could use a good scrubbing, cleaning, and repainting.

I was thinking the same, he really has to repaint his ship. I even doubt if the ship is sea worthy.

Team China (L) and Italy's Team Luna-Rossa compete during the America's Cup World Series (ACWS) Match-Racing in Venice's lagoon on May 17, 2012. The Venice ACWS will take place from May 17 to 20.

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 17: Actress Chen Tingjia attends The China Movie Channel press conference during the 65th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2012 in Cannes, France.

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 17: (2nd from L-R) Director Wu'ershan, actors Chen Tingjia, Feng Shaofeng and Kris Phillips attend The China Movie Channel press conference during the 65th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2012 in Cannes, France.

BEIJING, CHINA - MAY 17: A Chinese man waits before the customary ceremony of lowering flag at Tiananmen Square on May 17, 2012 in Beijing, China.

A Chinese navy band welcome Australian frigate HMAS Ballarat as she arrives in Shanghai on May 17, 2012. HMAS Ballarat is in Shanghai for 5 days to commemorate 40 years of China-Australia relations.

Australian frigate HMAS Ballarat (foreground) is seen docked in Shanghai on May 17, 2012. HMAS Ballarat is in Shanghai for 5 days to commemorate 40 years of China-Australia relations. Ballarat is a long-range frigate capable of air defence, surface and undersea warfare, surveillance, reconnaissance and interdiction.

BEIJING, CHINA - MAY 16: People visit 'London Street' at the Water Cube on May 16, 2012 in Beijing, China. A decoration of a London style street has been installed in the Water Cube as the 2012 London Olympic games approaches.

Chinese model Fan Bing Bing poses on the red carpet before the screening of 'Moonrise Kingdom' and the opening ceremony of the 65th Cannes film festival on May 16, 2012 in Cannes.

Chinese actress/model Fan Bing Bing arrives for the screening of 'De Rouille et D'Os' (Rust and Bone) presented in competition at the 65th Cannes film festival on May 17, 2012 in Cannes.

Chinese actress Hao Lei poses during the photocall of 'Mystery' presented in the 'Un Certain Regard' selection at the 65th Cannes film festival on May 17, 2012 in Cannes.

An exiled Tibetan shouts slogans during a protest against the Chinese government in New Delhi, India, Thursday, May 17, 2012. The Tibetans demanded to know the whereabouts of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the Panchen Lama chosen by the Dalai Lama who has not been seen since 1995.

Students burn books in protest of excessive charges at Jingshan No 1 Senior High School, April 5, 2012. [Photo/163.com]

Headmasters at a high school in Jingshan county, Central China's Hubei province, were removed from their posts following a book burning to protest extra fees by senior high students on April 5, the Wuhan Morning Post reported Thursday.

Li Zexin, headmaster at Jingshan No 1 Senior High School, was stripped of his administrative position and Party position for collecting irregular educational fees, the paper said. The vice-headmaster of the school and director of local educational bureau also got punished after investigation.

Students at the school tore up and set fire to hundreds of books on April 5 to express their wrath after they were told to pay 700 yuan ($111) in fees, including for reference materials, notebooks, printing, equipment maintenance and weekly exercises. Many students said it was not the first time that the school collected fees without reasonable explanation, which led to the mass destruction of books as a protest.

Please burn the books OUTSIDE the building, instead of inside. That's a fire hazard right there.

ROME, ITALY - MAY 18: Na Li of China plays a forehand against Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia in their quarter final match during day seven of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia 2012 at the Foro Italico Tennis Centre on May 18, 2012 in Rome, Italy.

SINGAPORE - MAY 18: A model showcases designs by Chen Zhi Gang of China during the Audi Star Creation Showcase catwalk event at TentOrchard on May 18, 2012 in Singapore. Audi Star Creation, part of Asia Fashion Exchange which takes place from May 14-20, is a regional fashion design competition established to spot budding talent in Singapore, helping to position Singapore as Asia's fashion hub.

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 17: A general view of atmosphere at the China Night Opening Night of the Market during the 65th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2012 in Cannes, France.

Construction workers walk past a new residentrial and commercial building under construction in Beijing on May 18, 2012.

In this picture taken on May 17, 2012 Chinese police display nearly 50kg of seized illicit drugs and various drug-making equipment, along with the cars confiscated in three different raids on drug processing labs in Nanning, southwest China's Guangxi province. Fifteen suspects were also detained in the raids as authorities crack down on the rising drug-related crimes in the province.

Zhong Yilin, a sculptor from southeast China's Taiwan, shows his creation "God of Wealth" in a root carving exhibition in Shangjie Town of Minhou County, southeast China's Fujian Province, May 16, 2012. Fujian Province's largest root carving exhibition and trade platform was put into operation in Shangjie Town on Wednesday. [Xinhua]

Actress Yang Mi attends the Marche du Film opening night during the 65th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, May 17, 2012. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

A visitor watches a bullet train model at the Hunan booth at the Expo Central China 2012 in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, May 18, 2012. A series of commerce forums and trade conferences will be held during the 3-day expo, which kicked off here Friday. (Xinhua/Zhao Zhongzhi)

Artist Li Guang shows his dough figurine, a traditional craft, in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, May 17, 2012. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

Chinese youth delegation members pose for a group photos outside the building of Punjab Assembly in eastern Pakistan's Lahore, May 16, 2012. The 100-member Chinese youth delegation visited Pakistan under the bilateral Youth Exchange Programme. (Xinhua/Sajjad)

Rescuers walk at the Qisi Coal Mine in Xinshao County, central China's Hunan Province, May 17, 2012. Six miners were killed in a gas outburst at the colliery early Thursday morning, according to local authorities. (Xinhua/Guo Guoquan)

Workers construct the main beam of the Jiaxing-Shaoxing Bridge in Haining, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 17, 2012. Under a total investment of 13.9 billion yuan (2.2 billion U.S. dollars), the 10-kilometer bridge is the second trans-oceanic bridge over the Hangzhou Bay after the Hangzhou Bay Bridge. The driving time from Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province to east China's Shanghai Municipality will be reduced by nearly 50 percent once the bridge is completed by the end of 2012. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

If only tennis player Li Na wasn't married I would go after her in a heart beat.

Originally Posted by Equation

If only tennis player Li Na wasn't married I would go after her in a heart beat.

Aren't you afraid that she would take your heart as a tennis ball and guest what?! .... smash!!!!

Originally Posted by SteelBird

Aren't you afraid that she would take your heart as a tennis ball and guest what?! .... smash!!!!

he's tougher than that i think

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welcome to the 80's dudeee!!

he is way better off with a classic bicycle and shades off, a smile and a friendly face

Originally Posted by Equation

If only tennis player Li Na wasn't married I would go after her in a heart beat.

Nah ... Not me, even though shes supposedly got mega millions from endorsement contracts etc, and she gives all her money to her husband.to errr ... manage?

Personally, while shes a good player, she looses too many games that someone in the top 10 and a Open winner, should win. I also think Michael Chang accomplished more, but did he ever get big endorsement fees?

Team China (L) and Italy's Team Luna-Rossa compete during the America's Cup World Series (ACWS) Match-Racing in Venice's lagoon on May 17, 2012. The Venice ACWS will take place from May 17 to 20.

Did the Chinese ever pay up for the Actual Americas Cup Contest. The last bit of news i heard abput A.C. only three teams had confirmed that they would be competing. That was only a few months ago and just days? before final acceptances.

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China's blind activist Chen Guangcheng (in wheelchair) heads for his flight bound for New York at Beijing's international airport in this photo taken by Kyodo May 19, 2012. China allowed Chen to leave a hospital in Beijing on Saturday and board a plane bound for the United States, a move that could signal the end of a diplomatic standoff between the two countries. Mandatory Credit.

Chinese police officers and a plain clothes security person watch over a media cordon set up outside the VIP terminal of the Capital Airport during a stake out for the blind activist Chen Guangcheng in Beijing Saturday, May 19, 2012. Chen was hurriedly taken from a hospital Saturday and boarded a plane that took off for the United States, closing a nearly monthlong diplomatic tussle that had tested U.S.-China relations.

A Chinese paramilitary blocks access to the old VIP terminal where blind rights activist Chen Guangcheng was believed to be after leaving the Chaoyang Hospital in Beijing on May 19, 2012. Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng said on May 19 he was at Beijing's international airport with his family and that he believed he would be flying to New York.

Ren Cancan of China salutes following her win against Nicola Adams of England during their flyweight 51kg final bout at the Women's World Boxing Championships in Qinhuangdao on May 19, 2012. Eight places in the three Olympic weight categories, flyweight, lightweight and middleweight, are up for grabs at the world championships, with another four awarded to small and developing countries. Ren won 14:10.

An activist standing in a cage takes part in a protest against the Taiwanese government's administration in Taipei May 19, 2012. Taiwan's opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) rallied tens of thousands on Saturday to protest against what they regard as President Ma Ying-jeou's poor performance and to ask government to freeze fuel and electricity prices, to keep the ban on beef imports containing the livestock feed additive ractopamine and to release jailed former President Chen Shui-bian. The Chinese characters on the placard read, "Republic of China Constitution" and "One country two zones".

Runners gather to warm up prior to the start of the Great Wall marathon at Huangyaguan (Yellow Cliff Pass) Great Wall of China in Tianjin on May 19, 2012.

Runners gather prior to the start of the Great Wall marathon at Huangyaguan (Yellow Cliff Pass) Great Wall of China in Tianjin on May 19, 2012. The annual race attracts more than 1,600 athletes from 49 countries and is regarded as one of the most challenging marathons in the world.

Runners pass a gate at the start of the Great Wall marathon at Huangyaguan (Yellow Cliff Pass) Great Wall of China in Tianjin on May 19, 2012.

Runners compete in the Great Wall marathon at Huangyaguan (Yellow Cliff Pass) Great Wall of China in Tianjin on May 19, 2012.

SINGAPORE - MAY 18: Designer Chen Zhi Gang of China poses backstage ahead of the Audi Star Creation Showcase catwalk event at TentOrchard on May 18, 2012 in Singapore. Audi Star Creation, part of Asia Fashion Exchange which takes place from May 14-20, is a regional fashion design competition established to spot budding talent in Singapore, helping to position Singapore as Asia's fashion hub.

A Chinese woman uses her mobile phone to take a photo of a illuminated ball held by her friend near hundreds more displayed on the lawn at the after show party for the Hugo Boss Black Fashion Show held in Beijing, China, Friday, May 18, 2012.

Chinese home buyers discuss a new apartment project on display at a real estate fair in Yichang, central China's Hubei province on May 18, 2012. Prices for new homes in China fell in more than 60 percent of major cities in April from March, the government said as moves to curb the property market took effect.

Director Jackie Chan, poses with cast members Laura Weissbecker (L) Yao Xingtong and Zhang Lan Xin (R) as they attend a photocall for the film "Chinese Zodiac" during the 65th Cannes Film Festival, May 18, 2012.

A wine glass from the new line by French luxury crystal glassmaker Baccarat is seen at the company showroom in Hong Kong on May 18, 2012. The French glassmaker is hoping to revolutionize the experience of drinking wine with a new design that promises to settle the age-old argument between alcohol and the grape.

Massive anti government protest in Taiwan..

















Why are so few young persons seen in these protest in Taiwan? Don't they care about the political situation?

An anti-government protesters rally during a march through the main streets of Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, March 19, 2012. Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered Saturday in downtown Taipei to protest government policies ahead of Sunday's inauguration of recently re-elected Ma.

Taiwanese opposition leaders Frank Hsieh, second from right, Tsai Ing-wen, third from right, Yu Shyi-kun, fourth from right, Hsu Hsin-liang, fifth from right, lead anti-government protesters' march through the main streets of Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, March 19, 2012.

Originally Posted by bd popeye

Massive anti government protest in Taiwan..


Why are so few young persons seen in these protest in Taiwan? Don't they care about the political situation?

Because many young Chinese would like to get back TOGETHER as one nation, instead of protecting the status quo of those Taiwanese elites.

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Some guy's got all the luck.