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

In Binchaun County, China, a snake-like earthworm measuring over 19 inches (a half-meter) long was found in a house gutter. Li Zhiwei, a Forestry Bureau worker, made the discovery and eventually decided to keep the worm and raise it in his backyard. An adult earthworm's measurements vary by species and can range anywhere from 10mm long and 1mm wide, to 3-meters long and over 25mm wide. Environmental factors also influence an earthworm's body size, and they tend to grow longer and larger during humid seasons if they take in sufficient nutrition and have no natural enemies. Biologists plan to study the earthworm found by Li to classify it and identify the reason it was able to grow to its current length.

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With 6 million bachelor degrees awarded every year, it's amazing to realize the difficulties that some parts of society have in gaining access to even the most rudimentary standards of education.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) and Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong toast after a signing ceremony after their talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Sept. 6, 2012. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)

Staff workers check a photovoltaic product at a solar energy company in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, May 24, 2012. European Commission filed an antidumping investigation over Chinese photovoltaic (PV) products Thursday. The case is the largest trade dispute involving China in terms of trade volume, as the country's solar product exports were valued at 35.8 billion U.S. dollars in 2011, with the EU receiving a share of more than 60 percent, or 20.4 billion U.S. dollars. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi

Staff workers assemble photovoltaic products at an energy company in Lianyungang, east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 27, 2012.

A visitor takes photos of a robot model at the 2012 China Advanced Materials Industry Exposition (CIAMIE) in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 6, 2012. The 2012 CIAMIE started in Harbin on Thursday, attracting more than 1000 enterprises, universities and science institutions from 8 countries and regions. (Xinhua/Wang Kai)

Visitors watch a robot dance the 2012 China Advanced Materials Industry Exposition (CIAMIE) in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 6, 2012.

People visit the 2012 China Advanced Materials Industry Exposition (CIAMIE) in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 6, 2012

Farmers smile in the field of highland barley at Jin'ga Village in Bailang County of Shigatse, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Sept. 5, 2012. The harvest season of barley has come in Shigatse. Modern agricultural machines are used on a large scale in Bailang County for autumn harvest. (Xinhua/Wen Tao)

Visitors experience the "one screen display of mobile and computer" technology at the Nanjing International Expo Center during the 8th China (Nanjing) International Software Product and Information Service Expo in Nanjing City, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 6, 2012. More than 1,000 software enterprises from 30 countries and regions participated in the four-day expo, which kicked off on Thursday. (Xinhua/Sun Can)

A working staff costumed himself as the Bumblebee makes a brief introduction about the 8th China (Nanjing) International Software Product and Information Service Expo at the Nanjing International Expo Center in Nanjing City, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 6, 2012. (Xinhua/Sun Can)

Actress Li Bingbing (2nd L) receives an interview at Madame Tussauds in Hong Kong, south China, Sept. 6, 2012. Li unveiled her wax figure at Madame Tussauds Hong Kong on Thursday. (Xinhua/Wang Yuqing)

The quadruplets, 6 years old, go to school this week for the first grade in Shenzhen. With number 1 to 4 on their heads for teachers and classmates to tell them apart, these adorable boys surely draw lots of attention on their first day of school. [Photo/QQ.com]

A model presents a car at 15th Chengdu International Auto Show in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 31, 2012. [China.org.cn by Chen Xiangzhao]

A performance is staged during the Second China-Eurasia Expo in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 4, 2012. [Xinhua]

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Perhaps this young woman could keep equation in line..















she may be a model. She does not have any muscle tone of an athlete. Period.

Zhang Peiran is training under the instructions of her coach Cao Anming in a fighting club in Qingdao, east China. The 21-year-old Kungfu fanatic is studying in Britain and practices sanda (sparring) during her summer holidays. [CFP]

Or are these girls more equation's type..kinda nerdy!

Volunteers attend an inauguration ceremony before the sixth Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Tianjin, north China, Sept. 5, 2012. The sixth Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as the Summer Davos Forum, will be held in Tianjin on Sept. 11, 2012. (Xinhua/Zhang Chaoqun)

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I can see myself using that bad boy right there as big bait for fishing.

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Perhaps this young woman could keep equation in line..















she may be a model. She does not have any muscle tone of an athlete. Period.

I go five rounds with her...just no below the belt shot please! She doesn't have much of a muscle tone because she hasn't practice much or train with weights to get a more muscle definition look.

I hope for everyone's safety the contractor who poured the cement and the people building that arch are not the same crooked and corrupt ones who built the collapse bridges and buildings!

Originally Posted by kwaigonegin

I hope for everyone's safety the contractor who poured the cement and the people building that arch are not the same crooked and corrupt ones who built the collapse bridges and buildings!

With that kind of design there's no way you can get by the department of engineering code enforcement. The architects and designers most definitely has to go through several construction plans of rejections and modifications before finally getting the stamp of approval.

Freshmen at a tourism vocational college in Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, receive etiquette training as a way of embracing their first semester on Wednesday. Photo by Meng Delong / for China Daily

Children are squeezed into tricycles for a ride to school in Foluo town. The safety of converted tricycles has been called into question after a series of photos showing kids jammed into the "school coaches". This image shows the front of a primary school at the end of the school hours in Foluo town, Dongle county in South China's Hainan province, Sept 4, 2012. The converted tricycles are often overloaded and the children have no protection, raising concerns about their safety. [Luo Yunfei / Asianewsphoto]

Photo taken on Sept. 7, 2012 shows vehicles and buildings damaged in earthquakes in Luozehe Town, Yiliang County, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Sixty-four people have been confirmed dead and 715 others were injured after multiple earthquakes struck a mountainous region in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Friday, the province's civil affairs department said. (Xinhua/Qin Qing)

A girl to be displaced sits in a vehicle in Luozehe Town, Yiliang County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 7, 2012

A man wait for information of trapped workers at the Huacaotan Coal Mine in Shandan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Sept. 7, 2012. Ten workers went missing after they fell off a broken platform in the coal mine Thursday evening, local authorities said. (Xinhua)

Resuers are seen at the Huacaotan Coal Mine where a platform collapsed in Shandan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Sept. 7, 2012.

People visit the 4th China Inner Mongolia International Coal and New Energy Industry Expo in Hohhot, capital of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2012. More than 100 enterprises from at home and abroad participated in the three-day expo, which kicked off on Friday. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 7, 2012. The 29-year-old Wang Yu is the first male kindergarten teacher in Tongxiang. As a graduate of preprimary education, Wang held the attitude of try when he started his work. Most of his classmates gave up after one or two years. On the contrast, Wang fell in love with his career gradually. He organized sports meet, outdoor activities and gala for children in his kindergarten. "My family members back me up. And above all, children of the kindergarten like me," Wang said,"I believe, there will be more and more male kindergarten teachers in the future." (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

Service on a subway line in the southern boomtown of Shenzhen was suspended for more than six hours on Wednesday due to a tripping problem, local traffic authorities said. [Photo/CRI]

A man and a woman, both in their twenties, were attacked by a man and died of fatal stab wounds when queuing for tickets at Beijing railway station at 4.a.m. on Friday morning, Sept. 7, 2012. The two victims, with the man stabbed in chest and throat and the woman got cut in throat, were killed almost immediately on the scene. The police said the suspect is already under arrest and the probe of the case continues.[Photo/QQ]

A team of rescuers are sent to quake-striken region as the earthquake measuring 5.7 jolted the border area of Yunnan Province and its neighboring province of Guizhou at 11:19 a.m. (0319 GMT) Friday. [Xinhua]

Firefighters race against time in quake-striken region as the earthquake measuring 5.7 jolted the border area of Yunnan Province and its neighboring province of Guizhou at 11:19 a.m. (0319 GMT) Friday. [Xinhua]

A Chinese man was arrested for attempted theft after swallowing a diamond worth nearly US$14,000 at a gem exhibition in Sri Lanka on Wednesday. AFP photo

A Chinese man was arrested for attempted theft after swallowing a diamond worth nearly US$14,000 at a gem exhibition in Sri Lanka on Wednesday. He will have to undergo surgery to remove the stone, police said.

The 32-year-old had asked the stall owner for a close inspection of the 1.5-carat diamond on the opening day of Facets Sri Lanka, an annual jewellery show in the capital Colombo.

"He came with another Chinese man. One of them tried to distract me while the other had a diamond in his hand," Suresh de Silva, director of the Belgrade International gem store, told AFP.

"When I realised what was happening and shouted, one ran away and we managed to catch the man who swallowed the stone."

The man was taken to the Colombo National Hospital where he was to be administered laxatives, but police said X-rays showed the diamond was lodged in his gullet and was not going down.

"Doctors have advised surgery to remove the diamond," police spokesman Ajith Rohana told AFP.

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LOL...give him some cold Taco Bell tacos and hot sauce...and...wait for it in several hours!

Premier calls for all-out quake rescue efforts

Premier Wen inspects quake-stricken areas in SW China - Xinhua | English.news.cn

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L Front) meets with military rescuers in the earthquake-hit Yiliang County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 8, 2012. Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in Yiliang County early Saturday to inspect the quake-stricken areas and direct rescue operations. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visits an injured child in Yiliang County of Zhaotong, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 8, 2012. Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in Yiliang County early Saturday to inspect the quake-stricken areas and direct rescue operations. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

Soldiers carry children as locals follow them towards safer area after two earthquakes hit Zhaotong, Yunnan province, September 7, 2012. Two shallow 5.6 magnitude earthquakes hit mountainous southwestern China on Friday, killing at least 64 people and forcing tens of thousands of people from damaged buildings, state media said. REUTERS/Stringer

An aerotransport of PLA Chengdu Military Area Command prepares to take off in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 8, 2012. The plane carrying rescuers flied to the quake-hit Zhaotong of southwest China's Yunnan on Saturday. Eighty people have been confirmed dead and 820 others were injured after multiple earthquakes struck a mountainous region in Yunnan on Friday. (Xinhua/Liu Yinghua)

Worker load up relief goods on a special train to be bound for the quake-hit Zhaotong City, in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 7, 2012. The train, to be served for relief work in the disaster area, left Kunming on Friday evening. Sixty-four people have been confirmed dead and 715 others injured after multiple earthquakes struck a mountainous region in southwest China on Friday. (Xinhua/Wang Jianyun)

A team member of relief service pours drinking water into a container for a displaced resident in Jianjiao Village, Yungui Township, Weining County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 8, 2012. The relief service team provided free food and water to displaced residents here Saturday after multiple earthquakes struck southwest China on Friday. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

Team members of relief service carry food for displaced residents in Jianjiao Village, Yungui Township, Weining County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 8, 2012.

A team member of relief service carries a bag of rice to a villager's home in Jianjiao Village, Yungui Township, Weining County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 8, 2012.

Citizens rest on the ground at quake-hit Luozehe Town, Yiliang County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 8, 2012. Sixty-seven people have been confirmed dead and 731 others were injured after multiple earthquakes struck a mountainous region in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Friday, the province's civil affairs department said. (Xinhua/Qin Qing)

Rescuers arrive at quake-hit Luozehe Town, Yiliang County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 8, 2012.

Tents are seen at an allocation area after earthquakes in Yiliang County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 8, 2012. Two earthquakes measuring over 5 struck Yiliang County on Friday. Local authorities have taken measures to provide victims with relief materials including food, water and tents. (Xinhua/Qin Qing)

People receive water and food at an allocation area after earthquakes in Yiliang County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 8, 2012.

Residents pass by a damaged vehicle in Luozehe Town, Yiliang County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 7, 2012.

Rescuers try to salvage goods in a collapsed house in Weining County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 7, 2012. A strong earthquake hit the border area of Yiliang County of Yunnan and Weining County of Guizhou Province at 11:19 a.m. Some 6,300 people were afflicted and more than 1,540 houses were damaged in Weining till 5 p.m. Friday. (Xinhua/Kong Long)

Premier Wen Jiabao (center) speaks with a teenage boy whose leg was hurt in earthquakes that rocked Yiliang County, Yunnan Province, on Friday. Rescuers tried yesterday to reach remote communities hit by the earthquakes. At least 80 people were killed in the quakes.[Photo/Xinhua]

Wu Bangguo (C, front), chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, arrives in Tehran, Iran, on Sept. 9, 2012 for a four-day official goodwill visit to Iran. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)

Tourists visit the ancient town of Fenghuang in Fenghuang County, central China's Hunan Province, Sept. 4, 2012. The townlet is famed for its time-honored houses and cultural relics, attracting visitors from home and abroad. (Xinhua/Zhao Zhongzhi)

Houses along a river are illuminated in the ancient town of Fenghuang in Fenghuang County, central China's Hunan Province, Sept. 4, 2012. The townlet is famed for its time-honored houses and cultural relics, attracting visitors from home and abroad. (Xinhua/Zhao Zhongzhi)

Disciples of China's famed Shaolin Temple perform at the opening ceremony of the 2012 European Shaolin Culture Festival in Berlin, Germany, Sept. 7, 2012. Shaolin Kungfu Test Conference, photo show of Shaolin culture and some other events will be held during the festival. (Xinhua/Ma Ning)

Athletes compete in the 40-kilometer bike ride at the 2012 Chengdu Triathlon Premium Asian Cup which takes place from Sept. 8-9, 2012 in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province. More than 600 athletes from around the globe compete for medals in the two-day race. [Photo by Chen Xiangzhao]

Sept 1 2012...Raising the national flag and singing the anthem is the most solemn moment on the first day of school. The ceremony is held on the newly renovated playground in the Louzishui primary school. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/for China Daily]

Sept 1 2012....Students enjoy a light moment before assembly. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/for China Daily]

I honestly admire the PLA soldiers. They are constantly aiding the citizens of the PRC.

Armed soldiers remove a basketball backboard to build makeshift houses at the Yunlu Primary School in Shimen Township of Weining County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 9, 2012. The quake that jolted the region on Sept. 7 has affected a total of 8,887 people in Shimen, one of the worst-hit areas, with more than 4,600 houses damaged. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

Armed soldiers remove rubble to build makeshift houses in Shimen Township of Weining County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 9, 2012.(Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

Armed soldiers build makeshift houses at the Yunlu Primary School in Shimen Township of Weining County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 9, 2012

Soldiers prepare disinfector in the quake-hit Luozehe Village, Luozehe Town of Yiliang County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 9, 2012. Soldiers of an anti-chemical regiment of the Chinese People's Liberation Army have entered Luozehe and carried out a task of epidemic prevention, following a 5.7 magnitude earthquake that hit the region on Sept. 7. (Xinhua/Chen Haining)

Soldiers disinfect the wreckage of a coach in the quake-hit Luozehe Village, Luozehe Town of Yiliang County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 9, 2012.

A military vehicle disinfect a road in the quake-hit Luozehe Town of Yiliang County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 9, 2012.

Vehicles stick in a traffic jam on a mountain road linking the quake-hit Luozehe Township in Yiliang County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 9, 2012. Continuous aftershocks increased the difficulty of the rescue work in Yiliang, hit by a 5.7 magnitude earthquake on Sept. 7. Rescuers made an all-out effort to ensure the traffic of the road linking the hardest-hit zone. (Xinhua/Qin Qing)

A rescuer and a rescue dog are seen in the quake-hit Luozehe Village, one of the hardest-hit areas, Yiliang County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 8, 2012. More than 10,000 rescuers have arrived in Yiliang to take part in the quake rescue. Eighty people have been confirmed dead as of Saturday noon following multiple earthquakes that struck Yunnan Province on Friday, local authorities said. (Xinhua/Qin Qing)

Members of a rescue team head for the quake-hit Luozehe Town, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 8, 2012. Eighty people have been confirmed dead as of Saturday noon following multiple earthquakes that struck southwest China's Yunnan Province on Friday, local authorities said. Many armed police have served as rescuers and deployed to disaster areas. (Xinhua/Sheng Min)

Rescuers work to remove debris in the quake-hit Luozehe Town, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 8, 2012.

Injured people receive medical treatments at a temporary settlement in the quake-hit Luozehe Village, one of the hardest-hit areas, Yiliang County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 8, 2012.

A man carrying a baby evacuates from the quake-hit Luozehe Village, one of the hardest-hit areas, Yiliang County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 8, 2012.