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

Originally Posted by siegecrossbow

How exactly do you prevent people from drowning in their own vomit when they use that Noah's Ark thing???

don't eat or drink before impending doom!

Originally Posted by Schumacher
Is synchronized swimming the only sports in the world that's opened to only one sex instead of both sexes ?
LOL

Don't know...And I don't even want to think about that!! LOL!!

Activists from the Hong Kong-based "Action Committee for Defending the Diaoyu Islands" shout slogans and wave the Chinese flag on a fishing boat before departing for the disputed islands Senkaku in Japan, or Diaoyu in China, in Hong Kong August 12, 2012. The event was held to protest against some 50 Japanese lawmakers planning to visit the islands on August 18, local media reported.

Miss Bikini China crowned..More Photos!!

Zhao Meijuan, winner of the China Final of the Miss Bikini Global Contest, poses for photos in Jiaozuo City, central China's Henan Province, Aug. 11, 2012. Zhao, from Henan, will represent China to compete in the world final of the Miss Bikini Global Contest. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

This picture taken on August 11, 2012 shows Chinese contestants taking part in the Miss Bikini pageant in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan province. The winners of this contest will represent China in the Miss Bikini International pageant to be held later this year.

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 11: Shiming Zou (R) of China celebrates his victory as Kaeo Pongprayoon (L) of Thailand reacts after the Men's Light Fly (49kg) Boxing final bout on Day 15 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL on August 11, 2012 in London, England.

This photo taken on August 6, 2012 shows a couple standing at a fence separating a public beach from a private beach for party officials, in the beachside resort of Beidaihe. As holidaymakers crowded beaches at the Chinese seaside resort of Beidaihe, a heightened security presence was the only sign that China's most senior leaders had gathered for their annual talks.

London Olympic Games badminton champion Lin Dan (C) signs books of his autobiography at the Wangfujing Bookstore in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 12, 2012. (Xinhua/Liu Changlong)

A rescuer works on the scene of a decorated archway toppling accident in Hefang Street, a busy commercial area and tourism destination in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 12, 2012. Two people were killed and several others injured after a decorated archway, or pailou, suddenly toppled down Sunday morning in Hangzhou. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

Photo taken on Aug. 12, 2012 shows the scene of a decorated archway toppling accident in Hefang Street, a busy commercial area and tourism destination in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province. Two people were killed and several others injured after a decorated archway, or pailou, suddenly toppled down Sunday morning in Hangzhou. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

People visit the exhibition about China's first manned space docking mission in Hong Kong, south China, Aug. 12, 2012. The exhibition, jointly hosted by Hong Kong's Leisure and Cultural Services Department and the China Manned Space Engineering Office, kicked off Sunday at the Hong Kong Science Museum. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

A visitor looks at a space suit at the exhibition about China's first manned space docking mission in Hong Kong, south China, Aug. 12, 2012. The exhibition, jointly hosted by Hong Kong's Leisure and Cultural Services Department and the China Manned Space Engineering Office, kicked off Sunday at the Hong Kong Science Museum. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai

A locomotive to be exported to Estonia is loaded onto a cargo ship at Tianjin harbour in north China's Tianjin, Aug. 11, 2012. China CNR Corporation Limited, one of the country's biggest train manufacturers, on Saturday began shipping a locomotive to Estonia, marking the country's first such export to the EU nation. The DF7G-E locomotive had to meet 173 stringent quality standards throughout the design, manufacturing and testing process, the company said. According to the contract, a total of 16 such locamotives will be exported to Estonia in recent two years. (Xinhua/Xue Liqiang)

Visitors try a vehicle at the 2012 China Hangzhou Industrial Design Expo in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 11, 2012. (Xinhua/Long Wei)

Zhou Kehua, armed robbery suspect of a bank in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. The escaped suspect has committed a series of crimes, killed many people, and robbed large sums of cash in Chongqing and provinces of Jiangsu and Hunan since 2004, according to Chongqing Public Security Bureau. [hljtv.com]

A group of Chongqing police were sent out Friday afternoon to search for suspect robber who shot and killed one person and injured two others on Friday afternoon in Chongqing Municipality, southwest of China. The escaped suspect, named Zhou Kehua, has committed a series of crimes, killed many people, and robbed large sums of cash in Chongqing and provinces of Jiangsu and Hunan since 2004, according to Chongqing Public Security Bureau. [hljtv.com]

Originally Posted by bd popeye

If only they sell this rifle here in US.

Construction workers build a new Chinese funded bridge near the old Chroy Changva bridge in Phnom Penh August 10, 2012. China's growing influence in Cambodia and good standing in impoverished Laos and Myanmar is upsetting the unity of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). As cash-strapped and underdeveloped Cambodia increasingly turns to Beijing, the group is worried about being held hostage by China's economic power over its poorest members. Picture taken August 10, 2012.

A woman sits at a protesters' camp outside the HSBC bank headquarters in Hong Kong on August 13, 2012. A Hong Kong court on August 13 approved the eviction of protesters camped outside the HSBC bank headquarters in the city, in a major blow to the last outpost of the 'Occupy' movement in Asia.

HANGZHOU, CHINA - AUGUST 12: Police officers at the scene at Wushan Square, a popular tourist attraction, after an archway collapsed on August 12, 2012 in Hangzhou, China. Two people were killed and three others were injured after the ornate structure suddenly toppled down on Sunday morning.

Customers check for travel information to Japan and South Korea at a branch of China International Travel Co in Wuhan, Hubei province, August 11, 2012. Soaring numbers of Chinese tourists packed onto flights out of the country is a sure sign that a fast-growing consumer class of around 130 million is not worried that the likely slowest year of economic growth since 1999 will sap their spending power. Picture taken August 11, 2012.

MONTREAL - AUGUST 12: Li Na of China returns the ball to Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic and defeats her by a score of 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 in the semifinals at the Rogers Cup at Uniprix Stadium on August 12, 2012 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

A man fans a grill while cooking kebabs at a roadside stall, in central Beijing August 10, 2012.

Tibetan Nomad Basang (R) and his wife work on the sheepshearing in the Gerze County of Ali, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 11, 2012. The Basang family will travel from Ali area to the Nyima County in Nagqu area due to the lack of rainfall. (Xinhua/Lai Xinlin)

Tibetan Nomad Basang's son Dorji (front) plays in the Gerze County of Ali, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 11, 2012. The Basang family will travel from Ali area to the Nyima County in Nagqu area due to the lack of rainfall. (Xinhua/Lai Xinlin)

People donate blood on a blood donation vehicle in Taiyuan, capital of north China's Shanxi Province, Aug. 13, 2012. Many people in Taiyuan donated their blood to back up reducing blood reserve in hospitals recently. (Xinhua/Fan Minda)

A zookeeper jets water to a crowd of tigers, helping them avoid a sustained hot weather in Dalian Forest Zoo of Dalian City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 13, 2012. (Xinhua/Yan Ping)

Tigers rest in the water to avoid a sustained hot weather in Dalian Forest Zoo of Dalian City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 13, 2012. (Xinhua/Yan Ping)

A child singer performs at the Second Box Children's Rock Festival in Nantong, east China's Jiangsu Province, Aug. 12, 2012. The two-day festival kicked off on Sunday. (Xinhua/Huang Zhe)

A child performs drum playing at the Second Box Children's Rock Festival in Nantong, east China's Jiangsu Province, Aug. 12, 2012. The two-day festival kicked off on Sunday. (Xinhua/Huang Zhe)

TAIPEI, TAIWAN - AUGUST 10: Michelle Reis attends Shiseido 140th Anniversary celebration and a new skincare product launch, at Regent Hotel on August 10, 2012 in Taipei, Taiwan.

Originally Posted by bd popeye

According to the news, this guy has been shot dead early this morning.

Zhou Kehua's dead

Thanks steelbird.. I found a translation of the article you posted.

Police notice is seen on a big screen outside a department store in Chongqing.

Serial killer Zhou Kehua dies- China.org.cn

A man who is accused of a series of robberies and killings since 2004 died in a shootout with police Tuesday morning in southwest China's Chongqing municipality.

The shootout occured at Tongjiaqiao area, Shapingba District in Chongqing.

The search for Zhou has been going on since Friday morning, as he is suspected of having killed a woman and injured another two in a robbery in which he is thought to have stolen 250,000 yuan ($39,300) from the victims.

Zhou is also suspected of killing a railway police office on Friday when the officer was patrolling a section of railway in Chongqing.

The Chongqing police offered a 500,000 yuan reward for tips leading to Zhou's capture dead or alive.

The Ministry of Public Security classified Zhou as a "class-A" suspect. In all, 5.4 million yuan in rewards were offered for tips leading to his capture.

Timeline

Since 2004, Zhou Kehua is suspected of being involved in a series of robberies and shootings.

April 22, 2004

One woman was shot dead and another woman injured in a bank robbery in Jiangbei district, in Southwest China's Chongqing. The suspect took 70,000 yuan ($11,005).

May 16, 2005

Two suspects shot and robbed a couple near a bank in Shapingba district in Chongqing. A passer-by was also shot. The couple died. The suspects made off with 170,000 yuan.

March 19, 2009

A People's Liberation Army soldier standing guard outside a garrison in Chongqing was shot dead. The victim, identified as 18-year-old Han Junliang, was shot twice in the chest with a pistol. The suspect took the garrison guard's submachine gun and ran.

Oct 14, 2009

A 56-year-old farmer was shot dead in a park in Tianxin district of Changsha, capital of Central China's Hunan province. The suspect used a homemade gun.

Dec 4, 2009

A 41-year-old man was shot dead outside a bank in Tianxin district of Changsha. The victim had withdrawn cash and was walking to his car when the suspect shot him in the head. The suspect took 45,000 yuan from the man.

Oct 25, 2010

A trading company owner was shot dead in Yuhua district of Changsha.

June 28, 2011

A 48-year-old businessman was shot in the head and stomach as he got out of his car near a construction site in Tianxin district of Changsha. The man was taken to a hospital and survived.

Jan 6

A 42-year-old man was shot in a robbery in Nanjing, Jiangsu province. He was robbed shortly after he withdrew 200,000 yuan from a bank in the Xiaguan district. The suspect fled the scene by jumping into a vehicle. The victim died in a hospital.

Glad he fought to the death. The state does not have to waste any court fees on his ass.

Exactly!^^^^

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Chinese police guard the body of Zhou Kehua, a fugitive armed robber and suspected serial killer, dubbed China's most dangerous man, after he was shot dead in the southwestern megacity of Chongqing early on August 14, 2012. Zhou, who is suspected of killing nine people, spent eight years on the run before he had been killed in a shoot-out with police at a shoe factory on the mountainous outskirts of Chongqing.

Police carry away the body of Zhou Kehua, the fugitive serial killer and armed robber, from the spot he was shot dead, in Chongqing Municipality, August 14, 2012.

Children are applied makeup before a training at Peking Opera summer camp organized by the Peking Opera House in Beijing, China Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. The summer training course was held to attract the public to Chinese traditional performance.

Flood affected residents gather under the rain as they queue for relief goods in suburban Marikina, east of Manila, Philippines on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. Tropical Storm Kai-Tak will continue to move northwestward on Wednesday toward southeastern China and is expected to dump more rain in the flood-battered northern Philippines a week after half of the sprawling capital city got submerged.

Sheep graze on degraded grassland near an open-cast coal mine at West Ujimqin Banner of Xilin Gol, Inner Mongolia in this handout photo dated May 10, 2012 and released by Greenpeace on August 14, 2012. China's plan to rapidly expand large coal mines and power plants in its arid northern and western provinces threatens to drain precious water supply and could trigger a severe water crisis, a report by environmental activists Greenpeace said on Tuesday

A man with no legs begs on a roadside in Beijing on August 13, 2012.

,FOCUS by Cameron Wilson These photos taken on July 14, 2012 shows Shanghai Shenhua football fans cheering as they hold up pictures of former Chelsea football star Didier Drogba after his arrival at Pudong international airport in Shanghai. A month after superstar Didier Drogba joined China's Shanghai Shenhua as one of the world's highest-paid footballers, his previously struggling side are unbeaten since and creeping up the table.

China's hurdler Liu Xiang sits onto a wheelchair as he arrives at Shanghai Pudong airport August 14, 2012. Liu crashed out of the heats in the 110 metres hurdles at the London 2012 Olympic Games in an echo of his injury-induced withdrawal from the same stage of the Beijing Games four years ago.

Protesters chant anti-Japan slogans as they march to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) headquarters in Hong Kong August 13, 2012. The protesters urged the Chinese government on Monday to send PLA Navy vessels to escort boats carrying Hong Kong activists departing for disputed islands known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China. The event was also held to protest an upcoming August 18 visit to the islands by around 50 Japanese lawmakers, according to local media. The banner reads: "Drive away the Japanese. Restore Diaoyu islands".

A family check BMW cars on sale outside its showroom in central Beijing August 14, 2012. Chinese demand for automobiles slowed further in July from the previous two months as an economic slowdown and weak consumer confidence weighed on sales.

The Houston Rockets Jeremy Lin helps a child to slum a dunk during a basketball clinic at a school in Changping, on the outskirts of Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012.

School children hold picture cards of NBA player, the Houston Rockets, Jeremy Lin after his basketball clinic at a school in Changping, on the outskirts of Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012.

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Photos provided by China's Ministry of Public Security shows the body of Zhou Kehua, a serial killer who was shot dead by police in southwest China's Chongqing on Aug. 14, 2012. Zhou Kehua killed nine and wounded several others in armed robberies since 2004. (Xinhua)

People gather as police convey the body of Zhou Kehua, a serial killer who was shot dead by police in southwest China's Chongqing on Aug. 14, 2012. Zhou Kehua killed nine and wounded several others in armed robberies since 2004. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)

Whoa...that's some high caliber bullets to not only killed him instantly but it also knocked out his glasses and his belongings off.

Note the head shot.. he had quite of bit of cash on him also..plus a gun..

Zhou Kehua, possessions. [Weibo.com

Photo provided by China's Ministry of Public Security shows a policeman cleans up pistols left by Zhou Kehua, a serial killer who was shot dead by police in southwest China's Chongqing on Aug. 14, 2012. Zhou Kehua killed nine and wounded several others in armed robberies since 2004. (Xinhua)

Originally Posted by Equation

Whoa...that's some high caliber bullets to not only killed him instantly but it also knocked out his glasses and his belongings off.

That's no high caliber bullet, just standard pistol round. If it was a their 5.8mm or 7.62x39, half of his skull would be blown off.

A fishing boat carrying activists from the Hong Kong-based "Action Committee for Defending the Diaoyu Islands" sails near the disputed islands in the East China Sea, known as Senkaku in Japan or Diaoyu in China, in this handout photo taken by the Japan Coast Guard on August 15, 2012. Bitter memories and current rivalries are straining Japan's ties with China and South Korea nearly seven decades after Tokyo's defeat in World War Two, raising the risk of ruptures as all three nations head for leadership changes.

A Japan Coast Guard patrol ship sails around a fishing boat (R) carrying activists from the Hong Kong-based "Action Committee for Defending the Diaoyu Islands" near the disputed islands in the East China Sea, known as Senkaku in Japan or Diaoyu in China, in this handout photo taken by the Japan Coast Guard August 15, 2012. Bitter memories and current rivalries are straining Japan's ties with China and South Korea nearly seven decades after Tokyo's defeat in World War Two, raising the risk of ruptures as all three nations head for leadership changes.

A firefighter prepares to search for trapped people in a 10-meter-deep pit caused by a road cave-in in Northeast China's Harbin city. [Photo/Xinhua]

HARBIN, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Two people died from injuries sustained in the fall into a 10-meter-deep pit caused by a road cave-in in northeast China's Harbin city, local authorities said Wednesday.

The other two who also fell into the pit are still in hospital, but the injuries are not life-threatening, according to officials with the city government.

The cave-in happened Tuesday afternoon in Liaoyang Street in Nangang District of Harbin, leaving a 10-square-meter and 10-meter deep pit on the road.

Investigation into the cause of the accident is underway.

A firefighter (L) holds a 14-month-old baby who has been rescued from a pit caused by a road cave-in in Harbin, Heilongjiang province August 14, 2012. According to local authorities, two people died from injuries sustained in the fall into a 10-meter-deep pit caused by a road cave-in in northeast China's Harbin city, Xinhua News Agency reported. Picture taken August 14, 2012.

A policeman tries to control protesters as they hold a banners reading "Declare war against Japan" and "Japan get out of Diaoyu islands" outside the Japanese Embassy in Beijing Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012. Chinese protesters gathered to protest against Japanese plans to nationalize disputed islands, which also claimed by Taiwan and China. The islands called Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese have long been a source of tension in the region.

Protesters tear anti-Japan placards during a rally outside the Japanese Consulate General in Hong Kong Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012. Hong Kong activists trying to reach disputed islands claimed by Japan, China and Taiwan said they're being tailed by Japanese government ships. The islands, called Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese, have long been a source of tension in the region. The placards read: "Overturn Japanese militarism."

A worker monitors molten iron pouring into a furnace at steel manufacturing plant in Hefei, Anhui province August 15, 2012. China's daily crude steel output fell 0.8 percent to 1.99 million tonnes in July from the previous month, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed, as steelmakers scaled back output in the face of sharply falling prices.

Hong Kong chief executive C.Y Leung (C-R) poses with bronze medalist Sarah Lee Wai-Sze (C-L) during a ceremony celebrating the return of the Hong Kong delegation to the London 2012 Olympic games in Hong Kong on August 15, 2012. Hong Kong won their first ever Olympic medal in a cycling event at the London 2012 Olympics and only their third overall. Hong Kong athletes previously wining one gold from windsurfing in 1996 and one Olympic silver medal from table tennis

Soldiers clean up a road which was cut off by a mudslide triggered by flooding in Tebo County in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Gansu Province, Aug. 14, 2012. Rainstorms began to hit Tebo County on Monday morning, which caused floods and cut off transportation, water and power supplies to the county. Two villagers from the county are reported missing. Rescuers have arrived and a search operation is under way. (Xinhua/Gao Bingnan)

A boy looks at the puppet from the movie "Superman" during a puppet show in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 15, 2012. (Xinhua/Zhao Xiaoming)

A girl looks at the puppets from the movie "Fist of Fury" during a puppet show in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 15, 2012. (Xinhua/Zhao Xiaoming)

A fireman puts out fire on a truck on a section of Huyu (Shanghai-Chongqing) Expressway in Tujia Autonomous County of Changyang in the city of Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, Aug. 14, 2012. Four people died and four others were injured in a pileup accident here on Tuesday.(Xinhua/Fang Pei)

A policeman pours petrol on the gambling machine at Renjiagou village of Shunqing District, Nanchong City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 14, 2012. Local policemen destroyed some 1000 confiscated gambling machine in Shunqing District of Nanchong City. (Xinhua/Li Xiangyu)

The gambling machines are destroyed at Renjiagou village of Shunqing District, Nanchong City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 14, 2012. Local policemen destroyed some 1000 confiscated gambling machine in Shunqing District of Nanchong City. (Xinhua/Li Xiangyu)

Man builds himself bionic hands
Sun Jifa lost both his hands when a homemade blast-fishing bomb exploded prematurely. Unable to afford the prosthetic limbs offered by a hospital, he created his own. After the accident, Sun Jifa, 51, of Guanmashan, Jilin province, in northern China, desperately needed to work on his family farm, according to the Daily Mail. “I survived, but I had no hands,” he explained. “I couldn’t afford to buy the false hand the hospital wanted me to have, so I decided to make my own,” Jifa says. He spent eight years handcrafting prototypes before finally creating metal hands that could grip and hold. The devices depend on a series of wires and pulleys inside, and are controlled by movements in his elbows, he said. “I made this from scrap metal for virtually nothing,” Jifa says. “There is no need to pay hospitals a fortune.” He says he will further develop the design for other disabled people. “The only drawback is that steel is quite heavy,” he concedes. “So they’re tiring to wear and get hot or cold in the extremes of summer and winter.” (EuroPics/CEN)